What does fortified construction mean?

What does Fortified Construction and IRC Code-Compliant mean? Higher standards when building your home and potentially HUGE insurance discounts!

Billy Ward, with Champion Coastal Builders, was one of the very first builders in the state of Louisiana who received the Fortified Construction designation. When Hurricane Ida hit the coast of Grand Isle the vast majority of home owners had catastrophic damage. What was seen was that the international codes implemented on structures built after Hurricane Katrina made a huge difference in the damage received from Hurricanes Isaac and Ida.

Choosing a quality (licensed and properly insured) builder with extremely high standards that builds above code is important. It protects your home from unnecessary damage in the event of a disaster and because of their high standards of construction you can get up to 55% off of your insurance premium!