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Tips On How To Build A Safer Home As You Rebuild After A Natural Disaster
There is nothing more fearful than having to weather a storm, whether it be a tornado, hurricane, earthquake, flood, house fire, or other unstoppable force of nature. Once the storm is over, you have to deal with picking up the pieces and starting over. This can be a little frightening. Here are some tips that will hopefully help calm you and make you feel a little at ease.
Soffits: Make sure the soffits are installed according to the manufacturers' instructions. Manufacturers' recommended procedures are often overlooked and soffits are installed in an easier method. This causes weakness in the installation and soffits become detached during a strong storm. Following the manufacturers' instructions may not be the least expensive way but it could mean the difference between a soffit withholding hard winds versus wind and water blowing freely into the attic. When water is blown into the attic it could cause severe damage in no time by saturating the ceiling drywall, which, in turn, will eventually flow into the interior of your home. Vinyl panels are highly recommended over aluminum. Vinyl tends to perform better during pressure testing.
Roofing shingles: Choose a high-wind rated roof covering. Use shingles that meet the most highest standards for impact resistance. These standards should be set by Underwriters Laboratories or UL. They should also meet the most highest standards for wind resistance set by UL and the American Society for Testing and Materials or ASTM International. The cost of the shingles is about 50 percent higher than conventional shingles. They also add to the installation cost due to the fact that they are installed with six nails instead of the conventional three-nail. These costs will be worth the additional protection.
Storm shutters or panels: There is a wide variety of storm protectors for your windows. Shutters and panels are used to prevent windows from breaking by flying objects or debris and water infiltration. Broken windows allow the air pressure to rise inside a home creating a pressure that can cause major roof failure. While strong winds are building pressure on the inside trying to blow your roof off, the winds outside are trying to blow your roof off. There are beautiful shutters or panels to choose from that can truly decorate and help protect your home.
Garage doors: These doors are the largest weakest opening of a home's exteriors. The loss of a garage door during a natural disaster rates as one of four major factors as to a home being destroyed or damaged. Most of hurricane damage starts with wind entry through the garage door. Once the garage door is blown off all of the power of the hurricane enters the home and blows off the roof. An impact-resistant garage door can be purchased or garage door braces can be used. These are vertical braces that are much less costly than a garage door that is impact-resistant.
Products that are rated "hurricane tested" does NOT mean they have passed the impact test. Choose the products with the proper approval for impact-resistance.
You can save on all of the products you need for the rebuilding in order to make your new home extremely safe and on all other materials and supplies needed. Included with these savings are all of the interior furnishings that need to be replaced that were most likely destroyed during your unfortunate circumstance. Why not take advantage of saving as you rebuild your home for you and your loved ones? You deserve a break after the catastrophe you have been through. Start saving today!
About the Author
Karen Lewis is an economic consultant who is passionate about helping individuals, who have experienced major natural disasters, recover and rebuild by learning how to save on purchases. She offers financial advice on how to find discount savings vs. paying full retail price. For further information, simply visit Karen's website and obtain her Free Report HERE. She's on YOUR financial side!
Is not all the human debris from the Japanese tsunami the largest environmental disaster in world history?
Cars, boats, houses, businesses, factories, electronics, household and industrial cleaners, all types of oils and fuels, anything you can imagine was swept out to sea in massive volume with the tsunami.
All we hear about is the nuclear reactor. Of course the operators will be sued for billions by every extremist environmental group imaginable.
But consider the sheer volume of toxic material swept into the ocean that week.
Are we not hearing about it because there is no one to sue?
So it is not newsworthy?
I don't think it is the largest environmental disaster in history. But even if it is, the tragic loss of life meant that the secondary issue - the debris was not of crucial importance to the media. And as you rightly observe there is no one to sue or blame.
I think the media in general highlighted the spirit of the Japanese people in coping with the disaster, which was inspiring and courageous.
Japan Tsunami: Debris From Disaster Heading to US West Coast