When ever someone buys a new home, one of the first things they should do is to get their roof inspected. Quite often a buyer can ask that the seller provides a roof certification as part of the price being paid for the home. If they can’t get the seller to provide the roof certification, the buyer should be able to contact a Roofing Contractor in Norfolk to do the inspection to ensure the buyer that there aren’t any problems with the roof. A professional roofing contractor can discover any defects or problems that might be developing. If there are existing problem, the buyer should require that the seller get them fixed or lower the price of the home for the estimated cost to make the repairs.
Once the buyer closes the deal and moves into the home, they should schedule time to observe the roof to see if any shingles have come loose or have been ripped off during a rain, snow or high wind storm that passes through the area. They should also find a way to remove any debris that has found a way to end up on their roof. The home owner may not be willing or able to actually climb up on the roof to inspect the roof for themselves periodically, so chances are that if problems that can’t be seen from the ground develop, the home owner won’t know about them. This is why it is a good idea to have a professional Roofing Contractor in Norfolk come out to give the owner a roof inspection once a year. This could be just an informal inspection or it can be an inspection for a certification where the contractor guarantees that the roof will be safe and secure for a year.
If the house has a chimney on the roof, there is a chance that water seepage could occur. A roofing contractor can inspect the sealant around the chimney to make sure there are no cracks that could allow water seepage. Water seepage can let water get under the roofing materials and cause problems with the roof support. Even if warm weather evaporates the water, it could leave bacteria behind that could grow into mold and that could cause health issues with the family or wood rot that could cause the roof to need replacing and that is a huge expense that could have been prevented.
