Topics
Every subject covered on Roof Inspection Guide, grouped so you can read a whole area rather than one page of it. Each page is dated and says who wrote it.
Browse by subject
Recently updated
The newest changes across the site. Every page carries the date it was last reviewed.
| Page | What it covers | Kind | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| What counts as hail damage | What a hail damage roof inspection counts as damage: functional against cosmetic marks, test squares, what is mistaken for hail and what the report records. | articles | |
| Five year cost | What a five year roof certification costs: the inspection fee against the repair work behind it, why a longer term is priced higher, and how to compare quotes. | articles | |
| How often | How often a commercial roof should be inspected: the twice yearly standard, what moves it up or down, and which visits a warranty or a lease requires. | articles | |
| Using a drone | How a drone is used on a roof inspection: the rules that apply, planning the flight, the imagery worth capturing and what a drone cannot tell you. | articles | |
| Two year certification | What a two year roof certification covers, who issues one, why a sale or a lender asks for two years rather than five, and what has to be repaired first. | articles | |
| Apartment roofs | What an apartment and multifamily roof inspection covers: several roofs on one site, resident access, where these roofs leak and how findings feed a reserve. | articles | |
| Decking | How a roof deck is inspected without opening the roof: what is read from above and below, which decks fail first and when decking enters a reroof scope. | articles | |
| Inspection companies | How roof inspection companies differ: contractors, inspection firms, national networks and engineers, what each is good at and which suits your decision. | articles |
Talk to someone about your roof
Tell us about the building and what the roof is doing. We will say what we would do about it and what the answer depends on.