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Protecting Decks from Wildfires: Attached Deck (long version)

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Protecting Your Home From Wildfire

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Raised ceiling duct chase installation technique

Raised ceiling duct chase installation technique
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Rebar type and placement to reinforce masonry walls.

Rebar type and placement to reinforce masonry walls.
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Recommended hip roof framing

Recommended hip roof framing
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Reduce thermal bridging in hot climate zones by using an intersecting exterior wall framing technique as shown here.

Reduce thermal bridging in hot climate zones by using an intersecting exterior wall framing technique as shown here.
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Resilient Seismic Design in Multi-Story Wood Buildings

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Retrofitting Your Home to Increase Wildfire Survival

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Right - A continuous load path connects the roof and wall framing to the foundation.

Right - A continuous load path connects the roof and wall framing to the foundation.
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Right - A corrugated metal closure conceals the exterior rigid insulation at the slab edge

Right - A corrugated metal closure conceals the exterior rigid insulation at the slab edge
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Right - A floor-to-floor hold down can be installed as a retrofit without removing the siding.

Right - A floor-to-floor hold down can be installed as a retrofit without removing the siding.
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Right - A termite shield and a sill gasket are installed between the sill plate and the foundation on a raised slab foundation.

Right - A termite shield and a sill gasket are installed between the sill plate and the foundation on a raised slab foundation.
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Right - Blocking has been installed between the ceiling joists and air sealed in place with canned spray foam to stop air flow beneath the attic knee wall.

Right - Blocking has been installed between the ceiling joists and air sealed in place with canned spray foam to stop air flow beneath the attic knee wall.
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Right - Closed-cell spray foam insulation fills the wall cavities of the exterior walls in this home retrofit

Right - Closed-cell spray foam insulation fills the wall cavities of the exterior walls in this home retrofit
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Right - Correct angle for installing an engineered structural screw to secure a rafter to a wall for hurricane resistance.

Right - Correct angle for installing an engineered structural screw to secure a rafter to a wall for hurricane resistance.
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Right - Double-stud wall are boxed with plywood around windows and doors

Right - Double-stud wall are boxed with plywood around windows and doors
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Right - Engineered portal frames are used for wall bracing to resist wind and earthquake loads.

Right - Engineered portal frames are used for wall bracing to resist wind and earthquake loads.
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Right - Engineered structural screws are installed to secure a stud to a top and bottom plate for increased hurricane or seismic resistance.

Right - Engineered structural screws are installed to secure a stud to a top and bottom plate for increased hurricane or seismic resistance.
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Right - every rafter is secured to the wall framing with metal ties.

Right - every rafter is secured to the wall framing with metal ties.
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Right - Foam gasket installed beneath sill plate

Right - Foam gasket installed beneath sill plate
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Right - Gasket installed at marriage wall connection prior to assembling modules

Right - Gasket installed at marriage wall connection prior to assembling modules
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Right - Installation steps for the L-bent strap method of bracing a gable end wall

Right - Installation steps for the L-bent strap method of bracing a gable end wall
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Right - Lookout or outrigger framing for a gable overhang provides two points at each outrigger to add metal connectors to strengthen the overhang against wind uplift.

Right - Lookout or outrigger framing for a gable overhang provides two points at each outrigger to add metal connectors to strengthen the overhang against wind uplift.
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Right - Metal connectors provide uplift resistance at the rim joist between floors in new construction for a continuous load path.

Right - Metal connectors provide uplift resistance at the rim joist between floors in new construction for a continuous load path.