A dedicated home roof inspection — not the 15-minute skim a general home inspector does. Hands-on, attic-entered, photo-documented, and written for real decisions: repair, replace, or wait.
Full walk of every accessible roof plane (not a ground-and-binocular pass)
Attic entry to verify deck condition, ventilation, and hidden leaks
Written report with 20+ photos and plain-English captions
Remaining-useful-life estimate for buyers, sellers, and refinance
Insurance-claim-ready formatting when damage is present
Independent — no roofing company owns my findings
Roof surface: field, valleys, ridges, hips, edges, penetrations, flashings, chimney counter-flashing, skylight curbs, vent stacks. Attic (when accessible): deck moisture, framing, insulation contact, exhaust termination, ventilation NFA math. Gutters & drainage: capacity, slope, downspout termination, splash zones. Code references: 2018 IRC roofing chapters, NM amendments, manufacturer wind ratings. Deliverable: PDF report you can share with contractors, adjusters, or Realtors.
Homeowners doing annual maintenance planning. Buyers who want a real read before closing — 15 minutes on a $500K home is not enough. Sellers who want a clean report in the listing packet to reduce buyer objections. Anyone who was told 'you need a new roof' by a roofing company and wants a second opinion.
Free On-Site Walkthrough — $149 (verbal + photos, no written report) Standard Written Home Roof Inspection — $349 Detailed / Insurance-Ready — $649 Pre-Purchase Package (walk + report + Realtor summary) — $549 Buyers get the report same-week; every report is yours to share.
Annually if the roof is over 10 years old, and always after a hail or wind event above 55 mph. NM's UV and monsoon cycle ages roofs faster than the national average.
A home inspector spends about 15 minutes on the roof, usually from the ground with binoculars. A dedicated home roof inspection is 60–90 minutes hands-on, includes attic entry, and produces a scope contractors can bid — not a sentence in a general report.
Yes — pre-purchase roof inspections are one of the most common requests. Report is formatted for negotiation: repair scope with dollar ranges plus remaining useful life estimate.
Most NM roof failures start hidden: cracked pipe boots, split field on aging shingles, parapet flashing pinholes, and attic moisture. From the ground you'll miss all of them.
It's built for that. Photo documentation, code citations, and repair-vs-replace determinations are exactly what an adjuster needs to write a fair scope — or what your public adjuster needs to appeal a denial.
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.