Our house is extremely well built, and wind is one of the things it holds up against best, but some things I have done a little differently from others have caused me a little grief this week. We had a very large set of thunderstorms come through our area and as you will see, it created a bit of a mess. While we only lost one tree, and it was already dead, the damage on the roof was a bit more of a problem.
I have placed outdoor carpeting on the roof to keep the weeds from growing, and to protect the plastic which helps to keep the dirt and roof dry. I then place large rocks on the carpeting to keep it down. It has worked well for several years, but the winds from this storm were over 60 miles an hour, and I guess I just didn't put enough rocks on the carpet in the middle section, because that is what was blown around. As you can see here, it blow over the overhang and got stuck on the chimney.
This is one of the rocks I was using to hold the carpet down. We moved it to the sidewalk, but that is not were the wind put it.
This is where the wind put it. Right onto my car. There were actually 2 rocks. The large one hit my window and hood, and then bounced over to hit our station wagon too.
The smaller, thinner one went right through the top of my window, broke my armrest, and landed on the floor of the car as you can see here.
You can see how we normally park our cars. The wind was blowing from left to right in this picture so you can see how the larger rock was able to bounce from one car to the other. My insurance is fixing my car, although I have to pay a $250 deductible, but we are just adding another set of dents to the wagon. What's one more. It already had post box damage, deer damage, tool damage, and now the rock. Some day we'll put it out of its' misery, but not for while I think.
