About the windstorm inspections program.
Texas windstorm roofing requirements.
What catches homeowners unaware at times is that if a homeowner replaces a window an outside door or even siding they must get an engineer who is on the texas windstorm insurance department list of approved engineers to certify that the replaced item is in compliance with current windstorm insurance requirements.
Roof installation requirements to the ibc or irc 1.
High winds and hail.
What are the roof product choices for my house.
Section 100 general requirements thru section 200 basic definitions assumptions and limitations of the prescriptive code section 300 prescriptive requirements area inland of established dividing line section 400 prescriptive requirements area seward of.
If you are a texas coastal property owner who needs to get wind and hail insurance through twia the texas insurance code chapter 2210 requires your property to be certified as meeting windstorm building code requirements in your area.
147 313 2 renovation and repair 147 2 section 400 prescriptive requirements area seaward of established dividing line 401.
This windstorm certificate of compliance must be provided to twia before the property can be eligible for twia.
Windstorm roofing requirements 2006 irc 2 windstorm process to be eligible for windstorm insurance through the texas windstorm insurance association new structures or repair alterations to existing structures must be inspected and certified to meet building specification adopted by the texas department of insurance.
312 2 re roofing a wood shingle or shake roof 145 312 3 re roofing a built up roof 145 1 312 4 re roofing roll roofing 146 312 5 other re roofing systems 146 313 additions renovation and repair 147 313 1 additions.