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Fine Homebuilding Magazine on Instagram: "Damage from Hurricane Sally in 2020 was the worst Ben Murphy had seen in his 16 years as a contractor on the Gulf Coast of Alabama—but that damage didn’t include his Fortified Roofs. “We had zero damage on any roof we have done in the past five years. We had three roofs with problems, but only because they had trees fall through them." The Institute for Business and Home Safety (@ibhs_org) developed a three-tier program known as the @fortifiedstandard to help roofs, houses, and commercial buildings survive severe weather events including hurricanes, hail and tornadoes. Here's what those standards look like: Elements of a Fortified Roof include sealed roof sheathing, strengthened edge protection, and additional nails in the sheathing, underlaymen
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