Did you know that your home's garage door can make a difference in whether your home makes it through a severe storm? safefromthestorm alwx alabamanewsnetwork
You can take steps now to protect your home from severe weather that always seems to be just around the corner.
Sarah Dillingham is a senior research meteorologist for the non-profit Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. She says wind, rain and hail can threaten your property. IBHS tests various conditions on homes and other structures. Those tests show vulnerabilities that can create major damage. An example is a home’s garage door. Dillingham says most homes have garage doors that aren’t wind rated. When wind enters a home through the garage, it can lead to the roof blowing off. A home without a roof then can experience walls that collapse.
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