Roof Inspections and Certifications for Home Sales, Annual Checkups and Hard-to-Find Leaks

When Should You Get a Roof Inspected?

A roof inspection helps homeowners decide what to repair, whether to replace and how to document condition before a sale or after a storm. It is worth it any time a decision depends on the roof's condition. These are the moments it pays off most. Timing matters because a roof's condition changes after every major storm, every winter and every year of sun. An inspection captures a point in time with photos, which is useful well beyond the day it happens.

Before buying or selling a home

A general home inspector often views the roof from a ladder or the ground. A roofing inspection walks the slopes and gives buyers and sellers specifics to negotiate with, and a roof certification gives lenders the condition statement they ask for.

As an annual or every-other-year checkup

Older roofs fail at details first: pipe boots crack, sealant dries out, flashing lifts. A preventative inspection catches those early, before a small repair becomes interior damage.

When you notice a stain, drip or draft

Water travels along framing before it shows up, so the stain is rarely under the leak. An inspection traces it from the attic up to the source, with thermal imaging where the path is hard to see. Thermal images show temperature differences that can guide investigation, not proof of moisture or the entry point by themselves.

After a hail or wind storm

Storm damage has its own documentation standards. If a storm is the reason you are calling, our hail damage and insurance claim process covers that inspection and the claim steps together.

If none of these apply, a routine check every year or two, and after any major storm, is a reasonable rhythm for most homes.

What Does a Roof Inspection Actually Check?

A thorough inspection looks at the roof as a system, from the surface down to the attic, not just at the shingles. Each area tells a different part of the story. The surface shows weather and age, the flashing shows where water is most likely to get in, and the attic shows whether it already has.

• Roof surface: shingle or panel condition, granule loss, cracking, lifted or missing pieces, and any impact marks.
• Flashing and penetrations: walls, chimneys, skylights, pipe boots, vents and valleys, where most leaks begin.
• Edges and drainage: drip edge, gutters, downspouts and signs of water backing up at the eaves.
• Attic: daylight, staining, frost or damp sheathing, and whether intake and exhaust ventilation look balanced.

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