Independent roof consultants. We find the moisture, assess the roof, design the assembly, estimate the cost, and oversee the work, so owners and contractors get a roof system that performs and pays for itself.
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A consultant's view of specification, bidding, and what actually fails
Your roofs are among the most expensive systems you own and the least visible until they fail. We give you an independent read on their condition, a plan for each one, and a specification and oversight process that gets you the right system at a fair price.
Contractors, general contractors, and architects bring us in for the parts of a roofing project that need a second set of eyes: moisture surveys before a recover, assembly design on a difficult building, and oversight that keeps the warranty intact.
Six services, each one a decision point in the life of a roof. Take one on its own or let us carry a roof from first survey to final inspection.
Infrared and impedance surveys that find wet insulation before it becomes a replacement decision. The scan tells you how much of the roof is actually compromised, which is the number every other decision depends on.
Output: a moisture map and the percentage of roof area that needs to come off
A condition assessment of one roof or a whole portfolio, with a clear repair, maintain, or replace recommendation for each and a budget to go with it.
Output: a plan you can take to a capital budget meeting
The right roof system for the building, written into a specification and details that contractors can bid on evenly and install correctly. Not the system a manufacturer wants to sell you; the one that fits the deck, the climate, the use, and the budget.
Output: a bid-ready specification and detail set
An independent cost estimate for the roof before it goes to bid, built from a takeoff and current labor and material pricing. You know what the work should cost before a contractor tells you what they want to charge.
Output: a line-item estimate you can hold every bid against
Owner's-side representation from bid through close-out. We qualify the contractors, level the bids, and observe the installation so the roof you paid for is the roof you get, and the warranty holds.
Output: a documented installation and a warranty that will stand up
Everything that does not fit in a scope of work: a second opinion on a contractor's proposal, a leak that three roofers could not find, a warranty dispute, due diligence on an acquisition, or a maintenance program for a portfolio.
Output: an independent answer, in writing, that you can act on
Most roofs we review are not ready to be replaced. The point of an independent review is knowing which ones are.
Manufacturer's rep
No product to sell
We are not paid by a membrane maker. The system we recommend is the one that fits the building, and we will say when a repair is the better answer than a reroof.
Contractor's estimate
An owner's-side read
A contractor's proposal is a sales document. We give you a specification and a leveled comparison so every bid is for the same roof.
Inspection report
A plan and a number
A condition report tells you what is wrong. We tell you what to do about it, in what order, and what it should cost.
Engineering firm
People who have installed roofs
Our partners have run commercial roofing crews and departments. We know what a detail costs to build and what fails first.
Every engagement starts on the roof. What happens next depends on what we find and what you are trying to do with the property.
First
We walk every roof in scope, scan for moisture where it matters, document condition, and rank by risk and remaining life.
One to three weeks, depending on portfolio size
Then
A capital and maintenance plan with budgets by year and a recommended assembly for each roof that needs work.
Delivered as a working document, not a report
When work is needed
We design the assembly, write the specification, estimate the cost, qualify contractors, and level the bids against our number.
Per project
During the work
We observe the installation through close-out and keep the plan current with an annual review.
Per project, then annual
Tanara's partners have installed, serviced, and managed commercial roofs, and built the departments that do it. We know what a detail costs to build, which systems fail first in which climates, and what a contractor's number should look like.
That is why our recommendations come with a cost, a sequence, and a contractor's-eye view of whether the work will actually get done right.
No. We do not install roofs and we do not sell products. We work on the owner's side of the table, or alongside a contractor's team, to get the right system specified, bid, installed, and maintained.
Only if that is the right answer. A large share of the roofs we review are candidates for repair or a better maintenance program rather than a reroof, and saying so is the point of an independent review. A moisture scan usually settles the question with a number.
A good contractor is an asset, and we work with them. What we add is a specification so their proposal is for a defined roof, a comparison if you want one, and observation during installation so the warranty holds. Most contractors prefer working to a clear spec.
On a project basis. Contractors bring us in for moisture surveys before a recover, assembly design on a difficult building, or third-party oversight an owner has asked for. We bring a specification and a level playing field, which favors contractors who do the work right.
Yes. Surveys are done on the roof, so we travel. For portfolios spread across regions we plan the survey in one pass and manage projects remotely with local observation.
Sixty minutes with your facilities or leadership team. Bring the roof you are most worried about, or the one you are about to spend money on, and we will give you an independent read on it. No deck, no pitch.
Book a roof review Read about the servicesContractors and architects: the same session works for a project you are bidding or designing, or a roof you need a second opinion on.