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How It Works

How the RH Score works.

The RH Score expresses roof condition on a single 0–100 scale, anchored to a property address and decomposed into the perils that actually drive roof failure. Here is what the number means and how it is built.

The Signal

One number. Continuous, not pass/fail.

  • A continuous 0–100 signal. Higher means more remaining roof life and resilience. The score moves along a scale rather than flipping between a pass and a fail.
  • Anchored to the address. The score follows the property, not the owner — the way a VIN-anchored history follows a vehicle. Personal identity and property data are kept separate by design.
  • Continuously updated. The RH Score is not a one-time inspection result. It is designed to move as exposure accumulates and conditions change.
  • Decomposable. Behind the headline number sits a per-peril breakdown an actuary, underwriter, or adjuster can read directly.
RH ScoreILLUSTRATIVE
Example Property Report
78/100
Fair
Risk decomposition
Hail (UL 2218)Class 3
Wind (ASTM D7158)Class G
UV degradationLow
Ice dam / freeze-thawModerate
Rain penetrationLow
Reading the Score

Every score maps to a condition band.

The 0–100 scale resolves into six condition bands. The same thresholds drive every surface, so a property scored 40 reads as “Low” everywhere it appears — in a quote, a claim file, or a portfolio scan.

Replace0–20
Critical21–34
Low35–43
Aging44–74
Fair75–89
Good90–100

Lower bands indicate a covering nearer the end of its structural life; higher bands indicate more remaining life and resilience.

What It Measures

Decomposed into the perils that drive roof failure.

The headline score is built from a per-peril decomposition, mapped wherever possible onto the published frameworks insurers and adjusters already use.

UL 2218

Hail Impact

How the covering holds up to hail impact, expressed on the Underwriters Laboratories impact-resistance classes 1 through 4.

ASTM D7158

Wind Uplift

Resistance to wind uplift, expressed on the ASTM classes D, G, and H — rated at 115, 150, and 190 mph.

SOLAR / THERMAL

UV Degradation

Cumulative solar and thermal exposure that ages the covering and weakens granule adhesion over time.

FREEZE-THAW

Ice Dam & Freeze-Thaw

Freeze-thaw cycling and ice-dam stress, weighted for cold-climate exposures where they drive failure.

MOISTURE

Rain Penetration

Water-intrusion and moisture exposure that compromises the covering and the structure beneath it.

How It Is Produced

From an address to a governed score.

01

Resolve the address

Every score starts from a property address, not a person. Property data and personal identity are separated by design, consistent with PIPEDA and Quebec’s Law 25.

02

Analyze exposure and roof characteristics

Address-level climate and weather-exposure data is combined with roof age and material characteristics where available, across each of the perils that drive failure.

03

Synthesize the score

The factors resolve into a single 0–100 score and a per-peril decomposition, computed on a methodology we publish rather than a black box.

04

Keep it current and versioned

Scores are designed to update as exposure accumulates. Every score carries a methodology version, so results stay comparable and auditable over time — the FICO 8 / 9 / 10 model.

Scope

What the RH Score is — and what it is not.

It is

An independent, address-anchored condition signal.

A statistical estimate of roof condition derived from a continuously-improving predictive framework, built to be pulled and acted on across underwriting, claims, lending, and ownership decisions — with a published methodology behind every number.

It is not

A warranty, or a substitute for a physical inspection.

The RH Score is not a guarantee of roof performance and not a replacement for a licensed roofing inspection or structural engineering assessment. Parties relying on the score remain responsible for their own underwriting, lending, claims, and decision-making.

Go Deeper

See where the score plugs in.

The RH Score is built to live inside the workflows insurers, adjusters, and lenders already operate — and to stand up to the regulators and homeowners it touches.