Most people call a roofer when something is already wrong. An inspection is most useful before that point:
The roof is ten or more years old, or you don't know its age. That is when small problems, like a cracked pipe boot or a lifted shingle, start turning into leaks.
You're buying a home. A general home inspection covers the roof as one item on a long list, and inspectors often can't safely walk a steep or two-story roof. A roofer's inspection looks at the roof system alone, in more depth.
You're selling. Knowing the roof's condition before you list lets you repair it, price for it or disclose it on your terms, instead of renegotiating after the buyer's inspection.
Someone has told you the roof needs replacing. A second opinion is worth having, and we'll tell you if the roof has years left in it.
After a hailstorm or a windy night. North Texas storms can damage a roof without leaving anything you can see from the yard. See storm and hail damage roof restoration.
After another trade has been up there. Solar, satellite, HVAC and skylight work all create new penetrations, and new penetrations are where leaks start.
Every inspection follows the same five steps.
We start with what prompted the call: a stain on the ceiling, an upcoming sale, a storm last week, or the roof's age. We ask about past repairs, because earlier work changes what we look for.
Before anyone climbs a ladder, the gutters, downspouts and soft metals tell us a lot. We look for granule buildup, dents, sagging runs, and water that isn't draining away from the house.
Where it's safe to walk, we inspect the shingle field, ridges, valleys, flashing at walls and chimneys, pipe boots, vents and skylights. We also check whether earlier repairs are holding.
Where there's access, the underside of the roof shows what the top can't: daylight at penetrations, water staining, damp insulation, and whether intake and exhaust ventilation are balanced.
You get photos tied to where on the roof we found each item, and a plain recommendation: nothing needed, routine maintenance, a targeted repair, or planning for replacement. We include our honest estimate of how much life the roof has left.
Roofs here wear out from the sun as much as from storms. Long, hot summers dry out asphalt shingles, make them brittle and loosen the granules that protect them. When attic ventilation is poor, the attic runs much hotter than the air outside and cooks the decking and shingles from underneath.
Then there is hail. Spring storms across Denton and Collin County can leave bruised shingles and dented gutters on one street and nothing on the next.
Rubber pipe boots crack in the sun years before the shingles around them, and sealant and fasteners work loose over time. Those are among the most common leak sources on roofs that look fine from the street.
A written report with photos that you keep. Buyers and sellers use it in negotiations, and it gives you a dated baseline to compare against if a storm comes through later. If the roof needs nothing, the report says so.
If the roof is nearing the end of its life, the report is where planning for residential roofing replacement starts. In many neighborhoods that includes HOA approval of roof color and material, which can take weeks, so start the application while you still have a season or two left in the roof, not the week after a storm.
A routine inspection and a storm damage assessment are not the same job. After hail or high wind we look specifically for impact evidence and document exactly where it is. See storm and hail damage roof restoration. If water is already coming in, start with emergency roof tarping.
Schedule a roof inspection. Call (945) 250-2552 or request an inspection online, and you get the photos either way.
Once a year is a sensible baseline for a roof older than about ten years, plus after any significant hail or wind event. Newer roofs can go longer between checks unless a storm comes through.
Partly. A general home inspector looks at the roof as one part of the whole house, often from the ground or a ladder if the roof isn't safe to walk. A roofer's inspection covers the roof system alone (shingles, flashing, penetrations, ventilation and the attic) in more depth.
You get the photos and a written recommendation. If it looks like storm damage, we show you what we found and explain what we're seeing so you can decide what to do next. If it's wear and tear, we price the repair.
Most asphalt shingle roofs last 20 to 30 years, but North Texas heat and hail can shorten that. An inspection tells you where yours stands.
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