Strengthen These Five Spots to Make Your Home More Secure Hurricanes cause damage to homes and property, destroy furniture and keepsakes, and disrupt your life for weeks or months at a time.  In this guide, the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) outlines Five Spots where some work can... Many codes have requirements that are based on wind speeds. This map of Louisiana illustrates wind speed contours from the American Society of Engineers (ASCE) 7-98 standard. Click on the link to the right to download a PDF file containing a map of wind speeds within hurricane prone regions along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Keeping wind and water out is critical to your home’s survival.  Shutters should be a planned element of any vulnerable home. Plywood should be a last-minute alternative, and if used, it must be properly fastened. Protective barriers can: Keep wind pressure from building up inside, which often leads to loss... Refuerce los siguientes cinco puntos para hacer de su casa un lugar más seguro Los huracanes causan daños a su casa y propiedad, destruyen el mobiliario y los objetos de valor e interrumpen el curso normal de su vida por semanas y a veces hasta por algunos meses.  En esta... A Guide to High Wind Protection The 2004 hurricane season provided painful lessons in the importance of preparing for such destructive storms. Perhaps the most important of all is the need to properly protect your home sooner than later.  This will allow you to focus on other important actions when a... To help manufactured home owners understand the vulnerability in high wind areas and how to improve their home’s ability to withstand windstorms, the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has updated its Manufactured Home Inspection Checklist. Manufactured homes are units built off-site and installed or assembled on site, including...

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