There's another view where you can see it is very much a lived in house. The issue is that deck isn't just a standalone deck, but is part of the overall structure of the house. The joists on the deck and the rafters/trusses on the roof of the deck are cantilevered back into the main strucuture of the house, so when the tree added a ton of weight to the roof it basically put a ton of weight on the end of a lever, with the foundation/walls of the main house being the fulcrum.
You gotta remember that tree probably weighs as much as most of the house that's pictured.
As a carpenter, I can say that the house did not have adequate shear strength. This is usually achieved by properly nailing the exterior sheathing, or cut in bracing. The whole house folded like a house of cards instead of just smashing the deck
The more I watch, it almost looks like maybe that whole corner that we cant really see is either glass or has no sheathing on it? Maybe this was a big atrium type room with mostly glass?
Spot on. Framer here. There looks to be no corner bracing, strap bracing, exterior sheathing…. Even the sheathing, when done correctly, ties everything from the bottom plate, through the wall, top plates, and outside bands/ledgers together. Someone mentions that the joists and trusses are cantilevered, but by the actual definition of that in framing, they aren’t. It’s simply a roof running into another roof, I’m betting with rafters. And it’s funny, the roof holds together like you’d want the walls to…..
Edit: to everyone saying trusses… I think it’s rafters. Not trusses. That gable looks framed up into rafters. Not like a truss.
It's probably for the best that you got out. Let's all take a minute and thank our higher beings that you are a former "carpenter" and not just another brainless laborer who tripped over a tool belt and miraculously figured out how to put it on. Engineers in heaven have been celebrating ever since you gave up the facade.
In the other view you could see it was constructed with worse quality than a tree house, I do not think it was for actual living in but a large play area for rich kids made by the dad and his drunk friends. It looks like it was built on top of a car port or boat storage, as I recall it was on a lake. There’s no way this passed any code for home construction.
wahhh, this makes me think of how impressed i was that my grandpa ran his deck joists *so* far into his 2nd story floor. the deck is heavily shaded by ancient, towering trees...
it never occurred to me that it's the perfect arrangement for the top of the house to get popped off like a bottle cap
Looking at it here’s what I think happens. The tree starts falling and one of the main branches near the trunk catches on the roof peak near the middle of the tree. Being near the middle, the top keeps going pulling the bottom of the tree off the ground. You can see it leave the ground. The full weight of the tree is now on the edge of those beams. And the tree is free to rotate, which it does. The stuck branch stays where it is but the main trunk swings down and into the support beam removing any vertical bracing under the edge of the beams. The full weight of the tree is then transferred to the far end of the beams, which are in the roof of the house and absolutely not designed to support a multi ton load pushing them straight up like that.
I agree with everything you said except the point of contact. I seems like the tree lands on something behind the structure, rather than in the structure itself. I’m going to guess a power line with a braided in cable. The attachment to be the building must have been strong enough to not break, which in this case is not what you want.
Absolutely not. I’ve seen homes essentially shrug off impacts from MASSIVE trees during hurricanes. I’m a builder. That DID hit about as perfectly as possible for destruction.
Yep good roof with the trusses holding it together. But the roof is heavy. And it’s mostly over openings and windows. Not enough shear. Sucks for everyone involved.
Yeah. Presumably under construction. Otherwise it would have come down in a strong breeze. In any case should have been braced and it's lucky no construction workers were killed. Thing was a house of cards
Looks like the probably had some solid carrying beams over an open floor plan and that tree landed on one juuuuust right. Spun that roof off like a pop top.
I'd love to see some details on that house. That thing folded like it doesn't have single sheet of solid sheathing in the whole thing. Just racked and sacked.
That's a whole lot of roof with nothing to stop it from racking.
The walls support the weight of a house but the sheathing is what prevents the house from racking and they had none on that entire section. Notice how the roof system stays mostly intact. Plywood is a lot stronger than people think.
Yeah, exactly. I'd love to see the other side. It must be all windows. Or fiberboard/cardboard sheathing. Or there is something else we're just not seeing. Maybe that patio wraps around.
Only some pieces of plywood in a few places would have prevented that. In the end, finish each floor with siding before moving up. Not surprised this was Texas.
