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Instant roof inspection.

An instant roof inspection assesses a roof from official records in seconds: permit-dated age, material, wind context, and an overall score, no ladder required.

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Definition

What this is.

An instant roof inspection is a records-based assessment of a roof, generated the moment you enter an address. Instead of scheduling a site visit, it reads what Florida already documents about every roof: the county permit that dated its installation, the assessor's record of its material and geometry, the building-code era it was built under, and the wind environment it stands in.

The output is the same starting information a physical inspection produces, age, material, and an overall condition inference, delivered in seconds and backed by citable public records rather than an opinion from the curb.

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

216 Circle Dr

Cape Canaveral, FL 32920

Permit-backed · high confidence
Roof score 10 / 10 · Strong
Roof age ~10 yrspermit
Material shingle
Last roof permit 2016
Permit # 16BC14586
Year built 1986
Building sqft 2,220
Flood zone Xlow-risk
Design wind 150 mph
4-Point May be required
Wind-mit 1 noted
Citizens Market stress moderate
Sinkhole ~3.95 km
Permit-backed roof age · re-roofed 2016elevated design wind (150 mph)

Records-based estimate · getroofreport.com

What you get

Inside every report.

  • Roof score with the factors behind it
  • Permit-backed roof age, with the permit number
  • Roof material and geometry from the county assessor
  • Design wind speed and code-era wind features
  • FEMA flood zone and storm-surge evacuation zone
  • The insurance picture: 4-point likelihood and wind-credit context
Compared · the traditional route

Why instant wins the first step.

The traditional route
  • Schedule days or weeks out, then wait through a site visit
  • Pay per inspection, per property
  • Verbal age estimates read conservative without records
  • Reports vary by inspector and template
This tool
  • Instant, for any covered Florida address
  • Free, no signup, no appointment
  • Ages come from county permits when they exist
  • Same structured report for every property, sources included

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.

No. It reads records, not shingles. What it does is tell you the roof’s documented age, materials, and risk context instantly, which is the information that decides most insurance and purchase conversations before condition ever comes up.

For a purchase, an insurance-ordered 4-point or roof condition report, or any suspected damage. The instant version tells you what the records prove so the physical visit confirms rather than discovers.

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Every report starts with an address.