Technological advances and innovative concepts keep coming to help defend our homes against nature’s destructive forces. This time it's Fastnet, a product designed to prevent shingles and tiles from flying off in hurricane force winds. The Fastnet system uses a...
Now that you know that only tested and approved shutter systems or windows made with impact-resistant glass should be used as window protection, let’s debunk another common myth. MYTH: Crack or open windows to allow wind pressure inside the house to equal pressure...
Most of us have been fooled by urban myths and email hoaxes. Remember the Bill Gates e-mail? It was a hoax and you never saw a dime. Unlike that harmless hoax, urban myths about disaster safety aren’t just annoying, they are dangerous. Myth 1: Placing masking tape,...
As the first storm of the Hurricane Season bears down on Florida, we at Renovate Your World are keenly aware of the needs of coastal homeowners for designs and products that make their homes safer in severe weather. Here’s one we came across called the Hurricane...
Hurricane season is here and coastal communities are bracing for the storms. Every year brings new building codes to protect homeowners in storm-threatened areas and new products to help builders meet code without sacrificing the bottom line. Norbord Windstorm OSB...
This week is Hurricane Preparedness Week and everyone from NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency) to companies like Simonton Windows is putting information and products out there to help our coastal communities live safer. If you live in a...
This week is Hurricane Preparedness Week and everyone from NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency) to companies like Simonton Windows is putting information and products out there to help our coastal communities live safer. If you live in a...
As a friend and I discussed the terrible killer tornado outbreaks we’ve seen so far this year in the Midwest, she told me how much tornadoes frightened her because “unlike a hurricane, you don’t have any warning with a tornado.” Not true, I thought. I quickly told her...
Although 11 people died this year in March tornadoes, April is typically the deadliest month for killer tornadoes in the U.S. On average 27 people are killed by April tornadoes each year, with most dying in their destroyed homes. This number would likely drop if more...
Wildfire is in the news a lot right now. In fact, since late December wildfires in several U.S. states—including Texas, Oklahoma, and California—have burned hundreds of thousands of acres, destroyed hundreds of homes, and killed several people. While the Southeast has...
