beready_hurricanes To download this resource, visit https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/infographics/00_docs/beready_hurricanes.pdf

NOAA, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is one of the best and most trusted sources of information about hurricanes and other weather phenomena. In addition to providing those amazing hurricane tracking graphics (you know, the ones with the 5-day cone of probability), they also provide a wide range of hurricane, weather, and atmospheric related resources that are available to the public. One of the most useful resources, at least for those of us who live in Florida, that they provide…

Flashing helps direct the flow of water around openings. Since water can seep into your home’s walls, deteriorating building materials, causing structural damage, and creating moisture and mold problems, it is very important to properly install flashing when constructing a new house or altering the exterior of a house. Flashing is used beneath the first course above ground level in a masonry building, above all wood trim on shelves, doors, and windows, where exterior stairs and decks attach to the…