What a free inspection looks like on North Charleston roofs.
A free inspection in North Charleston is most useful on a Park Circle, Dorchester Terrace or Cedar Grove cottage that has not been looked at since its 1990s re-roof, and on a 1960s Archdale or Whitehall ranch with a porch or carport tie-in. We walk the roof, photograph every slope, check the plank decking at the eaves, and hand you a written grade within 24 hours.
If you are buying in Wescott Plantation, Coosaw Creek or Oak Terrace Preserve, the report tells you whether the 1990s or 2000s roof has years left or belongs in the price you offer, and it flags the low-slope porch roofs and additions that owner-occupied North Charleston homes collect over seventy years.
A North Charleston inspection on a Navy-era cottage goes to the porch first. The deep front porch on a Park Circle or Cedar Grove house carries its own low-slope roof, the main roof drains onto it, and that is where seventy years of water has done its work. We probe the porch decking, photograph the transition to the main roof, and check the plank decking at the eaves for the gaps and cupping that let nails miss.
Layers are the North Charleston question. A Park Circle or Dorchester Terrace cottage that has been re-roofed twice since the 1950s may carry two or three layers of shingle, and a second layer changes the tear-off cost, the permit and whether a repair is worth doing at all. We check the layer count at the eave and the ridge and put it in the report, along with the rail grit and corrosion on the fasteners that this corridor adds.
1940s and 1950s Navy-era cottages and bungalows around Park Circle, Dorchester Terrace and Cedar Grove with low-pitch gables, deep front porches under their own low-slope roof, and additions off the back; 1960s and 1970s brick ranches in Archdale, Whitehall, Ashley Villas and Windsor Hill on their second or third shingle; 1990s and 2000s two-story architectural-shingle subdivisions in Wescott Plantation and Coosaw Creek on their first replacement; 2000s and 2010s Oak Terrace Preserve craftsman-style homes with standing-seam porch accents. Owner-occupied pockets, not the apartment corridors along Rivers Avenue and Ashley Phosphate.
Twenty-five minutes from Mount Pleasant across the Don Holt Bridge on I-526, with Hanahan and Goose Creek on the same Berkeley corridor 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 North Charleston job.
Asked in North Charleston.
How much does a roof inspection cost in North Charleston?
North Charleston roof inspections are free. About 45 minutes on the roof covers every slope and penetration in photos, re-seals exposed fasteners, and clears valley debris. Within 24 hours you get a written condition report that recommends repair or replacement and no sales visit. Layers are what the report watches here, because a Park Circle or Dorchester Terrace cottage re-roofed twice since the 1950s may carry two or three, and that changes tear-off cost, the permit and whether a repair is worth doing.
Who issues the roofing permit for a house in North Charleston?
Inside city limits, the City of North Charleston's Building Department issues residential permits for new construction and renovations, which includes a re-roof, and it takes applications in person or through its online permitting portal. That holds whichever of the three counties your lot sits in. Parcels outside the city limits permit with their county instead, so we confirm your jurisdiction before we file and request the inspections ourselves.
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.