Forensic Roof Investigations

When natural disasters result in damage to roofs, use a professional to investigate the facts. Responsibility for the initial cause of failure may be due to faulty initial design, manufacturer’s defect, installation errors, maintenance errors; or the cause may be due to physical forces that are beyond design limit standards in the roofing industry or building code requirements.  Roof warranties are full of exclusions that limit their responsibility but determining if the exclusion applies to specific cases is often difficult to tell without documenting the facts.  Unless the conclusion is obvious, how can you tell?

You may need an independent third party investigation to document the facts before temporary repairs or coverings destroy evidence.  Insurance claim representatives may be overwhelmed.  Registered Roof Consultants (RRC's) that practice in roof forensics have the training and experience and are sworn to uphold a code of ethics to be unbiased in their service.

ConSpecT has experience with the following types of disaster damage investigations for roofs and walls:

     Wind blow-offs
     
     Hail damage
     
     Lightening strike damage
    Moisture migration damage
     
  • Wind blow-offs
  • Hail damage
     
  • Damage from the weight of ice & snow
     
  • Collapse from snow or ponded water
     
  • Fire spread from inappropriate roof assembly materials
     
  • Lightening strike damage
     
  • Moisture migration damage in the roof or wall assemblies

Being independent allows us to “stick to the facts” and prepare unbiased reports to be used by our clients to represent their interests.  How can being unbiased be helpful to partisan interest?  The short answer is that our findings stand the test of challenge.  Let’s face it; some in the industry have a self-serving agenda when they investigate roof failures.  In the event that the facts lead us to conclude that you do not have a strong case, we will inform you promptly after evaluating the evidence and before the expense of preparing documentation and reports.

Your interests are not best served with pre-designed “check the box”, “fill in the line”, or “prewritten cut & paste text without edits” type investigation reports because they are designed with premeditated findings and they inhibit accurate reporting of the facts.  ConSpecT’s approach is to first document the facts, evaluate the findings, and then write a report to describe the project specific information, site findings, assessment evaluations, comparisons to industry standards, our conclusions, and (if applicable)our recommendations.  We may attach pre-written research findings that are referenced in the report, but all text in the report is written or edited for each specific report.

In the event that legal proceedings are necessary, ConSpecT will provide you with expert witness testimony at depositions or if needed, in court.  Previous clients have often informed us that they would not have won their case without our reports and/or our testimony.

ConSpecT has also been selected and served numerous times as the third party “Umpire” in roof damage disputes between other roof forensic experts.  In these “Umpire” cases, your interests are best served by reduced legal expenses.

Don’t guess if so called professionals with inherent special interest are giving you good advice.  Use a Registered Roof Consultant (RRC) that practices roof forensics and is unbiased in their service to you.