Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 (edited) Well here is some pics of the changeing of the posts if ya want to see it. This is the reasion for the change And this is what i replaced them with Sweet!! And ok just about done, All the major stuff is up and now for molding and touch up and then it will be ready for railing This is where the post contacts the 4x12 suport header or main beam, you can see the huricane straps. And i can see the pot at the end of the rainbow. taken from the back porch Edited January 1, 2008 by Athlon64~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis~SPARTA~ Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Nothing like a bit of heat, humidity and pressure to bend a 4x4. Those tangerines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adder360~SPARTA~ Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 looking good man hope it come off fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 (edited) No, these are 6X6x10 and are over 100lbs each, And no again those are halloween lights that never made it back into the attic yet. Well in florida ever sence hurricane andrew, they put into affect the hurricane building code. Im 15 miles in from the coast so that puts me in the 120mph zone, So that means that my house has to withstand 120mph continious wind for 8 hours stright. And withstand 4,ooo lbs of up lift force on each attachment point= the posts. So inside of each of the white posts are 4x4 with steel straps that run from the top to the bottom and attach to the concreate. STRONG! it has to be, The biggest problem with replaceing the posts are staying with in building codes. Well you would not think so but there is a 8800 gtx in those posts (cost wise) maybe 2 or 3 when i get the railing up. The white alumnuim posts will support 12,500 lbs each, there is a pressure treated wood 4x4 post inside of them that probley will hold up 5,000 lbs to. Nothing wrong with over kill there. Edited December 28, 2007 by Athlon64~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis~SPARTA~ Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Im 15 miles in from the coast so that puts me in the 120mph zone, So that means that my house has to withstand 120mph continious wind for 8 hours stright. And parked outside my house would be a 8 x 14 trailer, as I would be loading my stuff up and getting the hell out of there right the hell now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e_money~SPARTA~ Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 i see you have the typical CRAB grass. i lived in FLA when i was a kid (St. Augustine). LOL, we have those same lights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 (edited) Well thats what we call a good breeze here in florida. the grass is behaia and mixed weeds, In 2004 we had 4 back to back hurricanes 1 charlie 2 frances 3 jennie and i forget the name of the last one. But jennie dumped 37" of rain in 4 days and had 100mph wind for 5 days stright and no power for 7 days. Good thing i had a gereratior and a jenn air gas grill! The house suffered NO damage, shes built like a tank! Come to florida the vacation state! Hopeing to sell the house in a couple of years to a retired rich yankie for about a half mil or more and move north Well you know where ever you live theres allways gonna be something, like tornados, hurricanes, earth quakes, freak storms, lighting, volcanos, falling airplanes, floods, quick sand, mud slides, fire storms, rolling bolders,Something! My brother lives in california and every time we get a hurricane he calls me and says hows the hurricane. I say rather blowing! And then on the news i hear about a earthquake in calif, so I call him and say hey hows the earth quake? he says rather shakie! but the last time I called him and asked hey hows the fire, he says rather toastie! HA HA. Edited December 27, 2007 by Athlon64~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis~SPARTA~ Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Lol, I live on a marsh with my house on stilts. Unlike the pig with a house of stone, this little piggie has a house of sticks, lots of insurance, and fine plans to evacuate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slain~SPARTA~ Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I remember those hurricanes New Smyrna Beach FL here lots of days with out power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 (edited) It was a beautie wasent it! But the great and powerfull Athlon did it in style= had the generatior running the window shaker a/c unit wile drinking a cold capt morgan and coke wile burning a steak on the stainless jen-air grill with a side dish on the side burner. Ya we are good! hurricanes or not we are gonna eat and drink good! and the grill is chained down good to. Had trouble keeping my smoke lit, it was windy. Edited December 27, 2007 by Athlon64~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halli~SPARTA~ Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Well thats what we call a good breeze here in florida. HA HA. No such thing as a Good Breeze ! ! ! ! :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cylawyer~SPARTA~ Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 All of those hurl-a-cans passed right directly over my head here in Polk County. I remember them well. Thankfully, that was before I bought the house and didn't have the same worries as I was living in an apartment. The last two years I was worried about the 60+ foot tall oaks and elms or poplars or whatever the hell they are (I know some are oaks, beyond that it is a mystery to me), but we were lucky and didn't get enough breeze to blow out a candle. I remember standing on the landing of the second floor breezeway at the apartment back in 2004 taking shots of it all on my camera, shingles and small branches flying past me and the rain coming in at a 30 degree angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 (edited) HA HA I think at one point we saw a volkswagon go bounceing down the street, so we refilled our drinks. cheers Edited December 28, 2007 by Athlon64~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custard~SPARTA~ Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 You lot are nuts it just is not normal living somewhere it bites you in the ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 (edited) Man, liveing any where will bite you in the ass now days Well you know where ever you live theres allways gonna be something, like tornados, hurricanes, earth quakes, freak storms, lighting, volcanos, falling airplanes, floods, quick sand, mud slides, fire storms, rolling bolders, Edited December 28, 2007 by Athlon64~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrNo~SPARTA~ Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Well you know if it blows where you are then it must really suck somewhere else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 HA HA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 Allmost done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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