How do I verify if an engineer is an appointed qualified inspector with the Texas Department of Insurance?

Ask the firm for its Texas engineering license number and TDI appointment status, confirm the license through the Texas Board of Professional Engineers’ public search, and check TDI’s windstorm program resources covering appointed qualified engineers and inspectors. Only work performed by TDI-appointed qualified individuals produces valid WPI-8 and WPI-8E certificates. Our firm works under Texas engineering license #117419 and is glad to walk you through the verification before you hire anyone.

Can my roofer or general contractor perform the windstorm inspection?

No. Only TDI-appointed qualified engineers and inspectors may perform windstorm inspections and file the compliance forms — contractors cannot issue WPI-8 or WPI-8E certificates. Your roofer builds the roof; the appointed engineer inspects it and files the state certificate. Contractors often coordinate with us directly, which is the smoothest arrangement for everyone.

What happens if I use someone who is not appointed?

TDI will not recognize the work, no certificate will be issued, and you generally cannot obtain TWIA windstorm coverage until a properly appointed engineer re-inspects — which can mean exposing covered-up stages of construction. You would pay twice: once for the invalid work, once for the real certification.

TDI Appointed Qualified Inspector List: Verify Your Texas Windstorm Engineer

TDI Appointed Qualified Inspector List: How to Verify Your Engineer

Quick Answer

TDI appoints licensed professional engineers and qualified inspectors to perform windstorm inspections in designated catastrophe areas. You can verify an appointment through TDI’s public lookup tools for appointed qualified entities and Texas engineering license records — or simply ask the firm for its appointment details, as we do under Texas engineering license #117419.

What "appointed qualified" actually means

Anyone can call themselves a windstorm inspector — the title that matters is "appointed qualified engineer" or "appointed qualified inspector" under the TDI windstorm inspection program. Appointment means TDI has reviewed the engineer’s Texas license and qualifications and authorized them to perform program inspections and file compliance forms. Only inspections and forms from appointed qualified individuals result in valid WPI-8 and WPI-8E certificates. A brilliant engineer who is not appointed cannot produce your certificate.

How to verify, in five minutes

Before hiring anyone for a windstorm project:

Ask the firm for its Texas engineering license number — ours is #117419 — and its TDI appointment status. A legitimate firm answers on the spot.
Confirm the license through the Texas Board of Professional Engineers’ public license search.
Check TDI’s windstorm program resources for its list and verification tools covering appointed qualified engineers and inspectors.
Ask who exactly will perform your inspections, and whether the filings go to TDI under their appointment. If the answer is vague, keep shopping.

Why this matters more than price

A certificate that TDI will not recognize is worse than no certificate — you paid money and still cannot bind insurance. The most common version of this problem is a property owner who paid a contractor for a "windstorm certification" that turned out to be a contractor’s own checklist, not a TDI filing. Verification takes five minutes; unwinding a bad certification takes weeks.

Red flags when hiring

Watch for: a roofer or builder offering to "handle the windstorm cert themselves" (contractors cannot issue them); firms that cannot state their license number immediately; quotes with no mention of TDI filings; and anyone who says in-progress inspections are unnecessary "because the work is fine." On the coast, the state program is not optional paperwork — it is what makes the building insurable.