How did my property do in Hurricane Helene

[@Kevin_D1]

I am glad that you and your house are fine. God had your back. Now you need a saw mill so you can make some stuff out of all of these downed trees.

[@LandtoHouse]

Yes absolutely! A sawmill and a tractor would sure be handy right now.

[@Kevin_D1]

@LandtoHouse you don't need a tractor. Just grab a chain saw, a pair of gloves, maybe some safety gear, and get to it. Be a real MTN man and throw those logs on your shoulder and carry them out. 😁😁

[@bullithedjames937]

​@@Kevin_D1 Will survives style

[@PhillMcrackensGhost]

Land to house, Log Cabin build.

[@LandtoHouse]

Rewind a few years and 1 back injury and that would have been a great idea!

[@PhillMcrackensGhost]

@@LandtoHouse See if you can find a sponsor for one of them SuitX exoskeletons. Problem solved. 😎

[@otakelblanchemanor0659]

I had heard that the landscape has been completely transformed! Shew! I'd say you have plenty of firewood for the future. Glad that all in all you came out ok.

[@LandtoHouse]

Much of this area has changed. Anyone close to the river had major damage.

[@mabattershell]

Unbelievable destruction around your property! Thank you for posting an update and I am glad that you are safe. Rebuilding for your community will take years. Blessings to you Seth.

[@LandtoHouse]

Yes there was a lot of destruction in the area. We are blessed to have no real damage on the house or property.

[@stevenhartley1350]

To use an old British way of looking at all these trees down is. You now have either some fantastic slow burning wood for heating or some beautiful wood for turning into some fantastic planks of lumber. All those oak are beautiful for turning into either furniture or for framing for a small project. I’m just glad you are all safe and healthy, property and possessions can be replaced but lives can’t. Your land can be used for so many different purposes & now you can look at the clearance of the woodland and the clanged to the creek as new projects for the channel as well as trying out alternatives for both power and water transfer projects. I hope you also may look at becoming more off grid especially with the likes of solar and water but maybe also wind too?

[@LandtoHouse]

We sure do have plenty of firewood now. Lately I have been more into laser projects and 3D printing. If I need an oak board I know where to get one! My place is off grid now except for the stove and hot water. (hvac too but I now have a mini split that works off grid)

[@05excursionltd]

Unbelievable how many trees are down on your property. I have seen the devastation around your area and just can't believe it. Thoughts and prayers continuing for yall. Glad you and your kids are okay.

[@LandtoHouse]

It seems there was a direct path the wind took to knock these trees down. I went for a ride across the road and there was a line of trees down. It will likely take some time to get all this back to looking good again.

[@05excursionltd]

@LandtoHouse looks like quite a bit of work to get your water system working too.

[@gaspumprepairservice7009]

Glad y’all were relatively unscathed. Thanks for the tour. Silver lining: plenty of firewood. ✌️

[@LandtoHouse]

It was a bit frightening. My family stayed at my place for 2 weeks after the storm because I have solar.... and lots of firewood.

[@WildwoodCastle]

So very glad that you and your family are unharmed... The same for your home and other structures... Very sad to see your woodland so damaged... Prayers for you.. Seth...

[@LandtoHouse]

We are blessed to have no injury and the house and shops are just fine. The trees are the saddest part.

[@georgemaze7926]

Better safe than sorry, safety first, always be prepared for emergency bad weather, I'm happy you're okay.I'm a many hurricane survivor in puerto rico for more than 29 years.

[@sestun]

The ram pump restart video gonna be epic! :D

[@gumbystown]

Yeah that's a lot of damage it does give you the opportunity to do more videos of installing the ram pump in a new configuration on your land

[@LandtoHouse]

HAHA "Can a ram pump overcome a rollercoaster of downed trees?"

[@SK-qt1rm]

Glad you and yours are ok. That being said, lemons into lemonade: tree bridges? Tree fences? Etc.

[@LandtoHouse]

Lots of possibilities. Sadly I think most of these trees will just be rotting.

[@Lapeerphoto]

Glad you are well and no house damage. I was thinking about you during the storm, and the aftermath!

[@LandtoHouse]

We are safe and the house had no damage. Trees and power lines down was the only real issue. that and miles and miles of fiber internet line.

[@jeffdible8171]

With all that wood maybe a gassifier project in order.

[@mmarte1622]

Good luck Zeth. Blessings to you and the family.

[@LandtoHouse]

Thank you. Its good that we are all safe from the storm.

