The covering itself
Shingle granule loss, lifted or missing tabs, cracked and slipped tile, and the condition of ridge and hip pieces. Each material fails in its own way and on its own timescale.
Roof inspection & wind mitigation
Two different reports. People often want both.
A roof condition inspection tells you what state your roof is in and what it needs. A wind mitigation inspection records specific construction features on a standard Florida form so your insurer can see what the building actually has.
They answer different questions. The condition inspection is diagnostic — covering, flashing, penetrations, ventilation, and the evidence of any water that has already got in. The wind mitigation report is descriptive: it documents how the roof is built and attached, on a uniform form the carrier recognises.
Both are worth doing from the roof rather than from the ground. Granule loss, lifted tabs, cracked tile, failed sealant at a penetration and a valley that has started to open are all invisible from a driveway. So is a nail pattern in the deck.
We are a licensed general contractor, which means we can inspect and then carry out whatever the report recommends — repair, re-roof, or nothing at all if the roof is sound. We will tell you that last one when it is true.
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What we look at
What a proper roof inspection actually covers.
Every penetration
Vents, stacks, skylights, solar fixings and anything else that breaks the surface. Penetrations and their flashings are where a disproportionate number of leaks start.
Valleys, edges and terminations
Valleys concentrate water. Eaves, rakes and any junction with a wall are where wind gets a hold. These are checked specifically rather than glanced at.
Ventilation and the deck below
Intake and exhaust ventilation, and whatever the deck condition can be established from above. A poorly ventilated roof cooks its own covering from underneath.
Evidence of water that already got in
Staining, deteriorated sheathing and previous patch repairs. The history of a roof usually explains its present condition better than its age does.
The mitigation features, on the form
Where a wind mitigation report is wanted, the specific construction features the Florida uniform form asks about are recorded and photographed as evidence.
Roofs we work on · 01
Shingle, tile and low-slope, seen from the roof
An asphalt shingle roof photographed from the ridge — the vantage most defects are found from, and the one you cannot get from the ground.
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What the photographs show
Why these are taken from the ridge
Almost every frame in the set above was taken on the roof. That is not for effect. Granule loss, lifted tabs, a valley that has begun to open, sealant that has failed at a vent collar and a cracked ridge piece are all invisible from ground level, and all of them are ordinary findings.
The same is true of the things that go on a mitigation form. Deck attachment is a fastener pattern; roof-to-wall connection is a metal connector you have to see. Neither can be inferred from a photograph of a house.
Everything that matters on a roof is either under the covering or above head height. Neither is visible from the driveway.
What the pictures also show is the sequence beneath a finished roof — decking, underlayment, flashing at curbs and penetrations — because that is the part an inspection is really trying to reason about. The covering is what you see; the layers under it are what keep water out.
| Coverings inspected | Asphalt shingle, concrete and clay tile, low-slope systems |
|---|---|
| Access | From the roof where it is safe to do so, plus attic access where required |
| Penetrations | Vents, stacks, skylights and any other break in the surface |
| Junctions | Valleys, hips, ridges, eaves, rakes and roof-to-wall terminations |
| Ventilation | Intake and exhaust provision, and its effect on the deck |
| Documentation | Photographic evidence recorded against each finding |
| Mitigation form | Completed where a wind mitigation report is requested |
Described from the photography and from what a roof inspection ordinarily covers. No specific property, address, client, cost, insurance outcome or premium is stated, and these frames are from multiple roofs rather than from one job.
Coverings
Each material fails in its own way
Asphalt shingle
The most common, and the most readable
Shingle tells you where it is in its life. Granules shed and collect in the gutters, tabs lift and stop sealing, and edges curl. Because the failure is gradual and visible, a shingle roof inspected regularly rarely surprises anybody. Heat and UV are what age it here — a South Florida roof works harder per year than the same roof further north.
Concrete & clay tile
Long-lived, but the tile is not the system
Tile can outlast the underlayment beneath it by decades. Most tile roof problems are underlayment problems, which is why a tile roof in good visual order can still be due for work.
Low-slope and flat
Different rules entirely
Water sits rather than runs, so seams, terminations and drainage decide everything. Ponding that has not dried within a couple of days is a finding, not a curiosity.
Penetrations
Where leaks usually begin
Vents, stacks and skylights break the surface. The flashing around them, not the covering, is normally the failure point.
Underlayment
The layer that actually matters
Self-adhered membrane under a covering is the secondary barrier if the covering is lost — and a category on the mitigation form.
Decking
What everything is fixed to
Sheathing condition and its fastener pattern decide how the roof behaves in high wind. Both are recorded during a mitigation inspection.
Common questions
Roof inspection questions
What homeowners across the tri-county area ask us most often about roof condition inspections and wind mitigation reporting.
A roof inspection assesses condition — what state the roof is in and what it needs. A wind mitigation inspection records specific construction features on a standard Florida form so an insurer can see how the building is built. They answer different questions, and many owners want both at once.
