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FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design Tables

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FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design Tables
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FEMA P-804 Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Wind Hazard Protection Levels

FEMA P-804 Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Wind Hazard Protection Levels
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FEMA P-804 Best Available Refuge Area Safety Score, Excerpted

FEMA P-804 Best Available Refuge Area Safety Score, Excerpted
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FEMA P-804 Envelope and Structural Assessment, Excerpted

FEMA P-804 Envelope and Structural Assessment, Excerpted
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Figure R301.2(5)A Excerpted from the 2018 International Residential Code

Figure R301.2(5)A Excerpted from the 2018 International Residential Code
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First row and quality assurance

First row and quality assurance
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Flashing at roof-wall intersection with CMU wall

Flashing at roof-wall intersection with CMU wall
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Flashing was done incorrectly here; the step flashing should be under the siding, there is no gutter on the lower roof, a downspout is missing, and the kickout flashing is far too small to be effective at directing water away from the wall.

Flashing was done incorrectly here; the step flashing should be under the siding, there is no gutter on the lower roof, a downspout is missing, and the kickout flashing is far too small to be effective at directing water away from the wall.
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Flat roof with cavity spray foam plus loose-fill insulation and gypsum board thermal barrier.

Flat roof with cavity spray foam plus loose-fill insulation and gypsum board thermal barrier.
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FLAT ROOF. Proper way to seal vents and pipes.

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For houses with solar photovoltaic roof panels, any potential shading structure should be twice as far away from the photovoltaic array as it is tall.

For houses with solar photovoltaic roof panels, any potential shading structure should be twice as far away from the photovoltaic array as it is tall.
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FORTIFIED Animation: Hurricane - ATTIC VENTS

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FORTIFIED Animation: Hurricane - Continuous Load Path

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FORTIFIED Animation: Hurricane - OPENINGS

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Fortified Home Gable Vent Shuttering

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Fortified Home Gable Vent Shuttering
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Fortified Home Roof Deck Attachment for Hurricanes

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Fortified Home Roof Deck Attachment for Hurricanes
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Fortified Home Roof Protection Requirements

Fortified Home Roof Protection Requirements
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FORTIFIED Roof System - Hurricane

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FORTIFIED Roof System - Hurricane

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Gable End Bracing and Framing

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Gable end vents allow in wind-driven rain because pressures that develop between the outside surface of the wall and the inside of the attic are sufficient to drive water uphill several inches.

Gable end vents allow in wind-driven rain because pressures that develop between the outside surface of the wall and the inside of the attic are sufficient to drive water uphill several inches.
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Get a Storm Ready Roof

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Grade-level drainage

Grade-level drainage
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Gutter channel

Gutter channel