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Old 09-09-2017, 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by jimbo2012 View Post
Code requires 140 mph
I don't see many important requirements in codes for hurricane and/or high wind damage.

All our front doors open in which is a no-no for high winds.
They should be opening out.

Doors and windows are not impact. I question that with 140 mph winds, our windows could stand the strain.

Florida codes could learn a few things that Miami-Dade now enforces since hurricane Andrew in 1992.

I also have not seen any private companies offering hurricane shutters.
We have never seen a Category 5 storm the likes of Irma and I see many opportunities for new businesses to open, providing things that The Villages does not provide in the construction of homes.
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