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Free roof report.

A free roof report compiles everything public records prove about a roof: its permit-dated age, material, score, and the risk zones around it, at no cost.

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Definition

What this is.

A free roof report is a no-cost, records-based summary of a specific roof. It answers the questions that usually require phone calls and paperwork: when the roof was last replaced, what it is made of, what wind and flood environment it lives in, and how it reads to an insurer, all sourced from county permits, assessor records, and federal risk maps.

Free means free: no signup, no credit card, no obligation. The report exists because the records are public; we assemble them into something a homeowner can actually use.

How it works · 01-03

Address in, report out.

01
Enter an address

Any covered Florida address; no photos, appointments, or signup.

02
Records are assessed

County permits, assessor data, and risk maps are read and scored in seconds.

03
Read the report

Roof score, permit-backed roof age, risk zones, and the insurance picture, with sources.

A real example · live data

One address, assessed.

A real Florida property from the directory, permit number and all. Every field below comes from public records.

Property report · Florida

511 5th St

Key Colony Beach, FL 33051

Permit-backed · high confidence
Roof score 10 / 10 · Strong
Roof age ~21 yrspermit
Material metal
Last roof permit 2005
Permit # 05104545
Year built 1990
Building sqft n/a
Flood zone AEhigh-risk
Design wind 165 mph
4-Point May be required
Wind-mit 1 noted
Citizens Market stress elevated
Sinkhole ~79.54 km
Permit-backed roof age · re-roofed 2005durable metal coveringvery high design wind (165.0 mph)

Records-based estimate · getroofreport.com

What you get

Inside every report.

  • Roof score out of 10 with contributing factors
  • Roof age, permit-backed where the county permit exists
  • Material and roof geometry on record
  • Wind zone, flood zone, and evacuation zone
  • 4-point inspection likelihood and Citizens context
  • Maintenance recommendations generated from the records
Compared · the traditional route

Why instant wins the first step.

The traditional route
  • Roof age lives in a filing cabinet or nobody remembers
  • Contractor opinions arrive with a sales pitch attached
  • County portals take an evening to navigate per property
  • Risk zones sit in three separate government map tools
This tool
  • One lookup assembles the whole record
  • No sales visit required to learn your own roof age
  • Permit numbers included, so every fact is checkable
  • Wind, flood, and evacuation zones in the same view

Records first, ladders second: licensed inspections still matter, after the records have told you what to ask them.

FAQ
Fair questions.

Yes. The lookup and the property report are free, with no signup and no obligation. We may connect homeowners who ask for quotes with licensed Florida contractors and inspectors.

Public records: county building permits, property appraiser data, FEMA flood maps, and the Florida Building Code wind map. Permit-backed facts are labeled high confidence; estimates are labeled as estimates.

No. It is a records-based assessment that shows what the paper trail proves before anyone climbs a ladder. Lenders and insurers may still require licensed inspections.

There isn’t one on the report itself. The data is public record and the report is free without signup. If you ask for a contractor or inspector quote, we may connect you with licensed Florida partners.

When a county roofing permit exists, the age is exact and the permit number is shown. When no permit exists, the age is estimated from the year built and labeled as an estimate.

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Every report starts with an address.