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IBHS on YouTube

The Institute for Business & Home Safety offers home protection videos on YouTube as an additional resource to homeowners and small business owners to help protect their property from natural and man-made disasters.

Wildfire

When wildfires strike, will your house go up in smoke? It doesn't have to. Take simple and inexpensive steps now to increase your home's ability to survive.
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Five Things You Can Do

Wondering what else you can do to prepare your home for hurricanes? Here's our list of the Top Five ways to help your home better survive severe windstorms.

Reducing Winter Woes

Frozen pipes and ice dams can add up to thousands of dollars in damage. Learn what steps to take to better protect your home from the cold.
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Earthquake

Earthquakes can cause a lot of damage inside and outside of buildings. A few safety tips on securing items inside a structure could save lives and reduce injuries.

Fortified...for safer living®

This special program gives new home builders and buyers a set of criteria for optional upgrades.
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Hail

When a hailstorm hits, it can shred roof coverings and lead to water damage to your ceilings, walls, floors, appliances and personal possessions. Learn what you can do to protect your home and property with the right type of roofing materials.

High Wind Testing

How do engineers know how to build structures that can withstand high winds, and which protection methods work best? They knock them down and pull them apart to see what stands up to the test. See how it's done, and learn what steps could increase your home's natural disaster protection.
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High Wind Testing
Part II (results)

How vulnerable is your home in high wind and what offers your best protection? Find out what researchers learned by knocking down homes and pulling them apart.

Glue Your Roof On

Your roof can be vulnerable in high wind, whether it's a violent event or an everyday thunderstorm. Learn how homeowners who are not ready to re-roof can increase the strength between the roof deck and rafters with construction grade glue.
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Impact Resistant Roofing

Learn about roofing material designed to reduce the damage caused by direct impact, such as hail, and why adding it to your home is a wise investment.

(Footage from this program may not be re-used in any manner. It contains copyrighted material, used by permission, from Prairie Pictures' Storm Stock.)

Prevent Water Damage

Water damage can go undetected and lead to larger problems for your home. Learn the trouble spots to look for and what preventive maintenance steps to take each year.
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Prevent Tree Damage

High wind and heavy rain can cause trees and branches to come crashing down on homes, cars or in the yard, often leading to costly repairs. Learn how to maintain your trees, spot problems and minimize the risk to your property.

Roofing the Right Way

The right roof is your first line of defense against disasters. Learn how to know when it's time for a new roof, hire a contractor and choose the right material for your weather.
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Routine Home Maintenance

Heavy rain can lead to water damage in and around your home. But as this video shows, routine maintenance on the outside of your home could keep water from coming in an causing major problems.

Central Florida Tornadoes

The Institute for Business & Home Safety's Disaster Investigation Team traveled to Central Florida to survey damage caused by a series of deadly tornadoes that tore across the state in February 2007. In addition to damage elsewhere, emergency management workers estimated 1,200 of 1,500 homes in The Villages retirement community were ravaged by the storm. The team focused on affected single family homes recently constructed in The Villages' Mallory Square subdivision. 
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Central Florida Tornadoes II (Evaluation)

The Institute for Business & Home Safety's Disaster Investigation Team traveled to Central Florida to survey damage caused by a series of deadly tornadoes that tore across the state in February 2007. In addition to damage elsewhere, emergency management workers estimated 1,200 of 1,500 homes in The Villages retirement community were ravaged by the storm. The team focused on affected single family homes recently constructed in The Villages' Mallory Square subdivision. 
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