Roof Inspection Pittsburgh - 21 Points, Photographed, and a Verdict That Answers to You

The general home inspector looked at the roof from a ladder for four minutes. We walk it, check the attic side, and tell you what the next five years of that roof actually look like — before you sign, while the number can still change.

A pre-listing inspection kills surprises. Fix the small stuff now, disclose with confidence, and take the roof off the negotiating table before the buyer's inspector puts it on. We work around real estate timelines — if there's a closing date, the report meets it.

Someone said 'full replacement.' Maybe they're right. Our inspection tells you — with photos — whether that roof is actually done or has repairable years left. As a repair-first company, we have no incentive to inflate the verdict.

Pittsburgh roofs don't fail politely in July; they fail in a January thaw. Roofing's national trade association recommends professional inspections twice a year — for most homes, a thorough one each fall catches loose flashing and creased shingles while they're still cheap.

Shingle condition across every slope — wear, cracking, wind creasing, hail bruising, granule loss, and how many honest years the material has left.

Every place the roof meets something else: chimney and wall flashing, pipe boots, skylights, and ridge lines. This is where most leaks start — our flashing repair page explains why.

Stains on the underside of the decking, damp insulation, daylight where there shouldn't be any, and the ventilation and insulation picture that decides whether you get ice dams in February.

Gutters, downspouts, and drip edge — whether water is leaving the roof or quietly getting behind it.

Sagging, soft decking underfoot, and anything that suggests the problem goes deeper than the surface. Every point gets a photo — nothing gets a verdict without one.