Outdoor Objects
Bring in outdoor objects such as lawn furniture, toys, garden tools, and hoses. Anchor objects that cannot be brought inside. Porch roofs, carports, screen enclosures, awnings, canopies, air conditioner compressors, satellite dishes, antennas, solar water heater elements and other roof-top equipment can be damaged by strong winds and frequently this will lead to damage to the main part of your house. Some manufacturers make kits for anchoring their equipment. If not, you may be able to make your own and use the manufacturers’ own cover screw attachment points to anchor the equipment. All it may take is a few right angle brackets to connect the equipment to a concrete slab, a wood porch, or a wall. There need to be enough brackets to resist wind forces from all directions.