Home sales
Indian Rocks Beach Roof Rejuvenation for Home Sellers & Buyers
When an aging shingle roof comes up during a sale, it helps to know exactly what treatment can and cannot change. We tell buyer and seller the same thing.
Where treatment fits in a sale
Island homes change hands with roofs of every age, and a shingle roof in its later years often draws a comment from the buyer's inspector: dry shingles, granule loss, some stiffness at the edges. If the roof is otherwise sound, treatment addresses exactly that kind of aging. It can be done before listing or between inspection and closing, and a typical treatment day runs a few hours.
Sellers tend to call before the house goes on the market; buyers sometimes call after the inspection to ask whether the roof is worth treating once it is theirs. Either way we start with an assessment, and if loose shingles or bare nail heads turn up, the tune-up comes first.
What treatment does and does not settle
Being clear about this before work starts saves awkward conversations later.
What it does
- Softens asphalt shingles that have dried out
- Helps shingles keep the granules they still have
- Slows the kind of aging an inspector describes
- Leaves every slope checked for even coverage
What it does not do
- Decide the outcome of a later inspection
- Settle what an insurance company will accept
- Set or raise the sale price
- Fix leaks, storm damage or a failing deck
How it works around a sale
Call with the details
Tell us whether you are buying or selling, and what was said about the roof.
Assessment and answer
We check the shingles and say whether treatment suits them, with a price.
Treatment and walk-round
Treatment goes on one section at a time, and afterwards we explain what was done.
Roof flagged during a sale?
We will explain what treatment can do; how it figures in the deal is for buyer and seller to decide.