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Guide describing how to brace gable end walls to resist wind pressures.

A guide describing how to install low-sloped ("flat") roofs with insulation above the roof deck that resist wind pressures during high-wind events.

Guide discussing how to install metals roofs to resist damage from high winds, hurricanes, ice, and wildfires.

Guide describing how to select the siding materials best suited to withstand hazards like rain, wind, hail, fire, and pests.

Guide describing how to properly apply mulch to landscaping for water retention and erosion control.

A guide describing how to elevate and secure HVAC equipment for protection against floods, earthquakes, and high winds.

Guide describing how to slope solid surfaces outside of a home so rainwater flows away from the home.

Guide describing how to install appropriate connectors to provide a continuous load path to improve the wind resistance of attached porches, carports, and decks during high-wind events.

Information guide describing best practices for dealing with hazards that might be encountered when returning to a home to do renovations after a natural disaster.

Guide describing ways to retrofit an existing roof to increase its resistance to damage during hurricanes, high winds, and earthquakes.

A guide for choosing, installing, and flashing roof anchoring systems for solar panels.

Guide describing requirements for sealing roof sheathing to increase resistance to high winds and rain.

Guide describing construction and protection of roof edges to resist air pressures at roof edges during high-wind events.

Guide describing how to seal roof valleys and how to seal around pipes, chimneys, and other roof deck penetrations.

Guide describing the design of a shelter-in-place room in a home for protection during hurricanes and tornadoes.

Guide describing methods to keep birds, rodents, and other pests out of vent openings and other locations in new and existing homes.

Guide describing how to install step and kick-out flashing where walls meet roofs.

Guide describing the need for adequate structural sheathing in exterior walls in homes in high-wind areas.

Guide describing the use of swales, French drains, and site grading to minimize saturation of foundations and ponding of stormwater runoff on sites.

Guide describing techniques for installing insulating sheathing as a continuous drainage plane on walls.

Guide describing construction of unvented, sloped, insulated roof assemblies in high wind zone areas.

Guide describing options for insulating and air sealing at either the attic floor or along the roof line in new homes.

Guide describing how to construct the walls of a home with bracing to resist high wind and earthquake loads.

Guide describing how to install flashings to help direct water down and out of windows and doors openings in exterior walls.

Hurricanes / High Winds / Tornadoes

Lateral Bracing in Gable End Walls

Low-Slope ("Flat") Roofs

Metal Roofs

Moisture-, Impact-, Fire-, and Pest-Resistant Exterior Siding

Mulching

Outdoor HVAC Equipment Elevated and Secured for Resistance to Floods, Earthquakes, and High Winds

Patio Slabs, Porch Slabs, Walkways, and Driveways Slope Away from House

Porches, Carports, and Deck Attachments

Pre-Retrofit Assessment of Post-Disaster Home and Site Hazards

Retrofit of Existing Roofs for Hurricane, High Wind, and Seismic Resistance

Roof Anchor System for Solar Panels

Roof Deck Sheathing and Sealing for Sloped Roofs

Roof Edge Protection

Roof Valleys and Penetrations Sealed

Safe Rooms and Storm Shelters

Screens and Other Deterrents for Birds, Rodents, and Other Pests

Step and Kick-Out Flashing at Roof-Wall Intersections

Structural Sheathing (plywood/OSB) in Exterior Walls

Swales, Drains, and Site Grading for Stormwater Control

Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes

Unvented Insulated Sloped Roofs

Vented versus Unvented Attic

Wall Bracing for Hurricane, High Wind, and Seismic Resistance

Windows and Doors are Fully Flashed

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