Alabama's nation-leading 16,000 Fortified roofs held up well to Hurricane Sally (al.com)

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Updated Sep 27, 2020; Posted Sep 27, 2020

By Dennis Pillion | [email protected]

The aftermath of Hurricane Sally left countless blue tarps stretched over failed roofs in coastal Alabama, as the storms' 105 mile-per-hour winds ripped off shingles and separated plywood sheets, allowing torrents of wind and rain inside many homes as Sally inched its way inland.

But not at Matt Fetner’s house.

Fetner’s home in the Captain’s Cove neighborhood in Orange Beach is one of the 16,000 buildings in Alabama with a Fortified certification to withstand 130 mile per hour winds. And when Sally came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane, Fetner’s roof was up to the task. He said his roof sustained no damage in the storm and he felt secure riding it out at home.
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The Fortified roof certification was developed by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, and Alabama leads the country by a long shot in Fortified roof structures with more than 16,000.

Roy Wright, president and CEO of the Institute and former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood mapping program, said he toured several locations in Orange Beach, Fairhope and Daphne areas this week, and that all the Fortified roofs he had seen were intact after the storm, with so far only reports of what Wright called “cosmetic damage" from flying debris.
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more: https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2020/09/alabamas-nation-leading-16000-fortified-roofs-held-up-well-to-hurricane-sally.html

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1. Hip roofs and hurricane straps

here in sunny West Central Florida coast they've been upgrading to that for years. Metal joinery from foundation to the roof.

It seemed like a pain in the butt when they first passed it, SBCC, but it all gets figured into the cost of new home building.

Ya either pay for it now, or pay for it later. It's better to have the house to live in while you pay for it.