Hurricane Ian
Al,
Glad you got your power back on. That makes a huge difference especially if the AC will still run. I was down for five days last week cleaning out our place and they got power on right after I arrived. Eye went right over us and ripped the first several feet of roof sheathing off the front of the house and when it came off, it peeled all the rolled roofing off. So it just rained down between the gaps in the sheathing over the rest of the roof, soaking the insulation and drywall. Most of the drywall ceilings collapsed. Got a roofer to patch the big sheathing holes and tarp it pretty quick but when I got there it was a soaking mess. Over five days I removed all the insulation and most of the drywall from the outer walls. The ceilings removed itself. Thankfully, we didn't get a storm surge. Canal in the back yard is eight feet below the floor grade and that would have really made a mess. I have six fans running as well as the AC and it seemed to be drying out. There was some mold starting but I think I treated most of it so it hopefully won't become a mushroom inside.
Chin up and carry on. I'll ping you when I get down the next time. Probably going to be several trips to deal with the reconstruction.
In the last pic you can see the blue tarp through the holes were they partially replaced the plywood. The first couple trusses are detached from the top of the wall and almost went with the sheathing into the back yard. Power of the storm was incredible.
Al,
Glad you got your power back on. That makes a huge difference especially if the AC will still run. I was down for five days last week cleaning out our place and they got power on right after I arrived. Eye went right over us and ripped the first several feet of roof sheathing off the front of the house and when it came off, it peeled all the rolled roofing off. So it just rained down between the gaps in the sheathing over the rest of the roof, soaking the insulation and drywall. Most of the drywall ceilings collapsed. Got a roofer to patch the big sheathing holes and tarp it pretty quick but when I got there it was a soaking mess. Over five days I removed all the insulation and most of the drywall from the outer walls. The ceilings removed itself. Thankfully, we didn't get a storm surge. Canal in the back yard is eight feet below the floor grade and that would have really made a mess. I have six fans running as well as the AC and it seemed to be drying out. There was some mold starting but I think I treated most of it so it hopefully won't become a mushroom inside.
Chin up and carry on. I'll ping you when I get down the next time. Probably going to be several trips to deal with the reconstruction.
In the last pic you can see the blue tarp through the holes were they partially replaced the plywood. The first couple trusses are detached from the top of the wall and almost went with the sheathing into the back yard. Power of the storm was incredible.
