Windstorm Inspection Forms

(a) TDI adopts the following forms by reference and will make them available on its website.

(1) Application for Certificate of Compliance, Form WPI-1, effective April 2021, for ongoing improvements. Information requested by Form WPI-1 can be found in §5.4621(1) of this title, relating to Certification of Ongoing Improvements Inspected by Appointed Qualified Inspectors.

(2) Inspection Verification, Form WPI-2-BC-6, effective April 2021, for use in windstorm inspection for structures constructed, repaired, or to which additions are made on and after January 1, 2008, and before September 1, 2020. Information requested by Form WPI-2-BC-6 can be found in §5.4621(4) of this title.

(3) Inspection Verification, Form WPI-2-BC-7, effective January 2026, for use in windstorm inspection for structures constructed, repaired, or to which additions are made on and after September 1, 2020, and before April 1, 2026. Information requested by Form WPI-2-BC-7 can be found in §5.4621(4) of this title.

(4) Inspection Verification, Form WPI-2-BC-8, effective January 2026, for use in windstorm inspection for structures constructed, repaired, or to which additions are made on and after April 1, 2026. Information requested by Form WPI-2-BC-8 can be found in §5.4621(4) of this title.

(5) Application for Certificate of Compliance for Completed Improvement, Form WPI-2E, effective January 2026. Information requested by Form WPI-2E can be found in §5.4604(a) and (b) of this title, relating to Certification Form for Completed Improvement.

(6) Application for Appointment as a Qualified Inspector, Form AQI-1, effective January 2024. Information requested by Form AQI-1 can be found in §5.4609(b) of this title, relating to Application for Qualified Inspector Appointment.

(7) Application Renewal for Appointment as a Qualified Inspector, Form AQI-R, effective June 2025. Information requested by Form AQI-R can be found in §5.4610(b)(1) of this title, relating to Renewal of Qualified Inspector Appointment.

(b) TDI inspection and certification forms. When appropriate, TDI will issue the following forms:

(1) Field Form, Form WPI-7;

(2) Certificate of Compliance for Ongoing Improvement, Form WPI-8; and

(3) Certificate of Compliance for Completed Improvement (Engineered), Form WPI-8E.

(c) The information required by the forms listed in subsection (a)(1) - (5) of this section must be submitted to TDI electronically using the Windstorm system, which is available on the TDI website. TDI will accept a completed Form WPI-1 or WPI-2 emailed to windstorm@tdi.texas.gov only when the Windstorm system is nonfunctional, unless the individual submitting is not a licensed professional engineer.

(d) In this subchapter, the first four alphanumeric characters in the designation of a form listed in this section, such as "WPI-2," refer to all forms with that prefix unless otherwise specified by all the characters in the designation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §5.4603 adopted to be effective September 22, 1988, 13 TexReg 4516; amended to be effective March 1, 1990, 15 TexReg 878; amended to be effective November 15, 1990, 15 TexReg 6299; amended to be effective May 20, 1992, 17 TexReg 3380; amended to be effective September 22, 1998, 23 TexReg 9557; amended to be effective February 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 683; amended to be effective August 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 7989; amended to be effective July 11, 2007, 32 TexReg 4215; amended to be effective January 18, 2017, 42 TexReg 66; amended to be effective March 29, 2020, 45 TexReg 1998;amended to be effective October 19, 2020, 45 TexReg 7425; amended to be effective February 18, 2026, 51 TexReg 896.