RoofInspectionUSA field guide
Understand how inspectors evaluate roof flashing at walls, valleys, edges, chimneys, and penetrations, including visible defects and report limitations.
Roof Materials & Components
A metal-roof inspection starts by identifying the panel and attachment system, then traces seams, movement points, penetrations, edges and water evidence.
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Roof Materials & Components
An asphalt-shingle inspection looks beyond the shingle surface to attachment, transitions, drainage and interior evidence while making access limits explicit.
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Roof Damage & Leaks
Roof inspections often uncover patterns rather than a single dramatic failure: a displaced shingle near a repair, staining below a penetration, a gutter overflowing at one corner, or…
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Roof Inspection Basics
A roof inspector looks for visible evidence that the roof covering, drainage, flashings, penetrations and accessible supporting areas are performing as intended—or showing signs that they are not.…
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