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The following areas are recommended for special areas that are loosened, torn, bubbled, or curled.
attention: Trees. Trees should be inspected and trimmed
to help remove excess weight from the tops,
Shade structures. Here, damage occurs not only eliminate any dead or dying branches, and reduce
to the fabric tops but to structural components proximity to buildings or structures that could be
consisting of columns, cross members, hips, damaged by falling limbs.
and ridge poles. The fabric should be regularly
checked for tears, punctures, brittleness, and Vandalism
proper tension.
Vandalism is the Trust’s third most frequent
Fashioners, tensioners, and supports should property claim category, resulting in 11% of
also be checked for integrity, signs of stress or all property claims. This category represents
bending, etc. a combination of theft and various kinds of
intentional property destruction. The Trust
Roofing materials. Winds will often catch a loose recommends a few preventive measures to help
area on a roof and cause it to lift or delaminate. As reduce the incidence of this type of claim:
part of regular inspections, staff should look for
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