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Your home’s roof is pretty important, but many home inspectors will essentially do a drive-by visual inspection. This will catch a roof in very poor condition—one with warped or very worn shingles, or a roof slathered in tar for quick, temporary leak repairs—but it won’t catch any substantial problems.
If your roof is easy to access, your inspector might get up there for a closer look, but if it’s difficult to access (or if the weather makes it unsafe to walk on the roof) they will likely skip it. In many cases, you’re going to have to hire a specific roof inspector if you want to make sure the roof is in good condition.
