Tarps For Shelter When Everything Else Fails

In a post-Sandy event, Bloomberg published an insightful article about repairing and rebuilding homes in the aftermath of the storm

. The more we read it, the more we realize that they missed something very important. The article never talks about hurricane tarps and its applicability in the matter. Tarps that are made specifically to withstand the battering of strong winds does have its benefits and we have been in the business for more than a decade now to know that hurricane tarps can protect a lot if not everything when the winds start lashing out hard.

More Hurricanes in The Offing

The hurricane season is not over yet. Hurricanes in the US begin in early August and then continue over a period of a few months until the end of the year. This year alone, America has been shaken by devastating hurricanes and tropical storms that have brought about untold miseries to people in many parts of the country.

Though the hardest time of the hurricane season is over, other smaller ones are developing off the coast in the Atlantic Ocean and if conditions become conducive, these can very easily develop into devastating storms and cause similar damage all over again.

Preparing and protecting Against a Hurricane

Nobody must have thought hurricane tarps could be so useful in the event of a storm. In the days that followed Sandy, people made extensive use of waterproof tarps and canvases to cover broken roofs and prevent rainwater from seeping inside. In other places where the hurricane raged houses to the ground, hurricane tarps were used in large numbers primarily for erecting makeshift shelters for the homeless. Instead of taking shelter in community makeshift camps, you can protect your house against the dangers of a storm by planning and preparing for it ahead of time.

Here a few tips:

Purchase FEMA approved doors and windows, especially if you inhabit a storm afflicted area. These are costlier than your average doors and windows, but are certified to take a real hard beating from winds as fierce as Category 5 hurricanes.

Tie down the entire structure to the ground with cables. Steel cable mechanisms are available that make it possible to tie down the frames at the top of the home to the basement of your home.

Ration for the bad weather. You will find a list of emergency gadgets that you will need to let the storm tide over. One of these things is a hurricane tarp. These can be easily bought at a local store or ordered online. Always be sure to purchase FEMA approved tarps.

God forbid, if the house succumbs to the ferocity of the storm, you can use Tarps from your ration to build a temporary shelter for you and your family until help arrives.

by: Angela J. Carter

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