09/21/2020
FORTIFIED Question of the Day...
If my FORTIFIED Home/ Roof is damaged, what do I do first?
First, contact your insurance company to arrange for an adjuster to inspect the home and, if necessary, help file a claim. Next, if you have a leak, most policies require the homeowner to temporarily protect the property and its contents from further damage. Take whatever actions are called for under your homeowner’s policy.
After these immediate steps, we would like to hear from you. IBHS continues to look for ways to improve building performance during severe weather events. We’d like to hear how your FORTIFIED Home or Roof was impacted so we encourage you to complete a brief survey at www.fortifiedhome.org/ recovery.
If your FORTIFIED Home or Roof is damaged, or you believe it may be damaged, make sure you notify your adjuster that your home is FORTIFIED. To maintain the protection provided by FORTIFIED and keep your designation, repairs must meet the FORTIFIED standards and verification must be provided to IBHS. If damage to your roof is limited to roof cover repair, a FORTIFIED-trained roofing contractor may be able to complete the repairs and provide the required documentation. If a portion of the roof has a structural repair that must be completed (e.g. a tree landed on the home and caused a hole in the roof), then a FORTIFIED-trained roofing contractor and a FORTIFIED evaluator need to be involved in the repair. If the entire roof cover needs to be replaced (typically when damage is 50% or greater), the roof must go through the entire FORTIFIED designation process again. Contact a FORTIFIED-trained 8iroofing contractor and a FORTIFIED evaluator. If a FORTIFIED-trained roofing contractor is not available, or damage is to your walls, windows, doors, chimney or an attached structure, you will need to engage a FORTIFIED evaluator.
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