Wind mitigation inspection Orleans Parish
Wind mitigation inspection Orleans Parish homeowners can book with Southern Wind Mitigation. We document the features insurers use for wind mitigation discounts: roof construction, roof-to-wall connections, secondary water resistance, and window and door protection. The result is a certified survey you can share with your insurance agent, so your agent can apply any credits your carrier offers for documented features.
Once completed, you receive your wind mitigation survey documenting the qualifying features of your home, so you can pursue any available insurance discounts. Learn more about wind mitigation inspections in Louisiana, improvement opportunities, and past customer savings.
What a Wind Mitigation Inspection Documents
A wind mitigation inspection documents the specific construction features that help your home resist hurricane wind and wind-driven rain. Everything is confirmed with photographs and measurements taken at your home, so the report reflects what is actually there, not what is typical for homes of the same age or style.
- Roof construction and age, including roof covering type and roof shape.
- Roof deck attachment, which describes how the roof deck is fastened to the framing.
- Roof-to-wall connections, such as clips, straps, or toe nails.
- Secondary water resistance, which helps limit water entry if the roof covering is damaged.
- Opening protection for windows, doors, skylights, and garage doors.
If a feature cannot be seen or verified, it cannot be documented. That is why attic access, garage access, and clear access to openings matter, and why photographs and measurements are part of every survey.
Orleans Parish Homes: Historic Districts, Post-Katrina Roofs, and Raised Cottages
Orleans Parish has an unusually diverse housing stock, including historic homes, raised cottages, mid-century properties, newer construction, and extensively renovated residences. Many homes sit in historic districts, where original details, older framing, and later updates live side by side. Others are raised cottages and shotgun-style homes, where the structure, roof shape, and openings reflect an earlier era of building. Differences in construction age, roof replacements, additions, and storm-related improvements can significantly affect a home’s wind mitigation features.
After Hurricane Katrina, many Orleans Parish roofs were replaced, and many homes were repaired, elevated, or rebuilt. A post-Katrina roof can mean a newer roof covering and updated deck attachment, while a home that kept its original roof may show older materials and connections. Renovations can also change opening protection, because new windows and doors may offer stronger protection than the ones they replaced. The survey documents the home as it stands today, including those changes.
Southern Wind Mitigation serves homeowners throughout Orleans Parish, including New Orleans, Lakeview, Gentilly, Mid-City, Uptown, and Algiers.
What to Expect During Your Visit
The survey takes about an hour or less. I check the exterior, the attic, and garage access to document roof construction and age, deck attachment, roof-to-wall connections, secondary water resistance, and window and door protection. Everything is confirmed with photographs and measurements taken at your home. I never walk on your roof. You receive a certified report you can share with your insurance agent, so your agent can apply any credits your carrier offers for documented wind mitigation features.
Please have attic access and garage access available if possible, and let me know about any recent roof work, window or door replacements, or other upgrades. Those details help me find and document features that might otherwise be missed, especially in older homes where work was done in stages.
Why Results Vary From House to House in Orleans Parish
Features vary because homes were built in different years, under different building practices, and have been changed over time. A roof replacement can add a newer roof covering and updated deck attachment. An addition can change the roof shape and the way the roof connects to the walls. Upgraded windows and doors can add opening protection that was not there when the home was built. A garage conversion, a patio addition, or a re-roof after storm damage can each change what the report can document. The inspection sorts out these changes with photographs and measurements, so your agent sees the features as they are today.
Two homes on the same street can qualify for different credits, and two homes that look alike from the curb can document very different features once the attic and openings are checked. That is why the survey is based on your home, not on a neighborhood average.
Orleans Parish Wind Mitigation Inspection FAQs
My home was built years ago. Can it still qualify for discounts?
Yes. Discounts follow documented features, not the year built. If your home has had a roof replacement, added connectors, or upgraded openings over the years, the survey captures all of it.
Do you serve New Orleans and Algiers?
Yes. I regularly serve homeowners throughout Orleans Parish, including New Orleans, Lakeview, Gentilly, Mid-City, Uptown, and Algiers.
How quickly will I get my report?
Most Orleans Parish surveys are delivered promptly after the inspection, so your agent can apply any available credits at your next renewal or policy change.
Will the inspection damage my home?
No. The survey is a visual inspection with photographs and measurements. I never walk on your roof, and I do not open walls or remove building materials.
Schedule Your Wind Mitigation Inspection in Orleans Parish
Southern Wind Mitigation serves homeowners throughout Orleans Parish and surrounding communities in Louisiana. Trey Pellegrin, LUCCC-registered (#PR.02808), Louisiana Licensed Home Inspector #11208. 5.0 stars, 149 Google reviews. Call (504) 777-3300 to schedule a wind mitigation inspection Orleans Parish homeowners trust. Learn more about improvement opportunities and past customer savings.