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Board Up Procedures: `Me USFA National Arson Prevention Initiative Hoard Up Procedures is incorporated herein by reference and are hereby accepted as Reference Specifications. These Reference Specifications are intended to govern, certain construction materials, methods, and details with some additional modification herein, Materials List and Specifications SECURITY MEASURES 1. All openings in the basement, crawl spaces, garages, first floor doors and windows, and any point of entry accessible from a porch, fire escape or other potential climbing point shall be barricaded with plywood, 2x4 braces, carriage bolt sets, specialized head/drive screws, and nails, unless stated otherwise. NOTE: General contractor screws, particle board, wafer board, masonite, or other similar material shall NOT be used for purposes of boarding -up a building. 2. Garage Doors and Openings at least 10' from ground level which are not accessible from a porch, fire escape, roof, or other climbing point can be secured with nails every 12" around the perimeter. For all openings, the plywood should be fitted so that it rests snugly against the exterior frame, butting up to the siding on wood frame buildings and up to the brick molding edge on brick buildings. It may be necessary to remove the staff bead so this fit can be flush and tight. 3. The structure shall be posted with a NO TRESPASSING sign at the completion of the board up. 4. Commercial property with full windows or glass fascades shall be blacked out and adhesive shall be used to attach the plywood to die glass from the interior to prevent shattering. Plywood shall be secured to the window/glass framing. 5. ONLY Interior Hoarding shrill require black -out of windows and be secured with plywood and 2x4 braces fasten to the wall with deck nails and specialized star -drive head screws. MATERIALS 1. Plywood, 1/2" (4 ply) exterior grade CDX 2. Braces - 2" by 4" by 8' (or longer) construction grade lumber 3. 3/8" (coarse thread) by 12" (or longer) carriage bolts (rounded head on weather side) 4. 3/8" (coarse thread) construction grade nuts 5. 1/2" (USS Standard) Flat washers with an inside diameter large enough to bypass the wrench neck inside the carriage bolt head so no Iiil edge is available beneath an installed carriage bolt head. 6. 3/8" (USS Standard) diameter flat washers for installation beneath the nut inside the building 7. Combination of 2"-3" deck nails and 2"-3" Star -drive screws; T-20, T-25, etc. City of Santa Ana RFP 17-066 Page Al-2