Your roof ought to earn more notice than it gets, since it is the hardest-worked part of a Murphy home and takes a beating the yard never reveals. It should come as no shock that scorching summers, spring hail and gusting wind, and season upon season of sun drying the tar from the shingles wear a Murphy roof old ahead of the calendar. You should head that off with an inspection, a candid, up-close read on how the roof is truly holding, before a hairline fault turns into a dripping ceiling or a bounced claim.
What we are actually looking for
An inspection should be a whole run of checks, never one glance. Across the field, we ought to grade the shingle wear, the granules washed into the gutters, the lifting edges, and the pockmarks hail leaves. At every pipe collar, vent, skylight, and metal joint, we should turn up the split sealant and rotted wood behind most Murphy leaks. Along the peak and through the attic, we ought to gauge the venting, because a roof that cannot draw air slow-cooks itself. And up in the attic when it is safe, we should catch a leak at its first sign, a brown ring, a spongy board, a needle of daylight, well before the surface gives it away.
Why the attic and the photos matter
An inspection should be more than a rep sizing up your roof from the street for a few minutes, though a lot of Murphy ones are just that. Ours ought to be, and it is. Our inspector climbs the roof, ducks into the attic when it earns it, and freezes every fault in tight, time-stamped shots. You should be able to judge the roof with your own eyes, and those shots let you, so nothing rests on our word. And after a storm, you ought to hold time-stamped proof, because that is the backup an adjuster leans on, many a time the split between a check and a shrug.
What you walk away with
You should get a plain verdict, not a pitch, at the close of every Murphy inspection: an overall grade on the roof, an honest count of the seasons it has left, and a clear call to mend it, replace it, or let a solid roof be. Any fault ought to come with a written figure, and after a storm, a level word on whether a claim is even worth chasing. And because our inspections should be free, they are, with no strings, so all of it stays yours whether you bring us back or not.
