Rusty or corroded metal flashing.
Inspecting roof shingles.
The purpose of the series mastering roof inspections is to teach home inspectors as well as insurance and roofing professionals how to recognize proper and improper conditions while inspecting steep slope residential roofs.
Missing or broken shingles.
Easy steps to inspecting your roof 1.
Wood shakes and shingles part 5.
Cracked caulk or rust spots on flashing.
Steps to take include.
Loose or exposed nails.
Blistered curled or split shingles.
Keep an eye out.
Broken or loose shingles at the ridge and hip lines.
Check flashings on the roof.
But by inspecting your roof regularly you can spot changes and potential problems.
Improperly seated nails that popped.
Flashings are the metal pieces in a roof that cover interruptions in the roof plane such.
Here s a roofing inspection checklist.
In dry weather shingles should not be butted tight against each other and certainly not tight.
If your roof has.
Identify areas with moss algae and piles of leaves these areas are notorious for.
Let s look at what needs to be done.
Signs of missing caulk to seal flashing.
Walk around your home s exterior inspecting the roof from the ground for signs of damage sagging and.
Asphalt roofing materials have a granular surface much like fine gravel.
Inspecting your roof from the outside look for missing shingles or shakes look for damaged shingles look for curling cupping discoloration or dampness rust and wear around the vents.
Missing or damaged chimney cap.
During the exterior inspection the home inspector should inspect the condition of the wood shingle and shake roof for the following.
Cracked and worn rubber boots around vent pipes.
When the wood roof is not.
Asphalt composition shingles part 24 by kenton shepard and nick gromicko cmi the purpose of the series mastering roof inspections is to teach home inspectors as well as insurance and roofing professionals how to recognize proper and improper conditions while inspecting steep slope residential roofs.
As the asphalt ages it becomes brittle and.
Ok that s technically not part of your roof but since.
Shingles that are buckling curling or blistering.
Identify area for water damage.
You will also want to check your attic for signs of leaks or water damage.