high-wind regions. (For example, the International Residential Code,
which is developed and maintained by the International Code Council.)
Experts agree that structures built to meet or exceed current model
building codes, high-wind provisions have a much better chance of
surviving violent windstorms.
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If you're handy with a hammer and saw, you can do much of the work
yourself. Work involving your home's structure may require a building
contractor, however, or even a registered design professional such as an
architect or engineer.
