A Report in Writing
Condition, problems and priorities on paper, never a quick verbal all-clear shouted down from the ladder.
Free, with every slope photographed. The attic checked from below, and a written condition report you keep whether or not we ever do the work.
A roof inspection should leave you with more than an opinion. Ours leaves you with photographs of every slope and a written report to keep, share or hand to an adjuster.
Big Easy Roofing Company inspects homes across New Orleans and thirteen surrounding cities at no charge. We go up on the roof, we go into the attic, and we write down what we find in plain words, with a photo behind each line.
When an inspection turns something up, the report separates what needs doing now from what can wait. A roof repair is priced only if you ask for one.
Condition, problems and priorities on paper, never a quick verbal all-clear shouted down from the ladder.
The inspection is free and so is the report. There is nothing to sign and no obligation after.
The underside of the deck tells half the story, so the attic is part of every visit.
You do not need a problem to book one. These are the moments when an inspection is most worth having.
Wind lifts shingles without tearing them off. The damage is real but invisible from the ground, and insurance claims run on deadlines.
A general home inspection often gives the roof one line. A roofer’s report tells a buyer what the roof has left and what it will need.
Past the midpoint of most shingle lives in this heat, a yearly look catches wear while it is still cheap to fix.
Some carriers want a roof condition report at renewal or before they write a policy. Ours is written to be handed straight over.
An upstairs that never cools is often an attic that cannot breathe. Trapped heat shortens a roof’s life from underneath.
June first is the date that matters here. Loose edges and tired sealant are cheap to fix in May and expensive in September.
Any of these sound like your house? The inspection is free, and so is the written report.
Book a free inspectionThe same eight checks on every house, in the same order, so nothing gets skipped because the first thing we found was interesting.
Pitch and size measured, and every slope photographed from end to end. The photos go straight into your report.
Every slope, not a sample.
Cracks, lifted tabs, granule loss, soft spots underfoot and anything the wind has moved.
Hail and wind damage are noted separately.
Chimney, walls, valleys and skylights, the places where most leaks in this city begin.
Sealant smeared over old metal is flagged.
Every penetration, including the rubber boots around plumbing vents, which give out well before the roof does.
Cracked boots are photographed close.
Whether water leaves the roof where it should, or sheets over the edge and into the fascia.
Sagging runs and blocked outlets are noted.
Daylight through the boards, damp insulation, stained rafters, and whether air can move from soffit to ridge.
The deck is judged from below as well as above.
Old patches, tar and mismatched shingles, and whether the work under them held.
Useful to a buyer, and to an adjuster.
Photos, findings and a plain ranking of each one: fix now, keep an eye on, or fine as it is.
Yours to keep, whoever does the work.
Free, with no obligation. The report is yours whatever you decide.
Book a free inspectionThe checks stay the same. What changes is who the report is written for and what it has to answer.
Once a year, or every other year on a newer roof. It catches small wear early and gives you a record of the roof’s condition over time.
Wind and hail damage photographed and measured while it is fresh, in a form your adjuster can price from.
What the roof is, how old it is, what it has left and what it will need soon. Enough to negotiate with, or to walk away.
A condition report for a renewal or a new policy, with photos of every slope. We report what is there and do not dress it up.
An inspection is not a sales visit. If the roof is fine, the report says so and that is the end of it.
The inspection costs nothing. What it finds might, so these are the five things that decide the price of anything it turns up.
Free. So are the photographs and the written report, and you owe nothing afterward.
A lifted shingle is one small line. The same shingle after a wet season can mean new decking.
Shingle parts are simple to source. Slate, tile and older metal cost more to match.
Steep and tall roofs take more setup to work on safely, and that shows in any repair price.
The report ranks what it finds. You decide what gets done and when, and nothing is priced until you ask.
You can take the report to any roofer in New Orleans and have them price the same list. Rather ask in writing first? The contact page has the form.
No charge, no obligation, and the report is yours to keep.
Plenty of roofers offer a free inspection. What you actually get from one varies more than the word free suggests.
Inspection A is an illustrative composite of shortcuts common in free inspections. It is not a real quote or report from any company, and no competitor is named or implied.
Booking because of a sale or an insurance renewal? Mention it when you call so the report covers what you need.
Talk to a roofer504-229-3955Yes. The visit, the photographs and the written report cost nothing, and there is nothing to sign. If you want a repair priced afterward, that is free as well.
Once a year on a roof over fifteen, and after any named storm that passes close. A newer roof can go every other year unless something changes.
For the attic, yes, or someone who can let us in. The outside can be done without you, and the report comes to you either way.
It is written to be handed over: photos of each slope, measurements, and storm damage kept apart from ordinary wear. We are not public adjusters and do not negotiate claims, but that evidence is what an adjuster asks for. The insurance claims page covers the rest.
Yes. We look at the roof the way a buyer needs it looked at: what it is, how old it is, what it has left, and what it will cost over the next few years.
The report says what it is, how urgent it is, and what it would take to fix. Have us price it, take the report to another roofer, or do nothing yet. It is your roof.
Name and phone are enough. We call back the same business day.