Roof Inspection in Leaside

Starting at $350, with the written report included. Larger or more complex Leaside houses, particularly those with an addition, a flat section, and more than one chimney, may be higher, because each of those sections is assessed and rated in the report on its own.

Yes. Where a Leaside house still has slate, copper, or other original detailing, we assess it on its own terms: slipped or cracked pieces, the state of the fixings, and the flashing where it meets newer roofing. Slate that is too brittle to walk on is surveyed by drone, and the report states which method was used for each section.

2 to 3 business days typically, and the written report follows within 24 hours of the visit. For a purchase that is usually enough to have the findings in hand while the offer is still conditional, but let us know your deadline when you call so there is no last-minute squeeze.

Yes. Each deficiency is listed with a severity rating and an estimated repair cost, and the items are separated into what needs attention now and what can wait. On a renovated Leaside house that often means the addition tie-in or a chimney flashing is priced on its own, which gives a buyer something specific to put in front of the seller.

Yes, annual or biennial. Each visit tracks the parts of a Leaside roof that change fastest: the addition tie-ins, chimney mortar and flashing, the valleys under the street trees, and any flat section over an extension. Comparing each report with the one before shows how quickly something is deteriorating, so it can be budgeted for before it leaks.

Yes, and on a Leaside house it is one of the more consequential findings. Looking under the edge of the shingles at the gable ends and eaves, around pipes and vents, and where the roof meets a wall gives us a dependable count. A house already wearing two layers has used up its overlay allowance, so the next roof means stripping to the boards, and that costs noticeably more. It also means the deck condition has been hidden for decades, which changes the risk profile of what we may find when it comes off.

It gets called out as its own line item with its own rating, because it is the most failure-prone detail on this housing stock and it is invisible in a general inspection. We examine whether the flashing at the junction was properly stepped and let into the masonry or simply surface-sealed, look for staining and movement at the joint inside where accessible, and note the differential settlement between the two structures. On a Leaside house with an addition, this is frequently the single most important thing in the report.

Frequently more so. In an active renovation market, new covering is exactly where we find fast work over unaddressed problems: fresh shingles laid over compromised sheathing, counterflashing replaced with a bead of sealant instead of being let back into the mortar, tie-ins at additions surface-sealed, and ventilation left untouched so the next ice dam is already scheduled. A recent roof narrows the list of things to check. It does not remove the reason to check.

Yes, because they age on a different schedule from the sloped roof beside them. A flat roof membrane over a rear addition or a metal section on a porch or bay may have a fraction of the remaining life of the adjacent slope, or considerably more, and averaging them into one verdict is misleading. Where the assessment warrants it we use thermal imaging to identify moisture in a flat assembly, and core sampling if we need to establish whether water has reached the insulation and deck.

Physical access is the default, on foot with proper fall protection where the pitch and structure allow, because the things that matter on these roofs cannot be judged from the ground. Fastener condition, the state of a valley under debris, whether counterflashing is genuinely let in, soft spots underfoot that indicate deck deterioration, none of that is visible from a driveway or a ladder at the eave. Where a section is unsafe or too brittle to walk we survey it with a drone and say clearly in the report which areas were assessed by which method.