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Basic Home Construction Explains the basic building blocks used to construct a gable roof home. Also explains new ideas on how to keep your roof from blowing away.
Truss Bracing Shows you how to brace your roofs truss system so they will withstand the high winds experienced in hurricanes.
Gable end bracing An in depth description on how to brace your homes "gable ends".
Hurricane Straps A good discussion about hurricane straps, including a diagrams.
Hurricane/Storm Shutters Storm shutter construction and why you need them, complete with instructions on how to build them.
Garage Door Bracing How to straighten your garage door
Garage Door Track Bracing Drawings and photos of the track bracing used in Capt. Tropics home.
Safe Room Selection Safe room identification, what's good and what isn't.
Disaster Food Supplies List What foods to put up before the storm.
Food Storage How to store your food.
First Aid Kit How to put a kit together.
Basic First Aid What to do if someone is injured
Hurricane/Disaster Kit Tools and materials to keep on hand.
Hurricane Watch Check List What to do when a hurricane watch has been issued for your area.
Hurricane Warning Check List What to do when a hurricane warning has been issued for your area.
Emergency Radio Explains how to get the information you want during the storm.
Looters What can you do to keep from being a victim
Power Inverts Turning 12 volts DC into 120 volts AC.
Hurricane Recovery Your house is a mess, here's how to get it back in shape.
Disinfecting Water This is very serious read carefully!
Disaster Health Hazards Situations you would never think of.
Property Damage What to do, insurance companies, go figure.
Chain Saw Safety That thing can tear you up!
Hurricane photos Here are hurricane photos I collected from the web. I think you might enjoy them.
The links page Links to other web sites that i like.
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