We look for exposed nails on the roof

When the roofers are putting shingles on your home, they're supposed to start at the bottom, down near the gutters, and work their way up to the top. They can lay a row of shingles onto the roof, nail them in, and then put the next row on close enough to overlap the nails that were used to put the first row on.

It goes like this up to the top of the roof, where a piece called a ridge cap gets put on, and any nails left get covered in sealant or silicone.

Again, almost every nail in your roof will get covered by a layer of shingles that gets put on afterwards.

But sometimes the previous owner decided to do a patch job themselves, or a roofer was in a hurry, or the sealant has aged, and cracked, and been blown away. For whatever reason, sometimes you'll have exposed nails holding your shingles down.

These nails are small, but they're exposed to the rain, and that means they're going to get rusted. Over time, rusty nails change size and shape, and eventually leave holes in your roof that aren't covered by anything.

That's a place for rain to get in.

You don't want rain getting into your house, getting your insulation moldy, ruining your ceiling (and your day).

You do want a home inspector from Bee's Inspections to get up on your roof and look for exposed nails and any other thing we might find up there.