Well RockyT, that is indeed an extreme project to battle solar problems. I hate to see it happen to such a unique and beautiful home design, but something tells me to hang tight and wait to see what that architecturally overactive mind of yours will come up with next. I mean that in a good way. Is the sail cloth going to be something that goes up and down based on seasons?
Bski you don't have to fret over the sail panel anymore. They are gone. They just couldn't handle the 100 mph wind. I was amazed to wake up and find (5) 3/8 inch diameter eye bolts totally bent out straight. I talked to a couple of our stress engineers this morning. They estimated the wind load on the sail generated something like 60000 to 84000 lbs of force. I guess I'm glad the eye bolts yielded. Could have pulled the end of the house out. We lost several big windows on the west side but all in all we were blessed. Many people in the area lost their entire homes. The new home was unscaved.
Last edited by rockytopper; 04/12/1102:10 PM.
The road goes on forever and the party nevers end...............................................
