Storms Dec 26

[Scott Mc]

its definitely going to fuck up some shit, and with all the rain, they are just going to cause more flooding from the strom sewer. I wish i knew more about civil utilities to know how that actually works. i am sure they will direct it all to a drier part of town, but still i dont see how it wont cause more damage.

Or just dump it in the lake directly because that is where the sewers will take it.

[GhostTX]

Just got off the phone with my wife's friend in Rowlett. Actic is totally gone, kids' rooms are destroyed, and a car in the collapsed garage is probably a loss. They all made it through it ok as they were in the house when it happened. She said it felt like hours when it really only lasted minutes.

[Tremor14]

Or just dump it in the lake directly because that is where the sewers will take it.

that will swell all the rivers downstream which are already holding a lot more water. 1,000,000 gallons (give or take. is a lot of water to displace.

[lincolnboy]

Or just dump it in the lake directly because that is where the sewers will take it.

Lakes, rivers, ponds.

[Mysticcobrakilla]

Water lives matter?

[Frank]

I took a team in to the trailer park in that upper right corner looking for obvious dangers. Some of them were pickup and tossed over the adjoining trailer. One trailer looked to be completely flattened against the base of the water tower. Looking at all the big cables hanging off that water tower was kind of spooky thinking how scary it would be if they had power.

[SMKR]

A million gallons? That's baby shit for that lake!

X2....the lake farts that amount daily....

[Sgt Beavis]

I kind of figured that was what he was referring to, just curious how he could tell from that picture that we use cheap materials. We build to current codes, most of which include wind shear requirements to help minimize the damage and I would assume that is the reason that the damage wasn't worse than it is.

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Not trying to be a dick here but building codes are the minimum standard.

That said, how can he actually tell that lower quality 2x4/2x6s were used in construction. I'm genuinely curious since I might end up buying a new house next summer.

[black2002ls]

Not trying to be a dick here but building codes are the minimum standard.

That said, how can he actually tell that lower quality 2x4/2x6s were used in construction. I'm genuinely curious since I might end up buying a new house next summer.

Me too. I understand that code is the minimum standard. We have a pretty extensive construction manual that covers our minimum standards. On top of that we have, until recently, used a 3rd party inspector for best practices. That now falls upon our project managers. Those inspections go FAR beyond code to ensure that our homeowners are not getting a home that only meets the bare minimum. I walk my homes with the punch list from that 3rd party inspector, checking each of those items, making sure they meet their standards. I spend HOURS, making sure that the homes I build not only meet building code, but adhere to best practices for overall quality.

This is the reason that we silicone our windows to the framing, in addition to nailing the flanges and then taping them with a waterproof membrane. The reason we use nothing but Hardie material fo all of our cornice work when many of our competitors are using cheaper OSB type materials.

I could go on and on and detail the quality that we try to build into our homes. If you look to buy, look for a highland homes neighborhood. There is a reason we win people's choice awards. I don't think you will find a better experience where build process is concerned and I KNOW you won't find a better after purchase experience. When I was doing warranty, I would find myself going to homes 10, 15, and 20 years old. Not because we did something wrong, but because we treat our homeowners with respect and feel at the very least they deserve our attention to their problem to ensure that we didn't do anything wrong and to give them guidance on how to remedy their problems.

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[emg]

Does anybody know if any houses on Glenn Hill Dr got destroyed? It was a couple blocks over from that water tower. I lived there 6 years ago, it was first house I owned and regretted selling it.

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[FunFordCobra]

mobile homes are tornado magnets. in fact that whole housing community would have been safe if that mobile home park wasn't there.

[dsrtuckteezy]

Ovilla. One of many

[slow99]

A million gallons? That's baby shit for that lake!

Looks like Ray Hubbard is around 160 billion gallons when full.

[mstng86]

Looks like Ray Hubbard is around 160 billion gallons when full.

only takes that next million to go over the limit.

This just reminded me, whats the state of the Lake Lewisville dam? Googling.

[Tremor14]

8.33 Million pounds of water will displace way more than anyone is thinking