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Plywood or OSB panels are a cost-effective way to protect windows from wind-borne debris.

Plywood or OSB panels are a cost-effective way to protect windows from wind-borne debris.
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Porch roofs, pergolas, and large overhangs can effectively shade windows and doors facing south, southeast, southwest, or even due east or west for most of the day if the overhang is very deep and sufficiently wide.

Porch roofs, pergolas, and large overhangs can effectively shade windows and doors facing south, southeast, southwest, or even due east or west for most of the day if the overhang is very deep and sufficiently wide.
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Position the storm window into opening, to ensure proper fit.

Position the storm window into opening, to ensure proper fit.
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Pouring water into the window track and checking for drainage at the weep holes can reveal if weep holes are draining properly.

Pouring water into the window track and checking for drainage at the weep holes can reveal if weep holes are draining properly.
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Prepare to Avoid the Dangers of Flying Debris

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Press the blind assembly into the mounting brackets per manufacturer’s instructions.

Press the blind assembly into the mounting brackets per manufacturer’s instructions.
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Press weatherstrip tightly into the door jams to ensure it is secure and airtight.

Press weatherstrip tightly into the door jams to ensure it is secure and airtight.
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Proper flashing around windows is especially important when the rigid foam serves as the drainage plane in the wall

Proper flashing around windows is especially important when the rigid foam serves as the drainage plane in the wall
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Properly install all water-using fixtures, equipment, and appliances such that there are no leaks.

Leaking faucets can waste thousands of gallons of water each year.
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Protect Your Home in a FLASH - DIY Plywood Hurricane Shutters

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Protect Your Windows & Doors from High Winds

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Pumpkin Ridge Passive House Video #14: Plumbing Details

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Pumpkin Ridge Passive House Video #15: Window Install Prep & Air Sealing

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Push a straw cleaning brush or another thin brush back and forth into the window weep hole to clean out debris.

Push a straw cleaning brush or another thin brush back and forth into the window weep hole to clean out debris.
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Radiant heat from wildfires can crack windows by heating the exterior surface (#1) causing it to expand and crack when exposed to wildfire.

Radiant heat from wildfires can crack windows by heating the exterior surface (#1) causing it to expand and crack when exposed to wildfire.
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Re-install the storm window panels, ensuring that the low-E coating is facing outwards.

Re-install the storm window panels, ensuring that the low-E coating is facing outwards.
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Recommended installation techniques for electrical and plumbing lines and other utility components in homes built on piers above the base flood elevation.

Recommended installation techniques for electrical and plumbing lines and other utility components in homes built on piers above the base flood elevation.
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Recommended sealant location as part of window frame rehabilitation

Recommended sealant location as part of window frame rehabilitation
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Removable options for keeping sun off windows to minimize solar heat gain include awning, retractable and swinging shutters, interior or exterior curtains.

Removable options for keeping sun off windows to minimize solar heat gain include awning, retractable and swinging shutters, interior or exterior curtains.
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Replace Your Faucet Aerator - WaterSense Bath Hack #2

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Replacement window rough opening preparation

Replacement window rough opening preparation
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Replacing double-pane windows with triple-pane windows can significantly reduce winter-time condensation by warming the interior surface of the windows

Replacing double-pane windows with triple-pane windows can significantly reduce winter-time condensation by warming the interior surface of the windows
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Resilient Home Solutions

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Right - Covered porches protect the south-facing windows and doors of this building from solar heat gain.

Right - Covered porches protect the south-facing windows and doors of this building from solar heat gain.