Installation sequence · Harrison, New York
Roof Installation Photo Record
Specify useful condition and detail photos.
The useful comparison is broader than a sample or sales claim. Put pre-work elevations and property, deck after covering removal, underlayment and flashing stages, penetrations, valleys, and edges, and final surfaces and cleanup into the same written project record. Stay on the ground or in a safely accessible interior area. Roof access, destructive inspection, and installation belong with qualified people using proper protection.
Planning factors
Five decisions worth documenting
Use the headings as a proposal check. The actions beneath them are specific to this project decision.
Pre-work elevations and property
Take broad pre-work views of elevations and accessible property conditions. Date and label them so a later close detail can be placed in context.
Deck after covering removal
Ask the provider to photograph exposed decking before new layers hide it. Link damaged areas to location, quantity, and approved change records.
Underlayment and flashing stages
Specify photos of underlayment transitions and flashing while the relevant layers remain visible. A finished-roof image cannot show every concealed connection.
Penetrations, valleys, and edges
Include valleys, penetrations, walls, edges, skylights, and chimney details in the record. The provider should explain what each image establishes and what it cannot prove.
Final surfaces and cleanup
Finish with roof planes, drainage connections, grounds, and cleanup. Retain original files with product, invoice, permit, and warranty documents rather than only a social-media collage.
Prepare the property
Keep these details on one sheet
- Pre-work elevations and property
- Deck after covering removal
- Underlayment and flashing stages
- Penetrations, valleys, and edges
- Final surfaces and cleanup
Before authorizing work
What record belongs with “pre-work elevations and property” before work begins?
Request a dated description and the evidence supporting the proposed treatment. Cross-check entries: deck after covering removal; underlayment and flashing stages. Named responsibility: penetrations, valleys, and edges. Closeout file: final surfaces and cleanup. Identity check for Roof Installation Photo Record: confirm the business, applicable County license, roofing insurance, and current Harrison permit steps separately.