This is the carport back in 2008 when I used it as a place to cut and store firewood. These days we keep our older car out there. The roof has detached on the left hand side and flaps up and down in the wind. I've tried more than once to reattach it, unsuccessfully.
I'm fairly certain that nobody around us (the few that there are) can really hear it, but it's just outside the bedroom window and it sounds like the end of the world. Noises are more scary when it's dark outside. This morning the wind has calmed down, thankfully. A few days ago, I tried a temporary fix for the roof by tying it down in a couple of places, but the sharp metal made short work of my cords and the roof continues to flap. I've added heavy weights to the roof to hold it, but the wind tosses them off with seemingly little effort.
We need to call someone to either have the roof repaired or removed altogether.
Have you got something heavy you can put on top? A bit risky, maybe. You don't want that thing to fall onto the car.
ReplyDeleteWe had the tree outside the bedroom window pruned in November. A good thing, too, because the branches were just about grazing the window. Even without those close branches, the wind is something fierce, even up near Paris, in an urban setting.
I love the wind for about 10 minutes, then it annoys the living $&@!? out of me. I can completely empathize with your frustration and concern. Hope you can Barton down the hatches or remove the offending roof soon.
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Oh, man, hearing that in the dark, in the middle of the night... no thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh, that noise would keep me awake all night... and the fear of it flying off. That could be deadly. I watched a large panel fly through the air near the beach a couple of years ago. Was so glad there was no one nearby. It hit the wall of a chiringuito (and thankfully not the glass) and was planted there for the duration. We’ve had very irregular winds here. Perfectly calm. Then gusts.
ReplyDeleteNot fun! I hope you can get a speedy repair or replacement.
ReplyDeleteellen, the car's not there for the time being. But we did try to weigh it down. Again.
ReplyDeletebreenlantern, we'll see if our latest fix works.
judy, it's quite unnerving!
mitch, exactly. If the roof does fly off, it will probably be stopped by hedges and trees before it can do any serious damage. Little comfort.
bettyann, we plan to ask a roofer what he thinks. "Salvageable" or "not worth it."