"I Did It" Gallery

Spotlight

Welches' Wildfire Retrofit
Ramona, California

Members of the IBHS Wildfire Research Team interviewed Welch and other homeowners during a recent trip to San Diego, where they partnered with representatives from the Farmers Insurance Group. See the rest of this story.

Hurricane

Alice Runyan
Bradenton, Florida
After spending two fearful hurricane seasons, 79-year-old homeowner Alice Runyan decided to make her home better able to withstand the next round of storms. She relied on a contractor, who had worked with IBHS engineers to... [ more ]

Fortified...for safer living®

Alex and Jenni Bolek
Kewaskum, Wisconsin
When Alex and Jenni Bolek wanted to build a home for their family, including daughters Erika, 4, and Lisa, 3, they wanted something that would stand up to the challenging Wisconsin winters. They found their answer through... [ more ]

Small Business Protection

Daniel & Jennifer DeMoras
Colebrook, New Hampshire
The creation of a business continuity plan using the IBHS Open for Business® program helped Jennifer and Daniel De Moras meet the needs of their customers when a Nor'easter struck their area in February 2007.... [ more ]

Have your own success story to tell?

If you've completed one of our projects and would like to be listed in this gallery, this is the place to start. Take pictures while you're doing the project (or if you're already finished take some of the result) and send them to gallery@ibhs.org along with who you are, what retrofit you did and where you live. We'll get you added to the gallery and let you know so you can show your friends the steps you've taken to make your home or business better prepared for disaster.