Calculate uplift forces on your roof covering
This tool is provided by the Insurance Institute For Business And Home Safety (IBHS) as part of their FORTIFIED™ Home Program.
It solves for uplift forces, in pounds per square foot (PSF) for 3 roof zones on residential roof coverings per ASCE 7-22.
This information is to be used with approved building products rated equal or greater than these forces.
Looking for the ASCE 7-16 Uplift Tool? Click here.
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Other FORTIFIED™ Technical Resources
FORTIFIED™ is a program by the IBHS that could qualify your home for insurance discounts when constructed and approved to one of their construction tiers.
Learn more from their technical resources page or their FORTIFIED home page.
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This tool is provided as a public service only.
PER IBHS: This design aid is intended to be preliminary guidance for section R905.1 of 2018 IRC for use with the FORTIFIED Home Program. Design pressures must meet or exceed local code requirements. This aid does not supplant the need for drawings or plans to be reviewed and signed by a professional engineer.
Results are for estimation purposes only and are to be reviewed by a design professional before use.