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A roof inspection in Hollywood typically runs $180 to $395 for a standard single-family home, with larger two-story or tile-roof homes landing between $350 and $650 depending on access and roof complexity. Most inspections take 60 to 90 minutes on site, and you get the findings in writing the same day. If you’re east of US-1 near the Intracoastal or out west toward 441, our Roof Inspection team knows exactly what to look for on your specific roof type. Call (361) 320-9467 to schedule yours.
Why Brennan Roofing Is Hollywood’s Preferred Roof Inspection Company
Hollywood homeowners call us because we don’t treat a roof inspection like a quick walkaround with a clipboard. We open the conversation with what an inspection actually uncovers on an older South Florida home: layers of old coating hiding what’s underneath, fasteners that salt air has chewed through, flashing that’s pulling away at the seams. Travis Oakley runs our crews to the same standard on every job, whether it’s a 1950s ranch near Hollywood Boulevard or a 1990s tile roof in Emerald Hills.
Our technicians are background-checked and arrive in uniform. The price goes on paper before any work starts – including the inspection itself, so you know the number before we set foot on the roof. We work in Hollywood from the Lakes to Hollywood Hills, and we know which streets see the worst salt exposure and which neighborhoods still carry original flat roofs from the 1950s and 60s. That local knowledge is the difference between an inspection that flags real problems and one that just gives you a bill.
Every inspection follows The Garrison Standard. You get a written report, a plain-English explanation of what we found, and a straight answer on what needs attention now versus what can wait. If something fails within a year of a repair we did, we come back at no charge. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, in writing.
Roof Inspection Services in Hollywood
Roof Inspection Services in Hollywood cover what a buyer, a seller, or a homeowner sitting on a 20-year-old roof needs to know before money changes hands or a storm rolls in. On the east side of town, we’re looking at flat and low-slope roofs with decades of patchwork. Further west, we’re walking tile and shingle roofs where the failure points are different: cracked ridge caps, lifting underlayment, nail pops in valleys. The inspection includes the roof surface, flashing, drip edge, penetrations like vents and skylights, and the attic where we can access it.
Pre-Purchase and Real Estate Inspections
If you’re buying a home in Hollywood, the city’s inspectors are known for catching unpermitted re-roofs during real estate transactions, especially on older east-side properties. Our inspection tells you before you close whether that flat roof has been legally replaced or just re-coated, and what a compliant fix would cost. We’ll give you the number on paper so you can negotiate with facts, not guesses.
Post-Storm and Condition Assessments
Hurricane season in Hollywood runs June through November, and a hail or wind event can leave damage that isn’t obvious from the ground. We check for bruising on shingles, lifted edges on tile, and fastener pull-through that only shows when you’re actually on the roof. The assessment costs $220 to $450 for most Hollywood homes, and the report is detailed enough to take to an insurance claim.
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Hail Damage Roof in Hollywood
Hail Damage Roof in Hollywood is something we see most often after spring and summer storm cells move through from the Everglades. Hail here doesn’t always dent cars or break windows, but it bruises shingles, loosens granules, and in some cases cracks barrel tile. The damage shows up as dark spots or exposed matting on asphalt shingles, or hairline fractures on tile that let water in months after the storm. An inspection after a hail event runs $200 to $400, and the report we write is specific enough to support an insurance claim.
What Our Hail Inspection Covers
We mark out a test square on each roof plane and document hail hits per square, granule loss, and any cracking or bruising that compromises the roof’s ability to shed water. Photos and written notes go into the report, along with our recommendation on whether you’re looking at repair or replacement.
Insurance Claim Documentation
Homeowners in neighborhoods like Hollywood Lakes and Royal Poinciana use our report as the backbone of their insurance filing. The report states the date of the inspection, the damage we observed, and our professional assessment of the cause, which is what adjusters expect to see. We don’t negotiate with your insurer for you, but we give you the documentation that makes the conversation shorter.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hollywood
We install and inspect materials from GAF, Atlas, and Tamko, along with a few other manufacturer lines we trust for South Florida conditions. That matters in Hollywood because not every shingle or underlayment holds up to HVHZ wind requirements and salt air the same way. We stock common replacement parts and materials locally for Hollywood jobs, which means when an inspection turns up a failed piece of flashing or a torn section of underlayment, we can often get the fix moving the same week. We’ll walk you through the options in plain language and give you a written price for each one before you decide.
Common Roof Inspection Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Recoated flat roofs hiding structural problems. Original 1950s and 60s homes east of Federal Highway often have flat roofs that have been re-coated with elastomeric or tar multiple times over the decades. The coating looks intact from the ground, but underneath there may be saturated underlayment, rotted decking, or fasteners that have corroded to nothing. A visual-only inspection misses this, which is why we cut test squares when the roof’s history suggests layered coatings.
