Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

[Sally PB]

FIL has a huge oak on his wood working shop. There is also a large freezer full of food in there. He said shop is probably a total loss. Insured but still a pain. Lots of tool, saws etc.

Oh, man. I am so sorry to hear that. Tools are like friends. You get to know their quirks and how they work best.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

No damage, just limbs down. Never lost power.

FIL has a huge oak on his wood working shop. There is also a large freezer full of food in there. He said shop is probably a total loss. Insured but still a pain. Lots of tool, saws etc.

That SUCKS. I'm so sorry.

 

[NanaK]

Pretty bad. It was 24x30. Saws and tables are set along the wall the tree is laying on.
FIL is a very spry 85 yr old. MIL is 80 and just got out of the hospital. She is having heart rhythm issues. Both are very upset. Doing what we can.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Pretty bad. It was 24x30. Saws and tables are set along the wall the tree is laying on.
FIL is a very spry 85 yr old. MIL is 80 and just got out of the hospital. She is having heart rhythm issues. Both are very upset. Doing what we can.
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I'm impressressed by the build - looks like it needs a stick removed and new rafters on one side, then a reroof. My barn is minimally framed, the wall would be flat and the rest of it leaning had that fallen on mine.

 

[NanaK]

It is around 40 years old. Concrete slab, 2x4 walls on 16 inch centers. 8 or 10 inch roof trusses. It was built mostly by FIL and 2 teenage sons. So yeah well built.

The back wall is almost completely gone. If the insurance company deems 35-40% damage, they will total it. Salvage is his. This could be best for him financially. He could take the funds and repair or rebuild. Then is possible to re-insure.

Similar thing happened with us after Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Total loss sounds bad but sometimes faster and more $$$ for repair.

Crazy world!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

It is around 40 years old. Concrete slab, 2x4 walls on 16 inch centers. 8 or 10 inch roof trusses. It was built mostly by FIL and 2 teenage sons. So yeah well built.

The back wall is almost completely gone. If the insurance company deems 35-40% damage, they will total it. Salvage is his. This could be best for him financially. He could take the funds and repair or rebuild. Then is possible to re-insure.

Similar thing happened with us after Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Total loss sounds bad but sometimes faster and more $$$ for repair.

Crazy world!

It is, indeed, a crazy world - and with labor costs being what they are, I'm not surprised they would total. His next shop should have foam-core walls and a mini split for AC/Heat - he's earned that luxury.

 

[Sally PB]

Oh, man. I am so, so sorry. That was an incredible workshop.

I hope the inurance company does well by him. Stormcrow's right. Your dad has earned every bit of comfort that can be put in a workshop.

I bet he has made some wonderful, beautiful things there.

 

[NanaK]

Oh, man. I am so, so sorry. That was an incredible workshop.

I hope the inurance company does well by him. Stormcrow's right. Your dad has earned every bit of comfort that can be put in a workshop.

I bet he has made some wonderful, beautiful things there.

He used to build furniture, cabinets, lawn/porch decorations. I did the finishing and decorative painting. We were a team for quite a while. We did some festivals, craft shows, private orders. Made a few $$$.
Now he just enjoys messing around when he feels like it. Papa's playhouse.
There is/was an old heater in there.

Hopefully the adjuster will come this morning. A crew will remove the tree.
Then we'll go from there.

 

[Sally PB]

He used to build furniture, cabinets, lawn/porch decorations. I did the finishing and decorative painting. We were a team for quite a while. We did some festivals, craft shows, private orders. Made a few $$$.

Pictures? I love handmade wood ... just about anything.

 

[NanaK]

Pictures? I love handmade wood ... just about anything.

I probably do somewhere. It was 25+ years ago. Most of the large pieces were sold. I think MIL has a jelly cupboard and dry sink at their house. I lost some things in a flood. I know there is some stuff at the place at the coast.