Not new. We had a horse farm in the Katrina days and used straps and anchors just like these to secure a manufactured home on the property and the barn. Worked like a charm!
jvanber on
They should put a twist in the bands to avoid flapping.
d0npietr0 on
!remindme in 2 days
No-Artichoke-2608 on
You need to pull on one of the straps and say she ain’t going nowhere, otherwise it’s not ready
ursastara on
Wouldn’t the ground soften up from the billions of gallons of water raining down? The aftermath could be interesting
SoftSatinVibe on
I want to see an update on how well it holds up afterwards
HelmutFondler on
Scary times.Let’s hope there’s no loss of life and the damage is minimal.
bodhidharma132001 on
Hardblackpoopoo on
Someone else was right by suggesting there should be twists in the sections from the roof to the ground, as wind will have slight more force with it flat under it. I recall hearing that somewhere when using straps to tie things down.
NGTVS on
Charming-Flamingo307 on
Heck yeah! That should definitely hold that house underwater!
Spartan2470 on
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/E4j1Lyl.jpeg) is a much higher quality version of this image. The source is the Spectrum Bay News 9 FB page. Per there:
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 4:00 PM
> Viewer Mohammed Nijem is getting prepped for Hurricane Milton.
astronut_13 on
Also mechanical engineer here. We definitely need a follow-up on this. I lol’d at first but then said to myself “shit, that actually might work.”
At least it’ll contain all the heavy debris when Milton takes it out.
Letossgm on
Naive question from someone who does not live in the States. Why do you construct your houses out of materials that can easily fly away in hurricanes instead of building them like in South America with concrete?
NucEng on
This is neither new, nor innovative. I’ve seen this done at Nuclear facilities to augment the safety margin for structures housing critical infrastructure outside the powerhouse when underlying risk analyses are revised to account for increased storm strengths – they strap them to concrete blocks.
If this holds up I can’t think of a better ad for the company making these.
Signor_C on
Would houses made of concrete help? I have no clues about hurricanes, never experienced one fortunately
ChelseaaUber on
When you can’t trust gravity, use extra-strength house seatbelts.
spensame on
This is some Albuquerque shit!
V65Pilot on
The straps attached to long, screw in, ground anchors, and the system has been around for a few years at this point. In conjunction with tornado shutters, they’ll give the house a fighting chance
ReturnOfTheJurdski on
I wanna see the video where the owner snaps the last strap and says “This baby ain’t going anywhere”
brentspar on
This isn’t new. People have been tying down thatched roofs for literally hundreds of years.
Jcampbell1796 on
Should have twisted the straps. Less wind surface.
iTimeBombiTimeBomb on
I think it all depends whether they said “now that shits going nowhere” after slapping in that last strap.
CarImaginary9448 on
The back of the house is hooked to a chain link fence. Quite bold of the owner to assume the fence is going to stay put.
Objective-Outcome811 on
If they snapped them and said “That ain’t going nowhere.” It’ll hold
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Not new. We had a horse farm in the Katrina days and used straps and anchors just like these to secure a manufactured home on the property and the barn. Worked like a charm!
They should put a twist in the bands to avoid flapping.
!remindme in 2 days
You need to pull on one of the straps and say she ain’t going nowhere, otherwise it’s not ready
Wouldn’t the ground soften up from the billions of gallons of water raining down? The aftermath could be interesting
I want to see an update on how well it holds up afterwards
Scary times.Let’s hope there’s no loss of life and the damage is minimal.
Someone else was right by suggesting there should be twists in the sections from the roof to the ground, as wind will have slight more force with it flat under it. I recall hearing that somewhere when using straps to tie things down.
Heck yeah! That should definitely hold that house underwater!
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/E4j1Lyl.jpeg) is a much higher quality version of this image. The source is the Spectrum Bay News 9 FB page. Per there:
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 4:00 PM
> Viewer Mohammed Nijem is getting prepped for Hurricane Milton.
Also mechanical engineer here. We definitely need a follow-up on this. I lol’d at first but then said to myself “shit, that actually might work.”
Dude’s been watching old school Simpsons too much
https://preview.redd.it/8kx8ef78bqtd1.jpeg?width=1162&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=744aa41e0b63c91c52c18a98836a819453a3733a
At least it’ll contain all the heavy debris when Milton takes it out.
Naive question from someone who does not live in the States. Why do you construct your houses out of materials that can easily fly away in hurricanes instead of building them like in South America with concrete?
This is neither new, nor innovative. I’ve seen this done at Nuclear facilities to augment the safety margin for structures housing critical infrastructure outside the powerhouse when underlying risk analyses are revised to account for increased storm strengths – they strap them to concrete blocks.
https://preview.redd.it/5c7qqc02fqtd1.png?width=259&format=png&auto=webp&s=cc9597346e9add27d06f9cc092ed98a966b8b27a
Simpsons did it first.
If this holds up I can’t think of a better ad for the company making these.
Would houses made of concrete help? I have no clues about hurricanes, never experienced one fortunately
When you can’t trust gravity, use extra-strength house seatbelts.
This is some Albuquerque shit!
The straps attached to long, screw in, ground anchors, and the system has been around for a few years at this point. In conjunction with tornado shutters, they’ll give the house a fighting chance
I wanna see the video where the owner snaps the last strap and says “This baby ain’t going anywhere”
This isn’t new. People have been tying down thatched roofs for literally hundreds of years.
Should have twisted the straps. Less wind surface.
I think it all depends whether they said “now that shits going nowhere” after slapping in that last strap.
The back of the house is hooked to a chain link fence. Quite bold of the owner to assume the fence is going to stay put.
If they snapped them and said “That ain’t going nowhere.” It’ll hold