08-06-2014, 04:34 AM
Last year during the gusts of Flossie2, our neighbors tarp picked up, flipped over their 6' fence, piercing the tarp a few times, then started rolling up to the Hongwanji mission....
Though he had it anchored with 5 gal pails & milk jugs, they had uv'ed over the years & the uplift of the wind on the tarp had them all fracture, there were still bits of jugs attached... luckily some of us were out & helped wrestle the bugger back to his yard without damaging the framework, but the rips in the tarp were bad enough to necessitate replacing the tarp...
I have seen some just release the tarp from the sides (on a gable type roof) and tie up the tarp gathered together, but hanging from the top pole... no matter, if you leave the poles or tarp & poles, make sure it is all well tie down, so that the wind CANNOT lift it... and the integrity of the tie downs is solid....no uv-ing!
Though he had it anchored with 5 gal pails & milk jugs, they had uv'ed over the years & the uplift of the wind on the tarp had them all fracture, there were still bits of jugs attached... luckily some of us were out & helped wrestle the bugger back to his yard without damaging the framework, but the rips in the tarp were bad enough to necessitate replacing the tarp...
I have seen some just release the tarp from the sides (on a gable type roof) and tie up the tarp gathered together, but hanging from the top pole... no matter, if you leave the poles or tarp & poles, make sure it is all well tie down, so that the wind CANNOT lift it... and the integrity of the tie downs is solid....no uv-ing!