Enhanced shingle warranties can be worth $8k–$15k of transferable value at resale — if the transfer paperwork gets filed inside the manufacturer's 30–60 day window. Miss the window and the coverage vanishes. I verify what warranty you actually have registered, audit the roof against the terms, document any voiding conditions, and give you a transfer packet you can hand the buyer at closing so the value survives the sale.
Manufacturer registration lookup by property address and install date
Standard vs enhanced warranty tier identification
Transferability terms + transfer-window deadline documentation
Roof audit against warranty-voiding conditions (unapproved repairs, ponding, penetrations)
Transfer application walkthrough + document packet for buyer
Warranty-status letter for MLS listing and closing disclosure
Manufacturer warranty registration lookup — GAF, Owens Corning, CertainTeed, Malarkey, TAMKO, Atlas, IKO. Original registration certificate retrieval from installing contractor or manufacturer. Warranty tier verification: standard vs enhanced system (Golden Pledge, Platinum, SureStart Plus, Emerald Premium). Transferability terms review: number of transfers allowed, transfer window in days after closing, transfer fee if any. Physical roof audit for warranty-voiding conditions: unapproved repairs, foreign penetrations, ponding, missing manufacturer components (starter, ridge cap, hip-and-ridge from same system). Transfer application walk-through with the seller (or agent) — forms, deadlines, buyer information required. Warranty-status letter suitable for MLS listing description and closing disclosure package. Written scope with any pre-close remediation needed to preserve warranty coverage.
Homeowners preparing to list a home with a re-roofed roof (5–15 years old). Listing agents wanting warranty-transferable to justify listing price. Homeowners who paid for enhanced coverage and want to confirm it was actually registered. Buyers under contract who were told 'roof has 20 years of warranty' and want it verified. Estate/probate sales where the original owner didn't leave warranty documentation.
Warranty Lookup Only — $99 Standard Transfer Report — $349 Detailed w/ Roof Audit + Transfer Packet + Warranty-Status Letter — $549 Multi-Property (portfolio) — Custom Most warranty transfer inspections are $349–$549. Compared to $8k–$15k of transferable warranty value walked away from at closing, this is a rounding error.
Usually yes, but almost every major manufacturer (GAF, Owens Corning, CertainTeed, Malarkey, TAMKO) requires a formal transfer application filed within a specific window after closing — typically 30 to 60 days. Miss the window and coverage terminates. Most sellers and agents don't know this, the buyer never gets told, and a valuable enhanced warranty ($8k–$15k of transferable value) evaporates on day 61. I document warranty status, terms, and the transfer procedure before closing.
Standard shingle warranty is 25-year prorated coverage on materials only, non-transferable after the first transfer OR limited to 20% of remaining value. Enhanced system warranties (GAF Golden Pledge, Owens Corning Platinum, CertainTeed SureStart Plus, Malarkey Emerald Premium) are 25–50 year, cover materials AND labor AND workmanship, and typically allow ONE fully-transferable transfer during the warranty period. Enhanced warranties add real resale value. Standard warranties usually add zero.
Manufacturer registration lookup by property address + install date, request for original registration certificate from the installing contractor, physical roof audit to confirm materials match the registration, and documentation of any warranty-voiding conditions (unapproved repairs, foreign penetrations, ponding on flat systems). I produce a warranty-status letter you can hand the buyer at closing.
Very common — 40%+ of NM residential re-roofs from 2010–2020 were never registered by the installer even when the homeowner paid for enhanced coverage. Sometimes we can retroactively register within manufacturer grace periods; often we can't. Either way you need to know before you list, so you're not disclosing warranty coverage you can't actually deliver.
Pre-listing & buyer due-diligence reports.
Reserve study + per-unit documentation.
Party-wall + shared-roof attribution.
Step, counter, cricket flashing 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.