Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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When looking for a home in TV. "WIND DAMAGE"
We are future home buyers in TV. Re: Storms, what direction is best for your home to face ? Does it matter ? Should a home face a certain direction to have the least damage to roofs in a hurricane ? Do the winds from hurricane hit TV from the same direction every time ?
Do people cover windows in prep for hurricanes or is TV too far inland to worry about such things. Tornado alley Nebraskan is just freaking out in advance. |
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Wind and home facing
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McClure, The Villages, FL Greenwood Village, CO Manhattan Beach, CA Lake Oswego, OR |
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Welcome
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As far as a home facing a particular direction, I would make sure my lanai faced east. It would have nothing to do with wind though.
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Everywhere “ There are those who believe something, and therefore will tolerate nothing; and on the other hand, those who tolerate everything, because they believe nothing.” - Robert Browning |
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OP, look for what is called a "hip" roof, basically there are NO eves on this design which greatly limits the ability of the wind to get under the roof. Homes built after 2004(?) have the roofs actually attached to the house walls with special attachments. We have been here since 2013, when IRMA came through, there were a few tornados that spun off of the hurricane, several houses near us had some roof shingles blown off, I think the winds hit over 100 MPH.
As noted above the winds come from all directions so house orientation does not make a difference, we have a South facing lanai which works great for us.
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Pennsylvania, for 60+ years, most recently, Allentown, now TV. |
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Hip roofs have eaves. What hip roofs lack are gables. The roof slopes down everywhere. They have advantages, which may be reflected in your home owner's policy.
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Thank you for the correction, I used the wrong term. To another comment, yes most of the roofs are hip roofs, however there may be some older homes that are not.
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Pennsylvania, for 60+ years, most recently, Allentown, now TV. |
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Thanks!!! (I was looking at illustrations to try & figure it out & whether the illustrations were poor or not, I was having trouble.)
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Hip Roof
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They are more costly, but demonstrate improvement in insulation and resistance to storm damage.
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Most homes have a combination of hips, and gables in the front. I don't see many homes that have hips everywhere. I have a home with hips everywhere and I do get a discount on my home owner's policy.
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I have never heard on a window being damaged by the wind. |
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