Get help to make your home resistant to windstorm debris
Live in an area where you sometimes have to duck flying objects?
No, we’re not talking about those next-door neighbors who tend to shout and fling dishes at each other. Certain areas of Florida are designated as “windborne debris regions.” If you live in such an area, there are certain steps you can take to help protect your home from whatever the Florida weather tosses its way.
You may qualify for up to $5,000 in matching grant funds to make your home more windstorm resistant. The University of Florida’s program for Resource Efficient Communities (IFAS Extension) recently completed a presentation for homeowners on “The Home Structure Rating System and the My Safe Florida Home Program” to be taught by agents with housing responsibility.
The PowerPoint presentation is made available here in a pdf format as we believe everyone should know about this program that helps assess the wind resistance of a home.
In conjunction with a home inspection, the program calculates a home structure rating, suggests actions that may be taken to strengthen the home and determines wind related insurance discounts that may be associated with mitigation plans for a specific home.
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