FORTIFIED roofing in Louisiana.

FORTIFIED is the one home upgrade in Louisiana with a guaranteed return on investment. The state requires insurance discounts on FORTIFIED-designated homes, and the math works for most Acadiana homeowners. A FORTIFIED roof also stays on the house in hurricane wind, which is the part you actually care about when the storm hits.

What makes a roof FORTIFIED.

• Sealed roof deck. Tape or fully-adhered membrane over every seam in the decking. Even if shingles blow off, the roof stays watertight.
• Ring-shank nails. Specified nail type that holds shingles and decking down better than smooth-shank nails.
• Tighter nail pattern. More nails per shingle than standard installs. Specified hit-zones.
• Upgraded drip edge. Heavier-gauge metal at the edges where wind uplift starts.
• Locked-down attic vents. Vents designed and installed to resist wind-driven rain intrusion.
• Wind-rated shingles. Shingles rated for the wind exposure and installed to the manufacturer's high-wind nailing schedule.
• Independent verification. An IBHS-trained evaluator inspects and certifies the install before submitting to IBHS for designation.

Our FORTIFIED process.

1. 1. Free inspection and FORTIFIED quote. We walk the roof and give you a written quote with the standard install and the FORTIFIED upgrade priced side by side.
2. 2. Pick the tier. Most reroofs go for FORTIFIED Roof, the base tier focused on the roof system. We explain Silver and Gold if relevant for your home.
3. 3. Pick the shingle. Wind-rated Atlas shingles in your color of choice. Class 4 impact-resistant available as an additional upgrade.
4. 4. Schedule with evaluator coordination. We coordinate with an IBHS-trained evaluator to inspect during install.
5. 5. Tear-off and decking inspection. Old roof comes off. Decking inspected and replaced where rotten.
6. 6. Sealed deck install. All decking seams sealed per FORTIFIED spec. Synthetic underlayment over the sealed deck.
7. 7. Shingles to FORTIFIED nailing pattern. Tighter nail schedule, ring-shank nails, sealed edges.
8. 8. Evaluator inspection. Evaluator confirms the install meets FORTIFIED standards.
9. 9. IBHS designation. Evaluator submits documentation. IBHS issues the FORTIFIED designation certificate.
10. 10. Insurance submission. You provide the certificate to your insurance carrier and the discount kicks in.

Why pick us for FORTIFIED.

• We install to FORTIFIED standards. Sealed deck, ring-shank nails, tighter nailing patterns. The specifics matter and we know them.
• Atlas Pro Gold + FORTIFIED stack. Atlas Pro Gold warranty coverage on top of the FORTIFIED designation. Both warranties active.
• We coordinate the evaluator. You do not have to find one. We schedule them as part of the project.
• Side-by-side pricing. Standard vs FORTIFIED quoted together so you see the upgrade cost clearly.
• Real understanding of Louisiana Act 248. The state law that requires the insurance discount. We know what your insurer needs.

FORTIFIED tiers explained.

What FORTIFIED costs and what you get back.

FORTIFIED Roof typically adds $1,500 to $3,000 over a comparable standard install. Insurance discounts in Louisiana under Act 248 vary by carrier but commonly range from 15 to 40 percent on the wind/hurricane portion of your homeowner premium. For most Acadiana homeowners that is several hundred dollars per year. The upgrade pays for itself within a few years.

The harder-to-measure return is hurricane performance. FORTIFIED roofs hold together in named storms that take other roofs apart. IBHS has run the testing. The standard works.

Where we install FORTIFIED roofs.

Same coverage area as our other residential work. FORTIFIED makes particular sense in coastal and hurricane-exposed parts of Acadiana.