January 2008
Required Roof Retrofits ~ Debating Climate Change
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Breakline Required Roof Retrofits Setting a new precedent for wind codes, Florida focuses on reroofing Under a new Florida law, any reroofing job performed in the state of Florida must now include upgrades to the roof structure and a peel-and-stick water barrier. These two rules, along with measures to upgrade roof-to-wall connections and opening protection on some homes, are intended to update the majority of the state's housing stock. According to census figures, about 78% of Florida's homes were built before 1992's Hurricane Andrew. The destruction from that storm led to a building code change that is widely seen as
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