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Notes on hardening a house

Short, practical pieces on the parts of a building that decide how it handles embers, and on the paperwork that makes the work count.

Basics
What home hardening actually means
Home hardening is a list of building details, not a mood. Here is what the term covers and why insurers ask about these specific parts of a house.
August 12, 2026, 5 minute read
Zone 0
Zone 0, the first five feet
The strip of ground closest to your walls does more work than any planting scheme further out. What belongs there, and what does not.
July 29, 2026, 4 minute read
Documentation
The photographs your agent will probably ask for
Six shots cover most of what an agent needs to open a file. Taking them once saves repeating the exercise later.
July 15, 2026, 3 minute read