Roofing in Idaho splits before anyone talks about shingles. Northern roofs carry a wetter snow and shade that keeps a deck damp. Treasure Valley and Snake plain roofs take hot dry summers, foothill wind, and freeze-thaw at the eave. An evaporative cooler cut through the covering is its own leak waiting on a tired boot. Name the town and what the roof is doing this week.
In the valley, look for tabs cooked by sun, a rake lifted toward the foothills, and metal a gust has creased. In the timber, look for shade, a warm attic, and stains under the eave. Metal fails at the fastener and the valley when the detail is lazy. Asphalt on a windy lot fails on the edge that faces the fetch. Say which roof you are standing under.
The week a roof can be opened is not the same in the Panhandle as in the valley. A wet deck under snow is a different urgency from a lifted edge you can see on a dry day. Ask what happens when the boards are soft. A boot repair is not a new slope that has taken years of sun. Say which job you want and name the pitch.
Cooler curbs, pipe boots, and skylights are where valley roofs leak, not in a clean field. Foothill wind works those penetrations loose. Chimneys and sidewalls change the flashing story. Do not buy a cabin scope for a valley ranch with a cooler on the roof. If a claim is open, photograph the edge and the stain and keep the deductible nearby. Say if water is coming through today.
Say the town, sun or snow or wind, and whether water is inside now. Mention a cooler curb or a warm attic if you have been up there. The next county will not explain your ridge. A dry ceiling is not proof the edge is sound. Bring a photo of the lift if you have one. Call the number on this page.