This is one of the little things, literally the nails that hold your sheating, that you can spend a little more on to gain an immense amount of structural integrity. This can make all the difference in the world when a hurricane affects the lowcountry. Hurriquake nails were developed in the wind lab at Clemson University and are now used in construction in wind and earthquake prone areas. Read more >>> http://construction.about.com/b/2011/03/12/hurriquake-prevent-structural-damage.htm