[@jllaine]

Wow, that's going to be a lot of work to clear your paths and routes and get things usable again. Good thing you have several chain-saws.

[@stevenfrazier8939]

do you heat with wood? if not it would be a good idea as you have a lot of available wood now.

[@MH-qb9ev]

The wind at 5000' in Yancey was unbelievable. We have trees down everywhere. I'm thankful we didn't have any debris flows.

[@LandtoHouse]

Yes! It was so strong. 5000' sounds like mountain air country club?

[@MH-qb9ev]

@ no sir we are the only house on our mountain

[@mwahlgreen]

Would love to see you rebuild that hydro system...

[@mwahlgreen]

Would even love to see you fix the forrest

[@markmatt9174]

@landtohouse , sorry about the damage. 2.5 yrs ago a tornado hit mu place, 100s trees down & most still rotting in place as I'm a OLD & disabled veteran.😢 Some help & thoughts. The upturned trees (when cut) will tip the root balls back into the hole from where it was. Cut the root balls lose without moving the pinstock lines UNDER where it will be so it don't be crushing the lines. Fix the flattened barrels using a M80 firecracker it will reinflate them instantly ❤😂😂 Fun too😂😂. Sawmill time .

[@LandtoHouse]

That is a lot of downed trees! Most of these will also sit and rot. Good info on the root ball! I will have to be careful about that.

[@markmatt9174]

@LandtoHouse lots of people/pets have been crushed when people cut the stem of the tree & even just taking the top off & have the root ball (spring loaded by the roots & dirt weight) tip back upright (aka fill back into the hole the tree tipped over from.) I have a 20' cottonwood stem standing upright, that stood up on me this way. Been working on/off 2 years & have only made it about halfway back trail wise where it was 3 years ago. Cleanup wise it won't be back in my lifetime 😞 😓 There looks to be a LOT of Red/White Oaks (White Oak) is highly sought after & paying almost as well as well as Wallnut right now. If you can get loggers in there that can bring in some good $.

[@davidalbright7335]

Tropical storm Helene. Helene lost hurricane status in South Georgia. Your prep likely spared your property from more flood damage. We are in Florida, where we saw two hurricanes. In many respects, the damage from what was left of Helene was more extensive and deadly in Western NC, likely the result of normalcy bias from the idea that "We don't get hurricanes in the mountains." True statement but tropical storms can be deadly.

[@LandtoHouse]

This area considers a BIG rain to be 5" in a day. We had 8" on oct 26th then 28" on Friday. Way more water than these mountains can handle.

[@gshingles]

Maybe time for a fast satellite based internet? I'm sure you know which one I mean :) On the bright side, once you're back up and running, I'll be sure to tune in to see how you restore your hydro, and no doubt others in your area. Main thing is your family is safe, everything else can be replaced, rebuilt, or re-purposed.

[@LandtoHouse]

Yes I now have that fast high speed satellite internet. So far it is doing well! I imagine in the spring I will start clearing enough of the trees to get the hydro back up and running.

[@freedomishavingachoice3020]

Imagine right after this tragic event, your leader throwing paper towels at your loved ones like it helps them somehow. I didn't forget. I have little faith your leader is going to aid your rebuild because I've seen the hotels he'd rather build on your property.

[@markmatt9174]

Sorry for the loss of your brain. 😂😂😂 ya, that tiny thing wasn't worth worrying about 😂😂😂😂

[@LandtoHouse]

I am not a political type person but I wonder if Pres B is even alive. I have not heard about him in a while. It is true though Pres B has not helped at all. Fema has helped some and hurt others. its a mixed bag on that one.

[@dogefort8410]

​@@LandtoHouse it's possible for Biden to be shitty and someone else EVEN more shitty. Trump's about to pull out of any attempt to slow down climate change, and you see with your own eyes what happens to the landscape when things take a turn for the "worse than before in recorded history" extreme weather

[@j_rainsgoat3929]

Any big foots wash out if thoes hills?

[@christay21]

not good but you are all right is the main thing

[@LandtoHouse]

Yes! We all did well. Nobody that I know personally was hurt. lots of people were washed away though. Very sad.

[@montycobra7340]

Wow… time to get a sawmill and stock up on lumber

[@draconightwalker4964]

what a mess. ah well. get the chainsaw out, plenty of firewood for next season. you will get the hydro system running again. may i suggest compression poly fittings for the pipe joins as they wont pull apart as easy

[@LandtoHouse]

So much firewood! I tried the compression fitting in the very beginning but sadly I purchased the wrong psi pipe and those did not fit.