Florida limits it to specific categories of qualified professional, which include licensed general contractors alongside engineers, architects, building inspectors and certain approved inspectors. We hold a Florida certified building contractor licence, CBC1265280.
That is entirely a matter between you and your carrier. What the report does is document what the building actually has, accurately and with photographic evidence. We will not quote you a saving, because we do not set premiums and nobody honest can promise one.
For a wind mitigation report, usually yes. Deck attachment and roof-to-wall connections are recorded from direct observation, and the underside of the roof is where you observe them.
Annually is a reasonable rhythm in this climate, and after any significant storm. The point of regular inspection is to catch a repair while it is still a repair.
A roof that looks fine from the ground is the normal starting point. Granule loss, lifted tabs, failed sealant at a vent and an opening valley are all invisible from down there, and all of them are ordinary findings.
We can do the work. We are a licensed general contractor, so the same company that inspects can repair or replace. Equally, if the roof is sound we will tell you that and there is nothing to sell.
The tile itself often does. The underlayment beneath it frequently does not, and that is what keeps water out. A tile roof in good visual order can still be due for work underneath.
A barrier applied beneath the roof covering that resists water if the covering is blown off. It is one of the categories the Florida mitigation form asks about, and it is applied during a re-roof rather than added afterwards.
Re-roofing generally does, and roof permits carry their own inspections. Small repairs may not. The requirement is set by the authority having jurisdiction for your municipality, and we confirm rather than assume.
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Detail · 02
The things an inspection actually stops at
Planning & permitting
From the first look to a documented report
01
Scope the visit
We establish whether you want a condition inspection, a wind mitigation report, or both, because they look at different things.
02
Records check
Permit history where it is relevant — the mitigation form asks when the structure and the covering were permitted.
03
Exterior survey
Roof geometry, elevations, drainage and the condition of anything visible from ground level.
04
Roof-level inspection
Covering, penetrations, valleys, ridges, eaves and terminations, examined and photographed on the roof.
05
Attic inspection
Deck attachment, roof-to-wall connections, ventilation and any evidence of water, where access allows.
06
Photographic evidence
Findings recorded against images, so the report shows you what it is describing rather than asserting it.
07
Report issued
A condition report, a completed uniform mitigation form, or both — with the findings set out plainly.
08
Recommendations
What needs doing now, what can wait and what needs monitoring. Including, where it applies, nothing.
09
Permitting for any work
Where repair or re-roofing follows, the permit is prepared and submitted to the authority having jurisdiction.
10
Work and inspections
The roof work itself, with its own required inspections and the permit closed at the end.
Which permits and inspections roof work triggers is set by the authority having jurisdiction for your municipality and by the scope. We do not publish review durations, and we do not quote insurance outcomes.
Wind mitigation
The seven things a wind mitigation report records
Building code compliance
When the structure was built or permitted, which determines which code edition it was built under. This is established from the permit record rather than estimated.
Roof covering
What the covering is, and whether it was permitted and installed to a recognised standard. Documentation matters here as much as the material does.
Roof deck attachment
How the sheathing is fixed to the framing — fastener type and spacing. It is recorded from direct observation, which usually means from within the attic space.
Roof-to-wall attachment
Whether the roof structure is connected to the walls with toe nails, clips, single wraps or double wraps. This is one of the most consequential entries on the form.
Roof geometry
Whether the roof is a hip shape or another form, measured against the total roof perimeter rather than judged by eye.
Secondary water resistance
Whether a secondary barrier exists beneath the covering to resist water if the covering itself is lost.
Opening protection
Whether windows, doors and other openings are protected to a rated standard — which is why impact window and door work often gets discussed alongside a roof report.
This describes the categories the Florida uniform mitigation verification form records. What an insurer does with a completed form is a matter between you and your carrier — we complete and document the inspection, we do not quote premiums or promise credits.
What drives roof cost
What moves a roofing number
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Covering material
Tile, metal and shingle sit at genuinely different price points, and the choice also drives the structure below, because a tile roof weighs considerably more.
Highest impact
02
Roof geometry and access
Hips, valleys, dormers and changes of plane all add labour and detailing. Steep pitches and difficult access add more.
High impact
03
Deck condition found on strip
Sheathing that has to be replaced is found once the covering is off. A contingency here is realistic rather than pessimistic.
High, and often unknown
04
Underlayment specification
Self-adhered secondary barriers cost more than felt and behave very differently if the covering is lost.
Moderate
05
Penetrations and flashings
Every vent, stack, skylight and wall junction is detailed individually. A busy roof has many; a simple one has few.
Moderate
06
Tear-off and disposal
Removing and disposing of the existing covering, which on a tile roof is a substantial weight.
Lower, but unavoidable
The bars show the relative weight these factors typically carry against one another on roofing work. They are not prices, percentages of a budget, or a quotation, and the order can change on any individual roof.
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Next step
Find out what your roof is actually doing
A condition inspection, a wind mitigation report, or both — documented with photographs, and with an honest answer about what needs doing.
