Every carrier repair estimate rests on an assumption that a shingle can be lifted, unsealed, and replaced without harming the shingles around it. Nobody tests that assumption. We do. A Repairability Assessment physically simulates the repair on the actual roof, under the published, peer-reviewed NAFE asphalt shingle repairability assessment method, and measures what happens. The result is a signed forensic report in which every conclusion ties to a timestamped photograph, recorded audio, or video.
Not an opinion. A record.
| First repairability assessment on a property | $500 |
| Each additional assessment, same property, same day | $350 |
| Steep-roof adder, 9/12 through 12/12 pitch | +$100 each |
| Steep-roof adder, steeper than 12/12 | +$200 each |
| Travel within 75 miles of 37027 (Brentwood, TN) | Included |
| Travel beyond 75 miles, up to 250 miles | $1/mile one way past 75 |
| Above two stories, flights, or overnight travel | Custom quote |
Replacement shingles purchased for the simulation are passed through at cost.
A physical test of whether the shingles surrounding a damaged one can survive its replacement, performed on the roof under a published forensic method and documented so the result stands on its own.
Public adjusters who need independent evidence the carrier's repair scope will not work. Roofing contractors who want a third party to say it rather than saying it themselves. Attorneys building a file. Occasionally carriers, when they want the question settled.
Because the contractor who will win the replacement has an obvious interest in the answer, and a carrier desk adjuster knows it. We are paid the same fee whether the roof is repairable or not, we hold no interest in the resulting work, and the report states who retained us. That is what makes it usable.
Then the report says so, with the same evidence and the same signature. An assessment that only ever reaches one conclusion is worthless, and everyone in claims knows it.
The NAFE asphalt shingle repairability assessment method, published in the Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers. It is peer-reviewed, publicly available, and cited by DOI in every report. The scorecard, the bands, and the conditions window are the method's, not ours.
The simulation disturbs one shingle and the shingles around it in a small marked area, by design, because that is the test. The area is temporarily repaired or tarped before we leave. Destructive testing requires the owner's written authorization, which we obtain before any shingle is touched.
It helps. If one exists, send it. We read it, record what it states and what it does not, and use the identified product and dimensions as the identification of record. If a carrier matching report proposes a replacement, we install that product and document the result, which is exactly what the matching report itself instructs.
A cover with the property and the parties. A letter to the owner. Conditions at assessment. A summary of findings. A per-shingle photographic record. The scorecard, the determination, and a table tying every conclusion to its evidence. An exhibit index. Ask for a sample.
The report is delivered within 48 hours of the assessment. Most are faster.
No. We can do it turnkey and send the package. If you or your contractor want to observe or ask questions on site, you are welcome.
The method prescribes an air temperature window and dry conditions, and the report records the readings. In summer we schedule early. If the day falls outside the window, we reschedule rather than test under conditions that would let the carrier discount the result.
Yes, and it is where the pricing works hardest in your favor. Additional assessments on the same property the same day are $350 each. Multiple slopes, multiple buildings, or a mixed-product roof are each their own assessment with their own record, tied together in a master report.
A $250 deposit, plus any steep-roof or travel add-ons, reserves your date when you book. The deposit is credited to your invoice, and the balance is due when your report is delivered.
We cannot promise what any carrier does with any document. What we can promise is that the report is built to survive review: a published method, a stated basis for every score, a photograph for every damaged shingle, and a recording behind every finding. Carriers reject opinions. They have a much harder time rejecting a record.
The claim number and carrier estimate, any ITEL or NTS reports, the owner's contact for authorization, and roof access notes. Send what you have. We tell you if anything is missing.