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A Concrete House for a Hurricane Zone
Homeowner Jim Minardi is checking out the layout of his new reinforced concrete home that has materialized from sand after ... |
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Backup Generator for Storm-Ready Home
Ron Ford from Kohler shows Bob the 12 killiwatt backup generator that has been installed at the Punta Gorda, Florida, home. ... |
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Building a Reinforced, Solid-Pour Concrete Wall
Bob meets Mark Newton of Solid Wall Systems to learn about the solid-pour walls that will frame this storm-resistant home. Bob ... |
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Building Reinforced Concrete Storm-Ready Homes in Florida
Bob is joined on the site of the Punta Gorda, Florida, storm-ready home by Jim Crain of Precise Forms. Precise Forms partners ... |
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Building to Beat Storm Surge
Todd Davison from FEMA is with Bob to talk about Hurricane Ivan and the power of storm surge. Ivan, unlike Hurricane Charley, ... |
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Discussing Stem Wall Construction
Bob joins Jesse Gonzalez from Mercedes Homes and Randy Cole from the City of Punta Gorda Building Department for a site visit ... |
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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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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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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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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 ... |
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Hurricane-Resistant Garage Doors
Ernie Hutto from DAB Garage Doors explains that the garage door is the largest opening into any home. Hurricane winds can ... |
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Hurricane-Resistant Roof Tiles
Bart Cox of Hanson Roof Tile and Dave Peck of D. Peck Roofing explain the roof covering system to Bob as they tour the Punta ... |
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Impact-Resistant Windows and PGT Factory Tour
Bob is at PGT Industries in Venice, Florida, for a visit with Dave Olmstead, the code compliance officer for PGT Industries, ... |
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Improved Building Practice for Storm-Ready Homes
Bob congratulates the Mercedes crew — Scott Buescher, Mike Morris, and Jesse Gonzalez — on the rapid construction of this ... |
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Inspecting the Steel Reinforcements before the Concrete Pour
Bob talks with Randy Cole, from the City of Punta Gorda, who is on site to inspect the steel work before the concrete is ... |
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Installing an Impact-Resistant Front Door
Bob is back at the Punta Gorda, Florida, storm-ready house for the installation of the hurricane-resistant front door. Jesse ... |
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Installing Impact-Resistant Sliding Glass Doors
Bob joins Scott Renfroe from Great Southern Windows for the installation of nine foot by eight foot sliding patio doors. Like ... |
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Installing Impact-Resistant Windows
Aaron Renfroe from Great Southern Windows installs the PGT WinGuard windows as Bob looks on. He first applies a thick bead of ... |
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Manufacturing Impact-Resistant Windows
Bob continues his tour of the PGT window factory in Venice, Florida. Dave Olmstead shows Bob a standard aluminum window with a ... |
