Professional qualifications
Field knowledge applied to complex property questions.
Tyler's experience spans hands-on installation, crew supervision, construction management, technical estimating, insurance restoration consulting, property damage evaluation, appraisal, and expert witness services. His work evaluates storm damage, alleged construction defects, material performance, manufacturer warranties, repair methodologies, and the interaction of critical building-envelope components.
Opinions are grounded in observed conditions, accepted construction practices, manufacturer requirements, applicable code, and practical field experience.
Construction experience
Consulting services
Property damage evaluation
Hail, wind, water intrusion, impact, construction activity, and other causes.
Construction defect consulting
Workmanship, installation, building-envelope performance, repair methodology, manufacturer compliance, code compliance, and corrective repair costs.
Insurance restoration consulting
Claim evaluation, supplements, scope development, estimating, documentation, repair methodology, inspections, and appraisal support.
Manufacturer warranty consulting
Roofing, siding, windows, doors, product condition documentation, warranty requirements, inspections, and repair estimates.
Property insurance appraisal
Damage evaluation, scope of loss, repair cost, appraisal inspections, code and specification research, and supporting documentation.
Expert witness services
Construction practices, property damage, observed conditions, repair methods, building-envelope systems, and repair costs.
Representative scope of services
From initial investigation through technical documentation.
Property damage evaluation
- Property and storm damage investigations
- Repairability and matching evaluations
- Scope development and construction estimating
- Building-code and manufacturer-specification research
- Technical documentation
Construction defect consulting
- Workmanship and construction-quality evaluations
- Installation, manufacturer, and code-compliance review
- Building-envelope performance analysis
- Repair methodology and corrective recommendations
- Repair-cost estimating
Insurance restoration consulting
- Claim and property evaluations
- Supplement preparation and scope development
- Construction estimating and technical documentation
- Repair-methodology evaluations
- Appraisal support
Warranty claim consulting
- Condition and photographic documentation
- Manufacturer inspection coordination
- Warranty-requirement review
- Repair and supplemental estimating
- Technical documentation supporting warranty consideration
Professional experience
Independent Construction Consultant & Property Appraiser
Friend Building Consultants
- Provides independent consulting for residential, commercial, and agricultural properties.
- Performs property damage evaluation, construction defect consulting, insurance restoration consulting, appraisal support, manufacturer warranty consulting, and expert witness services.
- Researches code, manufacturer instructions, technical bulletins, specifications, weather and storm history, historical imagery, repairability, and matching.
- Reviews forensic engineering reports and prepares technical analysis regarding methodology, repairability, code, manufacturer requirements, and observed conditions.
Construction Operations Manager
Home Solutions of Nebraska
- Managed operations, projects, technical estimating, insurance supplement preparation, damage evaluation, employee training, sales, and customer relations for an A+ BBB-accredited exterior construction and restoration contractor.
- Managed or supervised approximately 1,250 projects and sold approximately 1,000 residential and commercial projects.
- Prepared approximately 300–400 insurance claim supplements and managed approximately 500 roofing projects.
Owner
Friend Real Estate & Renovations
- Led residential property acquisition, renovation, and resale, including construction management, budgeting, and trade coordination.
- Completed and coordinated roofing, siding, windows, doors, drywall, painting, flooring, cabinetry, finish carpentry, insulation, framing, decks, pergolas, concrete, plumbing, electrical, and general remodeling work.
Earlier Construction Experience
- Roofing and siding installation and supervision; replacement windows and exterior doors; custom brake-formed aluminum; project management; and crew supervision.
Building-envelope expertise
Roofing
Asphalt and impact-resistant shingles; standing-seam and exposed-fastener metal; low-slope systems; underlayments, ice barriers, flashing, drainage, repairability, and code.
Ventilation
Intake, exhaust, and balanced systems; ridge, static, and soffit vents; manufacturer requirements; condensation; heat and moisture performance.
Exterior cladding
Vinyl, fiber cement, engineered wood, steel, EIFS, weather-resistive barriers, drainage planes, flashing, and water management.
Windows and doors
Replacement windows, entry doors, sliding patio doors, installation, flashing, water management, and manufacturer requirements.
Custom sheet metal
Brake-formed aluminum, fascia, soffit, window, door and beam wraps, flashing fabrication, trim, and water management.
Investigation & analysis
- Visual inspections, condition documentation, high-resolution photography, lawful drone use, moisture detection, thermal imaging, borescope investigation, and measurements.
- Damage, defect, repairability, matching, scope, repair method, estimate, warranty, and envelope-performance analysis.
- Objective reporting, with further investigation or destructive testing recommended when evidence warrants it.
Professional principles
- Evidence over assumptions.
- Evaluate assemblies, not isolated components.
- Use manufacturer requirements and code as benchmarks.
- Recommend repairs that restore accepted performance and account for matching and long-term durability.
- Remain objective regardless of the client.
Professional methodology
Each assignment is evaluated on its own evidence.
Property investigation
Visual inspection, observed-condition documentation, high-resolution photography, lawful drone imagery, moisture investigation, thermal imaging, borescope investigation, and detailed measurements.
Technical research
Manufacturer instructions, technical bulletins, product specifications, building codes, industry guidance, weather and storm history, historical property imagery, and available repair or construction records.
Technical analysis
Damage and defect evaluation, repairability, matching, scope development, repair methodology, estimating, engineering-report review, warranty evaluation, and building-envelope performance.
Reporting
Objective opinions supported by documented field conditions and relevant technical information, with further investigation or destructive testing recommended when warranted.
Code & technical research
- International Residential Code (IRC)
- International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
- Manufacturer instructions, bulletins, and specifications
- Weather documentation and historical imagery
- Repairability and matching evaluations
Report review & warranty support
- Analysis of forensic engineering reports and technical rebuttal documentation.
- Review of construction methodology, repairability, code compliance, manufacturer requirements, and field conditions.
- Homeowner warranty support through documentation, inspection coordination, requirement review, and repair estimating.
Expert & legislative testimony
Technical experience communicated clearly.
Tyler has provided expert witness testimony in construction-related litigation involving residential construction and property damage, including opinions regarding construction practices, observed conditions, repair methodologies, and associated repair costs. He has also testified before the Nebraska Legislature regarding proposed legislation affecting property owners and the property insurance industry.