Roof inspection
Roof inspection in Maple Grove
A home inspector looks at a roof from a ladder for four minutes. We walk it, go in the attic, and hand you a report with photos that says what's wrong, what it costs, and how many winters the roof has left. Useful when you're buying, selling, filing a hail claim, or just tired of wondering every February.
Who books a roof inspection in Maple Grove
Buyers. A general home inspection notes "roof appears serviceable, recommend evaluation by a roofing contractor" on about half the 1990s homes around Weaver Lake and Rice Lake. That line is the inspector telling you to call us. A roof estimate Maple Grove buyers can hand to their agent turns a guess into a credit with a number on it.
Sellers. A report showing the roof has 8–10 years left, with the pipe boots and a valley already fixed, takes the roof off the table before the buyer's inspector puts it there.
After a storm. If you're not sure whether the June hail did anything, an inspection tells you before you file a claim — or tells you not to, which is worth as much.
Owners of 20-year-old roofs. The question we hear most: "Can it go another winter?" The answer is on the roof and in the attic, and the honest one is often "two or three more years, fix these two things now."
Ice dam sufferers. If you got water in last February, a roof inspection Maple Grove homeowners book in the fall tells you where the heat is leaking and whether the eave took damage, while there's still time to fix it.
What we look at
On the roof:
- Shingle condition — granule loss, cracking, curling, thermal splitting, hail bruises, wind creases
- Seal strip adhesion — we lift a few shingles by hand on each slope to see whether they're still bonded
- Every pipe boot, vent, and satellite mount
- Chimney flashing, step and counter-flashing, crickets
- Valleys — open or closed, and what's under them
- Drip edge and the first courses at the eaves, where ice dam water gets in
- Whether there is ice-and-water membrane, and how far up it runs
- Decking softness underfoot
- Skylight flashing kits and seals
- Gutters — pitch, hangers, and whether ice has pulled them
In the attic:
- Water stains and trails on the underside of the decking, especially at the north eave and around penetrations
- Frost or rusty nail tips in winter, which mean warm moist air is getting up there
- Insulation depth and type, and whether it's wet or compressed
- Air leaks at the hatch, can lights, top plates and chimney chase
- Bath fan and dryer ducts — where they actually end
- Soffit vents blocked by insulation, and whether a ridge vent is present and open
- Daylight through the deck
We walk the roof rather than flying a drone. A drone finds missing shingles; it doesn't find a soft valley, a lifted seal strip, or a hail bruise you have to press to feel.
What you get
A written report with photos of every issue, a plain-English verdict — repair, watch, or replace — an estimated remaining life, and a priced list of any repairs. If you're filing a hail claim, the report is written in the language your adjuster uses. If you're buying, it's written so your agent can quote it.
What it costs
Inspections tied to a repair or replacement quote are free. A formal written inspection for a home sale or a claim dispute is $150–$300, credited back if we do the work within the year. That's a small number next to a $15,000 roof or a $4,000 hail deductible you might not need to spend.
After the inspection
If the roof needs work, the roof repair and roof replacement pages cover what happens next, and the cost page has real ranges. If the report says the roof is fine but the attic isn't, the ice dam page explains the fix. Our guide to fall roof prep is the homeowner version of this checklist.
Other roofing services
Roof Repair
Leaks at flashing, boots and valleys, ice dam damage at the eaves, wind-lifted shingles, soft decking — found from the attic, fixed with a written price.
Roof Repair →Roof Replacement
Tear-off to the deck, ice-and-water past code, synthetic underlayment, architectural shingles with six nails or standing-seam steel. $9,500–$22,000 on most homes.
Roof Replacement →Ice Dam Repair & Prevention
Steam removal when water is coming in, repair of what the ice damaged, and the attic air sealing, insulation and ventilation that stop it next winter.
Ice Dam Repair & Prevention →Hail & Storm Damage
Inspection, chalk-marked photos, a scope your adjuster can read, and the repair or replacement — for hail cores, straight-line winds and tree strikes.
Hail & Storm Damage →Questions we get asked
Do you inspect roofs in winter?
We inspect attics all winter, and that's where most of the useful information is between December and March — frost on the nails, wet insulation, blocked soffits. We walk roofs when they're dry and above about 20 degrees. A snow-covered roof gets a preliminary report and a spring follow-up.
Is a roof inspection the same as a home inspection?
No. A home inspector covers the whole house in three hours and looks at the roof from a ladder or a drone. We spend that time on the roof and in the attic alone, lift shingles by hand, and give you prices. If you're buying a 1990s home in Maple Grove, get both.
Can you inspect for hail damage after a storm?
Yes, and we recommend it before you call your insurer. We check the soft metals, run test squares on each slope, and tell you whether the damage is enough to be worth a claim against your deductible. If it isn't, you've spent an hour instead of a claim on your record.
Need roof work in Maple Grove?
Call for a free estimate. Mon–Sat 7am–7pm.