Texas Windstorm Siding Requirements

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Texas windstorm siding requirements.

Wea 1 windstorm exemption application request form for historical homes 89 house bill 2 exemption from obtaining form pool bc 10 85 89 properties eligible for re entry into twia where an interruption in coverage exists. Texas department of insurance 333 guadalupe austin tx 78701 p o. 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. Replacement of glass.

Siding installation requirements to the ibc or irc 1. Twia does not sell policies directly to consumers. What is the tdi windstorm inspection program. These include the property s location denial of coverage from at least one authorized insurer actively writing or renewing windstorm and hail coverage in the designated area adherence to windstorm building codes and more.

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. Plumbing and electrical repairs. Vinyl siding and fiber reinforced cement are the most common siding materials for homes along the texas coast. Twia building code for windstorm construction.

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. Texas windstorm insurance association amendments effective june 1 2002 developed by the. Certification and eligibility requirements exception 2210 259 enacted in 2013 repeal of the wpi 12. In 1987 the texas legislature enacted hb 2012 with a requirement to mitigate losses to structures due to hurricanes along the texas gulf coast.

This windstorm certificate of compliance must be provided to twia before the property can be eligible for twia coverage. To be eligible for twia coverage a property must meet certain requirements established by the texas legislature. General requirements 101 scope 2 102 building specifications 3 103. On january 1 1988 the texas department of insurance tdi began administrating the windstorm inspection program in support of this legislation.

In high wind areas ensure that your siding products have published. Building code texas administrative code effective dates inland ii zone inland i zone seward. Homeowners have several choices of siding material. Repairs or replacement of fences gutters decorative shutters steps and screen doors.

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