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Some Tips For Doing Roof Inspection

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Homeowners, who have not performed their roof inspection for last 15 years or more, need to get a roofing inspection done at the earliest.

Helpful Tips To Help With A Roofing Inspection

For this purpose, they should hire a roofing specialist. But in case a homeowner wants to do the inspection then he can also carry out the roof inspection process.

  • A pair of binoculars will be helpful in viewing the obvious trouble areas on your roof like missing shingles, dark spots and misshaped lines in the roofing material.
  • On the ground, you also need to check downspouts for shingle granules.
  • After deciding that you will have a closer look at your roof, you first need to check any missing or loose shingles. The inspection should be done carefully and make sure that you do not step over the shingles.
  • Not only the loose shingles are bad but you should also check the granulation. If there is loss of granulation then the fiberglass mat underneath might get exposed to UV light.
  • Also check your roof for molds damage, decay and curling.
  • There is a chance that any of the roofer has used tar or a patch to fix any small problem in your roof. You might see this during your close inspection. The roofing cement used in these patches may only last for a few years, so you need to check these areas carefully.
  • Flashing should also be checked carefully while inspecting the roof. These metal pieces (flashings) are very helpful in waterproofing few spots of the roof such as a skylight.
  • Things to look here are tears, buckling or puckering in the material and looseness. Flashings on chimneys are prone to damage more than other places. The reason behind this is that the chimney will settle and shift separately from the house.
  • The chimney should be checked against any leaning, damaged bricks and cracked joints.

While inspecting the roof as a part of regular roof maintenance, if you come across any of the above mentioned problems then it is advised that you call an expert roofing contractor who can help you in coming out of this problem.