Services
Every inspection below is performed by an accredited NRCIA member, to one published standard, and ends in a written report somebody else can read and rely on. Four kinds of work. One method behind all of them.
Roofing sells you
Materials and labour.
Roof assurance tells you
What condition the roof is actually in, in writing, against a documented standard.
Four kinds of work
Each is performed by a member accredited for it, to the same published standard, and each ends in a written report.
01The whole roof, inspected zone by zone, and certified when it meets the published criteria.
Buyers, sellers, owners, agents and property managers
02Cause, origin and proximate cause, documented as evidence and written for people who were not on the roof.
Owners, carriers, attorneys, builders and associations
03What the weather actually did, documented before or during a claim, by an inspector with no side to take.
Owners, policyholders, carriers, adjusters and managers
04Balconies, decks, walkways and stairways on multi-family and association buildings, inspected by members trained for them.
Building owners, HOA boards and property managers
Not sure where to start?
We would start with
LeakFREE® certification
A LeakFREE® inspection tells both sides what the roof is doing, from someone with no stake in the sale price, and a roof that meets the criteria can be certified.
Our method
A roofing estimate looks at the roof. The Five-Zone Inspection Methodology looks at the system the roof belongs to, in a fixed sequence, so two accredited members inspecting the same property arrive at the same evidence.
Stains, sag and the marks a leak leaves inside long before anything shows on the outside.
Decking, framing, ventilation and moisture, read from underneath where the damage starts.
Eaves, fascia, gutters and flashings, the edges where most roofs actually begin to fail.
Trees, drainage and adjacent structures, every condition acting on the roof from outside.
Surface, penetrations, transitions and slopes, walked in sequence and photographed.
The sequence has been in use since 1993 and sits underneath the LeakFREE® Process. It is what makes one member’s report readable against another’s.
Why it can be trusted
We do not promise that no inspector ever repairs a roof. We make three narrower commitments, and each of them is written down.
NRCIA writes the standard, accredits the professionals who work to it and holds them to it. The inspection is theirs. The standard is held by somebody with nothing to sell you.
A signed conflict-of-interest disclosure is a condition of every accreditation program, alongside the Inspector’s Pledge to work without bias or outside pressure.
Reports on insurance claims and forensic questions state that the inspector gains nothing from the findings or from how the claim turns out.
Every visit
Whatever the service, the same four things are true of the visit.
The scope, the fee and the limits are written into a pre-inspection agreement you sign before anything is scheduled. That is a requirement on members, not an upsell.
The inspector works every zone the inspection calls for. Anything they cannot safely reach is recorded as a limitation, not quietly skipped.
The rooftop zone means physically walking the roof. A drone or a ladder at the eaves does not satisfy the standard on its own.
Prepared for you, located and photographed finding by finding, with what was observed kept separate from what is recommended.
In their words
There’s no licensing requirement for roof inspectors in California. I can’t gamble on that. When I recommend someone, my reputation is on the line. I choose NRCIA inspectors because they’ve already proven themselves through training and accountability.
“We called NRCIA in the middle of our re-roofing project because things were not going well… That evening, before we even got the report, our roofer called to apologize and tell us the job was done below standard, so they wanted to redo the roof from scratch.”
“NRCIA provides outstanding expert consulting support to my law firm and my clients on defective roofing cases by providing thorough, credible, evidence-based inspection reports and expert opinions on damages. The reports are easy to understand and reliable.”
“There’s more demand for this than you think. If you’re somebody who can take that time and do that detailed work, there is a consistent revenue stream here… I was able to pay my investment back within the first month easily.”
Charlie HarshmanNRCIA Forensic Roof® Inspector · Bluestone Roofing · Lucas CountyQuestions
Something else? Ask us directly.
No. Inspections are performed by accredited NRCIA members: independent professionals who have trained to the standard, signed the Code and hold the credential for the work. NRCIA sets the standard and holds them to it.
Start from what is happening. If you need a certificate for a sale, that is LeakFREE®. If something is leaking and you want to know why, or somebody disagrees about why it failed, that is forensic work. If weather came through, start with a storm inspection. If a letter says your balconies or decks must be inspected, that is the California page.
The request form asks the same questions and points you to the right inspection.
The member sets the fee, and it is written into the agreement you sign before the visit. The request form shows an estimate as you describe the property, and the inspector confirms it with you before anything is booked.
Search the member directory. Every member is listed with the credentials they hold and the area they serve.
Tell us. Complaints go through a documented process, and a violation of the Code can lead to corrective action, suspension or loss of accreditation.
Tell us about the property and what is happening with the roof. We match the request to an accredited member who serves your area.
Every accredited member is in the directory, with the credentials they hold and the area they serve.
