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From the American Plywood Association - APA, I found three new publications that can help you protect your windows in a Hurricane!
"It is the height of hurricane season, and APA (American Plywood Association) has three different publication series offering hurricane shutter design details. Each offers a collection of five hurricane shutter designs with recommendations for a variety of window and door openings in masonry and wood-frame buildings. The plans in the series include illustrations, materials lists, and step-by-step instructions.
This month we (APA) feature the newly published Hurricane Shutter Design Considerations for Florida. This region-specific publication presents two basic alternatives for hurricane shutters and five different designs to provide options to protect a home from damage in windstorms. The designs are based on requirements from the 2007 Florida Building Code. This publication is available only as a free downloadable PDF. Form T460, 19 pages.
Hurricane Shutter Designs, Form T450, is the original shutter design publication and includes recommendations based on the 2006 International Residential Code (IRC) and the 2006 International Building Code (IBC). This publication is available only as a free downloadable PDF. Form T450, 18 pages.
The details are also available as Hurricane Shutter Designs for Latin America in Spanish. The designs have been separated into five different publications."
These PDF's are available FREE, all you have to do is sign up on the APA site.
For additional information about Hurricanes, see my previous blog posts "Let's Talk about Hurricanes!" and "Hurricane Roofs" - They're still good!
