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LA Fortify Program - Lottery Opens 9/18 - 9/20
Posted on 9/17/24 at 11:31 am
Posted on 9/17/24 at 11:31 am
Just got this email, so passing it along. They are opening a 3 day lottery window for the fortify grant program in Louisiana. It appears to only apply to the coastal region, so most of AP and EBR is out.
https://www.ldi.la.gov/fortifyhomes
https://www.ldi.la.gov/fortifyhomes
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Lottery registration for the next round of grants will open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, and close at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 20. To register for the lottery, return to this page during that timeframe and click the Login button to create a new profile or login to your existing one, then follow the instructions to register.
This round of grants is limited to residents of Louisiana’s Coastal Zone and of Lake Charles, Sulphur and Westlake. To see if your home is located in Louisiana’s Coastal Zone, click the following link and enter the address of the home you wish to fortify in the “Find address or place” field in the top-right corner of the page: Coastal Zone Map.
Click here to sign up for future program announcements.
This post was edited on 9/17/24 at 11:32 am
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Posted on 9/17/24 at 12:50 pm to RaginCajunz
Is it worth applying for this if your roof is ~4-5 years old but not fortified? Not sure what all goes into the roof fortification process.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 1:01 pm to ChewyDante
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Is it worth applying for this if your roof is ~4-5 years old but not fortified? Not sure what all goes into the roof fortification process.
This^^
Posted on 9/17/24 at 1:11 pm to ChewyDante
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Not sure what all goes into the roof fortification process.
It starts from the clean deck up.
Aggressive nails and spacing on all plywood.
Taped seams or 100% coverage of water and ice shield .
Better drip ledge overhang.
Better than average rated shingles.
Increased shingle nailing schedule
All 3rd party inspected during and after to get your certification
Posted on 9/17/24 at 7:28 pm to RaginCajunz
What’s the ballpark out of pocket amount (after the grant)?
Posted on 9/18/24 at 5:48 am to La Squared
The grant covers 10k of the cost, goes directly to the roofer.
My house is 3200 sq feet and I was 12k out of pocket.
I had some roofers that were as high as 30k. My total roof cost was 22k, wok grant and 12k out of pocket.
My house is 3200 sq feet and I was 12k out of pocket.
I had some roofers that were as high as 30k. My total roof cost was 22k, wok grant and 12k out of pocket.
Posted on 9/18/24 at 7:51 am to RaginCajunz
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It starts from the clean deck up.
Aggressive nails and spacing on all plywood.
Taped seams or 100% coverage of water and ice shield .
Better drip ledge overhang.
Better than average rated shingles.
Increased shingle nailing schedule
All 3rd party inspected during and after to get your certification
Doesn't most of the rest of the country do this as standard practice already?
Posted on 9/18/24 at 8:22 am to rented mule
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Doesn't most of the rest of the country do this as standard practice already?
Not to the best of my knowledge.
I know Florida has their own standard and many of the Fortified Roof standards were based off their findings. I think most parts of the country build roofs the same, but Louisiana SHOULD build all roofs like this. I think the biggest difference is in areas of snow, you get the water and ice shield higher or in different areas to combat leaks from ice dams.
Posted on 9/18/24 at 10:47 am to RaginCajunz
It's over an hour wait currently. Adjust just left my home with a recommendation for a full replacement of my roof. Hopefully this helps my consideration
Posted on 9/18/24 at 1:11 pm to RaginCajunz
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Aggressive nails and spacing on all plywood.
Taped seams or 100% coverage of water and ice shield .
Better drip ledge overhang.
Better than average rated shingles.
Increased shingle nailing schedule
All 3rd party inspected during and after to get your certification
The roofing company that installed my roof after Ida did all of these things. It was required to validate the warranty.
Posted on 9/18/24 at 1:28 pm to TheBoo
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The roofing company that installed my roof after Ida did all of these things. It was required to validate the warranty.
I believe there are ways to have it certified after the fact, but I'm not sure. I know my roofing company took over 1k photos during installation that had to be provided too the Fortified Certification people, and then they sent an independent inspector out for an hour to go through my attic and roof after installation was done.
Hail/Hurricane Roof Specs for Fortified (pdf)
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