Shouldn?t a Home Inspector always walk a roof to fully inspect it?
Home inspectors typically want to inspect a roof by walking on the surface, as this is a good way to observe and evaluate the age and condition of a roof. However, there are six common conditions that would keep an inspector off the roof: 1. The surface is too steep to provide safe footing 2. The surface is too high for access with a normal length ladder 3. The roofing is so deteriorated that foot traffic would cause further damage 4. Surface conditions such as moisture or fungi films make the roof too slippery 5. The roofing consists of fragile tiles that might break under foot pressure 6. The sellers have ordered the inspector to stay off the roof For sections of roofs that cannot be accessed for any of the above reasons an alternative method is to inspect the exterior surfaces of the roof from the ground or edge of the roof. However, the most important visual perspective one can obtain is from under the roof. An inspector should always try to view the sheathing under the roof (in th
