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title: "Inspection & Certification Pricing Recommendations"
description: This guide is the suggested retail pricing for NRCIA’s various inspections and certifications. NRCIA members are not required to follow these pricing guidelines. Members are responsible for understanding their market and its pricing threshold. This guide does not include seasonal…
url: "https://www.nrcia.org/support-docs/nrcia-pricing-guidelines/"
updated: "2022-06-09"
category: Inspection Tips
---

# Inspection & Certification Pricing Recommendations

This guide is the suggested retail pricing for NRCIA’s various inspections and certifications. NRCIA members are not required to follow these pricing guidelines. Members are responsible for understanding their market and its pricing threshold.

This guide does not include seasonal pricing or mileage rates. Both pricing practices are recommended by the NRCIA, but the rates vary too widely to provide pricing guides.

This guide breaks down the pricing by the type of service rendered.

## LeakFREE® Roof Inspection

**Residential**

Base Pricing (Property 2,500 SF or less)
LeakFREE® Inspection: $350

Larger Roofs (Property 2,500+ SF)
Base Pricing + 10% of the SF above 2,500 SF

Larger Roof Example: A 3,000 SF property would be $400 ($300 + $50*)
*500 Extra SF x 10%

**Commercial**

Pricing is 10% of the total roof SF (minimum of $350)
Example: A 5,000 SF roof would be $500

## ForensicROOF® Inspection

Cost varies; a specialist (e.g. structural engineer, environmental specialist) inspection and testing, or expert witnesses may be an additional cost.

**Residential**

Base Pricing (Property 2,500 SF or less)
ForensicROOF® Inspection: $600

Larger Roofs (Property 2,500+ SF)
Base Pricing + 10% of the SF above 2,500 SF

Larger Roof Example: A 3,000 SF property would be $650 ($600 + $50*)
*500 Extra SF x 10%

**Commercial**

Pricing is 10% of the total roof SF (minimum of $600)
Example: A 7,000 SF roof would be $700

## Insurance Claim Inspection

**Prerequisite:**The insurance claim has been submitted.

**Cost**: $400; can vary depending on the scope of the inspection. Paid for by the insurance company.

## Diagnostic Inspection

**Prerequisite**: LeakFREE® Certification issued; customer must notify the company within 10 days of the discovery of roof damage.

**Cost**: $250; refundable if the damage is covered by a certification or warranty

## Replacement Report

**Cost**: $99

## Leak Investigation

**Cost**: $99. Can upgrade to include a consultative report for an additional $50*.

**The consultative report only covers leak area, not the full property*

## Annual Maintenance

**Prerequisite**: Active LeakFREE® Certification

**Cost**: $99; actionable items must be completed within 30 days, otherwise, certification is void.

## LeakFREE® Roof Certification

**Prerequisite**: LeakFREE® Roof Inspection completed and any damage repaired

**Residential**

| ***Property under 3000 SF*** |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| $250 for 1 year | $650 for 4 years |
| $350 for 2 years | $850 for 5 years |
| $450 for 3 years | $0 for 10 years (new roofs only) |
| . |  |
| ***Property between 3000+ SF*** |  |
|  |  |
| $350 for 1 year | $750 for 4 years |
| $450 for 2 years | $950 for 5 years |
| $550 for 3 years | $0 for 10 years (new roofs only) |
| . |  |

**Commerical**

| ***Roof System under 10,000 SF*** |  |
| --- | --- |
|  |  |
| $500 for 1 year | $1250 for 4 years |
| $750 for 2 years | $1500 for 5 years |
| $1000 for 3 years | $0 for 10 years (new roofs only) |
| . |  |
| ***Roof System 10,000+ SF*** |  |
| No recommendation |  |
| . |  |

## Repair Warranty

**Prerequisite: Completion of repairs by a**member. No active LeakFREE® Certification (clients cannot hold both a warranty and certification for the same roof system)

**Cost**: $0; included in the cost of the repairs. Length up to the member.

## Transfer Ownership of Certification

**Transfer of Certification**: LeakFREE Certification issued; after the first successor owner, the roof must be re-inspected for all further transfers.

**Cost**: $50; must be transferred through escrow

**Transfer of Warranty**: Repair Warranty issued; after the first successor owner, the roof must be re-inspected for all further transfers

**Cost**: $50; must be transferred through escrow.