Author Archives: Jerry Prugar

High Winds Whip Through Northeast Ohio Late Afternoon on January 17, 2012

Posted by in Weather Events | January 18, 2012

A front passed through Northeast Ohio between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM, Tuesday, January 17, 2012.  Winds were generally out of the west, varying from west-northwest to west- southwest.  A cursory check of peak wind speeds across the area at… Read More →

Lake County Big Winner in Snowfall Sweepstakes on MLK Weekend 2012

Posted by in Weather Events | January 16, 2012

Lake County had the highest accumulations of snow for the first significant snow storm of 2012 on MLK Weekend according to tabulations on the WEWS-TV website. Snow measured 24 inches in Madison and 16 inches in Perry.  Ashtabula received honorable… Read More →

Spalling of Brick

Posted by in Masonry | January 05, 2012

Spalling is generally a delamination and/or flaking at the surface of a material.  Spalling of clay brick is shown in Figure SB-1.   Spalling commonly begins when thin layers of the clay brick material have separated from the remainder of the… Read More →

Buying a Home – Structural Considerations

Posted by in Archive 2004 thru 2011, Buying/Maintaining a Home | December 28, 2011

Buying a home is probably the most expensive purchase a person or a couple will make in their lifetime. If one buys wisely, the home will not only provide shelter, comfort, and sanctuary from the rest of the world for… Read More →

Procedure for an Evaluation of Wind Damage to Shingles

Posted by in Archive 2004 thru 2011, Shingles | December 23, 2011

Since about 2003 it seems that the number of severe storms in Northeast Ohio have increased significantly. This has caused a significant increase in the number of hail and wind damage related claims for composite asphalt shingle covered roofs. In… Read More →