What a free inspection looks like on Johns Island roofs.
A free inspection on Johns Island is most useful on an older home under oaks off Brownswood, Grimball or Cane Slash that has not been looked at since its last re-roof. We walk the roof, photograph every slope, check the decking at the eaves under the canopy and the seams on any low-slope addition, and send the written grade within 24 hours.
For a buyer in Stonoview, Fenwick Hall, Whitney Lake or The Villages in St. Johns Woods, the report tells you whether the 2000s or 2010s builder roof has years left or belongs in the price you offer, and it checks the porch and garage transitions that a first-cycle roof leaks at first.
On the farms and acreage off Brownswood and Cane Slash, one inspection covers the property: the house roof, the low-slope addition, the carport, the barn and any manufactured home, each photographed and graded on its own. The report says which roof needs attention this year and which can wait, and it flags the barn that sheds onto the house side.
Johns Island's new construction comes with warranty questions the inspection answers. A Stonoview or Whitney Lake home at year one, two or ten has builder and manufacturer warranties with different clocks, and a lifted ridge vent or a cracked boot is an installation defect that belongs to the builder while that window is open. We inspect before the window closes and write the report so the claim goes to the right party.
2000s to 2020s builder subdivisions on their first roof cycle along the Maybank Highway corridor and River Road: Stonoview, Fenwick Hall, Whitney Lake, The Villages in St. Johns Woods and Swygert's Landing, mostly two-story architectural shingle with attached garages and porch roofs; 1990s and 2000s larger homes in Headquarters Plantation and the Legend Oaks area; 2010s and 2020s custom Lowcountry homes with standing-seam roofs in Kiawah River; older farmhouses, ranches and manufactured homes on multi-acre lots off Brownswood, Grimball and Cane Slash roads, many on their second or third roof with low-slope additions, carports and metal barns.
Thirty-five minutes from Mount Pleasant by way of Highway 17, Main Road and Maybank Highway, with James Island, Kiawah and Seabrook on the same Sea Islands dispatch run.
(843) 284-6333
Jeff Ramsden, founder. 5+ years as a VP at Reimagine Roofing, 1,000+ roofs overseen.
Call (843) 284-6333We walk the roof, photograph every slope, re-seal exposed fasteners, and hand you a written report. It is free.
What is included in every Johns Island job.
Asked in Johns Island.
How much does a roof inspection cost on Johns Island?
Inspections on Johns Island are free. Expect about 45 minutes on site: a full roof walk, photos of every slope and penetration, exposed fasteners re-sealed, debris cleared from the valleys, and a repair or replace recommendation in the written report within 24 hours. No charge. On acreage off Brownswood and Cane Slash the same free visit grades the house, the low-slope addition, the carport, the barn and any manufactured home separately, and for a newer Stonoview home it flags defects that belong to the builder's warranty.
If my Johns Island house is outside the City of Charleston, who issues the roofing permit?
Charleston County Building Inspection Services, which issues building permits for unincorporated Charleston County. If your address is inside the City of Charleston, the permit goes to the City instead, and the City's residential re-roof guideline calls for Type H asphalt shingles unless otherwise specified. The two offices use different applications and inspectors. Johns Island is split between the two, sometimes across a single road, so we check your parcel before we file and pull the permit from the right office under your order.
How long does it take?
About 45 minutes on site. The report arrives within 24 hours.
Do I need to be home?
No, as long as we have permission to access the property. We walk the results with you by phone or in person.
Can I use the report for insurance?
Yes. The report is yours, with dated photos of every slope, to share with your insurer, your agent or a buyer.
How often should a roof be inspected?
Once a year in the Lowcountry, and after any named storm.