Roof Inspection in Salt Lake City, UT

If an inspection report does not touch most of this, it was a sales visit with a ladder.

• Shingle condition by slope — granule loss, curling, cupping, exposed mat, and blistering, noted per plane rather than as a single overall grade
• All flashing: walls, chimneys, skylights, and every penetration, with attention to whether it is original or was reused at a previous reroof
• Valleys — debris, wear-through, and whether they were cut or woven
• Pipe boots and vent collars, which crack before almost anything else
• Ridge and hip cap condition and fastening
• Fasteners — nail pops, back-out, and evidence of underdriven or overdriven nails
• Eaves, drip edge, fascia, and gutters, including evidence of past ice damming
• Attic, where accessible: daylight, active or historic moisture staining, insulation condition, and whether intake and exhaust ventilation are actually balanced
• Decking feel underfoot — soft spots and deflection between rafters
• Any prior repair work and whether it was done correctly

Older homes here frequently carry two or three existing shingle layers, and plank or skip-sheathing decking under them. Both push tear-off and decking lines up, so budget above the valley midpoint on anything pre-1960.

That range assumes a complete tear-off, synthetic underlayment, ice-and-water shield at the eaves and valleys, new flashing, and ridge ventilation. A quote materially below it is usually missing one of those, not finding a cheaper shingle.

• Any time you see an interior stain, however small.
• Every three to five years once the roof is past 15 years old.
• When your insurer asks for a roof condition report at renewal, which is becoming more common.
• After any wind event over about 50 mph, or any hail. Damage is often invisible from the ground and insurance claim windows are limited.
• Before buying a home, especially one with a roof over 15 years old. The general home inspection typically does not include walking the roof.
• Before selling, so a buyer’s inspector does not surface something that turns into a price negotiation you did not control.

• Dated photographs of everything we flagged, taken on your roof, not stock images
• A written condition report by slope, not a single overall grade
• A realistic remaining-life estimate in years
• A prioritized list — what is urgent, what to watch, and what can wait several years
• Repair pricing where a repair is warranted, and a replacement estimate only where one is genuinely justified
• No obligation, no same-day pricing pressure, no "this price is only good today"

Salt Lake City has some of the oldest housing stock on the Wasatch Front. It is common for us to pull back two or even three layers of shingles on an Avenues or Liberty Wells home, and older homes often have skip-sheathing or plank decking underneath that has to be evaluated before a new roof goes on.

Downtown sits at roughly 4,300 feet, and the bench neighborhoods above it catch heavier snow loads and stronger canyon winds coming out of Emigration and Parleys.

Housing here is a mix of pre-war bungalows and Victorians in the older east-side and Avenues neighborhoods, mid-century ranches on the west side, and infill townhomes downtown. We work throughout The Avenues, Sugar House, Capitol Hill, Rose Park, and the rest of Salt Lake City — including everything near downtown.

ZIP codes we serve in Salt Lake City: 84101, 84102, 84103, 84104, 84105, 84106, 84108, 84109, 84111, 84116.

We work throughout Salt Lake City — The Avenues, Sugar House, Capitol Hill, Rose Park, Liberty Wells, Yalecrest, Glendale, Poplar Grove, Federal Heights, the East Bench — and everything around downtown, the I-15 / I-80 interchange, the University of Utah campus, the Jordan River corridor. Salt Lake City has roughly 200,000 residents and sits in Salt Lake County.

Downtown sits at roughly 4,300 feet, and the bench neighborhoods above it catch heavier snow loads and stronger canyon winds coming out of Emigration and Parleys.