Do you believe in inspectors?
I have heard it enough from customers that they do not worry about who installs their roof because it will be inspected by the city. This article isn’t going to be very long so let’s dive right in.
When a roofing contractor pays for permits this is what you get. A city inspector will come by the site on the first day to verify our claim that we are:
1. Installing new roofing over only one existing roof layer and no more.
2. Removing all roof layers to the substrate.
3. (IF) new sheeting is required they may check the nailing.
Once the project is done, they will do one final inspection to verify that the roof was completed.
What you’re not getting is a manufacture specs inspection nor a check on if the work was done to any standards of quality. We may see the inspector one time on the first day of any given project and often times we will set a ladder for them on a final inspection so that they can just look to verify completion, otherwise they drive on by.
City inspectors do not know the products we install nor do they understand the manufacturer specifications. All they are doing is documenting a few details for future records.
Most customers feel at ease paying the roofing contractor even before the final roof inspection. But every once in a while, I hear a customer say, “We won’t pay them if it doesn’t pass the cities inspection.” If they either roofed over only one roof layer or tore the roof off and did a half decent job installing the new roof it will pass and you will pay.
Please do not rely on inspectors to make sure the work is done properly.
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