DFW & North Dallas
Free roof inspection, with a written report you keep either way
We connect you with a qualified local roofing partner. Someone gets on the roof, photographs every slope, and writes up what is actually there. If there is damage, you have the documentation a claim runs on. If there is not, you have dated proof of the roof's condition before the next storm — which is worth having on its own.
- Dated photographs of every slope, not a walk-around from the driveway.
- A plain-English written report, yours to keep and to show anyone.
- An honest answer when the answer is “there is nothing wrong up there”.
- No pressure to sign anything, and no deductible games.
Request your free inspection
Tell us where the roof is and what you have noticed. We will connect you with our vetted local roofing partner, who photographs every slope and gives you a written report you keep — whether or not there is damage.
What gets checked
What a documented inspection actually covers
A roof inspection is only worth as much as the record it leaves behind. This is what gets looked at and what ends up in the report.
The field of the roof
Every slope, photographed. Impact marks, bruising you can feel before you can see, granule loss, fractured mats, and the pattern the damage makes — random and multi-directional reads differently to a straight line under a tree.
Flashing and penetrations
Chimney and wall flashing, valleys, pipe boots, vents and turbines. This is where leaks usually start, and it is also where a scope of loss most often falls short of what the work actually needs.
Edges, gutters and downspouts
Drip edge, rake and eave condition, and whether the gutters are carrying an unusual amount of granule. Gutter and downspout dents also corroborate a hail event independently of the roof itself.
Soft metals and surrounding surfaces
Air-conditioning fins, window screens, mailboxes, fence caps. These record hail impact clearly and are frequently the evidence that settles the question of whether an event happened at all.
Ventilation and the attic, where accessible
Intake and exhaust ventilation, and any daylight, staining or damp showing through the decking from below. Interior evidence dates damage in a way roof-surface photographs sometimes cannot.
The report
Photographs, organized by slope and dated, with a written summary in plain English: what was found, what it means, and what your realistic options are. It is yours to keep, use, or hand to another contractor.
The full sequence the partner follows, and what the finished report looks like, is set out on our inspection methodology page.
Why bother
Why a dated report is worth having even with no damage
Insurers decide roof claims partly on whether damage looks sudden or gradual. The Texas Department of Insurance states that your insurer will not pay for a new roof just because it is old or worn out, and that a roof in poor condition might not be covered at all.
Both of those are much easier to argue about when nobody has a dated record of what the roof looked like beforehand. A report from before an event, or immediately after one, is the practical answer to “this was already deteriorating”.
It is also the document that makes a second opinion possible. If another contractor tells you something different, you have photographs to compare rather than two conflicting sales pitches.
What happens next
After the inspection
1. You get the report
Photographs by slope, dated, with a written summary. No obligation attached to it.
2. If there is no damage, that is the end of it
The report will say so in writing. Keep it for the next time someone knocks on your door after a storm.
3. If there is damage, you decide what to do
This site explains how the Texas claim process works and what your deductible means for whether filing is worth it. The decision is yours.
4. If you file, the roofing partner can meet your adjuster
On site, walking them through what the inspection found. That is documentation, not negotiation — see our scope of practice.
Where the partner comes out
Free inspections across DFW and North Dallas
Each city page covers that city's own re-roof permit requirements, which vary more than most homeowners expect.
Questions
Free roof inspection FAQ
What does a free roof inspection actually include?
Someone from our vetted local roofing partner gets on the roof. They photograph every slope, note the direction each elevation faces, check the field of the shingles for impact damage and granule loss, check flashing, vents, pipe boots and the ridge, look at the gutters and downspouts for granule accumulation, and check soft metals and other surfaces for corroborating impact. Then you get a written report with the photographs, dated.
What is the catch?
There is not one, but the honest answer to why it is free is that it is how roofing companies find work. The difference is what happens when there is no damage: you get told that, in writing, and you keep the report. A free inspection that always finds damage is not an inspection, it is a sales call.
How long does it take?
Most single-family roofs take under an hour on site. The written report follows by email. Complex roofs with many planes, or homes where there is interior damage to look at as well, take longer.
Do I need to be home?
It helps but it is not essential for the roof itself. If there is interior damage — ceiling stains, damp in the attic — then yes, the inspector needs access. Either way you will be told before anyone comes out, and nobody turns up unannounced.
Will you tell me whether to file a claim?
The report tells you what was found and how it compares to your deductible, and our roofing partner will be straight about whether a claim is likely to be worth filing. What nobody here will do is promise you an outcome, because your insurer decides that.
Is a free roof inspection a scam?
It is a legitimate service that scammers also use as a door-opener, which is why the question gets asked so often. The red flags are pressure to sign on the spot, an offer to waive your deductible — illegal in Texas — a demand for money up front, and a contract with blank spaces in it. We wrote a full guide on how to tell the difference.
Sources
- Texas Department of Insurance — After hail or windstorms — Two-bid recommendation, contractor vetting, prepayment and blank-contract warnings
- Texas Department of Insurance — Replacing your roof — Roof age and condition, and what an insurer will not pay for