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South Carolina Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program
SC Safe Home
Up to $5,000 to South Carolina Homeowners Who Make Home Improvements to Retrofit Their Homes to Make Them More Resistant to Loss Due to Hurricane Damage.
What must the money be used for?
Matching grant funds are available only for specific mitigation improvements. These funds cannot be used for repairs. The mitigation improvements include, but are not limited, to:
1. Improving the strength of your roof deck attachment. For example, if your roof consists of shingles nailed to plywood sheets, the
inspection may reveal that the plywood sheets are not adequately nailed to your roof trusses, and that additional nails and/or
longer nails need to be added to prevent the plywood from being blown off in a hurricane.
2. Creating a secondary water barrier to prevent water intrusion. For example, using strips of "peel and stick-on" material that cover the
joints between the plywood sheets on your roof to reduce leakage until repairs can be made if a hurricane blows off your roof shingles.
3. Improving the survivability of your roof covering. For example, upgrading to thicker and stronger hurricane-resistant roof shingles,
attached with properly sized and properly applied roofing nails, to reduce the susceptibility of your roof shingles blowing off in a
hurricane.
4. Bracing gable-ends in your roof framing. This is usually done inside your attic to decrease chances that your roof will collapse under
hurricane wind loads.
5. Reinforcing roof-to-wall connections. For example, installing metal tie-down straps that attach roof rafters to wall studs to decrease
chances that all or a portion of your roof will simply lift off of your house during a hurricane.
6. Upgrading exterior wall opening protections. For example, installing hurricane-rated window shutters.
7. Upgrading exterior doors. For example, replacing a standard garage door with a hurricane-rated garage door.
8. Replacement or strengthening of piers, anchors and tie-down straps used on manufactured or modular housing.
How do I apply for a matching grant?
The application, instructions and grant program guidelines should be available to the public on August 1, 2007. A current inspection report must be submitted in order for the property to be eligible.
Who can I use to do the retrofitting?
The Department will work with the Contractor's Board of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to provide a list of licensed contractors in your area.
The statute refers to "homestead exemption." I do not have one of those. Will that preclude me from obtaining a grant?
No. The grant program was created to provide retrofit assistance for the primary legal residence of South Carolina property owners. For purposes of this grant, homestead exemption means that you reside in the property and you are a permanent resident of the State of South Carolina. The grant guidelines will contain more specific information about the eligibility criteria.
My primary residence is in Greenville, South Carolina. Can I apply for a grant to retrofit my beach house?
No, not at this time. Currently, only your primary legal residence will be eligible for grant funds.
Can I go ahead and do home improvements and then get reimbursed by the Department?
No. Under the law, the program cannot reimburse you for retrofits you have already done. You must have an inspection and receive grant approval from the SC Safe Home before the retrofits are done to be eligible for reimbursement by the grant.
Matching grant funds are available only for specific mitigation improvements. These funds cannot be used for repairs. The mitigation improvements include, but are not limited, to:
1. Improving the strength of your roof deck attachment. For example, if your roof consists of shingles nailed to plywood sheets, the
inspection may reveal that the plywood sheets are not adequately nailed to your roof trusses, and that additional nails and/or
longer nails need to be added to prevent the plywood from being blown off in a hurricane.
2. Creating a secondary water barrier to prevent water intrusion. For example, using strips of "peel and stick-on" material that cover the
joints between the plywood sheets on your roof to reduce leakage until repairs can be made if a hurricane blows off your roof shingles.
3. Improving the survivability of your roof covering. For example, upgrading to thicker and stronger hurricane-resistant roof shingles,
attached with properly sized and properly applied roofing nails, to reduce the susceptibility of your roof shingles blowing off in a
hurricane.
4. Bracing gable-ends in your roof framing. This is usually done inside your attic to decrease chances that your roof will collapse under
hurricane wind loads.
5. Reinforcing roof-to-wall connections. For example, installing metal tie-down straps that attach roof rafters to wall studs to decrease
chances that all or a portion of your roof will simply lift off of your house during a hurricane.
6. Upgrading exterior wall opening protections. For example, installing hurricane-rated window shutters.
7. Upgrading exterior doors. For example, replacing a standard garage door with a hurricane-rated garage door.
8. Replacement or strengthening of piers, anchors and tie-down straps used on manufactured or modular housing.
How do I apply for a matching grant?
The application, instructions and grant program guidelines should be available to the public on August 1, 2007. A current inspection report must be submitted in order for the property to be eligible.
Who can I use to do the retrofitting?
The Department will work with the Contractor's Board of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to provide a list of licensed contractors in your area.
The statute refers to "homestead exemption." I do not have one of those. Will that preclude me from obtaining a grant?
No. The grant program was created to provide retrofit assistance for the primary legal residence of South Carolina property owners. For purposes of this grant, homestead exemption means that you reside in the property and you are a permanent resident of the State of South Carolina. The grant guidelines will contain more specific information about the eligibility criteria.
My primary residence is in Greenville, South Carolina. Can I apply for a grant to retrofit my beach house?
No, not at this time. Currently, only your primary legal residence will be eligible for grant funds.
Can I go ahead and do home improvements and then get reimbursed by the Department?
No. Under the law, the program cannot reimburse you for retrofits you have already done. You must have an inspection and receive grant approval from the SC Safe Home before the retrofits are done to be eligible for reimbursement by the grant.
Weather Protection is a Certified SC Safe Home Home Inspector and Installation Contractor
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