Surface and attachment
Shingles, seams, caps and exposed fasteners are checked for damage and movement. Wear that is spread across a slope has a different implication from one damaged piece.

You don't have to decide on a repair or a new roof before asking for a look. A free inspection helps establish what the roof actually needs.
From the driveway, a roof can look tidy while a flashing joint has opened. It can also look weathered while the covering is still doing its job. A roofer walking the roof can look at those details much more closely.
A roof inspection follows the surface, edges and interruptions in the covering. If you've noticed a stain or loose material, that gives the visit a useful starting point. It doesn't make you responsible for locating the failure.
Roof access depends on safe conditions. Steep, wet or visibly unstable areas need an appropriate assessment approach; the purpose is to understand the roof without adding another hazard.

The roof covering is one part of a connected system. An inspection looks for the detail that explains the concern and for related conditions that change the answer.
Shingles, seams, caps and exposed fasteners are checked for damage and movement. Wear that is spread across a slope has a different implication from one damaged piece.
Chimneys, walls, pipes and roof equipment interrupt the covering. Flashing and seals at those locations need to direct water back onto the roof surface.
Valleys, eaves, gutters and outlets guide water away. Debris, displacement or poor drainage can keep water where the roof is least able to tolerate it.
An inspection is useful after visible storm changes, before a planned replacement and when a roof's history is uncertain. You can also ask because a leak has returned after earlier work.
A sale-related question, an insurance request and a general roof check may require different documentation. The free roof inspection offer does not automatically include a certification, a remaining-life guarantee or an insurer's coverage decision. Those needs should be clear when the visit is discussed.

Yes. A free inspection is the starting offer. Asking for it does not commit you to a roof repair or replacement.
No. Share it if you already know, along with any change you've noticed. The roof's current condition is what the roofer needs to examine.
An inspection assesses the roof and signs of damage. A storm report nearby does not prove what happened at one property, and the inspection does not decide insurance coverage. See the storm damage page for that distinction.

Tell us the location and the concern. You can begin with a question rather than a project.