Tree came down on house

MikeG · Post by **MikeG** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:46 pm

Thank goodness you were not hurt. I hope all goes well with your repairs.

We had 91 mph winds yesterday here in Fort Wayne. This is a link to a local TV station's picture gallery of the storm we had and it's damage: http://interactives.wane.com/photomojo/gallery/3335/1/june-29-severe-weather/tree-in-car/

Mike
http://interactives.wane.com/photomojo/gallery/3335/1/june-29-severe-weather/tree-in-car/

burkhome · Post by **burkhome** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:56 am

Hang in there guys...Been in your shoes and don't want to be there again. I guess I should be thankful for our weather in WI... The only trial we have is brown grass and upper 90 degree days...I guess the farmers aren't very happy...Corn looks pretty dismal.

fredsheldon · Post by **fredsheldon** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:20 pm

We have over 7,000 dead trees here in The Woodlands, Tx due to the dry conditions last year and all are just waiting for the first big storm from the Gulf to blow them all down. Most are 60 foot pines but many are oaks. I sure don't want to be on a street when one of those pines decides to fall across the roadway.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:44 pm

fredsheldon wrote:We have over 7,000 dead trees here in The Woodlands, Tx due to the dry conditions last year and all are just waiting for the first big storm from the Gulf to blow them all down. Most are 60 foot pines but many are oaks. I sure don't want to be on a street when one of those pines decides to fall across the roadway.

It is a real shame that someone couldn't come in to harvest them.

Is "standing dead wood" good for lumber?

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:34 pm

dusty wrote:It is a real shame that someone couldn't come in to harvest them.

Is "standing dead wood" good for lumber?

It depends upon the stage of rot it's in and the amount of splitting that has occurred. But Hay at least it's PRE-DRYED.

eagleta2 · Post by **eagleta2** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:46 pm

Al

I watched your video and am certainly thankful you weren't sitting on the porch "storm watching" when that oak decided to land there.

If you can think of any good to come out of this...besides getting to rebuild your porch...maybe you can harvest the lumber to do something with?

Again, thankful all are OK :-)

Geo

algale · Post by **algale** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:52 pm

eagleta2 wrote:Al

I watched your video and am certainly thankful you weren't sitting on the porch "storm watching" when that oak decided to land there.

If you can think of any good to come out of this...besides getting to rebuild your porch...maybe you can harvest the lumber to do something with?

Again, thankful all are OK :-)

Geo

The funny thing is we always have wanted to replace those sliding glass doers on the sun room and of course the tree didn't do a thing to 'em.

swampgator · Post by **swampgator** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:47 pm

Al, so sorry about your misfortune. But, that tree looks like some really nice lumber. It appears to be a black oak. Do you know which kind of oak it is? Also, very glad you have insurance. Many of us in Florida cannot get insurance on old houses that are paid for. Three of us in two blocks can't get any insurance and the houses are in great shape. Another story for another time.

Also, sorry to all you folks who endured any portion of Debby. We had 15 inches of rain in two days and the wind kept things so nice and cool.

Ed in Tampa, if I had those pine trees, I would find someone near you that will cut down the trees and mill them into lumber. If you have no need for the lumber, you can sell it off to offset the cost of cutting them down. JMHO.

algale · Post by **algale** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 6:23 pm

swampgator wrote:Al, so sorry about your misfortune. But, that tree looks like some really nice lumber. It appears to be a black oak. Do you know which kind of oak it is?

Most of our oaks are red oaks and I assume this too.

cincinnati · Post by **cincinnati** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 11:08 pm

Another storm just rolled through Cincinnati. Electric out again but came back on in only 3 hrs.