On Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 12:50:11 PM UTC-4, Casa de Masa wrote:
> On 9/23/2017 10:37 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > We've been living in the house
> > for 17 years, and it still doesn't meet current building codes. It
> > just doesn't matter.
> >
> > The one that comes immediately to mind is that there are no hurricane
> > clips on the roof. It's mainly held on by gravity, although the
> > rafters might be toenailed into the top sill. Or they might be
> > sitting right on the masonry walls. I'm not about to mount an
> > expedition to the attic to check on it.
>
> So wait...your garage is code friendly, but your home isn't and you have
> no worries about what holds its roof on?

It's been that way for 70 years. It would take a direct tornado
strike to move it, and I doubt hurricane clips would help. I envision
the house standing, since it's built of masonry, with the roof landing
in the next county.

The only reason the garage has 'em is because the building inspector
insisted.

> Dang!
>
>
> http://www.annarbor.com/news/new-hig...recasters-say/
>
> This time they really mean it. The high winds forecast for Tuesday
> didn't materialize in the Ann Arbor area, but National Weather Service
> forecasters say today will be different.
>
> They've issued a high wind warning from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today for
> southeast Michigan. The Ann Arbor area can expect sustained winds of 30
> to 40 miles per hour, with frequent gusts of 45 mph and occasional gusts
> up to 60 mph, said Matt Mosteiko, a meteorologist with the National
> Weather Service in White Lake.
>
> That's strong enough to knock down trees and down power lines. The
> period of highest winds will come between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., Mosteiko said.

We've had that kind of weather at least twice a year since I've lived
here. It's no big deal.

Cindy Hamilton