Sample report

Sample roof report.
Section by section.

This is the structure both reports follow. Sections marked "full report only" appear only in the full report.

Roof Energy: roof condition report
Report no. [YYYY-NN] · Inspection date [ ] · Report date [ ]

1. Property and request

Property: [type, area, year built if known]. Roof: [tiled with timber frame / flat / mixed], about [ ] m². Reason: [problem / before purchase / before sale / owner abroad]. What the client reported: [ ]. Weather on the day and rain in the previous 7 days: [ ].

2. What was inspected and how

Interior, roof space and ceilings: visually. Points S[ ]–S[ ].
Ridges, valleys, chimney, penetrations, parapets: visually. Points S[ ].
Gutters and outlets: visually, falls. Points S[ ].
Roof as a whole, by drone (full report only): plan view and sides.
Sample openings (full report only): about 1 m², [N] points, O1, O2, O3.

3. What was NOT inspected

Every point not inspected is listed here, with the reason: [no safe access to one side] · [no consent for openings: the condition under the tiles is unknown] · [drone not flown: restricted zone or wind]. In every case, the building's structure, permits and legality are outside the scope of the report.

4. Findings by point

S[1], [location]. Condition: [good / monitor / needs work]

Photograph: [S1_a.jpg]

What we saw: [ ]

What it means: [ ]

One block for each point.

5. Points of water entry

W1. Where the water enters: [ ]. Where it shows inside: [ ].

Certainty: [certain / probable / assumption]. Cause: [ ].

Water often does not come out where it goes in, so the certainty is always written down.

6. Condition at each opening (full report only)

O[1], [side, height]. Photographs of each layer: [ ]

Waterproofing (type, continuity, overlaps): [ ]

Insulation (material, thickness, moisture): [ ]

Timber and boarding (rot, insects, deflection): [ ]

All openings reinstated the same hour: [yes / exceptions].

7. Priorities

1, now: [what], [why], [when].
2, soon: [what], [why], [when].
3, keep an eye on: [what], [why], [when].

8. Indicative cost range, where the evidence allows it

[Range by priority. Not a quotation.] No range is given where a hidden point of serious deterioration was not opened, or where there is a structural or legal issue.

9. Conclusion in five lines

[The roof in one sentence. The most serious finding. What comes first. What can wait. What we do not know.]

10. Limits of the report

The report is a technical record by a specialist roofing contractor, for the points inspected with visible and safe access on the day of the inspection. It is not a structural study, a certification, a legal check, a review of permits or a property valuation. Where the findings raise a structural question, it says that an engineer is needed. Any cost range is indicative and not a quotation.

11. Appendix: photographs and footage

[Numbered photographs S1…, O1… with a one-line caption · link to drone footage, where a flight took place]

Sample roof report.Section by section.