Thread: Wind + Racoons = Evil

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Well, we had a wind storm the other night and one of my mail tower roof panels fell over -- busting up the dormer roof. Also, we have curious racoons that seem to love to scratch styrofoam.

Looks like I'll be making some serious repairs this spring. I really wish I could store all of this inside, but the tower roof pieces are just too big. If I put them in the garage, nothing else would fit!


One of the roof panels after the wind knocked it over, crushing the dormer roof panel.


Another pic of the damage wind and gravity can cause.


A close-up of the panel. It's actually not that bad. I know I can glue the pieces back and fix with a bit of caulk and paint.


Racoons have scratched a lot of the top styrofoam off. I will cover the damage by adding some crown moulding and a nice gothic peak fence to the top of the tower.

If anyone has any suggestions on how I can better protect these large pieces through the winter -- I'm open to suggestions!!



I may go out to the hardware store today and see if I can get some good hooks. I can secure them into the siding and hang the panels from the side of the house. That will keep them out of the grass and, maybe, protect them from the racoons a bit more.

the wind sure can mess things up. damned racoons are a real menous to props.

Make sure you catch the little rascal and make him into a prop!

Sorry to see you took damage. Do you have a crawl space or attic that you can tray and put them in to avoid the weather?

Man, why not take care of the coon problem one shot at a time. I mean you can make a great pot pie out of coon meat if you have a pressure cooker. Be like a depressed fat guy and eat your problems away

Originally Posted by Mr. Gris

Sorry to see you took damage. Do you have a crawl space or attic that you can tray and put them in to avoid the weather?

My attic and shed are already stuffed with props -- and these pieces are 8ft wide and 6ft tall. They're way too big to go most places.

I'm heading to the store to see if I can find some hooks to put into the siding. Then I can run some wire along the inside top strip of each panel. That will lift the panels off the ground and keep them secure against the side of the house so they should be protected from wind and racoons.

Originally Posted by Biggie

Man, why not take care of the coon problem one shot at a time. I mean you can make a great pot pie out of coon meat if you have a pressure cooker. Be like a depressed fat guy and eat your problems away

My wife would never let me hurt the racoons. She thinks they're cute and sweet. Plus, she's a vegetarian, so no possibility of pot pie.

i am so sorry about the damage. i hope you can repair it.. if you dont have a basement, or garage have you though of oone of those small storage buildings?? i think you can get them at home depot or lowes.. good luck

Originally Posted by the good witch

i am so sorry about the damage. i hope you can repair it.. if you dont have a basement, or garage have you though of oone of those small storage buildings?? i think you can get them at home depot or lowes.. good luck

I have considered another storage unit, but we don't have a very big yard and I hate to sacrifice more space to storage. I could put the panels in the garage, but then I would have no space to park -- and I really want to park in the garage during the winter so I don't have to scrap the windshield every morning at 5:30 a.m.

The hooks are a good idea. I store alot of my props that way in my basement. I use and additional eye screw on the prop itself so it just slide onto the hook nice and easy and makes for an easy take down.

Yikes! The raccoon damage looks more serious to me...
Hope the hook system works for you.