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Squatch Roofing completed a stand-alone roof inspection on a home in Seattle, WA 98105 on October 2, 2026. The roof is dark gray asphalt shingle with several hips, dormers, skylights, and a rooftop solar array. In one visit the inspector covered the roof, the attic, and the outside of the house, and documented cracked plastic vent flanges, leaves and needles packed into the corners where the roof meets the dormer walls, and a rusted metal flue pipe. The job file holds 51 photos. The inspection itself was the job.
| Location | Seattle, WA 98105 |
|---|---|
| Service | Roof inspection (stand-alone, invoiced as one line item) |
| Property | Home with a multi-hip roof, dormers, skylights, and a rooftop solar array; porch and back deck |
| Roof | Dark gray asphalt shingles |
| Inspection date | October 2, 2026, one visit; job closed October 8 |
| Coverage | Roof surface and penetrations, attic, gutters, downspouts, soffits; 51 photos |
| Findings | Cracked plastic vent flanges, leaves and needles packed at roof-to-wall corners at the dormers, rusted metal flue pipe, solar conduit running across the shingles |
| Attic | Board decking on rafters, blown insulation, duct runs, a vent fan mounted through the deck |
| Project investment range | $400 to $600 |
What the Inspection Covered
The visit ran in three parts, in this order, according to the photo log.
- The roof: the eaves and gutters from the ladder, then every slope, hip, and dormer, the skylights, the area around the solar array, and close-ups of each vent and pipe flashing.
- The attic: the underside of the board deck, the rafters, the insulation, the duct runs, and the vent fan mounted through the deck.
- The outside of the house: a walk around the porch, the side yards, and the back deck, photographing the gutters, downspouts, and soffit vents from the ground.
What Squatch Found
- Cracked vent flanges: at least two plastic vent flanges have cracks running out from their fasteners, including one beside the solar array.
- Debris at the dormers: leaves and conifer needles packed into the corners where roof slopes meet the dormer walls, the spots where water running down the roof has to turn along the wall.
- Flue pipe: a metal flue pipe rusted above its roof flashing.
- Solar array: the panels sit on one slope, and their conduit runs across the shingles and over a hip, clamped to the roof.
- Attic: board decking, with blown insulation over the ceiling and a vent fan mounted through the deck.
What Happened Next
This job was the inspection. The job file records the inspection, its 51 photos, and one invoice line, Roof Inspection. It does not record a repair, a treatment, or a replacement following from it, so this post does not describe one. What the photos give the homeowner is a dated record of the roof’s condition on October 2, 2026: which vents are cracked, where debris is collecting, and what the flue and the attic look like.
What This Inspection Cost
Project investment range: $400 to $600. This range reflects the scope of this completed project and is not a current quote. It is anchored on the final invoice total, which includes Washington sales tax.
The invoice is a single line, Roof Inspection, and it matched the quote plus tax. This roof took time to cover: several hips and dormers, skylights, a solar array to work around, an attic, and a walk around the outside of the house.
What Homeowners With Similar Roofs Should Know
Check the vent flanges, not just the vents. On this roof the plastic flanges cracked at the fasteners, with the cracks running outward from the nails. From the ground the vents look fine.
Dormer corners collect debris. The corners where slopes met the dormer walls on this house had leaves and needles packed into them. Those corners are worth checking every fall.
Solar adds things to inspect. The array, its mounts, and the conduit across the shingles are all on the roof now, and an inspection has to work around them.
Related questions
How much did this roof inspection in Seattle cost?
The project investment range was $400 to $600 for a stand-alone inspection of the roof, attic, and exterior drainage of a multi-hip home with skylights and a solar array. The range reflects this project’s scope and is not a current quote.
What did the inspection cover?
Every slope, hip, and dormer, the skylights, the area around the solar array, each vent and pipe flashing, the attic, and the gutters, downspouts, and soffits from the ground, documented in 51 photos.
What problems did it find?
Cracked plastic vent flanges, leaves and needles packed into the roof-to-wall corners at the dormers, and a rusted metal flue pipe. It also documented the solar conduit running across the shingles.
Was any work done after the inspection?
Not as part of this job. The job file records the inspection and its invoice only, so this post documents the findings and nothing more.
How long did the inspection take?
One visit on October 2, 2026, covering the roof, the attic, and the outside of the house. The job closed October 8.
Want to know what your roof looks like up close?
Squatch Roofing can inspect your roof, attic, and drainage, show you every photo, and tell you what it needs and what it does not. Squatch serves Seattle, the Eastside, and the greater Seattle area. Related projects: the plastic box vents replaced with metal on a Seattle roof and the Seattle roof cleaning with a tune-up. Schedule an inspection or call (425) 292-8327.
This project documentation was prepared by Squatch Roofing from the job records and photos from our crew, October 2026. Technical review by Ben Metsker, Manager, Squatch Roofing.
