Checklists & Forms

Tools to make getting a FORTIFIED Home designation easier.

General Flashing Guidelines
for Steep-Sloped Roofs

FORTIFIED Re-Roofing Checklist

Verify Compliance –
New Construction

Hurricane Technical
Requirements Summary

High Wind Technical
Requirements Summary

Roofing
Compliance Form

New Roof
Requirements Overview

Choosing the Right Tape

Construction Standards

FORTIFIED Home standards address all technical information and installation requirements for FORTIFIED Roof, FORTIFIED Silver, and FORTIFIED Gold designations.

Hurricane

High Wind

Hail

Calculator

The 2015 IRC references two tables to determine the required design wind uplift pressures for roof coverings. Using these tables can be confusing, so FORTIFIED created a calculator to help roofers and evaluators determine the appropriate design pressures for steep-slope roof coverings.

Wind Uplift Design Pressure Calculator

Technical Bulletins

FORTIFIED technical bulletins serve two purposes.

Provide additional technical information that must be used in conjunction with FORTIFIED Home standards.
Provide approved optional methods to achieve compliance with FORTIFIED Home standards requirements.

2015-01 Sealed Roof Deck

2015-02 Taping the Roof Deck Seams

2015-03 Garage Doors

2015-04 Sealed Roof Deck Supplemental Deck Attachment

2016-01 Eligible Dwellings

2016-04 Roof Deck

2016-05 Shingle Installation at Roof Edge

2017-01 Roof Flashing

2017-02 Retrofit for Ladder Framed Gable Overhang

2017-03 Low-Slope Roof Guidelines in Mobile and Baldwin Counties, Alabama

2017-04 Eligibility Requirements and Retrofit Requirements for Elevated-Floor (Not Slab-on-Grade) Houses

2018-01 Corrosion-Resistant Fasteners

2018-02 Gable End Roof Sheathing Fastening Requirements

2019-01 Metal Panel Roof Covering Guidance

2019-02 Sealed Roof Deck Underlayment Alternative

2020-01 Design Pressure Guidance for Roof Coverings

Standard Details

To help clarify parts of the FORTIFIED Roof Standards, IBHS created a series of construction detail drawings. We hope the drawings aid in the design of new roofs and help to eliminate confusion at installation.