Haag certified means you have inspected at least 150+ roofs and have taken and passed the comprehensive Haag certification course. It means you’re a true authority in the roofing business. It means you can quickly and accurately inspect a roof for damage and correctly evaluate that roof damage. And it means that when you report your roof inspection findings, your conclusions have true credibility.

The Bottom line: becoming a HAAG-Certified roofer requires training and meticulous attention to detail. Each one of our GoTech roof inspectors, roof estimators, and roof technicians were trained in a certification program that is designed to make us highly proficient with all major types of residential (steep-slope) roofs. This certification ensures we have the most up-to-date information on precisely how different severe weather storms impact roofing, how to perform an inspection using proper safety techniques, roof area and slope calculations, and applicable county codes. Being HAAG-Certified also ensures we have a comprehensive understanding of manufacturing, weathering, hail damage, wind damage, maintenance, mechanical damage, repair costs, and installation for each major roofing type — shingle, metal, wood shingle/shake, clay tile, fiber cement, and various synthetic roofing types. There are so many considerations that go into professionally inspecting a roof, and we will ensure you get the quality roof inspection you deserve.

1. Shingles with severe blisters or those that are curled, broken, warped, or split
2. Shingles that are missing or loose on the roof and at the hip or ridgelines
3. Shingles with broken adhesive seals at joining points
4. Shingles with excessive loss of asphalt granules
5. Gutters and eaves and that do not provide proper overhang for shingles
6. Nails that are popping, exposed, loose, or have been installed at an angle improperly
7. Flashing that is installed incorrectly or is missing
8. Caulking on flashing that has dried with age and needs to be reapplied to water seal
9. Metal flashing that is rusted out and/or shows excessive corrosion
10. Chimneys cracks, flashing, and caulking around chimney cricket(s)
11. Rubber roof pipe boots around vent pipes that are cracked or worn
12. Vent pipes that easily move when touched (this may indicate wood dry rot below the roof surface)
13. Gutters and downspouts that are damaged or clogged
14. Rotted and/or damaged or fascia board
15. Missing or rotted drip edges
16. Climb into all accessible areas of the attic to inspect (leaks, mold, nails, roof sheathing)

Drones have a place in roof inspections. They can safely cover a lot of areas in a short time. One advantage of a drone inspection is utilizing IR thermal imaging. This type of imagining can identify leaks that sometimes the human eye can't. What a drone cannot accomplish is the tactile component of an inspection and the ability to look around objects and under loose flashing. In addition, a certified roof inspector on the roof can perform moisture testing and detect spongy areas. Depening on the size and height of a roof, GoTech Roofing will often use a drone during an inspection. A drone is one tool in the arsenal of methods certified roof inspectors have available.

Founded by Julian Stevens over a decade ago, GoTech Roofing has established itself as the number 1 provider of roofing services in Northern Virginia and Washington DC. We provide roof repair and roof replacement services with a real focus on customer satisfaction. We are a Virginia and Washington DC Class A Contractor and fully insured with Workman's Compensation and Liability Insurance. GoTech Roofing provides each and every client with an incomparable roofing experience through our outstanding customer service and exceptional quality. We understand that each roof is unique and will treat it as such. Having worked 10 years providing multi-million dollar contracting services for the Federal Government, Julian took a look at the antiquated roofing construction process and knew there was a better way. He built GoTech Roofing utilizing Dynamics Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software fully integrated with Microsoft Project Professional software to create a Proprietary Customer Service-Oriented Roofing Process that starts with your first communication with us all the way to when we shake hands when the job is done. With our GoTech Proprietary Customer Service-Oriented Roofing Process you can skip the headaches, schedule delays, lack of contractor communication, cost increases, and nonsense – we handle every roofing project detail from start to finish in a written scheduled process you will receive on day one.