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Roof Inspection in Kenner, LA

Big Easy Roofing inspects roofs across Kenner and east bank Jefferson Parish. You get a written report with dated photographs. If you also want to know whether the last roof was permitted, the City of Kenner route to that record is a written public records request, and it is worth starting early.

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Written reportWhat you get
Dated photographsEvery checklist item
Records requestHow Kenner releases the permit history
45 to 90 minTypical visit

Kenner roof inspection at a glance

A roof inspection is a written record of condition, not an opinion. Every checklist item is photographed and dated, so the state of a Kenner roof on the day is documented whether you are buying, selling or deciding whether a repair will hold. The permit history is a separate question with its own City route.

You get a written report

With dated photographs

Every checklist item is photographed and dated, covering the field of the roof, the flashings, the penetrations, the valleys and the eave line. A verbal all clear is not a record, and it is no help to a buyer or seller six months later.

The permit history is a public record

Requested in writing

The City of Kenner asks for requests to view its records in writing, through the City Attorney's Office. Its permits page lists no online permit search, so a records request is the published way to see whether the last roof went through the department.

Kenner builds to the 2021 residential code

IRC 2021

The City permits page lists the 2021 International Residential Code, with Louisiana amendments, among the codes it currently follows. State law ties a permitted residential reroof to Chapters 8 and 9 of that code, so that is the standard a recent reroof answered to.

Our inspection is not the City's inspection

Two different things

The department inspects permitted work for code compliance. Our inspection records the condition of the roof for you. One does not stand in for the other, and a report from us is not a permit sign off.

What an inspection cannot tell you

What is under the covering

An inspection records what is visible and what that evidence implies. Soft decking and water that has reached the structure are found when the covering comes off, so the report keeps what was seen apart from what is inferred.

Worth doing before you buy

And before you claim

On a purchase it tells you what you are taking on. Ahead of a claim it records the condition of the roof on a known date, with photographs, which nobody can reconstruct afterwards.

An inspection report is a record of condition on the day of the visit and is not a warranty or a guarantee of future performance. Call Big Easy Roofing on (504) 800-8196 to book one on your Kenner roof.

What gets checked, and what each item is telling you

The checklist leans toward the details rather than spreading evenly over the roof, because coverings in this climate fail at the joints first. Every item is photographed and dated whether it passes or not, so the report reads as a record of the roof rather than a list of problems.

Checklist itemWhat we photographWhat it tells youUsual first failure
Pipe boots and penetrationsEach boot, close up and in contextThe most common single entry point for water on an older roofSplit or perished collar
Step and counter flashingEvery wall and chimney junctionWhether the joint between roof and wall is still sealedLifted or short flashing
ValleysThe full run of each valleyWhere water concentrates, so where wear shows firstOpen seam or worn metal
Field of the coveringEach elevation, plus close upsService life left, read from granule loss, brittleness and liftingGranule loss on the slope
Eave line, fascia and soffitThe full run and any stainingWhether water has already been getting behind the edgeStaining or soft timber

The report records condition on the day. What is under the covering is found when the covering comes off, and a report that claims otherwise is not worth having.

Was the last roof permitted, and how you find out in Kenner

Reroofing has needed a permit and an inspection statewide since 2025, so recent work on a Kenner house should have a City record. The City permits page lists no online permit search. The published route to City records is a written public records request to the City Attorney's Office.

Reroofing has been a permitted activity since 2025

R.S. 37:3737(I)

Louisiana requires any municipality or parish that issues construction permits to permit and inspect roof construction and reroofing, and for one and two family homes that is against Chapters 8 and 9 of the residential code. The requirement came in through Act 239 of 2025, and the City of Kenner issues permits.

The published route to the record

Public records request

Requests to view City of Kenner records go in writing to the City Attorney's Office at 1801 Williams Boulevard, Building C, on (504) 468-4080, through its online form, by email or by post. The City asks you to name the document and the originating department, which for a building permit is Inspection and Code Enforcement.

It is not free and it is not instant

$1.00 a page, paid in advance

The request form states a charge of $1.00 per page under Kenner Ordinance No. 5950, paid in advance, and says the office will contact you when the documents are prepared. Plan for the record to follow the inspection rather than arrive on the same day.

What a missing record does and does not mean

Read it carefully

An empty result can mean the work predates the current requirement, that the request described the wrong document or address, or that the work genuinely was not permitted. It is a question to follow up rather than a conclusion to draw.

You can file the request yourself

The City form asks for your name, address, phone number, email address and a description of the records you want. Name the property address, say you are asking for building permits for roof work, and name Inspection and Code Enforcement as the originating department. We can file it for you as part of the inspection if you would rather.

Start it early on a purchase. The office contacts you when the documents are prepared, and the request page gives no turnaround time.

