Texas Windstorm Siding Requirements

Twia building code for windstorm construction.

Texas windstorm siding requirements.

Building code texas administrative code effective dates inland ii zone inland i zone seward. Homeowners have several choices of siding material. In 1987 the texas legislature enacted hb 2012 with a requirement to mitigate losses to structures due to hurricanes along the texas gulf coast. 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.

Painting carpeting cabinets and other non structural items. Plumbing and electrical repairs. Roof repairs of less than 100 square feet that don t involve decking. 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.

On january 1 1988 the texas department of insurance tdi began administrating the windstorm inspection program in support of this legislation. Box 149104 austin tx 78714 512 676 6000 800 578 4677. Replacement of glass. 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. What is the tdi windstorm inspection program. Simplified wind pressures 4. Siding installation requirements to the ibc or irc 1.

Texas windstorm insurance association amendments effective june 1 2002 developed by the. Vinyl siding and fiber reinforced cement are the most common siding materials for homes along the texas 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. What are the siding product choices for my house.

In high wind areas ensure that your siding products have published. 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. This windstorm certificate of compliance must be provided to twia before the property can be eligible for twia coverage. Repairs or replacement of fences gutters decorative shutters steps and screen doors.

309 2 horizontal board siding 128 309 3 vertical board siding 128 309 4 diagonal board siding 129. Texas department of insurance 333 guadalupe austin tx 78701 p o.