The roof and part of the front of the building had collapsed but fortunately it was separated from the main road by a fence which stopped debris falling into the carriageway.
Roof in the front of the house is colapsing.
The roof is a very good indicator of the possible structural damage.
The front of a house in north west london has collapsed from the roof to basement level.
From a distance look at the ridge of the roof and determine whether it is straight.
Emergency responders were called to the house shortly after 5am.
In fact it s remarkable how plastic building materials can be when bent over a long timer.
Water generally enters your home through the roof.
This section of your house is held together by a series of trusses triangular shaped structures to which your roof is nailed.
By 2007 the front porch had collapsed the roof had sagged further and the front wall leaned outwards precariously.
It has been determined that the building.
The department of buildings says the main gable section of the roof slid to the side causing the front section of the roof to collapse into the building.
Ten people from neighbouring properties in west hampstead were evacuated with the met police saying it.
Neighbours said they heard a loud bang and screaming in the early hours of sunday morning on knight s fold in the great horton area of bradford.
After checking no one was trapped they helped with the cleaning up operation.
It begins a chain of events that will result in your home s complete collapse beginning with your roof.
Firefighters were called in after the partial collapse of an abandoned house in tacoronte in the north of tenerife.
A 47 year old man has died after a chimney reportedly collapsed on to the roof of his house with debris falling into the bedroom.