Why You Need To Protect Your Home From Wildfires if You Live in Austin, TX
July 24, 2024
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We offer a large variety of ember/fire-stopping soffit and undereave vent options to meet your home’s specific requirements. Brandguard Vents® are made out of metal and comply with the most stringent requirements of the WUI code for use in high fire risk zones.
Foundation vents will not only protect your home from embers, but they’ll also ventilate your crawl space or basement. Prevent musty air, and say goodbye to mildew, mold, and wood rot. These vents are easy to install without disturbing your siding or stucco.
All embers need to penetrate your home, so our under eave vents keep wind-blown embers outdoors, where they belong. Attic ventilation is key from an energy efficiency point of view, so you need a product, which allows air to move freely while keeping embers and fire from entering your home. Our patented technology does just that.
Our amber and fire-resistant dormer vents protect your home from outside forces, like embers, rain, snow, and pests, while still allowing uninterrupted air circulation through your attic. Brandguard dormers are available for new construction or retrofit applications. The retrofit dormer “face” is installed onto existing traditional vents, without removing roof tiles. The installation is quick and easy.
If you already have existing low-profile roof vents, turbine, or mushroom vents, our sub base vents can be installed to convert your current vents into ember-resistant ones. Retrofitting your vents will offer you critical fire safety and make your vents WUI-compliant. Brandguard sub flashing vents are installed from the attic without touching your existing low-profile vents, basically transforming a traditional unsafe low-profile vent into a fire/ember stopping vent.
As mandated by Assembly Bill 38 and recommended by CAL Fire, gutters should be protected by a metal screen to avoid accumulation of leaves and pine needles. Dry leaves are a source of fire ignition in case of an ember shower generated by nearby wildfire. Brandguard gutter protection metal micro-mesh is made with Stainless Steel for long-lasting performance.
All wood frame balconies in multifamily dwellings in California must be inspected at regular intervals to comply with the recent Senate bill. Brandguard Vents® has developed an innovative vent that provides proper air circulation while protecting the structures from flying embers and fire. Our balcony vents are the only product on the market that is fully compliant with the WUI code. Their easy opening and closing allow for regular inspections without any damage to the balcony itself.
