Well, we got the new Tee in in a about and hour and half. As usual, my worrying about what could go wrong was far more of a chore than the actual job. Other than getting the support bracket out of the way it was relatively simple. The old tee was completely burnt out on the uphill side. Why we didn't have a fire I put down to the Good Lord looking out for us. The load off my mind is immense, especially since the warm weather is going and we need to be able to burn a hotter fire.
On the other hand! Christmas morning at 4:03AM the phone is ringing off the hook. We had a windstorm and my daughter and son in laws brand new metal 10x12 storage shed was ripped right off the foundation and is a pile of scrap metal out in the woods. We had to get the stock trailer up there and get over a ton of wood pellets under cover. Now if that's not the WORST Christmas morning I can recall I don't know what is!
We should have known better than to try anything but a stick built structure. We've never been able to keep anything from turning into a kite here- swing sets, picnic tables, roofing. Whole sheds have tipped over and finding a kicker rack on it's side is not at all unusual. Wind can really do a job on your wallet.
On the morning of the 26th I bent over to pick something up and blew my back out. Been a fun few days.
On the other hand! Christmas morning at 4:03AM the phone is ringing off the hook. We had a windstorm and my daughter and son in laws brand new metal 10x12 storage shed was ripped right off the foundation and is a pile of scrap metal out in the woods. We had to get the stock trailer up there and get over a ton of wood pellets under cover. Now if that's not the WORST Christmas morning I can recall I don't know what is!
We should have known better than to try anything but a stick built structure. We've never been able to keep anything from turning into a kite here- swing sets, picnic tables, roofing. Whole sheds have tipped over and finding a kicker rack on it's side is not at all unusual. Wind can really do a job on your wallet.
On the morning of the 26th I bent over to pick something up and blew my back out. Been a fun few days.