HOW TO ADAPT YOUR HOME

THE DO’ AND DONT’S ON HOW TO IN-FILL YOUR HOME

Ensuring your home remains safe and comfortable

External Walls

Ventilation must be maintained prevent damage to belongings Without bracing your house will be pushed or pulled down by cyclonic winds. You MUST NOT remove bracing of external walls.

Bracing must be used if cladding your house in non-rigid materials such as plastic sheeting, woven mats or infilling your house with wattle and daub.

Bracing must be used if cladding your house with rigid materials such as weatherboarding or metal sheeting. Secure cladding with long nails, using more nails at edges.

Bracing can only be removed if being replaced with rigid panels or compressed earth bricks.

Pair breathable materials cyclonic winds building

If shutters and doors are severely damage your home.

Compressed Earth Blocks

maintained to keep house cool and belongings from humidity.