Weatherproof Your House
Americans live in the most severe weather-prone country on earth. Tropical depressions and tropical storms, while generally less dangerous than hurricanes, still can be deadly. The winds of tropical depressions and tropical storms are usually heavy rains, flooding and severe weather. Tornadoes, create the greatest threats from tropical storms and depressions. On average each year, 10 tropical storms, 6 of which become hurricanes, develop in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico. In a typical 3-year span, the U.S. coastline is struck on average five times by hurricanes, two of which will be designated as major hurricanes.
Contact a local builder to prepare your home structure for the next season of blizzards and natural disasters.
Each Year, Americans Cope With An Average Of:
- 10,000 Thunderstorms
- 2,500 Floods
- 1,000 Tornadoes
- 6 Deadly Hurricanes
The extreme cold can have varied affect across the country. When wind speed increases with a drop in temperature well below the norm, a home can rapidly lose its heating ability. The weather can turn a home into a heating nightmare and a very cold winter.
Conditions Of Extreme Cold:
- Loss Of Heat (poor insulation)
- Frozen Pipes (old pipes)
- Caving Roof From Heavy Snow (old roof structures)
- Main Heating System Shut Down (need back-up)
Profession local builders with recommend certain features to ensure your home is protected for the disaster.
These Recommendations Included:
- Impact Resistant Windows Installed
- Secured Roofs With Durable Tie Downs
- Secured Roof Tiles
- Well Built Roofs For Heavy Snow & Ice
- Storm Shutters
- Flexible Gas Lines
Securing Your Homes Structure
Tornados
No residence and no person is entirely safe during a twister. Some efforts can, however, be made to prevent some structural damage and protect you or your family during a tornado. Local builders can tighten the grip of a household roof using hurricane clips that prevent the roof of a home from being sucked off during the course of a tornado.
Earthquakes
Local Builders encourage design and building practices that address the earthquake hazard and minimize the resulting damage to both life and property. Homeowners of one and two family residences to employ construction practices intended to provide resistance to damage from earthquakes. Having a our professional builders will exceeded codes standards for residential units and build structural features that are positioned, dimensioned, constructed and interconnected properly to resist earthquakes.
Contact a local builder to prepare your home structure for the next season of blizzards and natural disasters.
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