It landed on the power line, I’d wager. They are supported by steel messenger cables, which can support from 4,000 pounds to 30,000 pounds according to the interwebs. Looks like it was stronger than the house was.
I’d go out on a limb and guess it was a planned demo using the tree. That far side is gutted of most studs and sheathing the chimney goes to nowhere it’s a shell that is ready to get pulled down. That probably isn’t a deck but a living room that has its exterior walls and studs removed for demo. My opinion of course.
"Hey Jake @ State Farm, i just dropped a tree on my house cause I was too cheap to hire a professional. I need a new house. What? My rates are going up? Shit!"
I wonder when you do something that stupid,costing $40,000 plus if your insurance covers any of that(doubt it)and I wonder how many people have a heart attack watching it happen
This is true. We make ours economically to last 100 years max. We also make them easier to renovate which can be a plus.
But, many European homes use masonry products that are stout.
Are homes usually that flimsy? It didn't seem to give up much of a fight after a little bump on the nose.
Yea, there's something weird going on here. The home looks finished, but there's nothing inside it.
There's another view where you can see it is very much a lived in house. The issue is that deck isn't just a standalone deck, but is part of the overall structure of the house. The joists on the deck and the rafters/trusses on the roof of the deck are cantilevered back into the main strucuture of the house, so when the tree added a ton of weight to the roof it basically put a ton of weight on the end of a lever, with the foundation/walls of the main house being the fulcrum.
You gotta remember that tree probably weighs as much as most of the house that's pictured.
As a carpenter, I can say that the house did not have adequate shear strength. This is usually achieved by properly nailing the exterior sheathing, or cut in bracing. The whole house folded like a house of cards instead of just smashing the deck
The more I watch, it almost looks like maybe that whole corner that we cant really see is either glass or has no sheathing on it? Maybe this was a big atrium type room with mostly glass?
I wondered the same thing too. That one corner you can see appears to be all window/door.
As a tree, I can confirm
As a deck, I too, can confirm
As a nail, I can’t confirm because I wasn’t there( obviously)
I used to be jealous of your deck.
Your daddy was a tree
Your mother was a hamster.
And your father smelt of elderberries.
Poppa was a rollin' stone. Anywhere he laid his hat was his home
Spot on. Framer here. There looks to be no corner bracing, strap bracing, exterior sheathing…. Even the sheathing, when done correctly, ties everything from the bottom plate, through the wall, top plates, and outside bands/ledgers together. Someone mentions that the joists and trusses are cantilevered, but by the actual definition of that in framing, they aren’t. It’s simply a roof running into another roof, I’m betting with rafters. And it’s funny, the roof holds together like you’d want the walls to…..
Edit: to everyone saying trusses… I think it’s rafters. Not trusses. That gable looks framed up into rafters. Not like a truss.
Solid response.
Would hire this guy
Helluva insurance claim.
As an arborist, I would say don't hit the fucking house
Yup, we had a 100’ crane boom let go and smashed through the roof and top plates. Sheathing stopped it
Nicely dealt, punny
Well now you don't have to worry about a very heavy gust of wind blowing over the house.
The question is, If it was that easy to know over what WOULD it do if their was a heavy wind?
As a former carpenter, i say the exact opposite.
It's probably for the best that you got out. Let's all take a minute and thank our higher beings that you are a former "carpenter" and not just another brainless laborer who tripped over a tool belt and miraculously figured out how to put it on. Engineers in heaven have been celebrating ever since you gave up the facade.
Oh shit, it’s the smartest guy on the jobsite! So badass.
In the other view you could see it was constructed with worse quality than a tree house, I do not think it was for actual living in but a large play area for rich kids made by the dad and his drunk friends. It looks like it was built on top of a car port or boat storage, as I recall it was on a lake. There’s no way this passed any code for home construction.
that's quite the web you're weaving there
Also the direction of the force is maybe not the first one to design for :)
wahhh, this makes me think of how impressed i was that my grandpa ran his deck joists *so* far into his 2nd story floor. the deck is heavily shaded by ancient, towering trees...
it never occurred to me that it's the perfect arrangement for the top of the house to get popped off like a bottle cap
Exactly. People just can't fathom how heavy green wood is. People are used to picking up a 2x4 or firewood.
