Foam roofs live and die by the recoat schedule. I measure coating thickness, count blisters and bird pecks, check every penetration, and tell you whether it's a $2/sqft recoat year or a $10/sqft tear-off year — without selling you either one.
Coating mil-thickness measurement at multiple points
Blister, bird-peck, and hail-strike counts per section
Penetration and canale sealant condition
Ponding water and drain performance
Recoat vs replace decision with cost bands
Written scope specifying coating type (elastomeric vs silicone) and mil rate
Full walk of the foam surface with a mil gauge sampling every 200 sqft. All penetrations, canales, wall terminations, and mechanical curbs. Blister and bird-peck census with photo documentation. Ponding measurement and drain flow test. Written scope: recoat mil rate, coating type, warranty tier — or replace with substrate spec.
NM homeowners with SPF foam roofs (extremely common in ABQ pueblo homes). Owners quoted a full tear-off who suspect a recoat would do. Owners told 'just recoat' when the foam might actually be shot. Buyers under contract on any pueblo or territorial-style home.
Free On-Site Walk-Around — $149 Standard Written Report — $349 Detailed Report w/ Core Cuts — $649 Commercial / Multi-Building — $0.05–$0.15/sqft, $1,500 minimum Most residential foam inspections are $349–$649. Foam is one of the highest-value inspections in NM because the recoat-vs-replace decision is $5,000–$20,000 apart.
Every 5 years for elastomeric coatings, 7–10 for silicone. NM UV is aggressive — miss two recoat cycles and the foam substrate itself starts to degrade. Recoat on schedule and a foam roof lasts 30+ years.
A core cut and moisture scan. If the foam is dry and structurally sound, recoat. If more than 25% is wet or the foam is friable, tear off and replace. I document both and give you the number.
Monolithic seamless membrane over any deck shape, high R-value, and no seams to fail. It's ideal for the pueblo/territorial architecture that dominates NM. The downside is the recoat discipline — foam only works if you maintain the coating.
Torch-lap + blister mapping.
Cap metal + crack map.
Per-unit re-flash scoring.
Factory & warehouse membrane + equipment audit.
I've watched too many neighbors sign contracts they didn't understand for roofs they didn't need. That stops with a written report they own.