How Often to Inspect a Roof
A roof should be inspected at least once a year and after every major hailstorm or windstorm. The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) recommends twice a year for most commercial roofs.
Roof inspection, homes and businesses
Roof Inspection in Meridian, Walked, Photographed and Written Up
We walk your roof, check the shingles, flashing, vents and decking, and send you a written report with photos of everything we found.
We work Monday to Saturday. Calls outside our hours go to voicemail and we return them the next working morning.
Book a roof inspection
One call sets a time to walk your roof. Estimates are free and carry no obligation.
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- No surprise charges
The roof, and only the roof
Roof Inspection in Meridian for Homes and Businesses
A roof inspection in Meridian is a close check of the roof itself, the shingles, the "flashing", the vents and the wood "decking" under them, and it ends in a written report with photos of what we found.
It covers the roof and nothing else; it is not a whole-house inspection. We do them on homes and on commercial buildings, and every roofing job we take on starts with one, with no obligation attached.
- A written report with photosYou keep the photos and our notes, whatever you decide to do next.
- No obligation, no surprise chargesWe quote the whole job before we start, with nothing added after.
- We show up when we say we willAnd we answer the phone or call back the same working day.
What a Roof Inspection Checks, From Shingles to Decking
We walk the whole roof, check every part that keeps water out, look for hidden moisture with a thermal camera and photograph what we find.
On every roof, we look closely at these six things:
- Shingles: creased, lifted, cracked or missing tabs
- Flashing: the metal at chimneys, walls and skylights, where most leaks start
- Vents: pipe boots, the ridge vent and the soffit intake that feeds it
- Decking: soft or sagging spots in the wood deck, felt underfoot
- Attic: daylight, wet sheathing and trapped heat, where we can get in
- Granule loss: grit in the gutters and bald shingles, a sign of age or hail
Thermal imaging finds moisture trapped in a roof without cutting into it. A drone can photograph a roof from above, but walking it lets us feel decking problems a drone image misses, so we walk every roof we inspect.
What it costs
How Roof Inspection Is Priced
A roof inspection in Meridian typically runs $120 to $320, and where your roof lands in that range depends on its size, its pitch, how easy it is to get onto and whether you need a written report for a sale or an insurer.
Four things move the price of an inspection:
- SizeRoofs are measured in "squares", each one 100 square feet of roof surface.
- PitchA steep roof takes longer to walk safely than a low one.
- AccessHow high the roof sits and how easy it is to reach every slope.
- The reportA written report for a buyer, a lender or an insurer.
From the call to the report
How a Roof Inspection Runs, Walkthrough to Report
We walk the roof, measure and photograph it, check the attic where there is access, and send you a written report with the photos and what we recommend.
An inspection runs in five steps, from your call to the report:
You call
We set a time that suits you, and we show up when we say we will.
We walk the roof
Every slope on foot, because walking it lets us feel soft decking a drone image misses.
We measure and photograph
Pitch with a gauge on the roof, then photos of each problem and of the roof as a whole.
We check the attic
Where there is access, we look under the deck for daylight, moisture and trapped heat.
You get the report
Each problem marked on a photo, with a plain note on what it means for the roof.
From a neighbor
What a neighbor said after we walked the roof
A Google review from a homeowner we met on the roof, word for word.
Michael did a great job for us. Met him randomly because he bought something from me on FB Marketplace, and then we got talking. Soon enough we were walking around on my roof and he gave me a very competitive quote. He was super professional and the roof is done right. I feel lucky to have found him!
Roof Inspection Around Meridian
We inspect roofs on homes and businesses across Meridian and the towns around it, the same footprint our service area lists.
Houses, shops, offices and warehouses all get the same walk, the same photos and the same written report. A roof outside that footprint is a question for the call.
Towns we cover
- Meridian
- Boise
- Kuna
- Garden City
- Star
- Nampa
- Eagle
- Hidden Springs
- Middleton
- Avimor
More Roof Inspection Questions
These questions sit right next to an inspection, and here are the short answers, with the full story a page away.
Inspections for a Sale or an Insurer
Sometimes, yes: banks and insurers may require a professional roof inspection when a home is sold or insured. Owners often book one before listing a house, and buyers before they buy.
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Roof inspection questions we hear on the phone
How much does a basic roof inspection cost?
A roof inspection in Meridian typically runs $120 to $320. The roof's size, pitch and access, and whether you need a written report for a sale or an insurer, decide where yours lands. We give you the exact price on the call, before we come out.
What does a roof inspection include?
We walk the roof and check the shingles, flashing, vents and decking, and look in the attic where we can get in. Thermal imaging finds hidden moisture without cutting into the roof. You get a written report with photos of what we found.
Why do I keep getting calls about roof inspections?
After a hailstorm or windstorm, contractors who follow the storms, known in the trade as "storm chasers", call and knock across whole neighborhoods. A roof should be checked after every major hail or wind storm, but storm chasers often leave before warranty issues surface, so book the inspection with a roofer you can call back.
Book an inspection
Want to know what shape your roof is in?
Call and we will set a time to walk the roof, photograph what we find and put it in a written report. The estimate is free and carries no obligation.
We work Monday to Saturday. Calls outside our hours go to voicemail and we return them the next working morning.