What we will not tell you about a permit gap

We will tell you what the record shows and what it does not. We will not tell you what a missing permit means for a sale, your insurance or your liability. Those are questions for a lawyer, your agent and your insurer, and a roofer answering them is guessing.

What a record is useful for is scoping. A roof with no permit on file and visible age is a different conversation from one with a recent permitted replacement behind it, and the Kenner roof replacement page sets out how that permit goes in.

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What an inspection finds on a roof in Kenner

Kenner sits on the east bank of the Mississippi in Jefferson Parish, on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, hot and humid for most of the year. That produces a predictable pattern of wear, and the predictability is what makes a checklist more useful than a walk around and an opinion.

Heat ages the covering from the details outward

Every day the roof heats and cools, the joints move against each other. Pipe boot collars perish, sealant at flashings loses its grip and valley metal wears where the water runs, long before the field of the covering gives up.

So the report leads on those items. A roof that photographs well across the field and badly at the penetrations is a repair, and knowing that is the difference between hundreds and thousands.

Attic heat is half the story, and it is invisible from outside

Blocked, undersized or short circuited ventilation cooks the underside of the covering and takes years off it. It is one of the few findings that explains why a roof has aged faster than its years.

It is also cheap to fix compared with what it costs to ignore, which is why it goes in the report rather than being treated as an upsell.

A dated record outlasts a verdict

Six months later, the value of an inspection is the photographs and the date, not the opinion. Condition on a known day cannot be reconstructed afterwards, and it is what a buyer, a seller or an adjuster asks to see.

It is also why the report keeps what was seen apart from what is inferred from it. The two are not the same, and blurring them makes a report less useful.

Big Easy Roofing Process

Four steps. The permit history runs alongside the inspection rather than inside it, because the City releases it on its own timetable.

A roofing inspector photographing flashing detail on a residential roof
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01

01 Confirm the property is inside Kenner city limits

Almost all Kenner addresses are, but the boundary is checked rather than assumed. It decides whose permit records are the right ones to ask for.

02

02 Inspect against the checklist and photograph every item

Field, flashings, penetrations, valleys and the eave line, each photographed and dated whether it passes or not.

03

03 Start the public records request if you want the permit history

A written request to the City Attorney's Office naming the property, the roof permits and the Inspection and Code Enforcement Department. You can file it or we can.

04

04 Written report, with what is known kept apart from what is inferred

Condition on the day, the photographs behind it, and a plain statement of what cannot be known until the covering comes off.

Everything else we do in Kenner

The rest of the Big Easy Roofing services available in Kenner, each with its own page, crew and written scope. An inspection is the cheapest way to find out which of them you actually need, because it puts the condition of the roof on record before anybody quotes you for work.

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Kenner Roof Inspection FAQs

The questions worth asking before booking a Kenner roof inspection, answered before you have to pick up the phone.

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What do I actually get from a roof inspection

A written report with dated photographs of every checklist item, covering the field of the roof, the flashings, the penetrations, the valleys and the eave line. Items are photographed whether they pass or fail, so the report is a record of condition rather than a list of problems.

How do I find out whether my roof was permitted in Kenner

The City of Kenner asks for requests to view its records in writing, through the City Attorney's Office at 1801 Williams Boulevard, Building C, on (504) 468-4080. Its permits page lists no online permit search. Name the property, ask for building permits for roof work and name Inspection and Code Enforcement as the originating department.

What does a Kenner public records request cost

The City request form states $1.00 per page under Kenner Ordinance No. 5950, paid in advance, plus postage and any other production costs. The office contacts you when the documents are prepared.

The City has no record, does that mean there was no permit

Not on its own. An empty result can mean the work predates the current requirement, that the request described the wrong document or address, or that the work genuinely was not permitted. It is a question to follow up rather than a conclusion.

Is your inspection the same as the City inspection

No. The Inspection and Code Enforcement Department inspects permitted work for code compliance. Our inspection records the condition of the roof for you. A report from us is not a permit sign off and does not replace one.

What can an inspection not tell me

What is underneath the covering. Soft decking and water that has reached the structure are found when the covering comes off. A good report says plainly what was seen, what is inferred from it and what cannot be known until a tear off.

How long does an inspection take

Usually 45 to 90 minutes on site, depending on the size and pitch of the roof and how much detail there is to photograph. The written report follows the visit, and a records request follows on the City timetable.

Is an inspection a warranty on the roof

No. It is a record of condition on the day of the visit. It does not guarantee future performance, and any report that implies it does is overstating what an inspection can do.

Get the roof on record and the permit request started in the same week

A written report with dated photographs records the condition of the roof on a known day. A public records request to the City Attorney's Office shows whether the last roof went through the Kenner department. Both are worth having before you buy, sell or claim, and the request is the one that takes time. If you would rather start in writing, tell us what the job involves and we will come back with an estimate.

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