hurricane clip

A mechanical device installed at an eaves course of roof tiles to help prevent the tiles from being lifted by wind.

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Qualifying measures include actions such as securing a roof with hurricane clips or wraps and installing impact-resistant glass on windows and openings.

Reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program: Congress has the opportunity to make this program more transparent, more cost-effective, more equitable, and more appealing to property owners

There is much the public can do at modest cost to mitigate the damage in advance of hurricanes (hurricane clips to keep the roof from blowing off, storm shutters to protect windows, etc.).

HURRICANE WITH A HISTORY: Hawaiian Newspapers Illuminate an 1871 Storm: How 114 years of Hawaiian-language newspapers starting in 1834 extend our knowledge of natural disasters into the nineteenth century and to precontact times

She recommends attaching roofs with hurricane clips, which create a stronger connection between the roof and the house.

6 ways to tornado-proof your home

Moore's new residential building codes include requiring roof sheathing, hurricane clips or framing anchors, continuous plywood bracing and wind-resistant garage doors.

Get wind of Mississippi: statewide building codes protect against greater Hurricane force

* Hurricane clips to secure the trusses to the walls.

How to frame a garage: tips help you plan, build a solid foundation, frame and more

Fie analyzed the plans and explained that the beams would have to be connected by large hurricane clips at the joints and gave an estimate for the number of nuts and bolts that would be required to make the structure sturdy.

Bring engineering to life Pergola design

Hurricane clips, straps, and anchors are utilized along the roof-to-wall, wall-to-wall, wall-to-floor, and floor-to-foundation connections.

Assessing damages post-catastrophe: wind, water and pre-existing structural defects

According to Tim Marshall, meteorologist and failure and damage consultant at Haag Engineering Co., Dallas, "There are great cement or wood siding products that help stiffen the wood frame (as opposed to decorative vinyl or aluminum sidings)." Jackson singles out hurricane clips or straps as an inexpensive way to reinforce your building's structural integrity.

How to protect your building from severe weather

Upon completion, they were glad their structure was secured with a slab that bolted with metal beams and hurricane clips all around.

Breezes on the mountain top: wind powers this efficient retreat

"In a few cases, there just weren't enough nails in hurricane clips to begin with," van de Lindt remarks.

You should sweat the small stuff: Katrina study examines construction quality

No hurricane clips, no serious anchorage to the foundation--bad news.

Excessive force slammed! Shattered homes left in the wake of a Maryland super tornado point out both the strengths and shortcomings of modern building codes

Hurricane clips at these important joints can improve the security of older homes.