[TowerTalk] Unguyed, with house bracket?..warning

[Gene Smar]

TT:

     Now's a good time in the discussion to refer ya'll to the QST August 
1996 article titled: Install a House-Bracketed Tower -- the Right Way!, by 
K1KP.  Tony's thesis is along the lines of house brackets need to be 
engineered to connect not just into the house siding and plywood, but 
through same and firmly onto the attic rafters.  Lag bolts ain't gonna cut 
it here.

     Caveat Amateur.


73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F



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Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Unguyed, with house bracket?..warning


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> I'm not sure if it's been mentioned or not in this thread, since I have 
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> read them all, but one caveat bears mentioning....
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> DO NOT attach any bracketing to the fascia.  Most fascia is not  supposed 
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> bear much lateral force.  Therefore, if you bracket your tower  to most
> fascia, it may look good and strong, but unless you hooked into some 
> healthy
> framing wood, beware.  Back in FL, I saw and heard of lots of  these 
> installations
> hit the ground when a good burst of wind them.
>
> Bill K4XS/KH7XS
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