cgutha wrote:Casey: Are you calling my building big boat anchor?
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we did have some 90 mile an hour winds this year. Now I need to replace my downspout. I'm still looking for ideas. I do not believe these were simply for decoration.
ceg
I think they held exactly the same thing as they held on those wharves in Maine, large, heavy thick shutters/doors. What you have is identical to what I have seen there. I also seem to recall seeing similar at the old Navy base in Charlestown MA but can't be sure. I dont know if they were designed for security, or for withstanding extreme weather, or if in fact they were essentially doors rather than windows (to bring goods in and out on the different levels.
What I don't understand is why your building needed that kind of heavy duty stuff. Hence my question about commercial use, I was actually thinking a mill or store than a hotel. I wish I could find a picture with those heavy shutters still in place, I know there are a few around, but I dont have a picture and cant find one by trawling google images