JAW CONSTRUCTION, INC....
JAW Construction, Inc.
- Is a State Certified General Contractor with over 20 years Construction experience in South Florida. A diverse firm that handles Commercial and Residential Contracting
in West Palm, Beach, Florida (Palm Beach County).
- Is our sister company that
will take care of your hurricane shutter needs, please visit them at:
http://www.cat5shutters.net
Florida homeowners do not realize by not
having a wind mitigation inspection, the savings they could be missing out
on.
These savings on some homes are large amounts of money that the policyholder
had been paying without realizing.
That is why now is a great time to have a Wind Mitigation inspection done.
Windstorm Insurance rates are reduced substantially with a Wind Mitigation
Wind Inspection. A wind mitigation inspection verifies construction methods
that create wind mitigation discounts based on those methods providing
greater protection from wind hurricane damage. The inspection usually takes
less than an hour and the savings is usually in the form of a check direct
from your insurance company within 3-6 weeks.
We look at your roofing covering such as an asphalt shingles or tile roof. The date of the roof installation? Does it meet FBC (Florida building code standards)? How is the roof decking installed, Reinforced Roof Decking,, What sizes nails and spacing of the nailing pattern, wood or OSB, Does the roof have a Secondary water resistant, Actual Roof Shape.
Protection of openings are Miami-Dade approved non-impact windows or hurricane protection (storm panels, accordions, roll down shutters, Full or Partial Impact Resistant Glazing Windows). Any of these mentioned terms will provide you with additional savings.
Other areas that help with discounts are roof geometry . Hip style roofs are the best geometry due to the flow of wind over the design of the hip roof. Hurricane straps and clips will also help with the uplift of heavy winds. If the structure has a gable roof design this can be rectified by proper cable bracing by using straps.
Shingles or other roof coverings that meet the Florida Building Code requirements.
Roof decking that has been installed with larger nails or screws with closer spacing.
Hurricane clips and/or straps that secure the roof structure to the supporting walls.
Full or partial protection of windows and glass doors with impact resistant glazing or other protection methods.
Secondary water resistance barrier that prevents the roof from leaking if the shingles are blown off in a windstorm.
Newer homes and condominiums built since the new code requiring these features have been enacted.
Wind Mitigation discounts are
applied towards the windstorm portion of your total insurance premium.
Depending on where you are located in Florida, the windstorm portion is
between 15% and 70% of the total premium. Premium determination is very
complex and actual dollar discounts are not calculated here. For exact
quotes, you must contact your insurance agent or the individual insurance
company in question. The three main factors for wind mitigation discounts
include:
The number of wind resistive construction features present on your condo or
home - The more wind resistive features you have, the higher the total
discount will be for your property. The discounts can be as high as 30% or
more of the wind portion of the insurance premium.
The location of your condo or home - Discounted wind insurance rates are
adjusted according to where your property is located within the state. If
your wind insurance rates are high, then the percentage discounts will be
greater for a condo or house in a high rate area versus the same condo or
house in a lower rate area.
The value of your condo or home - High value condos or homes have higher
premiums. Therefore, the value of the discounts will increase with the value
of the condo or home.
Wind mitigation discounts are justified because stronger, more wind-resistive
houses have lower windstorm losses. Lower windstorm losses equal reduced
costs to insurance companies that are then passed on to the consumer. Many
homeowners have taken advantage of the insurance discount incentive and
strengthened their existing condo or home using the strongest options in the
Florida Building Code. The discounted insurance rates in Florida apply to
both existing construction (condos and homes built prior to 2002) and new
construction built to the new statewide Florida Building Code (FBC)
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Commercial carpentry
Commercial drywall services
Retail, commercial and industrial construction
Commercial site placement
Commercial and retail design
Hurricane shutters
Wind Mitigation Inspections
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