Whether you are accepting a newly installed roof, purchasing a commercial property, modifying an existing roofing system or evaluating damage, an independent roof assessment provides critical information about one of your building’s most important assets.
Summit Building Group provides independent commercial roof inspections and condition assessments performed by a Haag Certified Inspector – Commercial Roofs (HCI-C).
Independent inspections serve owners, investors and contractors at different moments in a roof’s life. Each one starts with the same thing: an accurate, documented picture of the roof.
What condition is this roof in, and what am I potentially buying?
Commercial Roof Due Diligence & Estimated Remaining Service Life Assessment
Learn more →02Owners · developers · GCs · property managers · roofing contractorsCompleted roof installationAnother contractor installed this roof. We want an independent assessment of the completed work.
Independent Post-Installation Commercial Roof Assessment
Learn more →03Owners · solar, HVAC & mechanical contractors · GCsRoof penetrations & modificationsWe are modifying the roof and want it documented before and after the work.
Roof Penetration & Modification Assessment
Learn more →04Owners · property, asset & facility managersExisting roof managementWe need to understand and manage this roof over time.
Commercial Roof Asset Management
Learn more →When a new roof, re-roof, restoration or major repair is completed, owners, general contractors, developers and property managers may want an independent assessment before accepting the work. Summit inspects the observable roofing conditions and documents areas that may warrant correction or further evaluation.
Depending on system and scope, the assessment may include
The result is an independent record of observed roof conditions at the time of inspection.
Even when equipment is installed correctly, modifications can create pathways for water intrusion if roofing details are not properly restored. Summit provides independent roof-envelope assessments before, during and after work that affects an existing commercial roof.
Summit inspects and documents affected roof areas before another contractor starts work.
Helps distinguish pre-existing conditions from conditions that arise during construction.
Once rooftop work is finished, Summit returns to evaluate the affected roofing areas.
Observed deficiencies are documented and communicated for corrective action.
When deficiencies are identified, Summit documents the areas requiring attention. After corrective work, Summit returns to reinspect and record the observed corrected conditions.
Commercial solar can involve hundreds of attachment points, penetrations, equipment supports, conduit runs, walk paths and heavy contractor traffic, and the system may stay in place for decades. Documenting the roof before and after installation gives the owner a clear record on both sides of the project.
You are not just buying an inspection. Every Summit assessment produces a professional report that owners, contractors and stakeholders can act on.
For inspections, Summit works collaboratively with other contractors. Our role is to provide an independent, documented view of the roof, so the owner and every trade involved can work from the same information.
Give your customer independent reassurance on completed work, documented by an outside inspector.
Document the roof before your crews arrive and after they finish, as part of your commercial solar process.
Record roof conditions around equipment replacements, curbs and new penetrations.
Instead of waiting for leaks or failures, owners get a documented strategy for managing the roof from acquisition through replacement.
Commercial roof condition assessments for investors, buyers, developers, asset managers and commercial real estate professionals. Identify existing conditions, potential repair requirements, maintenance needs and anticipated capital expenditures before acquiring a property.
Where appropriate, Summit also provides an Estimated Remaining Service Life Assessment to show where the roof may be within its lifecycle.
Learn about Commercial Roof Due Diligence →An independent inspection can become the start of a long-term roof management strategy. The program can include:
Rather than only hearing from us when a roof leaks, owners involve Summit whenever something significant happens to the roofing asset.
Buying the building?Call Summit.
Need the roof's remaining service life?Call Summit.
Someone installed a new roof?Call Summit for an independent assessment.
Installing solar?Call Summit before and after.
Replacing HVAC equipment?Call Summit to evaluate affected areas.
Major storm?Call Summit to document conditions.
Need maintenance?Call Summit.
Considering restoration?Call Summit.
Eventually need replacement?Call Summit.
Who we work with
Commercial roof inspections are performed by a Haag Certified Inspector – Commercial Roofs (HCI-C). The HCI-C credential represents specialized training in commercial roofing systems, inspection methodologies and roof damage assessment.
Combined with Summit Building Group’s construction and roofing experience, this lets us give owners and project stakeholders practical information about observable roof conditions and potential corrective actions.
HCI-C is an individual credential held by Angelo Pacheco. Haag does not certify or endorse Summit Building Group or the SUMMIT Framework™.
Our assessments are not engineering certifications, warranties, guarantees of future roof performance or insurance coverage determinations. Where engineering or other specialized professional services are required, appropriately licensed professionals should be engaged.
Serving building owners, investors and contractors in Sacramento and Northern California.
It is a third-party inspection of a commercial roof by an inspector who did not install the roof. Summit documents observable conditions, identifies deficiencies and provides clear, actionable recommendations in a written report.
Yes. Summit provides independent post-installation roof inspections for owners, developers, general contractors and property managers who want an assessment before accepting completed roofing work. We document observed conditions; we do not certify another contractor's roof.
Yes. Pre-solar inspections document existing roof conditions where equipment is planned. Post-solar inspections evaluate attachments, penetrations, curbs and transitions, and follow-up inspections document corrected conditions.
When HVAC, electrical, plumbing, communications or other trades penetrate or attach to the roof, Summit can document the affected areas before and after the work and record any deficiencies for corrective action.
Commercial roof inspections are performed by a Haag Certified Inspector – Commercial Roofs (HCI-C). The credential belongs to the individual inspector.
No. Assessments are not engineering certifications, warranties, guarantees of future performance or insurance coverage determinations. Where engineering is required, a licensed professional should be engaged.
Summit Building Group provides commercial roof inspections in Sacramento and throughout the greater Sacramento region and Northern California.
Another contractor just installed a new roof, solar or HVAC equipment is going in, you are buying a commercial building, or you simply want an independent look at your existing roof. Summit Building Group can help.