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Right – This low-slope roof and parapet assembly has continuity of both the air and water barriers

Right – This low-slope roof and parapet assembly has continuity of both the air and water barriers
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Right – This metal panel window shutter is installed in a track permanently mounted above and below the window frame and is secured with wing nuts to studs mounted on the track.

Right – This metal panel window shutter is installed in a track permanently mounted above and below the window frame and is secured with wing nuts to studs mounted on the track.
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Right – This swale has sloped sides with appropriate vegetation to filter rainwater.

Right – This swale has sloped sides with appropriate vegetation to filter rainwater.
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Right – Use these fasteners to connect beams to wood piles.

Right – Use these fasteners to connect beams to wood piles.
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Right – Weatherstripping has been installed and remains in contact when the door is closed.

Right – Weatherstripping has been installed and remains in contact when the door is closed.
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Right-Flood resistant foundation walls lift the floor framing above the DFE and include flood openings to let flood waters pass through.

Right-Flood resistant foundation walls lift the floor framing above the DFE and include flood openings to let flood waters pass through.
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Rigid foam insulation can serve as the drainage plane when all seams are taped. Furring strips provide an air gap behind the cladding.

Rigid foam insulation can serve as the drainage plane when all seams are taped. Furring strips provide an air gap behind the cladding.
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Riprap is placed on a hillside to stabilize the ground and reduce erosion

Riprap is placed on a hillside to stabilize the ground and reduce erosion
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Rising Above The Flood: Raising homes above the 100-year flood level

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Roof tie-down details for truss-to-wall connections from Fortified Home

Roof tie-down details for truss-to-wall connections from Fortified Home
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Roof truss-to-masonry wall connectors embedded into concrete-filled or grouted masonry cell (left-hand side image has a top plate installed while the right-hand side does not).

Roof truss-to-masonry wall connectors embedded into concrete-filled or grouted masonry cell (left-hand side image has a top plate installed while the right-hand side does not).
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Roof-wall flashing details.

Roof-wall flashing details.
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Roofing nails should be driven in straight and flush, not overdriven, underdriven, or angled

Roofing nails should be driven in straight and flush, not overdriven, underdriven, or angled
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Sandbags and Other Inflatables

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Saturated ground water

Saturated ground water
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Scour and erosion caused by moving floodwaters reduce the embedment of piling.

Scour and erosion caused by moving floodwaters reduce the embedment of piling.
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Scour around a group of foundation piles on a coastal home.

Scour around a group of foundation piles on a coastal home.
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Scour around the grade beam of a house on piles from coastal flooding.

Scour around the grade beam of a house on piles from coastal flooding.
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Screws Instead of Hurricane Ties?

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Seal the roof deck as follows: Sweep roof decking, tape seams, and cover underlayment or roofing felt as shown.

Seal the roof deck as follows: Sweep roof decking, tape seams, and cover underlayment or roofing felt as shown.
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Section view of a deep pile foundation system constructed with reinforced concrete beams and columns to create portal frames, adapted from FEMA P-550, 2nd ed., case FEMA P-550, 2nd ed., case H.

Section view of a deep pile foundation system constructed with reinforced concrete beams and columns to create portal frames, adapted from FEMA P-550, 2nd ed., case FEMA P-550, 2nd ed., case H.
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Section view of a steel pipe pile with concrete column and grade beam foundation type, adapted from FEMA P-550, case B.

Section view of a steel pipe pile with concrete column and grade beam foundation type, adapted from FEMA P-550, case B.
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Secure Shingle Tabs

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Seismic & Wind Design Considerations for Wood Framed Structures