The drone footage of Gulf SHores, Alabama shows very little roof damage to homes with a Fortified Roof TM. The others have blue tarps. There is some insurance benefit and possibly some grant money. Any members or contractors have experience with this system?? Thanks

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Yep!

I had significant roof damage to our beach house on the Outer Banks of NC after hurricane Dorian paid us a visit.

To “fix” the roof would be just about what our deductible was and in looking into the cause of the damage we quickly found out that the nails that the builder used to nail down the plywood had actually rusted!

So we had to do something about it and in looking at options my roofer suggested going the fortified roof Option. We looked into it and pulled the trigger. We hope that is the last roof we have to fool with.

One thing to keep in mind is that your insurance company may have a program grant for this upgrade so be sure to ask about it (mine didn’t).

If you have any specific questions feel free to email me and I’ll send you some pictures.

Thank you. That is very helpful information. My current roof was replaced in late 2005 after Katrina so it is long in the tooth. I will check with my State Farm agent. The best time to look for a roof is when there is not an immediate need. I am quite willing to spend a few extra dollars to avoid water in the house and collapse of the walls.

Our hotel in Gulf Shores (Hilton at Gulf State Park) is a Fortified rated property. It took a direct hit 2 weeks ago and held up very well. It's no joke to get Fortified on a commercial building and we had to do a lot of testing on a few roof assemblies that were not already tested.

Obviously, buying a tested and approved roof assembly will get you a very good roof and a nice hefty price with a payback dependent on when the next storm comes through. If the hurricane comes within 5 years or so then you'll be glad.

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Have a friend on the coast that just went through this hurricane with a bonded hurricane proof roof. He posted pictures of his roof and his neighbors' roofs the next day. His roof looked perfect, while several of his neighbors had large portions of roofing missing. If I lived down there, I would spring for the extra cost of a hurricane roof.



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Our roof had to be replaced due to tornado damage in 2017. We went with a IBHS Fortified roof. Our insurance went down about $250 a year. It hasn't really been tested yet. We only caught the western edge of Hurricane Sally.

Rebuild Northwest Florida is an organization formed with grants following Hurricanes Ivan and Dennis. The additions to our house are built to 150 mph standards but the original house was not.

During Ivan and Dennis I installed 5/8 plywood over all the doors and windows and we had no damage to the house from 135mph winds save a few shingles damaged by falling limbs. But 16 years later at 70 I am not wrestling sheets of plywood like that again.

We signed up with Rebuild a couple years ago and our share was 20% of the costs. The contractor came in and epoxied the roof sheathing to the trusses from inside the attic space, put steel re-enforcements where needed, installed ballistic glass on tall windows and one entry door, accordion steel shutters on upstairs dormer windows, and provided steel and lexan shutters all around. Our house does not creak in high winds and we are confident that our house will withstand just about any hurricane. We received some moderate insurance credit for the improvements but the value is in the peace of mind.

I looked at this 6 months ago and there is a certified installer near me. Haven’t gone much further than that though.

Following this thread with interest.

This is great info since we are moving to Daphne in January