Gentleman prepare to defend yourselves.

[4thIDvet]

Hurricane one.webp Tropical Storm Isaias set to rapidly intensify into major Gulf hurricane

Isaias will bring flooding and wind threats to the Gulf Coast and Southeast this weekend. Hurricane watches will soon be issued.

Tropical Storm Isaias set to rapidly intensify into major hurricane

Appears to be heading for the Fla. Panhandle A.O. and Louisiana area maybe?? Flooding will most likely be serious as a lot of rain is preceding the storm?

PREP..

[rto]

Kay's 90 something y/o aunt lives in Mobile. I told Kay to call her and tell her goodbye.

Looks like GBob might get some rain too.

[4thIDvet]

Kay's 90 something y/o aunt lives in Mobile. I told Kay to call her and tell her goodbye.

Looks like GBob might get some rain too.

90 ???? Nooooo not goodbye remember that thing called a will? "I love you so much and I am ready to risk my life driving up your way to keep you safe. Auntie if you need anything anything at all you call me. I love you my favorite aunt. $$$$$$$$$$

[merc]

Big Merc and Mother Merc are quite elderly
and in Naples

MERC

[4thIDvet]

They will be fine Merc hell were all getting old.

[aviator]

Naples will be fine, so is Sanibel, Been checking, in case of possible flood I have to run out there and get all sort of tools off the floor of the garage and upstairs in the house. I'm within walking distance to the ocean. water came up to six feet in 2022, then another storm was three feet. The golf cart I'd just park it away from the house in case that Lithium battery catches fire and it will get ruined anyhow. Garage in the bottom part of the house is enclosed with that hardi-board stuff, whatever it's called.

[Johnny]

Sorry to hear my Florida brothers are dealing with potentially damaging storms. Stay safe.

[Sanders]

The kid's house in the Pensacola area looks like it will get its new metal roof tested.

[4thIDvet]

The kid's house in the Pensacola area looks like it will get its new metal roof tested.

The old Fla. houses had metal roofs.. People building houses down here now almost always start out with shingles. The sun and heat bakes them and in a few years their getting a new $30 or $40+ thousand dollar roof. Waste of money with the shingles hell put the metal on to start with.

[rto]

The old Fla. houses had metal roofs.. People building houses down here now almost always start out with shingles. The sun and heat bakes them and in a few years their getting a new $30 or $40+ roof. Waste of money with the shingles hell put the metal on to start with.

We're gonna have to replace our roofing in a year or two. Those metal architectural roof panels are the numbah one choice because they will look like a shingled roof.

[rto]

The kid's house in the Pensacola area looks like it will get its new metal roof tested.

Good luck to the kids. Looks like they're going to get stormed pretty hard.

[GBob01]

Kay's 90 something y/o aunt lives in Mobile. I told Kay to call her and tell her goodbye.

Looks like GBob might get some rain too.

Yeah, we're definitely expecting rain, some possibly heavy and some potential coastal flooding, but heck we get all that with our regular summertime thunder storms. About time we got something this year. Had been too quiet.

Y'all in that panhandle area, batten the hatches, and strap on your glosses.
RTO, best of luck to your relative in Mobile.

[aviator]

Metal roofs, I want to get one at the island house, I have it in Miami, that shit is not going anywhere, the hurricane would have to tear the whole roof up, the new standing seam metal roof, it's attached to the wood every 12 inches with a clip and two long screws, then that gets covered by the next length, edges are folded on to the side metals which are also screwed into the wood, there is no way water gets in or a storm taking it. I'm waiting for hurricane season to be over to get a quote.

[4thIDvet]

Yeah, we're definitely expecting rain, some possibly heavy and some potential coastal flooding, but heck we get all that with our regular summertime thunder storms. About time we got something this year. Had been too quiet.

Y'all in that panhandle area, batten the hatches, and strap on your glosses.
RTO, best of luck to your relative in Mobile.

6 to 7 foot storm surge expected. Cat 3 storm 'IF'? wind shear does not slow it down?

[Johnny]

Metal roofs, I want to get one at the island house, I have it in Miami, that shit is not going anywhere, the hurricane would have to tear the whole roof up, the new standing seam metal roof, it's attached to the wood every 12 inches with a clip and two long screws, then that gets covered by the next length, edges are folded on to the side metals which are also screwed into the wood, there is no way water gets in or a storm taking it. I'm waiting for hurricane season to be over to get a quote.

That's called "standing seam" metal roofing. We had it installed on our small 2 bedroom house about 5 years ago. Each piece is rolled out by a machine as it's installed; not quite a DIY option. It's the very best though. On our previous home we had steel shingles installed. Not sure the proper name.

For all our other outbuildings, I go with standard barn steel roofing. This is the best option for a DIY project as it's readily available, inexpensive, can be cut to size and fairly easy to work with. On the down side, every screw that's installed is a potential leak down the road.

Metal roofing isn't everyone's taste, but we're very happy with it. The greatest advantages over shingles here in Michigan is that metal sheds the snow, lasts longer, and is more resistant to fire. Disadvantages include higher cost, fewer roofing contractors, and zoning restrictions in some communities. Another one I found out is that depending upon pitch, sometimes metal roofs are too slick to walk on. Ask me how I found out!

[Sanders]

Kid's house is inside the extreme wind warning zone, currently with 115mph. Looks like it is going to almost go right over it.