What an East Texas roof hides until it leaks
Hail, straight-line wind and heavy thunderstorms all hit Tyler roofs hard, and the damage rarely announces itself. A bruised shingle looks fine from the driveway. A lifted tab, a cracked bead of sealant or a nail that has worked loose can sit there through a whole season before a stain shows up on a bedroom ceiling.
That gap, between the storm and the stain, is what a free roof inspection closes. Steele Roofing checks for storm damage, hail damage, wind damage and plain wear, on shingle, metal and flat roofs, residential and commercial.
Small problems cost less when they are found small. And a damaged roof is not the place you want to be standing when the next storm comes through, so the sooner someone has looked, the sooner you know where you stand.
How the inspector marks the roof
He goes up. First he checks the roofing material to be sure it can take his weight without adding damage of its own, then he walks it. Where hail hit, he marks a test square on the slope and circles each hit in chalk, so what he found is something you can see and not just something he tells you.
If the attic can tell him something, he checks that too. Leaks, moisture damage and inadequate ventilation show up under the roof before they show up in the house, and it is often the fastest way to confirm what the shingles suggest. Everything gets detailed notes and photographs.
Plan on 30 minutes to an hour. You don't have to be home, because the roof can be assessed from the outside. Call (903) 630-5751 and ask for a time, or send a message through the form, and the results come to you afterwards.
What lands in your hands afterwards
A written assessment, after every inspection, whether the roof is hurt or fine. The inspection is free of charge and carries no obligation. If repair or replacement work follows, it is priced separately and you decide.
Already holding a quote from another roofing company? Steele will give you a free second quote, so you can set the two side by side before anything gets signed.
Then keep it on a schedule: at least once a year, in spring or fall, and again after any severe weather. If you would rather not have to remember, the Steele Shield plan puts two inspections a year on the calendar for $249.
