Al G - 9-2-2006 at 11:07 PM
What went wrong and what went right?
Please give us your hind sight so others maybe will not make the same mistakes next time. I am sure there will be a next time.
Maybe we can do a list like we did with camping?
What is really needed, what do we need to remember?
What is your ideal to keep ply from being blown off without destroying the door/window?
What side of the dwelling needs more attention?
Can you report what was damaged and what you think should have been done to prevent damage?
Is there somewhere we can post photos to try to discover a way to keep it from happening again.
Maybe some of these Ideas can be Incorporated in to new construction or repair to make it easier to ready a house for a hurricane.
I am maybe asking a lot and maybe people will take it personal.
I feel the effort is worth it, because the cost is so high.
This is just a thought and maybe to early to post this. I don't know. I wish I could come down now. I am a good Carpenter/plumber/electrical/do
everything handyman. I have a contract I cannot ignore, but I will be coming in November and will stop to help any Nomad that have not got all repairs
done or join forces to help others. Just let me know.
flyfishinPam - 9-3-2006 at 09:30 PM
I guess we did this by accident but since we didn't have enough money to construct right away we lived on our land with only a palapa roof, petate
walls, dirt floor and an rv on our west side as when we moved up here the ouestes were blowing hard (november 2000). We were able to determine how
the sunlight hits us in all seasons, how the winds effect us in all seasons before even building any walls. Once we realized that in summer the south
needs to be exposed to take advantage of the breezes yet the need for ability to cover up from rains and storms, we windowed our south side. Our
north side is completely covered, no windows because of those nasty north winds, and the last two storms- John and Marty hit us on the north side we
were protected. We have a low one story, low pitched palapa roof that has already withstood three strong hurricanes and looks like it can handle some
more. I think a low profile home like ours fares best in storms and if there are lots of windows have lots of plywood to put over them, or have storm
shudders to put over them. Also have a fortified windowless bodega to hole up in in case the house appears risky to be in. another piece of advice,
don;'t put yourself in an arroyo, buy on high ground...not the beach either.
oxxo - 9-4-2006 at 08:32 AM
Haven't heard from Bajajudy in San Jose in about 5 days now. That is not typical for her. I know she is okay, but Judy please report in.