The Zoning appeal is approved and the permit granted, the lot is leveled, the trees are down and cut to firewood length, the 4-1/2 tons of gravel are now on the property and waiting for me to spread, and the weather forecast for the rest of this week is just about perfect!
But this morning I drove by the dealer and there on his lot was my new shed.... DAMAGED!
Apparently it made it's way up here from southern PA safely and just a mile west of the dealer, while attempting to go through an underpass on the back road, it hit the overhead bridge girder.
The end of the shed's roof was ripped open for about five feet. The ply on the roof is shredded right at the top, with shingles torn loose, some all the way back to the center of the twenty-foot length. The vent on that end is destroyed as is the gable end. The first roof truss is split at the center with the gusset destroyed and it appears that the force of the impact may have been such that even the vent on the opposite end is twisted out of position, though only to a small extent. The question is how much damage has been done to the remaining roof trusses during that impact. On the brief inspection this morning I couldn't tell if there's been much twist or skewing other than the opposite gable vent being slightly twisted from position.
The manager was very apologetic and said the driver should have known better. He said new materials are on order and a crew is coming up at the beginning of next week to do the repairs.
BUT, I'm not happy about this. I don't like to think that I'm being picky, but when I buy something new, that's what I want... not an item that has been damaged and somehow repaired. I've got to get myself back there on Friday (tomorrow is the LOML's birthday, so that's more important) and inspect the damage in more detail.
This morning's visit was sort of in a rush as I was on my way to an appointment, but the damage looked serious. As I stood inside, you could see light though the peak of the roof, as far back as five or six feet from the end. Likewise, there seemed to be light coming through at the very top of the front wall, as if the trusses had been lifted by the impact. The roof sheathing is damaged at the peak, to the point that it is gashed open and shredded in that area. I'd hate to think they're just going to patch it and repair with new shingles.
The dealer said that if I'm not happy, he'll re-order the shed for me, but his expression left me to think he was somewhat reluctant to do that, but would if I pressed the issue. (Makes me wonder what would have happened if I hadn't drove by this morning and just waited for his call next week.) I'm going to look at it further on Friday, but at this point I think I'm going to press the issue for a new order. That will of course put the building delivery somewhere in mid to late January.
What do you guys think? (I'm going to try to get some pictures of the damage on Friday, and if I can do that I'll post them.)
CWS
But this morning I drove by the dealer and there on his lot was my new shed.... DAMAGED!
Apparently it made it's way up here from southern PA safely and just a mile west of the dealer, while attempting to go through an underpass on the back road, it hit the overhead bridge girder.
The end of the shed's roof was ripped open for about five feet. The ply on the roof is shredded right at the top, with shingles torn loose, some all the way back to the center of the twenty-foot length. The vent on that end is destroyed as is the gable end. The first roof truss is split at the center with the gusset destroyed and it appears that the force of the impact may have been such that even the vent on the opposite end is twisted out of position, though only to a small extent. The question is how much damage has been done to the remaining roof trusses during that impact. On the brief inspection this morning I couldn't tell if there's been much twist or skewing other than the opposite gable vent being slightly twisted from position.
The manager was very apologetic and said the driver should have known better. He said new materials are on order and a crew is coming up at the beginning of next week to do the repairs.
BUT, I'm not happy about this. I don't like to think that I'm being picky, but when I buy something new, that's what I want... not an item that has been damaged and somehow repaired. I've got to get myself back there on Friday (tomorrow is the LOML's birthday, so that's more important) and inspect the damage in more detail.
This morning's visit was sort of in a rush as I was on my way to an appointment, but the damage looked serious. As I stood inside, you could see light though the peak of the roof, as far back as five or six feet from the end. Likewise, there seemed to be light coming through at the very top of the front wall, as if the trusses had been lifted by the impact. The roof sheathing is damaged at the peak, to the point that it is gashed open and shredded in that area. I'd hate to think they're just going to patch it and repair with new shingles.
The dealer said that if I'm not happy, he'll re-order the shed for me, but his expression left me to think he was somewhat reluctant to do that, but would if I pressed the issue. (Makes me wonder what would have happened if I hadn't drove by this morning and just waited for his call next week.) I'm going to look at it further on Friday, but at this point I think I'm going to press the issue for a new order. That will of course put the building delivery somewhere in mid to late January.
What do you guys think? (I'm going to try to get some pictures of the damage on Friday, and if I can do that I'll post them.)
CWS
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