I recently discovered this video about gang-nail plate which explains the rise of the McMansion and is almost certainly a factor in the construction of this silly edifice. This genius invention allowed the relatively cheap and easy creation of these complex roofs. This also means that there's no more attic space, so all those windows tha…
I recently discovered this video about gang-nail plate which explains the rise of the McMansion and is almost certainly a factor in the construction of this silly edifice. This genius invention allowed the relatively cheap and easy creation of these complex roofs. This also means that there's no more attic space, so all those windows that breach the roof line probably don't allow light to directly shine into any of the rooms below -- or into space above.
The gang-nail plate was originally intended to make roofs stronger and less prone to hurricane damage, but consistent with the law of unintended consequences, they've also allowed builders to readily create cartoon versions of classic architectural styles.
Found comment @ YouTube video you posted, more unintended consequences 🤡🌎
@Howard-Kevin
3 weeks ago
An unfortunate downside to gang nail plates is their contribution to sudden roof collapse in fire situations, making it more dangerous for firefighters to attempt on-the-roof operations. The large surface area of the plate conducts heat into the wood joint area, encouraging it to burn first and fail faster than one fastened with nails. 🔥🔥🏠🔥🔥
yeah, I saw that comment too. I wonder about over wall roof integrity instead of using brackets to hold the beams,. Either case, fire is always a disaster
This all brought to mind a lesson in roof construction that a home flipper (for lack of a better term) friend of mine taught me about twenty years back. We were looking at the roof of my 70's era house built with the same inferior toe nailing construction shown in the video, and he showed me the effects of the roof spreading that inevitably occurred. All the drywall ceilings would inevitably crack and need to be repaired and I had no idea why. His solution then was aftermarket steel brackets bolted to the center joists to bolster the joints and prevent spreading, a precursor of sorts to the gang nail plates. Of course the interior walls still had to support all that extra weight, and there really was no solution for the cracks that would induce, especially given the negative effects of evaporative (swamp) coolers, which were used in most homes of that era. Very illuminating.
A friend from Florida sent me years ago an article about constructing rounded buildings and roofs with rounded edges to prevent hurricane damage but i have yet to see any being built. Have you heard of this?
I recently discovered this video about gang-nail plate which explains the rise of the McMansion and is almost certainly a factor in the construction of this silly edifice. This genius invention allowed the relatively cheap and easy creation of these complex roofs. This also means that there's no more attic space, so all those windows that breach the roof line probably don't allow light to directly shine into any of the rooms below -- or into space above.
The gang-nail plate was originally intended to make roofs stronger and less prone to hurricane damage, but consistent with the law of unintended consequences, they've also allowed builders to readily create cartoon versions of classic architectural styles.
https://youtu.be/3oIeLGkSCMA?si=g1QIHjOCSy58nGvW
Found comment @ YouTube video you posted, more unintended consequences 🤡🌎
@Howard-Kevin
3 weeks ago
An unfortunate downside to gang nail plates is their contribution to sudden roof collapse in fire situations, making it more dangerous for firefighters to attempt on-the-roof operations. The large surface area of the plate conducts heat into the wood joint area, encouraging it to burn first and fail faster than one fastened with nails. 🔥🔥🏠🔥🔥
yeah, I saw that comment too. I wonder about over wall roof integrity instead of using brackets to hold the beams,. Either case, fire is always a disaster
This all brought to mind a lesson in roof construction that a home flipper (for lack of a better term) friend of mine taught me about twenty years back. We were looking at the roof of my 70's era house built with the same inferior toe nailing construction shown in the video, and he showed me the effects of the roof spreading that inevitably occurred. All the drywall ceilings would inevitably crack and need to be repaired and I had no idea why. His solution then was aftermarket steel brackets bolted to the center joists to bolster the joints and prevent spreading, a precursor of sorts to the gang nail plates. Of course the interior walls still had to support all that extra weight, and there really was no solution for the cracks that would induce, especially given the negative effects of evaporative (swamp) coolers, which were used in most homes of that era. Very illuminating.
Or they had Shakira running through their mental jukeboxes. Hips don’t lie. 😒
🤣🤣good one
I saw that video... but thanks!
Amazing video!
A friend from Florida sent me years ago an article about constructing rounded buildings and roofs with rounded edges to prevent hurricane damage but i have yet to see any being built. Have you heard of this?