Once you
register with your local
organization, a no-cost
wind inspection will
be completed.
4. Home
Improvement
According to wind inspection
survey results, a local
organization may assist with
strengthening your home in one
or more of the following areas:
Improving
the strength of your roof deck attachment.
For example, if your roof consists of shingles nailed to
plywood sheets, the inspection may reveal that the plywood
sheets are not adequately nailed to your roof trusses, and
that additional nails and/or longer nails need to be added
to prevent the plywood from being blown off in a hurricane.
Creating a
secondary water barrier to prevent water intrusion.
For example, using strips of “peel and stick-on” material
that cover the joints between the plywood sheets on your
roof to reduce leakage until repairs can be made if a
hurricane blows off your roof shingles.
Improving
the survivability of your roof covering.
For example, upgrading to thicker and stronger
hurricane-resistant roof shingles, attached with properly
sized and properly applied roofing nails, to reduce the
susceptibility of your roof shingles blowing off in a
hurricane.
Bracing
gable-ends in your roof framing.
This is usually done inside your attic to decrease chances
that your roof will collapse under hurricane wind loads.
Reinforcing roof-to-wall connections.
For example, installing metal tie-down straps that attach
roof rafters to wall studs to decrease chances that all or a
portion of your roof will simply lift your house during a
hurricane.
Upgrading
exterior wall opening protections.
For example, installing hurricane-rated window shutters.
Upgrading
exterior doors.
For example, replacing a standard garage door with a
hurricane-rated garage door.
