Roof inspections for everyone with a stake in the roof
Cert-A-Roof works for home buyers and owners, real estate agents and lenders, property managers and HOAs, and insurers and attorneys. Each needs something different from the same roof: a price, a deadline met, a compliance record, or a cause of loss.
Roof inspections for home buyers and homeowners
A general home inspection looks at the roof for a few minutes. Ours spends about four hours on it, inside and out, so unknown issues don't turn into thousands of dollars of repairs a few months after move-in.
Buyers use the report to negotiate. One client, Bryan L., put it this way: “With Cert-A-Roof's thorough report, we were able to get most of the cost recovered by the sellers.”
- Signs of aging, poor installation, weather damage and deferred maintenance
- Photo report and fixed-price proposal in 24–48 hours
- A LeakFREE® certification if the roof qualifies
Roof certifications for real estate agents and lenders
Escrow needs answers on a timeline. Our reports arrive within 24 to 48 hours, and a LeakFREE® Roof Certification transfers to the buyer at close of escrow, which settles the roof question before it becomes a renegotiation.
For FHA and VA loans, lenders and appraisers asking about roof condition get a document with photographs rather than an opinion.
- 24–48 hour turnaround for escrow
- Certification transfers at close of escrow
- Documentation for FHA, VA and lender roof conditions
Inspections for property managers, HOAs and commercial owners
Managers move from reactive to planned roof management with reports that document current conditions, flag risks and give repair timelines. The same reports serve owners, boards, insurers and tenants.
For buildings with three or more units, Cert-A-Deck® SB 721 inspections cover balconies, decks, stairways and walkways, with a report in 24 hours.
- SB 721 and SB 326 exterior elevated element inspections
- Annual Commercial Maintenance Inspections
- Defensible documentation for boards and insurers
Roof reports for insurance carriers and attorneys
StormCHECK™ and insurance claim inspections document the proximate cause of loss with photographs, using Inspection PLUS® software for nationally standardized reporting. Forensic ROOF® inspections check installations against code and manufacturer specifications.
Kenneth L., a private client: “There's no doubt in my mind that Cert-A-Roof's detailed report was critical to proving my case.”
- Proximate cause of loss, documented
- Code and manufacturer-spec compliance checks
- Independent of both the carrier and the insured
Book a roof inspection
Tell us about the property and what's going on. We confirm the time, the price and what the inspection covers before anyone climbs a ladder. Reports follow in 24 to 48 hours.
888-ROOF-800 · scheduling@certaroof.com