
The national roof inspection standard
Water finds every weakness.We find it first.
Accredited inspectors who read a roof the way water does, so a leak turns up in the report and not on your ceiling.
- 34
- States covered
- 75k
- Inspections completed
- ’95
- Setting the standard since
- 10 yr
- Maximum LeakFREE® term
Roof Assurance®
Two connected cycles. One continuing property history.
A certified roof is kept in an inspect-and-protect cycle. When an event breaks in, a defined response diagnoses it, restores the roof and returns it to prevention.
What Roof Assurance meansInspect & Protect
- Predict: Inspection
- Prevent: Correction
- Certify: LeakFREE®
- Stay ahead: Maintain
Respond + Restore
- Diagnose: Investigate
- Resolve: Repair
- Confirm: Verify
- Restore: Certification restored
Event reported moves a roof from the first cycle to the second. Certification restored, then back to prevention.
Inspections for homeowners
Whatever brought you to the roof, we have an inspection for it.
Every one is performed to the same five-zone standard, by an accredited member who works near you.
Buying a home
Roof inspection
A documented inspection of all five zones before you sign, so you know what the roof has left in it and what it is likely to cost you.
A written report with photographs, yours to keep
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Accredited inspectors near you
Finding members near you…
Every member is accredited to the same written standard and inspects the same five zones, in the same order.
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The press that has covered the standard.
How every NRCIA inspection works
A roofing estimate looks at shingles. We follow the water through the whole building, in the same sequence every time, so two inspectors on one roof reach the same evidence.
Where the method came from01Interior
Stains, sag and the marks a leak leaves inside long before anything shows on the outside.
02Attic
Decking, framing, ventilation and moisture, read from underneath where the damage starts.
03Perimeter
Eaves, fascia, gutters and flashings, the edges where most roofs actually begin to fail.
04Exterior environment
Trees, drainage and adjacent structures, every condition acting on the roof from outside.
05Rooftop
Surface, penetrations, transitions and slopes, walked in sequence and photographed.
Member spotlight
For roof inspectors
Stop quoting roofs. Start certifying them.
Accreditation programs, one national standard. Choose the work you want to be known for, backed by a method, a credential and a directory homeowners search.
- RoofGUARD™Certified Roof Inspector
- E3GUARD™E3 Accredited Specialist
- ForensicGUARD™Forensic Roof Inspector
Included with every membership
Your designation and badge
The inspector title NRCIA authorizes you to use. Personal and non-transferable.
NRCIA Academy™
Coursework, assessment and continuing education in NRCIA Academy™.
InspectionPLUS®
Report templates and client management for the work you are accredited to perform.
Member directory profile
A published listing in the member directory and on the coverage map.
NRCIA marks
Authorized use of NRCIA marks on your truck, proposals and signage.
The member community
Masterminds and member groups, every week.
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Request an inspection
Buying, selling, insuring, or looking at a stain on the ceiling. A few details is all it takes.
- 01We read itA person, not a queue. We aim to reply within one business day.
- 02We match youWith an accredited inspector who works near the roof.
- 03They inspectAll five zones, in order, written up in a report you keep.
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Where is the roof, and what is going on with it?
For inspectors
Your name on the report homeowners trust. Apply for accreditation.