Roof Inspections

What We Inspect

• Roof surface for granule loss, hail bruising, creasing and how much flex is left
• Every penetration, photographed individually
• All flashing, including valley and low slope transitions
• Gutters, downspouts and fascia, and where water goes when it leaves the roof
• Attic from underneath, for daylight, staining, fastener rust and wet insulation
• Interior below, with moisture readings where staining shows

What Hail Damage Looks Like

Functional hail damage does not show from the driveway, so we chalk it and photograph it on your own roof.

• Bruising. A soft spot where impact fractured the mat under the granules. You find it by feel as much as by sight, and it is damage even when the shingle is not visibly broken.
• Granule loss at impact points, scattered rather than in lines.
• Fractured sealant strips, which is how a shingle loses wind resistance without looking damaged.
• Dented soft metals. Vents, gutters, valley metal and condenser fins are the best evidence of hail size on the property, and adjusters look at them first.

An honest inspector shows you these on your own roof, in photos, with locations.

When To Get Inspected

• After any hail or high wind event in your ZIP, especially if the roof looks fine
• Before a Texas policy filing deadline passes
• Before listing or buying a house, since a general inspector is not a roofer
• Annually past year ten, and after tree work near the house

What The Report Is Worth Later

An inspection report gets used by people who were never on your roof. Your adjuster reads it. A buyer's agent reads it two years from now. So we write locations, dates and photo references into it rather than adjectives, and we keep the file so you can ask for it again.

One thing we will not do is help you cover the deductible. Under Texas Business and Commerce Code 27.02 it is a criminal offense for a contractor to pay, waive, absorb or rebate an insurance deductible, and inflating an estimate to make the math work is the same offense wearing a different hat. A contractor who offers that during an inspection is telling you what the paperwork will look like. Our findings say what is up there, including the times we tell a homeowner the roof is fine and there is nothing worth filing.