Public Service Message GET READY BELIZE 2019 HURRICANE SEASON FAST APPROACHING HURRICANE PROOF YOUR ROOF It is one of the most important and expensive section of your home

HURRICANE PROOF YOUR ROOF In 2016, Category 1 Hurricane Earl caused severe roof failure to more than 2, 500 structures. In 2017 Category 5 Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated many islands in the Caribbean, namely Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda to name a few and caused hundreds of structures to suffer serious roof failure. It is expected that storms will be stronger and more disastrous due to climate change.

Poor roof design and construction affected more than 6, 000 people because of Earl   This type of construction and practices are unsustainable particularly in the event of a Category 3-5 hurricane

External wall studs shall be capped with double top plates Plate shall be a nominal 2 inches in depth and have a width not less than the width of the studs. Top plate shall be connected to rafters with galvanize hurricane straps.

Roof design - beams, rafters, purlin, eave overhang length, straps, clips, tie down straps It is cheaper in the longer run for home owners and developers to use plans approved by the municipalities’ building units and qualified /certified Builders. Rafter and roof joist spacing is only one part of a complex roof design that works together to form a structure that meets building codes and can hold up the weight of the roof and roof load. Space rafters in one of several industry-standard increments, typically either 12, 16 or 24 inches apart. Spacing intervals are measured "on center," meaning that the measurement is taken from the center of one rafter's horizontal surface to the center of the next Rafter.

Truss anchor embedded into masonry beam and screwed to timber rafter.

Rafter should be connected to purlin with galvanized connectors.

Cantilever portions of rafters are permitted provided the dimension of the remaining portion of the rafter is not less than 3 ½ inches and length of the cantilever does not exceed 24”

Purlins at ridge and eave should span maximum 8” and 24” at the center. The maximum span of 2”x4” purlins shall be 4 feet. The maximum span of 2”x6” purlins shall be 6 feet.

Reducing Rafter Span Rafter sizes can be reduced by reducing the span by: Supporting the rafter on an internal wall. Installing a collar tie Building a truss

Reducing the Span

Roofing straps and clips Basic strengthening measures and techniques that can be taken by home owners to strengthen a weak roof structure

 

BUILD: 1. WITH THE RIGHT MATERIALS, build fire resistant with cement, plycem and sheet rock 2. IN THE right location 3. TO THE RIGHT STANDARD, build for more than one hazard, build for hurricane, flood, earthquake/tsunami and fire

DO NOT build in swamps and along side rivers and dry creek beds

Build elevated

When building along the coast Build smart Belize

Save on electricity, reduce reliance on fossil fuel

Build for the future, consider climate change

During the Hurricane Season store emergency water

GALLARDO SERVICES AND HARDWARE HABET & HABET LTD Some of the stores where hazard resistant roofing clips, roofing material, survival supplies, windows and doors can be purchased BENNYS  BUILDER'S HARDWARE GALLARDO SERVICES AND HARDWARE HABET & HABET LTD A.L. CONSTRUCTION LTD. - SUPPLY STORE UNIVERSAL HARDWARE BUILDERS' HARDWARE LTD. GALLARDO SERVICES AND HARDWARE: BELMOPAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION | SUPPLIES | ARCHITECT KOOP SHEET HOFIUS BELIZE  HARMOUCHE CASTILLO

“ Be better prepared, secure your roof, windows and doors, be proactive, Hurricanes are destructive and deadly natural hazards, if we fail to prepare, we prepare to fail   STRENGTHENED YOUR ROOF BELIZE, PROTECT YOUR FAMILY, LIFE DEPENDS ON IT" Changing culture, saving lives !!!!!!!!!!! A MESSAGE FROM NEMO, THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING, CENTRAL BUILDING AUTHORITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE