In the lead up to the landfall of Hurricane Michael, Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier estimated that approximately 500,000 policyholders would be impacted. The aftermath of the storm has seen that number grow even larger with more than $4 billion in damages across the path of the devastating storm. This catastrophe is ...
By Stormseal. It's in the wake of devastating weather events like Hurricane Michael that the importance of insurance companies in supporting not only individuals and businesses but whole communities to get back onto their feet is made clear. Speaking to National Public Radio for a piece on the aftermath of the storm, ...
By Stormseal. Game changing post-storm solution is now available in the U.S. Read how it helped this Australian avoid a second disaster caused by flapping tarps. Aside from the caved in roof and mounds of splintered tree branches piled in the driveway, the modest brick-and-tile family home still standing behind Buff Point ...
Putting a smile on the face of a previously traumatized victim of extreme weather is a huge reward for Stormseal installers. A policyholder who had suffered major storm damage to his house, only to have the ‘protective’ tarpaulin fail and send a cascade of water into his living room, could not ...
By Stormseal. The "Blue Tarp" Tarpaulin Age began when some bright spark realized that fabric + oil/wax = temporary waterproofing. The word tarpaulin was first used by 17th century sailors to refer to a tar-coated palling (a canvas cloth) that covered cargo at sea. In the 20th century, polyurethane replaced tar, ...
Trainings are being offered in Orlando, Florida and Amarillo, Texas. Stormseal is an innovative, patented, Australian product now being manufactured in the United States that is designed to provide emergency storm damage protection for homes and businesses. This nationally recognized course covers theoretical and practical aspects of installing Stormseal together with a ...
Stormseal’s latest safety test owes a lot to the #MythBusters. We love how the MythBusters are unafraid to scale up their experiments. Like: if we can’t blow it up with baking soda and vinegar, let’s try C-4! They do it partly to make good television, but also to push the limits ...
Orlando Group Roofing of Addison, Texas, is the first U.S. contractor to be accredited to apply the Stormseal™ storm recovery system. Stormseal is a weather-resistant film that protects storm-damaged structures until repairs can be made. Addison, Texas: Orlando Group Roofing and General Construction Orlando Group Roofing and General Construction of Addison, Texas, ...
For the first time ever, roofers, builders and insurers in the US have access to the Australian wild weather protection system that gives lasting security to homeowners. Stormseal heat shrink wraps damaged roofs or walls in a patented wind, rain and hail resistant polyethylene film, protecting buildings from further damage until ...
2017 was the most expensive year on record for disasters, thanks to the combination of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and the devastating western wildfires. Catastrophic weather events are becoming increasingly frequent in the U.S. and around the world, with consequent soaring economic and social costs. The 2017 disasters caused $306 billion ...