Caliente Tropics Iconic A-Frame suffers terrible structural damage - General Tiki

T tikiyaki Tiki Socialite The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA Joined: May 18, 2004 Posts: 2725	T tikiyaki Posted posted on Mon, May 23, 2011 11:45 AM On 2011-05-23 11:35, TIKI-RAY wrote: Not to sell you short Jim . I was only saying that Cindy heard a bunch of noise from beyond after you finished playing . You guys were incredible . Im just saying that we didnt know exactly when it really fell because we were next door watching you guys jam . As far as the structure goes I believe it has to be fully torn down to reconstruct . These are not Lego's where you just unsnap something and replace it . 30 years of Union construction under my belt bets that no inspector will ever sign off the integrity of that structure after it fell the few feet to the ground . If it cracked that tiki at the top in half then the joints at the top separated enough to do it which means it all has to be retrofited and rebraced to the original angles . You have to remove all that weight to get that roof square to the world again . Then you can add the roofing and such . I hope it is redone but its not a half day job . Actually, I heard that it happened earlier in the day. Maybe the sound Cindy heard was someone passing out and falling down drunk. :) Nonetheless, I will still use it for folklore. :)

On 2011-05-23 11:35, TIKI-RAY wrote:
Not to sell you short Jim . I was only saying that Cindy heard a bunch of noise from beyond after you finished playing . You guys were incredible . Im just saying that we didnt know exactly when it really fell because we were next door watching you guys jam .
As far as the structure goes I believe it has to be fully torn down to reconstruct . These are not Lego's where you just unsnap something and replace it . 30 years of Union construction under my belt bets that no inspector will ever sign off the integrity of that structure after it fell the few feet to the ground . If it cracked that tiki at the top in half then the joints at the top separated enough to do it which means it all has to be retrofited and rebraced to the original angles . You have to remove all that weight to get that roof square to the world again . Then you can add the roofing and such . I hope it is redone but its not a half day job .

Actually, I heard that it happened earlier in the day. Maybe the sound Cindy heard was someone passing out and falling down drunk. :)

Nonetheless, I will still use it for folklore. :)

Post #590321 by tikiyaki on Mon, May 23, 2011 11:45 AM