Frequent Roofing Questions-Question #5
Question 5: A Bomb Cyclone Just Hit My House! Should I File An Insurance Claim? The day of the storm, we were asked this question by a homeowner who has lost a few shingles and the simple rule of thumb should be: If you observe major damage to your property, then don’t delay, call your […]
Law & Ordinance On Your Insurance Policy
Hopefully you don’t glance at the title of this article and pass on reading it because it is about boring insurance stuff. This information could save you hundreds or thousands of dollars if you have to file a claim on your home.
Frequent Roofing Questions-Question #4
Question 4: Why Didn’t My Shingles Last 30 Years Like The Roofer Said? There’s a common misconception that I hear from homeowners all the time about how long they perceive that their shingles should have lasted. Usually the question goes something like this; “Why didn’t my shingles last 30 years? That’s what my roofer told me.” […]
Feeding The Beast
For the thousands of people in the Colorado Springs area who had to file insurance claims this year as a result of the hail storms, it has become very obvious that the property insurance process has changed and is changing. It will continue to change as more and more catastrophes require more and more insurance […]
Frequent Roofing Questions-Question #3
Question 3: Why Is Your Estimate Higher Than My Insurance Claim Amount? In many property damage insurance claims for roofing due to hail storms, the roofing contractor’s estimate may be higher than what the homeowner has in his insurance claim document.
Frequent Roofing Questions-Question #2
Question 2: Can you roof my house in the winter? A common question people have is whether or not they need to have their roof replacement project completed before winter. With all the wet weather Colorado Springs and Fountain had in August and early September, many roofers are faced with a sliding production schedule. Combine […]
Frequently Asked Roofing Questions in Colorado Springs
Winter Time Window Care Tips
Have you ever noticed how much dirtier your windows seem to get in the winter? Well, at one point in my entrepreneurial lifetime I owned a window cleaning business. Here are a couple tips I can pass along for homeowners about keeping their windows clean during the winter.
The 12 Biggest Mistakes Most Colorado Homeowners Make After A Hailstorm And How To Avoid Them: Mistake #12
MISTAKE #12: Not asking for your roofer’s license number In many counties in Colorado, for a roofing contractor to be able to enter into a contract for work with a homeowner he must be licensed in that county. There are exceptions for the more rural counties such as Elbert and Chaffee counties, but the major, […]
Scam Alerts!
As Dickens famously introduced “A Tale Of Two Cities,” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” the recent storms in El Paso and Teller counties have truly revealed the best and worst – in roofers and insurance adjusters.