roof repair

The Worst Repairs Ever (And We’ve Seen Some Stuff)

By Brenda Masse / March 28, 2026 /

You can imagine we’ve seen some horrible repair jobs in the home inspection world. There are bad contractors, shady flippers, and wacky DIY fails. All can result in subpar repair work that we inspectors call out in our reports. But sometimes we see something that jumps past “bad repair” into “truly terrible” and even “never…

Walking the Roof With a Home Inspector

By Brenda Masse / August 30, 2025 /

Walking the roof is one of the more dangerous parts of a home inspector’s job, but it’s an important one. When you choose a home inspector to look at a property you intend to purchase, make sure they either walk the roof or have a drone license to conduct an aerial inspection when a roof…

For Some Home Inspectors, It Can Be a Roof Life

By CandysDirt / December 4, 2019 /

Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in  for “Upon Closer Inspection.” When you’re buying a home, we advise people that the major areas of consideration are the roof, plumbing, electricity, HVAC, and the foundation. These are…