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Probability that a flood will exceed the n-year flood level over a given period of time.

Probability that a flood will exceed the n-year flood level over a given period of time.
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Profile of an open/shallow pier foundation for riverine areas where an open foundation style is desirable and for buildings in Coastal A Zone where scour and erosion is limited.

Profile of an open/shallow pier foundation for riverine areas where an open foundation style is desirable and for buildings in Coastal A Zone where scour and erosion is limited.
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Proper connections for masonry gable end wall to roof help resist wind uplift.

Proper connections for masonry gable end wall to roof help resist wind uplift.
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Properly reinforce masonry walls in coastal locations to resist high winds and waves.

Properly reinforce masonry walls in coastal locations to resist high winds and waves.
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Protect Your Home from Flood Damage

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Provide a continuous air barrier from the rigid foam below the crawlspace floor joists to the rim joist to the exterior wall above

Provide a continuous air barrier from the rigid foam below the crawlspace floor joists to the rim joist to the exterior wall above
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Provide for pressure balancing between bedrooms and the rest of the house.

Provide for pressure balancing between bedrooms and the rest of the house.
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Raised-slab CMU foundation including flood-resistant features: sloped grade, damp proofed stem wall, capillary break under the slab (gravel or sand), vapor barrier under the slab and capillary break at the top of the foundation wall (polyethylene sheet)

Raised-slab CMU foundation including flood-resistant features: sloped grade, damp proofed stem wall, capillary break under the slab (gravel or sand), vapor barrier under the slab and capillary break at the top of the foundation wall (polyethylene sheet)
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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 construction for homes in Zone B (areas of moderate flood hazard between the 100-yr and 500-yr flood) and Zones C and X (areas of minimal flood hazard above the 500-yr flood).

Recommended construction for homes in Zone B (areas of moderate flood hazard between the 100-yr and 500-yr flood) and Zones C and X (areas of minimal flood hazard above the 500-yr flood).
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Recommended flood resistant wall construction for concrete block walls with stucco or brick veneer.

Recommended flood resistant wall construction for concrete block walls with stucco or brick veneer.
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Recommended flood-resistant exterior cavity wall construction.

Recommended flood-resistant exterior cavity wall construction.
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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 Lowest Floor Elevation to Minimize Coastal Flood Damage.

Recommended Lowest Floor Elevation to Minimize Coastal Flood Damage.
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Recommended wet floodproofing techniques for walls.

Recommended wet floodproofing techniques for walls.
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Redundant moisture barriers including siding, house wrap, and coated sheathing can help protect walls from excess moisture, while vapor retarders prevent vapor from entering the wall from the house, for example from a bathroom or kitchen.

Redundant moisture barriers including siding, house wrap, and coated sheathing can help protect walls from excess moisture, while vapor retarders prevent vapor from entering the wall from the house, for example from a bathroom or kitchen.
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Repair leaks and cracks, and cover holes in foundation floors and walls to minimize water and vapor entry.

Repair leaks and cracks, and cover holes in foundation floors and walls to minimize water and vapor entry.
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Residential glazing in wind-borne debris regions is required to resist test missile C or D; however, field investigations have shown that roof tile can penetrate shutters that comply with test missile D like this one, so test missile E compliant...

Residential glazing in wind-borne debris regions is required to resist test missile C or D; however, field investigations have shown that roof tile can penetrate shutters that comply with test missile D like this one, so test missile E compliant shutters are recommended near homes with tile roofs in wind-borne debris regions.
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Retention walls, permeable pavement, french drains, drywells, and ditches all help to divert, collect, and manage the flow of stormwater on a site.

Retention walls, permeable pavement, french drains, drywells, and ditches all help to divert, collect, and manage the flow of stormwater on a site.
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Return box has been properly sealed with mastic

Return box has been properly sealed with mastic
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Return box has not been sealed

Return box has not been sealed
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Return duct has been properly sealed with mastic

Return duct has been properly sealed with mastic
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Return has not been sealed

Return has not been sealed
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Returning to Your Flood Damaged Home