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Guide describing appropriate flooring for wet areas of the home.
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Guide describing how to elevate a water heater above the base flood elevation to protect it from flood damage.
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Guide describing steps that builders can take to reduce the likelihood of standing water and localized flooding around the foundation of a home during rainy conditions, with links to several full guides providing detailed instructions for improving water management in new and existing homes.
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FEMA
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Factsheet describing backflow valve benefits and tips.
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FEMA
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Technical bulletin describing National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requirements for flood openings in foundation walls and walls of enclosures below elevated buildings.
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Guide describing how to correctly slope solid surfaces outside a home so rainwater flows away from the home.
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Resilient Design Institute
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Website describing wet floodproofing measures to prevent against structural damage, internal damage and damage to electrical components.
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MHFD
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Guidance documents describing Erosion Control Blankets (ECBs) use as a construction material that provides temporary cover and support for establishing vegetation on bare soil. ECB holds topsoil and seed (typically grass) in place to minimize erosion during germination of seed.
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Guide describing how to properly grade a site so water will flow away from the foundation.
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Information guide describing constructed flood protection measures to minimize damage and increase structural resilience during a flood.
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Guide describing methods for short-term control of erosion during construction and long-term measures for controlling erosion on sloped sites or sites with river banks or shore lines.
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Guide describing the use of swales, French drains, and site grading to minimize saturation of foundations and ponding of stormwater runoff on sites.
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Guide describing fuel tank anchoring practices for disaster resistance.
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Guide describing ways to construct a raised-slab foundation to increase a home's resistance to floods.
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Guide describing how to provide a strong continuous load path from the roof through the wall to the foundation to ensure a structurally sound building and increase racking resistance in hurricanes, high winds, tornados, and earthquakes.
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Guide describing how to select the siding materials best suited to withstand hazards the home is likely to face within its lifetime.
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Guide describing how to construct flood-resistant homes using pier, pile, post, or column foundations.