Christian M. Mericle
2005-08-10 22:27:21 UTC
I live in a mobile home (trailer house) with a sheet metal roof. It's
several large pieces of metal joined together to create one huge
piece that is secured only at the edges. The remainder is loose and
flexible (except around the few vent pipes). I live in an area of
higher wind speeds (especially in the spring). As the wind blows, the
moving air exerts lift on the metal which flexes up and then back down
repeatedly. This creates a horrible rumble (like jiggling a sheet of
metal to make "thunder" in a stage play).
I covered my roof with old tires. In addition to looking tacky, it
only helped marginally. At wind speeds of > 20 mph, the rumble starts.
As it continues, tires slowly slide down and fall off the roof, which
creates a safety hazard for living things and the house itself (as it
now has skidmarks down the side in several places). Snow causes the
same thing to happen.
The easiest big solution involves covering the roof with polystyrene
boards and a huge blanket of rubber
(http://www.ropac.com/rav1n1.html). That runs about $3,000. To be
honest, if I could easily lay my hands on that kind of money, I would
proably be affluent enough to afford a house that didn't come on
wheels.
Does anyone have any ideas? One option out there is rumble buttons
(http://randgsupply.com/Warehouse/Exterior/roofing.htm#Rumble%20Buttons
-- to the right a little ways down the page; the picture to the left
gives an excellent idea of what my roof looks like). I've read that
these cause leaks. Of course, my roof already has small tears along
the peak and lower edges from too much flexing anyway. If this is the
best, affordable idea out there, I'll climb up there periodically with
a tube of silicone and fix the problems.
I'm desperate. The constant noise sets everyone on edge during the day
and keeps them up at night.
-- Christian
several large pieces of metal joined together to create one huge
piece that is secured only at the edges. The remainder is loose and
flexible (except around the few vent pipes). I live in an area of
higher wind speeds (especially in the spring). As the wind blows, the
moving air exerts lift on the metal which flexes up and then back down
repeatedly. This creates a horrible rumble (like jiggling a sheet of
metal to make "thunder" in a stage play).
I covered my roof with old tires. In addition to looking tacky, it
only helped marginally. At wind speeds of > 20 mph, the rumble starts.
As it continues, tires slowly slide down and fall off the roof, which
creates a safety hazard for living things and the house itself (as it
now has skidmarks down the side in several places). Snow causes the
same thing to happen.
The easiest big solution involves covering the roof with polystyrene
boards and a huge blanket of rubber
(http://www.ropac.com/rav1n1.html). That runs about $3,000. To be
honest, if I could easily lay my hands on that kind of money, I would
proably be affluent enough to afford a house that didn't come on
wheels.
Does anyone have any ideas? One option out there is rumble buttons
(http://randgsupply.com/Warehouse/Exterior/roofing.htm#Rumble%20Buttons
-- to the right a little ways down the page; the picture to the left
gives an excellent idea of what my roof looks like). I've read that
these cause leaks. Of course, my roof already has small tears along
the peak and lower edges from too much flexing anyway. If this is the
best, affordable idea out there, I'll climb up there periodically with
a tube of silicone and fix the problems.
I'm desperate. The constant noise sets everyone on edge during the day
and keeps them up at night.
-- Christian