Hi Mike!
Did have wind gusts of 50+ MPH last night and earlier this morning.
That was the night we also had high winds. I don't know that we
hit 50+, though.
Maybe because now the houses are insulated better? I know this house
(built 1949) originally had single-ply windows and they didn't get
replaced until we did some time in the early 1990's. All of a sudden
the house was _very_ quiet!
Well this one is definately better built than the last... siding
vs. brick... but I do usually hear the wind banging stuff around
outside once it gets up that high. I have a downspout on one
corner of the house that I have set up as a "break away" because
it is going to get blown off at least once a year, and making it
a little easier to come off means it is (1) also easier to
reinstall, and (2) it is a lot less likely to tear anything else
off when it blows off.
Reminds me of what my Anatomy instructor would say when we asked about inconsistencies: "don't fight it, join it!".
To me makes sense to have your gutter that way: when it breaks off you
can have it break at a convenient spot (like a seam), and doesn't tear away/damage other portios of the gutter, downspout, etc.
Tangent to your gutter: back in my teenage years had an electronics
bench area in Dad's work room. At the time electrical service via 20A
fuse. I don't remember if I ever blew the fuse but was thinking if I
did it's going to be real dark in the basement! What I did was wire the outlets after a 15A fuse -- the light was before the 15A fuse (both on
the 20A circuit) so if I blew the 15A the outlet power would go off but
the light would stay on.
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