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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Shopping Center Collapses In Princess Anne
The new Shopping Center on the corner of Somerset Ave and UMES Blvd. (822) collapsed around 5:00 this evening. It was a new structure under roof and about to the plywood stage when high winds and rain brought the structure down. I'm told no one was there so no one was hurt but they have been signing up businesses to leases for that location and they'll go back to ground zero and start all over again. Fortunately no one was injured and tomorrow is another day.
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joe -same general contractor and framer that had roof failure at john deere lane 1.5 yrs ago
You can never have enough braces, and I believe the roof sheating was done.
Sounds like the builders came from that ridiculous plan to build all the bridges...minority businesses with unskilled laborers
Hencho en Mexico
THE WIND DOESNT KNOW WHO BUILT IT I REMEMBER YEARS AGO A STORM CAME THROUGH AND THE ONLY HOUISE DECTROYED WAS ONE UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOTHING ON THE LEFT OR RIGHT WAS TOUCHED ASK MIKE LEWIS
brace and then double it
Bracing and simpson ties... all should have been done. One step at a time, and safety remains intact. Somebody skipped a step...
Joe, are you getting pictures?
had nothing to do with the GC the bracing was according to spec and mosh had recently visited so the structure was brought to what is mandated for this area
I wonder if the town of princess anne is bit lax on their building permitting and codes
MOSH doesn't inspect workmanship quality, only worker safety according to industry standards. That's the building inspector's job when he is called out for an inspection. Looks like these guys weren't ready for an inspection yet.
One piece at a time...
Joe,
We could have done completely without 7:31's CAPITALIZED comment. I hate that, even if it was the same contractor or whatever.
No cuss, no CAPS!
mosh does inspect bracing
8:00 I bet I know who you are.
I worked on the college indoor track and field a few years back and around this time a masons block wall about 40 feet high cam down on top of their motorized scalfall lift. It was really a mess . Twisted metal and a whole lot of split face blocks were destroyed.
Point is the weather seems to hit this area a little harder. And mosha came out there also. They check on all big accidents weather there is a personal injury or not. Checking for unsafe conditions.
Lucky the job was shut down for the hollidays so no one was on site.
Saw this building just this afternoon shortly before four.. I believe all sheathing was on the building and I do remember seeing additional members tacked on the outside in some places in what appeared to be supplemental bracing. I was in class (UMES) and a very substantial gust of wind hit around 4:45. I remember because a few of our windows were barely open and our blinds were pushed substantially inward by the wind. PA fire whistle went off shortly after at around 4:55. If the wind took it down now with a majority of the frame of the building complete, what really makes it much more structurally sound when completed? It had a very high surface area worth of roof for a building of that size though.
I wonder if that apartment building just a block behind it that nearly burned to the ground on PAVFC's watch not too long ago is still up?
do you doug w. not hiding who am i
Joe, This contractor built my house almost 13 years ago and the condition of my home after all these years is awesome!! I happen to have known the gentleman for the last 40 years and the quality of his work and his character are beyond that of most men and far above that of the dozens of contractors I have dealt with over the last 20 years I have been overseeing commercial construction from a "customer" viewpoint.The building in question was complete with the exception of minor cosmetic "boxing" for the facia. The "Bracing" & "Construction" specs "Hurricane Straps" come from the architect/engineer/building code side of the job and are "Stamped" by an architect.The building was constructed per spec and inspected per law by the appropriate authorities I'm sure. And during a weather event possibly wind shear it blew down. This has happened here on the Shore and all over the world without a doubt many millions times. So for disgruntled contractors out of work and those with opinions based in malice or malcontent GET OVER IT and worry about the four fingers pointing back at you! Chip Carper Hebron,MD
It shouldn't be so easy to bring something like that down. I have built biger and been through worse wind than last night, and i thought for sure I would come the next day and see it in a pile. However it was still standing, because it was a. braced very well, and b. built well (to all codes). An inspector can not see every part of a building, so they to can miss important details. Highly doubtful that they would have climbed up into the trusses to look around. Points under construction it should take the same devastating storm to bring down a completed project as one that is under construction. Just my opinion.
I experienced very high winds last yesterday afternoon, the wind starting piping up, stronger and stronger, shaking the house and whistling through every window and doors, upsetting porch furniture snapping limbs - I quickly moved away from all windows towards the interior of the house not knowing what to think but fearing a falling tree. Now my house is brick and the doors and windows are storm equipped. I simply never experienced such a momentary big blow. Did anyone else feel this?
I've had several "momentary big blows" in my life. Come to think of it, I've enjoyed every one of them
To all who think they know, it may have been the same contractor but it was a different sub-contractor. This stuff happens all the time. The church on Rt. 50 near Beaglin Park had the same deal happen. The ironic part is they had to claim it under their insurance as an act of God.
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