Wind Mitigation Techniques
Roof Deck Attachment
While the roof covering is the first line of defense against storm damage, it will only remain in place as long as the roof deck also remains intact. Loss of even one piece of roof deck can result in internal damage to your home and its contents. This interior damage is often many times the cost of the damage to the exterior of your home.
Gable End Bracing
The gable end walls of your home can be subject to a tremendous beating during a hurricane. If not properly braced, sheathed, and anchored, they can collapse and cause a catastrophic amount of damage to your home. However, of all the possible structural retrofits, gable end walls are usually the easiest to strengthen and deserve to be a high priority on your retrofit list. REBUILD braces gable end walls as part of the total wind retrofit project.
Reinforce Roof-to-Wall Connections
The connection between your roof structure and the walls is one of the most important structural connections in your house.
Opening Protection
(Exterior Doors, Skylights, Windows, and Garage Doors)
Protecting windows and doors from windborne debris during a hurricane or windstorm is an important part of protecting your home, your belongings, and your and your family. All exterior openings (exterior doors, windows, skylights, sliding glass doors, and garage doors) are protected as part of the REBUILD program. Windows are generally shuttered with a galvanized steel panel shutter system. Exterior doors and garage doors can be replaced, strengthened or shuttered.
