Surviving A Hurricane: A Hurricane-Resistant Construction Solution

A team of Simpson Strong-Tie engineers visited Northwestern Florida to check on customers and assess the damage to homes caused by Hurricane Michael. After speaking with homeowners, contractors and engineers, common failure modes were identified.
Florida-based engineers and contractors who use Simpson Strong-Tie products explain the importance of following the enhanced building codes to build and retrofit safer, stronger homes for the future. Fortifying a home for high wind events is not just an option for new construction, older homes can be retrofitted to be hurricane resistant as well.
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[@gypsybellefleur]

Just seeing this. We twist strapped every north rafter while we were replacing our soffits this year ..Boy I'm thankful.

[@ToIsleOfView]

Steel straps at the roof and foundation are #1 but windows are the other weak point. If a window fails the wind can get inside and push out walls. Water intrusion makes the sheetrock crumble away from the nails and the walls lose strength.

[@bdwon]

Look for the FOX news Tampa Bay KZbin video about the Lackey house that survived. Dr. Lackey stresses that the strength of the windows were crucial for its survival.

[@dong-ne-builder]

I love using Simpson Strong tie every building that I build. cause I live in island of south korea, A typhoon come every summer of every year... I'm worry what the strong typhoon will come in this island ...so It is only one thing that I believe is the tie like hole down.. rafter tie ..

[@gypsybellefleur]

Yes we are in SW Fla we did it to our back of home. Helped and now we are doing it to our shed.

[@davefagerstrom]

I'm curious as to the expense of adding this system a typical 2,000 square foot new construction home. $10,000? $15,000?

[@robertstarkey1634]

True

[@Lasttimestudio]

This roof resistance at Ida huricane? 2021?

[@strongtie]

This video is from Hurricane Michael. We do have an engineering team in Louisiana investigating the impact of Hurricane Ida.

[@grc5618]

Anything for tornados?

[@claudepoulin8558]

When they rebuild they will go through insurance protocols ( the lowest bid …) you don’t get hight quality construction with guys like that.

[@hauntedcaptainphoenix5363]

I need help building amphibious homes for people to survive tsunami.

[@robertstarkey1634]

Screw ,glue and bolt everything you install

[@Hello-zf5lq]

does it resist water and mold?

[@strongtie]

Hello, Thank you for checking out our video. Many of our products referenced in this video are corrosion resistant. Is there a specific one you're curious about?

[@Hello-zf5lq]

@@strongtie are any of them used in the Northeast just for general single family house building or retrofitting application?

[@strongtie]

@@Hello-zf5lq Yes, we have customers that use them in the Northeast. Our products are mostly used for single family homes and can be used to help retrofit them for high-wind events. They are also tested on our labs with our engineers and many products are ZMAX® galvanization which offers extra corrosion resistance for outdoor or treated-wood applications. You can call our customer service number at [phone] for assistance or check out our website for more information. www.strongtie.com/solutions/high-wind-resistant-connectors

[@myperspective5091]

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[@poppy3026]

DID YOU NOT LEARN ANYTHING FROM HURRICANE ANDREW IN MIAMI ? CONCRETE BLOCK BECAME MANDATORY AFTER THAT ALONG WITH THE TIES.....IT SHOULD BE THAT WAY NEAR ANY COAST IN OUR COUNTRY PERIOD....

[@ozone8897]

That's a terrible idea

[@ianhop]

Maybe don't build a house on a sandbar...

[@robertstarkey1634]

I can build a beach house to withstand any hurricane

[@ozone8897]

No you cannot

[@nsTurkish]

Turkish subtitles please

[@strongtie]

Hello, thank you for your interest. 1. Open settings on the video. 2. Click subtitles. 3. Click auto-translate. 4. There will be a list that includes Turkish. Merhaba, ilginiz için teşekkür ederiz. Bu google çevirisidir. 1. Videodaki ayarları açın. 2. Altyazıları tıklayın. 3. Otomatik çevir'e tıklayın. 4. Türkçe'nin de yer aldığı bir liste olacaktır.

[@nsTurkish]

@@strongtie there is no Turkish in that list

[@robertstarkey1634]

Omg it's just money. It was made to spend on something awesome like a fabulous beach house

[@lowprofilepersonwithbigbra669]

u can build what u waant if u have a money, how about the poor people

[@myperspective5091]

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