- Salt-air corrosion on fasteners and flashing near the Intracoastal. Homes within a mile or two of the water get constant salt exposure that inland neighborhoods never see. We routinely find roof attachment hardware eaten thin by corrosion, which becomes a wind-uplift risk during a hurricane. The inspection includes checking fastener condition at the perimeter and field of the roof, not just the surface.
- Outdated attic wiring and undersized framing on older ranch homes. On Hollywood’s original ranch homes, the attic often holds surprises: cloth-wrapped wiring, rafter spans that were tight to begin with, and structural members that have been notched or compromised over the years. These are exactly the kind of issues that surface only after a permit is pulled and walls are opened, so our report flags them before you commit to a remodel or re-roof.
- HVHZ compliance gaps on re-roofed homes. Hollywood enforces the High Velocity Hurricane Zone code more strictly than many neighboring Broward cities, and we see homes where a previous owner did a re-roof without the required permits or without meeting current attachment standards. If the city’s inspector catches it during a real estate sale, it becomes a costly surprise. Our inspection checks the visible attachment and flashing details against current HVHZ requirements.
Pricing for Roof Inspection in Hollywood, FL
A standard roof inspection in Hollywood runs $180 to $395 for most single-story ranch homes and two-story shingle homes up to about 2,500 square feet. Tile roofs and steep or difficult-access roofs run $350 to $650. If we’re cutting a test square into a flat roof to check what’s underneath the coatings, that adds $75 to $150 and we’ll tell you why before we cut. Commercial and mid-rise condo roofs are priced by square footage and roof type, with most falling between $450 and $900. The inspection report is included at no extra charge, and if we find damage that leads to a repair or replacement, the inspection fee is credited toward the project. Call (361) 320-9467 and we’ll give you a firm price before we schedule.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
Brennan Roofing handles roof inspections throughout South Florida, including North Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami Gardens, and Plantation. If you’re just outside Hollywood, call (361) 320-9467 and we’ll let you know how soon we can get to you and what the inspection will cost.
Serving Hollywood, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Roof Inspection in Hollywood
Because Hollywood’s building department enforces HVHZ requirements more strictly than many neighboring Broward cities, and a roof with multiple layers of old elastomeric or tar coating often can’t be legally re-coated again. When we inspect a 1950s flat roof near the Intracoastal and find three or four layers of built-up coating, the city will typically require a full tear-off to the deck so the new roof can meet current attachment and underlayment standards. A tear-off adds $3,000 to $7,000 to the job depending on roof size, which is why we write it into the estimate up front rather than discovering it after the job starts. Call (361) 320-9467 to schedule an inspection and get exact numbers before you decide anything.
Hollywood sits in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone, and the city’s approval process for roof work is more locally enforced than in Fort Lauderdale or Plantation, so our inspections here include a closer look at attachment hardware, underlayment fastening patterns, and flashing details that inspectors elsewhere might pass. East of US-1, we’re also checking for salt-air corrosion that inland Broward homes don’t experience to the same degree. The report we write reflects what Hollywood’s inspectors will actually look for when you pull a permit. Call (361) 320-9467 if you want an inspection that anticipates the city review instead of reacting to it.
Salt air accelerates corrosion on metal roof components – fasteners, flashing, drip edge, and the metal straps that tie your roof to the walls. On Hollywood homes within about two miles of the Intracoastal or the beach, we routinely find fasteners that look fine on the surface but are thinned and weakened underneath. Our inspection includes checking fastener condition at the roof perimeter and at tile or shingle attachment points, and we’ll flag anything that wouldn’t survive the next big wind event. If corrosion is widespread, we’ll price out the fix in writing. Call (361) 320-9467 for a free estimate on the inspection.
Expect that the roof has probably been re-coated at least once, possibly three or more times, and that the coatings may be hiding saturated underlayment, rotted decking, or corroded fasteners. We inspected a 1958 ranch home near the Intracoastal where decades of elastomeric re-coating had built up three layers over the original tar-and-gravel flat roof. After cutting a test square, we found corroded fasteners from salt air and saturated underlayment, so we wrote a full tear-off and HVHZ-compliant replacement into the contract before any work began. The homeowner approved the cost in writing, and we installed new GAF underlayment and flashing to pass the city’s stricter inspection. That’s the level of detail you should expect from a Hollywood roof inspection. Call (361) 320-9467 and we’ll walk you through what your roof is likely hiding.
Yes, and after a storm blows through from the west, we get calls from homeowners in neighborhoods like Emerald Hills and Driftwood who found granules in their gutters or dark spots on their shingles. A hail inspection runs $200 to $400, and the report documents the size and density of hail hits, granule loss, and any cracking or bruising we observe. That documentation is what you’ll attach to an insurance claim, and we write it to hold up under adjuster scrutiny. Call (361) 320-9467 to schedule the inspection – we’ll give you the price up front and put it in writing before we start.
Written by Travis Oakley, Owner at Brennan Roofing, serving Hollywood with roof inspections, repairs, and replacements under the Garrison Standard.