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Foam Seal is an ITW owned company. ITW is a leading developer and
producer of urethane foam systems since 1968. As an early pioneer in the
application of urethane foams,
Foam Seal is now the holder of several
patents and process trademarks in this field.
Foam Seal is currently
supplying a wide range of urethane products for many uses in the
automotive, manufactured housing, sports equipment, marine insulation
and buoyancy, recreational vehicle, tolling and infrastructure markets.
Every hurricane that strikes land produces millions of dollars of losses due to roof system failures. Major problems will continue to exist for building owners, occupants and insurance companies if effective mitigation steps are not taken to reduce these loses. Until recently, effective mitigation options to strengthen and waterproof existing roof systems have been very limited.
In the 110-year period between 1886 and 2004, 158 hurricanes made landfall in the United States. The 1970s and 1980s were low hurricane activity years; at the same time population growth in the hurricane prone areas from Texas to New England has increased at unprecedented rates. Forecasters are now predicting a 20-year period of more intense storms with greater frequency. Recent hurricanes taught us that existing structures might not withstand the next hurricane to make landfall. Therefore, mitigation of existing structures is paramount in reducing future losses. Proper protection of the roof, doors and windows is forecasted to reduce losses approximately 50%. The time to act is NOW! The single most cost effective measure in reducing losses is the application of Hurricane Foam Seal Adhesive. |
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To help
reduce losses, building codes were changed by revising nailing patterns
to increase uplift resistance of the roof sheathing. Significant
attention is given to "load path" adequacy and the use of "clips and
straps" is quite common in hurricane prone areas now. However, the
new codes do not address roof deck waterproofing.
The big problem is the existing inventory of vulnerable single
family, multifamily and condominiums that are in hurricane prone coastal
states from Texas to New England.
In Florida, for example, more
than 80% of the state's 18 million population lives within 5 miles of
the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean. Additionally, there are
thousands of commercial buildings in the same "strike zone" that
represent even greater potential for losses.