• Have your house inspected by a building inspector or architect to find out what structural improvements could prevent or reduce major damage from disasters.
• Add a waterproof veneer to the exterior walls of your home and business
• Raise electrical system components
• Anchor fuel tanks
• Raise or flood-proof HVAC Equipment
• Install Sewer backflow valves
• Protect wells from contamination by flooding
• Maintain EIFS walls
• Protect windows by installing shutters or plywood window covers
• Reinforce double entry doors and reinforce or replace garage doors
• Secure metal siding, metal roofs, built-Up and single-ply roofs and secure composition shingle roofs
• Remove unstable trees or tree limbs that hang unsteadily over a home or business. Consider hiring a professional if you do not think it is a job you should handle alone.
• Elevate utilities to upper floor or attic.
• Anchor your house to the foundation, and anchor the roof to the main frame.
• Install hurricane shutters on windows, and prepare plywood covers for glass doors.
• If your home is in a high risk flood area, on a fault line, or threatened by coastal erosion, consider relocating.
• If you haven't yet bought a house, you might take construction type into account. Frame houses tend to withstand some disasters, while brick homes hold up better in others.
• If you are commencing new construction consider building your home or business with flood-resistant materials

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