Appleton Roof Pros provides professional roof inspections in Appleton, WI for residential and commercial properties across the Fox Cities. Our inspection runs in an unusual order. We start on the lowest roof on the house and work up, because on Appleton's older blocks that is where the material is most often wrong for the pitch and where the money is going to be.
Every section gets a pitch reading taken with a two-foot level and a rule, and the number goes on a numbered roof map alongside the existing material, the approximate age and the condition. That sketch is the deliverable. It is what makes a second opinion possible, what an adjuster can work from, and what a buyer's agent can hand to a seller without an argument. Every entry on it is a measurement or a photograph.
Where a shallow roof meets a wall we ask permission to lift a course of siding. It takes ten minutes and it converts guesswork into fact, because the flashing detail behind that course either exists or it does not, and no amount of looking at the surface will tell you which. Owners are frequently surprised by what comes out from under there.
We go into the attic wherever there is one. Fastener rust, staining on the underside of the boards, daylight along a valley and packed insulation at the eaves all appear from below long before the covering shows anything from above. Sections with no attic at all, which describes most porches and many ells, get assessed from the surface and the ceiling below instead.
The report is written to be useful whether or not you hire us. It says how long each section has left, in years, and it distinguishes between what should be done now, what can be scheduled, and what should simply be watched. Plenty of them end with a recommendation to spend nothing this year. We would rather be the firm you call back in four years.
Pre-purchase inspections are the ones worth booking early. A general home inspector will note the roof and move on; they are not measuring pitch or opening siding. On a hundred-year-old house in the older wards, knowing that the porch needs a membrane and the field does not is the difference between a fair negotiation and an unwelcome spring. We will attend a walkthrough on request and put the findings in writing the same week.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — a pitch reading taken at every plane with a two-foot level, flat-lock metal pans soldered across a porch field, a granulated modified-bitumen cap sheet lapped onto a porch deck, apron flashing carried up behind the wall course above the roof, kick-out diverters at the low end of every roof-to-wall run, tapered sleepers built up to give a dead-flat ell some fall — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Appleton and nearby communities including Grand Chute, Greenville, Harrison, Shawano.
What We Handle
Everything our roof inspections in Appleton covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of roof inspections work in Appleton, WI. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
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Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Appleton services.
Materials, equipment and how we do roof inspections
The difference between roof inspections that lasts and roof inspections that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with a pitch reading taken at every plane with a two-foot level, flat-lock metal pans soldered across a porch field, a granulated modified-bitumen cap sheet lapped onto a porch deck, apron flashing carried up behind the wall course above the roof, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Appleton job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. Years of roofing work in the Fox Cities means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do roof inspections outside Appleton
Appleton Roof Pros covers Appleton and the surrounding communities of the Fox Cities. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Roof Inspections in Grand Chute, WI — Outagamie County, population 23,831
- Roof Inspections in Greenville, WI — Outagamie County, population 12,687
- Roof Inspections in Harrison, WI — Calumet County, population 12,418
- Roof Inspections in Shawano, WI — Shawano County, population 9,243
- Roof Inspections in New London, WI — Waupaca County, population 7,348
- Roof Inspections in Buchanan, WI — Outagamie County, population 6,857
Start on the Appleton Roof Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Appleton Chooses Appleton Roof Pros
- ✓We put a level on every roof section and write the pitch on the estimate, because the number below 2:12 is what decides whether a shingle is even permitted up there.
- ✓The front porch, the kitchen ell and the back stoop get their own line, their own material and their own price. One figure for the whole address hides the part that is actually failing.
- ✓Where a shallow roof meets a wall we lift a course of siding and put the flashing behind it. Metal slipped under the existing course and caulked along the top edge is the most common defect we find on the pre-1940 blocks.
- ✓We tell owners the main field has years left in it. Quite often the appendage needs doing now and the field does not, and writing that down costs us the bigger sale on purpose.
The standards behind roof inspections
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The roof inspections work we do in Appleton follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every roof inspections project in Appleton gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (844) 511-2320 for a free roof inspections free estimate in Appleton, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.