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Electrical Wiring with Metal Studs
Bob joins electrician Jose Rodriguez as he installs wiring in metal framing at the storm-ready house. Rodriguez uses plastic ... |
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Elevating Appliances
For protection against shallow flood waters, the washer and dryer can sometimes be elevated on masonry or pressure-treated ... |
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Emergency Access to Your Home
Identify your home with legible and clearly marked street name and house number so emergency vehicles can rapidly find the ... |
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Emergency Backup Generators
Power outages are inconvenient and can be dangerous. With the right emergency power system time, without power is brief and ... |
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Emergency Board Up
If your home is not protected by impact-resistant windows and doors; or impact resistant shutters or panels; consider building ... |
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Emergency Board Up
The following basic recommendations can be used in extreme emergencies to add temporary plywood shutters to doors and windows. |
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Fiberglass-Faced Wallboard Combats Mold and Moisture
Bob meets Thad Goodman from Georgia-Pacific who is on site to install DensArmor Plus fiberglass-faced wallboard in the ... |
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Find Out the Base Flood Elevation
The best way to prepare for a flood is in the planning stage of a new home.
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Flood Damage Cleanup
When you are preparing to clean after a flood, start with safety. Here are tips to ridding your home of moisture safely. |
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Flood Insurance Facts
Flooding causes more than 90 percent of all disaster-related property damage in the United States but most homeowner policies ... |
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Flood Prep Plumbing
Check Drain Plug: Install a floating floor drain plug at the current drain location. If the floor drain pipe backs up, the ... |
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Flood Warnings -- Understand Them
Flood Watch - Flash flooding or flooding is possible within the designated WATCH area. Be alert.
Flood Warning - ... |
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Garage Doors and Hurricanes
In high winds, double garage doors can pull out of their tracks or collapse from wind pressure. If garage doors fail, high ... |
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High Wind Water Damage
Here's a new technique to protect your house from water damage during high winds. Once the plywood roof sheathing has been ... |
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Hiring Contractors for Disaster Repairs
Whether they are architectural, engineering, electrical, or general contractors, most service providers in the building ... |
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Homeowners Insurance
A standard homeowners policy protects against fire, lightning, wind, storms, hail, explosions, riots, aircraft wrecks, vehicle ... |
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House Failures in Hurricanes
Bob is joined by Wayne Sallade, the emergency manager for Charlotte County, Florida. They stand before a residential property ... |
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How Homes Survive Hurricanes
Bob and Leslie Chapman Henderson from FLASH, the Federal Alliance for Safe Housing, look at two homes on the same street. One ... |
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How to Purchase Flood Insurance
Flooding causes more than 90 percent of all disaster-related property damage in the United States but most homeowner policies ... |
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Hurricane Protection for Porches, Windows, and Doors
Ted Gower from Armor Screen is installing the hurricane-protection fabric that will make the lanai a hurricane shelter in case ... |
