Texas Windstorm Roofing Requirements 2019

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Texas windstorm roofing requirements 2019.

1 2 background purpose intent and disclaimer the texas department of housing and community affairs tdhca developed the texas minimum construction standards tmcs to be the primary document for identifying and. In 1987 the texas legislature enacted hb 2012 with a requirement to mitigate losses to structures due to hurricanes along the texas gulf coast. 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.

Windstorm roofing requirements 2006 irc 1 windstorm roofing requirements 2006 irc coastal building inspections and engineering cbi is an engineering and inspection company located in alvin texas. What is the tdi windstorm inspection program. Texas department of insurance 333 guadalupe austin tx 78701 p o. Wind 2019 schedule of events click on the following links to jump straight to that day s schedule or scroll down to see all activities tuesday january 29 2019 wednesday january 30 2019thursday january 31 2019friday february 1 2019saturday february 2 2019 t uesday january 29 2019click on each event to open more details 5 00 7 00 pm.

Homeowners and home buyers need to be aware of certain rules that apply to homes insured with texas windstorm insurance which if you live in south texas and particularly nueces county are very important. Additional and more detailed construction requirements may be outlined in the agreement contract or loan documents. Twia building code for windstorm construction. On january 1 1988 the texas department of insurance tdi began administrating the windstorm inspection program in support of this legislation.

This windstorm certificate of compliance must be provided to twia before the property can be eligible for twia. Box 149104 austin tx 78714 512 676 6000 800 578 4677.