There was a tree in it
It doesn't look like there's any exterior sheathing tying everything together. So maybe no lateral support on this McMansion.
Bro's only concerned about his own lats
I agree. This home looks partially gutted already.
It’s all the three seasons areas that offer no structural integrity. The design of the house is fucking stupid
Looking at it here’s what I think happens. The tree starts falling and one of the main branches near the trunk catches on the roof peak near the middle of the tree. Being near the middle, the top keeps going pulling the bottom of the tree off the ground. You can see it leave the ground. The full weight of the tree is now on the edge of those beams. And the tree is free to rotate, which it does. The stuck branch stays where it is but the main trunk swings down and into the support beam removing any vertical bracing under the edge of the beams. The full weight of the tree is then transferred to the far end of the beams, which are in the roof of the house and absolutely not designed to support a multi ton load pushing them straight up like that.
I agree with everything you said except the point of contact. I seems like the tree lands on something behind the structure, rather than in the structure itself. I’m going to guess a power line with a braided in cable. The attachment to be the building must have been strong enough to not break, which in this case is not what you want.
Edit:
Found this https://www.servicewire.com/ServiceWire/ReferenceDocs/Certificates/MessengersforAerial.pdf
My house has a 1/4” stainless steel cable, which has a breaking strength of 6,650 lbs. I think this is it.
Did you mean to link to a hair bedazzler?
Ha. No. This was what I meant.
https://www.servicewire.com/ServiceWire/ReferenceDocs/Certificates/MessengersforAerial.pdf
Absolutely not. I’ve seen homes essentially shrug off impacts from MASSIVE trees during hurricanes. I’m a builder. That DID hit about as perfectly as possible for destruction.
Whoever built that deck though...
Looks like a lake house, they are often built in the sketchiest way possible because they get flooded every 5 years.
That's actually an example of a very well constructed roof.
Yep good roof with the trusses holding it together. But the roof is heavy. And it’s mostly over openings and windows. Not enough shear. Sucks for everyone involved.
Almost looks like the house fell out of sympathy.
I think that house was built out of toothpicks and hope.
Yeah. Presumably under construction. Otherwise it would have come down in a strong breeze. In any case should have been braced and it's lucky no construction workers were killed. Thing was a house of cards
Looks like the probably had some solid carrying beams over an open floor plan and that tree landed on one juuuuust right. Spun that roof off like a pop top.
I little bump by 20 Cadilac's
American quality
I'd love to see some details on that house. That thing folded like it doesn't have single sheet of solid sheathing in the whole thing. Just racked and sacked.
That's a whole lot of roof with nothing to stop it from racking.
The walls support the weight of a house but the sheathing is what prevents the house from racking and they had none on that entire section. Notice how the roof system stays mostly intact. Plywood is a lot stronger than people think.
Yeah, exactly. I'd love to see the other side. It must be all windows. Or fiberboard/cardboard sheathing. Or there is something else we're just not seeing. Maybe that patio wraps around.
No matter how you slice it, crazy.
Exactly this. This design would be better worth some more triangles at least to support racking forces.
But wifey wanted to see the whole lake at sunset
Like this other Texas masterpiece that blew down in wind?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Sp_Du_VlArM
Yeah the walls are pretty important for handling shear loads.
Only some pieces of plywood in a few places would have prevented that. In the end, finish each floor with siding before moving up. Not surprised this was Texas.
Ooh u haven’t clicked it yet but u know this video. It’s like a three story one right? Mid construction no shear support anywhere. Now I’m gonna check
Edit: haha yep. wtf was that GC smoking. Literally the dumbest thing I’ve seen. Just stick frame al the way to the top.
Oh. My. God.
Just beautiful.
Great video! What was the builder thinking? Hopefully no workers were inside.
Oh my God! 😅
The elmers glue holding that house together couldnt take it
Was that a load bearing porch?
this was posted in an engineering or architecture sub before and everyone was talking about how the deck was really poorly designed.
the deck was more integral to the structure of the house than the rest of the house was lol so the deck just completely pulls down the entire house.
this is why building code standards are important. a lot of new construction is built like absolute shit.
This will probably need a tiny bit of work to fix.
