| OCR Text |
Show Protect Homes Against Storm Damage With Awnings of Wood - - t 4 tiSfr::. r MIAMI, Pla. Modern engineering ingenuity has solved the problem of safeguarding property against tropical storms that periodically sweep across this state at a velocity of more than sixty miles per hour. These hurricanes, which frequently last for twenty-four hours, do considerable damage because be-cause of flying debris smashing through windows, leaving the buildings build-ings exposed to the accompanying Heavy squalls. As a protection against such de--uctlon, engineers have devised counter-balanced awnlng-s butters made of a grainless presdwood board, the same as is used In lining concrete forms In bridge and building construction con-struction and In panelling homes and offices. Besides being a protection against wind, rain and sun. these building fixtures, which can be ceslly changed to any position and locked, are being widely used by owners to close up their winter homes at the end of the season. Holulng companies are considering standardizing this form of storm orotectlon. |
