Roof Inspection in Calgary: Free, Thorough, and Performed by the Owner
A roof inspection from APEX Roofing Repair is a slope-by-slope physical examination of your shingles or tiles, flashings, vents, valleys, and - when the problem calls for it - the attic side of your roof deck, documented in photos you keep. Inspections are free across Calgary, Airdrie, Chestermere, Cochrane, Okotoks, and Bearspaw.
I'm Gjin Bajraktari, founder of APEX Roofing Repair INC., and I perform or supervise every inspection myself. Why free? Because half the time, the honest finding is "your roof is fine" - and honesty compounds better than upselling.
When Calgary Roofs Need Inspecting
After hail - even if it “looks fine”
Hail bruising fractures the shingle mat invisibly; leaks arrive 1–3 winters later, often after your claim window has closed. The August 2024 storm generated 130,000+ claims. Get the roof photographed while the claim clock is still running.
Before buying or selling a home
A home inspection views the roof from a ladder at the eaves - a roofing inspection walks it. We check fastener patterns, flashing details, tile condition on steep pitches, and remaining service life. Leverage for buyers; no surprises for sellers.
After a windstorm or chinook
Calgary gusts past 100 km/h regularly. Lifted shingles reseal poorly on their own and tear off in the next blow.
Every 3–5 years as maintenance
Annually once a roof passes 15 years. Catching a $400 flashing failure before it becomes a $4,000 deck repair is the entire economics of inspection.
For insurance documentation
Insurers increasingly ask for roof condition reports before renewing older-roof policies. Our photo reports satisfy that request.
What Our Inspection Covers
- Shingles or tiles: bruising, cracking, curling, granule loss, slipped or broken tiles - including concrete tile roofs most Calgary inspectors won't walk.
- Flashings: chimney, step, valley, and headwall flashing - where the majority of roof leaks actually start.
- Penetrations: bathroom exhaust vents, plumbing stacks, furnace B-vents, and skylights, the second-biggest leak source.
- Ventilation: soffit intake and roof exhaust balance - undersized ventilation shortens shingle life and feeds winter attic rain.
- Attic side (when warranted): frost patterns, staining on sheathing, wet insulation, daylight where daylight shouldn't be.
- Gutters and drainage: granule accumulation (a shingle-age tell), ice damming evidence, drainage slope.
You receive a photo report - every issue photographed, located, and explained in plain language, with a written repair quote only if something actually needs repairing.
What a Walk-the-Roof Inspection Catches
The problems that end up as leaks rarely show from the ground. A few real findings from Calgary inspections - each one photographed, located, and explained in the report you keep.
Trained, Certified, and Careful on Fragile Roofs
Some Calgary roofs - high-pitch concrete tile especially - are dangerous to walk without training, and homeowner foot traffic breaks more tiles than hail does. I maintain current Fall Protection Training certification (Worksite Safety Compliance Centre) and Canadian Red Cross First Aid & CPR/AED Level A (CSA Z1210-17). Where walking a fragile roof would cause damage, we inspect from targeted vantage points and use zoom documentation - the report quality doesn't change.
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Owner-performed, with a photo report you keep - for hail documentation, a pre-purchase check, or simple peace of mind. Call (403) 999-7877 or request it online.