Trick you buddies by saying they get beer and burgers if they help out for a few hours
I would have preferred this not to happen.
I’ve never seen a tree come completely off the ground while falling!!! WTF?
It landed on the power line, I’d wager. They are supported by steel messenger cables, which can support from 4,000 pounds to 30,000 pounds according to the interwebs. Looks like it was stronger than the house was.
Best one yet
I’d go out on a limb and guess it was a planned demo using the tree. That far side is gutted of most studs and sheathing the chimney goes to nowhere it’s a shell that is ready to get pulled down. That probably isn’t a deck but a living room that has its exterior walls and studs removed for demo. My opinion of course.
This is the right answer. I bet the tree was actually supposed to go down the middle of the”house” and they missed.
The front fell off.
https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM?si=b0d31EWbLm1YXBL8
That’s pure gold.
Well, it's not standard. I definitely don't want you to think that.
There was definitely no engineer or architect involved in this structure in any way.
Uhh, Mr. George, how much you pay de new guy?
Es too much!
Squint and lean baby
r/ThatLookedExpensive
Did they have it tied off.... to the house??
Not going to lie. I'm sorta impressed
Thank you for your honesty.
any thoughts on why these are being video recorded in the first place? it's delightful btw.
I suspect a decent number of them are neighbors thinking "look at this dumbass."
That is a reasonable explanation. I am always amazed at what we get to see.
Sub optimal perhaps
You see that tree was actually just Iron with a lead core. That's why the front fell off of the house. Well-built house, exceptional tree.
Id mail them a bill for the demolition. Clearly it needed it.
Score 6/10. Part of the house still up.
Maybe a new business model; tree work and home demolishing all under one roof. ;)
Was it tied to the house?
Just wanted to say I like the title. Hopefully it wasn't written by Ai :)
Felled the damn house
Call your homeowners insurance and tell them the wind blew it down
I hope the tree guys were upto date on their liability insurance.
Suboptimal to say the least
Suboptimal
Time for lunch, lets GO!
I was hope it was gonna fall down like a Rube Goldberg machine.
The cheese done slid off the cracker
Well hold on now…we don’t know what the goal was. Maybe they wanted to demo the house for a ground-up rebuild? 🤔
Ahh, the first little pig’s house
Very suboptimal situation
"Hey Jake @ State Farm, i just dropped a tree on my house cause I was too cheap to hire a professional. I need a new house. What? My rates are going up? Shit!"
nononoNoNoNoNONONONONOOOOOOOOOO
This house was a pile of garbage before the tree hit it. It was only camouflaged with a nice exterior
I'm not familiar with felling terminology; is this something that would qualify as a "whoopsie-doodle"?
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That’s some rickety as house
https://preview.redd.it/pa6qi8ss4k6g1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1ef75596fb4621bf712c23c38216ffca565ab0cc
Wait, if you’re taking to your wife, and it’s her brother-in-laws tree company, that means it’s dude’s brother’s tree company
Who doesn’t want to use their brother’s tree company?
Is Texas going the way of southern education?
Bricks would never
What a stupid house
Oops 🤐
Just hit the main support log/beam and snapped it. No one want to use metal beams in "cabin" builds.
I wonder when you do something that stupid,costing $40,000 plus if your insurance covers any of that(doubt it)and I wonder how many people have a heart attack watching it happen
How is everyone not seeing that there is no sheating on the middle floor?
I wonder if insurance cover that?
How long until this is reposted?
Oops
The front fell off
Popsicle sticks house
I lived in Texas in a house built for us according to building code in 1996. I was appalled at the way it was built. Flimsy as all get out.
The front fell off.
American construction. Would love to know what part of the country this is in.
Somewhere that building codes are not enforced. No way this house would pass inspection.
That is why I am curious which part of the country it is in. I have my theories…
Like, sure american homes are bigger than European houses but their quality seems way worse
This is true. We make ours economically to last 100 years max. We also make them easier to renovate which can be a plus. But, many European homes use masonry products that are stout.
Many parts of the US are prone to earthquakes where masonry is a liability. During an earthquake the framing has to hold up the masonry.
USA construction quality 🤣
I can see why a tornado would level a neighborhood.