Three roofers wanted $32k after the June hailstorm. Roof Doctor NM walked the roof, took 84 photos, and said the hail was cosmetic. Saved me from a fraudulent claim.
Sarah K.Albuquerque · Nob Hill
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Inspection · Scope of work
Roof replacement — inspected, specified, bid apples-to-apples.
Before a homeowner spends $18–40k on a tear-off, an independent inspector should confirm it's actually needed and write a scope so…
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Inspection · Diagnosis
Leak diagnosis — find the source, then hire the right fix.
Most 'you need a new roof' calls in NM are actually one bad flashing or a cracked pipe boot. We diagnose with moisture meter and I…
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Core service
Independent roof inspection — free visit, report from $149, PDF in 48 hours.
Buying? Selling? Insurance asking for a report? HOA reviewing an ARC packet? An independent third-party inspector produces a repor…
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Annual documentation
Annual roof audit — catch it on paper before it leaks.
Once-a-year inspection with year-over-year photo comparison. The cheapest way to add 5–10 years to a roof is a written record of w…
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Storm response
Storm damage — document first, then hire the fix.
During active monsoon events, the priority is documenting the damage for insurance and getting a scope written so a NM contractor …
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Commercial
Commercial flat-roof inspections & asset reports.
Property managers and owners need condition reports that aren't written by the contractor bidding the work. We inspect TPO, EPDM, …
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Residential
Residential roof inspections — every NM home style.
From Nob Hill bungalows to Rio Rancho production homes to North Valley adobes to Santa Fe pueblo-style parapets. Independent inspe…
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Insurance & Storm
Insurance claim documentation — independent, adjuster-ready.
An independent inspector's report carries weight your roofing contractor's bid does not. We document damage, translate findings in…
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Adjacent system
Gutter inspections — often the actual leak source.
Most 'roof' leaks we're called to diagnose in NM are actually gutter or drainage problems. We inspect the whole water path — roof,…
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Adjacent system
Skylight diagnosis — flashing, seal, or condensation?
Skylight failures are one of the top three leak sources on NM pitched roofs. Often it's not the glass — it's the curb flashing or …
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Adjacent system
Stucco & parapet inspections around roof penetrations.
Most NM roof work cracks adjacent stucco — parapet caps, wall-to-roof terminations, kick-out flashings. We inspect the transition …
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Adjacent system
Siding damage inspections — wind, hail, storm.
Wind events take siding off too. We document what the storm damaged, spec the replacement, and hand you a packet that supports the…
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Adjacent system
Attic insulation & radiant barrier assessment.
Half the shingle failures in NM are heat failures from a poorly insulated, poorly ventilated attic. When a re-roof is on the horiz…
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Adjacent system
Ventilation audit — IRC 806 net-free-area math.
Ridge and soffit ventilation is code-required and often wrong. We measure existing intake and exhaust, run the IRC 806 balance cal…
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Adjacent detail
Chimney flashing spec — cricket, step, counter.
Chimneys are the #1 leak source on pitched NM roofs. The fix is code-correct step + counter flashing with a cricket on the uphill …
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Adjacent system
Solar-ready roof inspection — before the panels go up.
Putting solar on a 15-year-old roof is a mistake — 25 years from now you'll pull the array to re-roof. We inspect the deck, calcul…
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Flat-roof life extender
Recoat vs. replace — inspected and scored.
If a NM flat roof has 5+ good years of substrate left, a coating adds 10 more. If it doesn't, coating over failing membrane just d…
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What I do — in plain English
Independent roof inspector in New Mexico — not a roofing company.
I help homeowners avoid getting ripped off with a free walk-around roof inspection. You only pay if you want a written report ($149+). I quote every roofing system, and if work is needed, I give you my list of vetted local contractors — no kickbacks, no pressure.
Roofing systems I can quote
- Shingle
- Architectural shingle
- Metal
- Tile
- Flat / TPO / EPDM
- Foam / spray polyurethane
- Modified bitumen
- Built-up / BUR
- Wood shake
- Synthetic
- Green / living roofs
Vetted contractor bench
I maintain contracts with small, medium, and larger NM roofing companies so I can match your project to the right crew — based on warranty, materials, scope, and budget, not who pays me. Every matched bench install carries a written 10-year workmanship guarantee.
Serving all of New Mexico
Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, Corrales, Bernalillo, Placitas, East Mountains, Los Lunas, Edgewood, Taos, Belen, Moriarty, Tijeras, Peralta, Bosque Farms, Algodones, Española, and Los Alamos. 20+ years local NM experience.
Independent inspector · verified reviews
Real NM homeowners. Real 5-star Google reviews.
Every review below came from a homeowner who paid for an independent inspection or bid review — never from an install we sold, because we don't sell installs.
5.0/5 on Google
BBB Accredited · A+
10-yr referral workmanship guarantee
Storm inspection
"Three roofers wanted $32k after the June hailstorm. Roof Doctor NM walked the roof, took 84 photos, and said the hail was cosmetic. Saved me from a fraudulent claim."
Sarah K.
Nob Hill, Albuquerque ·
Pre-purchase
"Under contract on a Corrales house. The pre-purchase report caught two hidden layers the seller's disclosure missed. Got an $18k credit at closing."
David & Elena R.
Corrales ·
Bid review
"Bid review flagged that the 'lifetime warranty' voided if we used the wrong underlayment — which the contractor had specced. Renegotiated the whole scope."
James P.
Ventana Ranch, Rio Rancho ·
Homeowner inspection
"Contractor wanted to tear off the whole tile roof. Roof Doctor said the tiles were fine — the underlayment was 40 years old. Lift-and-relay, half the price."
Anna M.
Corrales ·
Commercial inspection
"Downtown building had six leaks after monsoon. The scope of work Roof Doctor NM wrote is what got us three real apples-to-apples bids."
Marcus T.
EDo, Albuquerque ·
Homeowner inspection
"The foam still had structural integrity — the coating didn't. One walk-through saved us a $28k tear-off we didn't need."
Rachel B.
Las Cruces ·
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