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Riprap is placed on a hillside to stabilize the ground and reduce erosion

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FEMA P-320 Safe Room Design Wood Frame Plans and Details

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Poor drainage conditions can enable water to pool around the home.

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The sheathing has rotted because there was not a sufficient drainage gap behind the stucco cladding

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Correct seismic retrofit hardware for securing the sill plate to foundation wall

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A drywell, shown here used for downspout catchment, can also be used to receive water from a French drain.

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Shear Strength Comparison Between a Foundation Stud Anchor (on left) and a Shear Transfer Angle (on right)

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Final Grade

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Video describing how to properly waterproof foundations.

Many plan to raise homes to avoid flooding

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Video from KHOU 11 on the process of elevating homes to avoid future flood damage.

Mitigation Success

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Video testimonial from a homeowner whose home survived a flood due to proper lower level wet floodproofing.

Building Enclosure: Foundation Overview

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Constructability of Elevating Concrete Slabs on Grade

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Video from American Concrete Institute explaining the differences between foundation construction strategies and heights to mitigate damage from flooding.

Foundations

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Video showing how to design high-wind-resistant foundations according to FLASH Strong Home guidelines.

Saturated ground water

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Comprehensive water management features include a capillary break (≥ 6-mil polyethylene sheeting) at all crawlspace floors

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Right – Use these fasteners to connect beams to wood piles.

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Connection details for misaligned pier-foundation piles.

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Homeowners elevate houses for flood protection

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Video from LSU AgCenter explaining why and how some homeowners are elevating their homes above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) to mitigate damage during flooding.