NM spring winds break shingle seal strips without lifting a single tab off the roof. I do a tab-lift test on every accessible plane and document broken seals with photos and code references — the kind of proof carriers accept.
Tab-lift seal test on every accessible slope
Ridge cap, hip cap, and edge-metal wind-uplift check
Flashing displacement and canale wind damage
Torn membrane, blown flashing, and lifted panel documentation
NOAA wind-event correlation for the loss date
Insurance-ready written report with photos and code references
Every accessible slope walked with a tab-lift test at random sample points. Ridge, hip, rake, and eave metal inspected for wind-uplift displacement. All flashings, canales, and mechanical curbs checked for movement. Membrane roofs: seam integrity, blown flashings, torn edge metal. Written report with per-slope damage counts, NOAA correlation, and code references.
Homeowners after a NM spring windstorm. Owners whose neighbors filed successful claims and want to know if they should too. Adjusters needing a neutral wind-vs-wear determination. Anyone denied a wind claim because the damage 'wasn't visible from the ground.'
Free On-Site Walk-Around — $149 Standard Written Report — $349 Detailed Insurance-Ready — $649 Denial Appeal / Litigation Grade — $1,500+ Most wind claims are $349–$649. Denied claims need the top tier with full seal-test documentation.
Sustained gusts of 50+ mph can lift 3-tab shingles at their seal strip. NM spring winds routinely hit 60–75 mph in the metro. The damage is often invisible from the ground — the shingles reseal-look flat but the adhesive bond is broken.
Sometimes. Broken seal-strip damage requires a hands-on inspection with a tab lift test to prove. I document it with photos of every failed seal and reference IRC/NM wind-uplift standards.
Within 30 days. NM wind events often stack — a spring windstorm followed by monsoon rain — and carriers will argue the leak is from the rain, not the wind that broke the seal weeks earlier.
Per-unit re-flash scoring.
Factory & warehouse membrane + equipment audit.
Multi-family portfolio pricing and capital plans.
RTU flashing and vibration leak source 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.