| DOOR AND WINDOW PROTECTION |
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| PROVIDE | protection against debris entering around doorways and windows by use of boards or plywood (see Fig. 14 and 15). 
Fig. 15 USE OF WINDOW AND DOOR PROTECTION
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| COVER | doors and windows completely with plywood, if affected by the hazard, and use an alternate entrance. |
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| USE | low-grade plywood to overlap windows, vents and doors 3 to 4 inches on all sides. |
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| SECURE | each sheet of plywood with four or more nails, screws or bolts; stakes and boards may also be used to wedge barriers in place. As an alternative, standing pipes on both sides of a door may be used to secure a removable barrier (see Fig.14). 
Fig. 14 Typical Window and Door Protection
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| MATERIALS | can be dismantled after the storm season and stored year-to-year. |
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 DEBRIS DEFLECTORS AND BARRIERS |
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| USE | low-grade lumber and overlap section with protruding end facing downstream (see Fig. 17). 
Fig. 17 TIMBER DEFLECTOR
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| DRIVE | stakes to at least one-half their length to insure proper anchorage (see Fig.16). 
Fig. 16 TYPICAL TIMBER INSTALLATION
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| PLACE | deflectors on solid, level soil if possible to reduce the hazard of undercutting. |
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| DO NOT | attempt to use the lumber as a dam. |
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| SOIL | firmly packed behind the deflector will provide needed additional strength (see Fig. 17). |
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| PLACE | sandbags against the house if debris deflector required is greater than three feet (see Fig. 5). |
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