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On Sep 19, 10:00 pm, JimH wrote:


What an idiot. In the first place, structures aren't "rated" for a
particular wind speed.

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Really?

I was under the impression that building codes, particularly in Florida,
have specific requirements on wind speed ratings.
Newer codes are higher than those of 20 years ago.

I know that when we decided to add an aluminum framed, screen enclousure on
the pool we had beside the Florida house, we ran into a bee's nest of
permitting regulations and requirements. In order to have any part of the
enclousure attach to any part of the house or deck, we were required to get
a professional structural engineer, certified in Florida, to approve it,
including modifications required to ensure that the method of construction
and attachment met current codes. The criteria was wind speed, and I
believe at the time it was 150 mph. This was in addition to having the
screen enclousure frame itself to be designed to 150 mph wind.

They didn't care about the screening .... in fact it is designed to blow out
at a certain wind speed, reducing the sail effect on the aluminum frame.

Eisboch