The damage to this swimming pool was not from lightning, as evidenced by the lack of charred or melted materials and a lack of damage to the electrical equipment. The damage to this swimming pool was not from wind, as… Read More
Category Archives: Wind Damage
Beware of the Flying Debris
We are often told about and shown the destructive power of a tornado, roofs dislodged, buildings partially dismantled, and even neighborhoods leveled. These are real and life threatening, and we need to take cover when given a tornado warning. But… Read More
Hand Torn Shingles
Most things are made better by hand, such as, automobile engines, pies, furniture, chocolate, etc. However, hand-made “wind damage” to shingles is an oxymoron. Here are a few examples of hand-torn shingles and their evidence of being hand torn. Look… Read More
Observations Regarding Wind Damage to Shingles
Just because a tree or portion of a large tree has been felled by wind doesn’t necessarily mean that the shingles have been damaged by wind (See the photos below of the undamaged shingles on the roof near a fallen… Read More
How Does Sheltering Affect Wind Pressures?
The magnitude of the pressures generated by wind on a building are not only correlated to the speed of the wind passing by, but they are also affected by the degree of the exposure of the building to the direction… Read More
Garage Whisperer
We are often contacted to evaluate “Why is the garage leaning?” and “When did the lean occur?” (See the featured photo). With regard to the latter question, fortunately we have super listening powers. That is, we are able to hear… Read More
Threshold Damage to Garage Doors Exposed to Explosion or Excessive Winds
An evaluation of building damage resulting from excessive air pressures generated by a nearby explosion or generated by excessive winds may include examination and evaluation of the garage door, especially if the garage door faces toward the site of the… Read More
Evaluating the History of a Leaning Garage
Here are a couple tips for evaluating the history of a leaning garage. Sometimes a four foot level is helpful in measuring the lean of a garage. Other times the lean is so obvious, no measurement is needed. … Read More