Why It Matters What Roofing Contractor You Choose
There are two common mistakes that people make when they’re deciding on who to hire as a roofing contractor: 1) choosing a roofer who has the lowest bid; 2) choosing a roofer who says he’ll do the work for whatever the insurance company pays.
The 12 Biggest Mistakes Most Colorado Homeowners Make After A Hailstorm And How To Avoid Them: Mistake #11
MISTAKE #11: Not asking if the roofing salesman is an employee or a sub-contractor of the company he represents Recently we wrote about Mistake #7, which is hiring a roofer who does not have Workers’ Comp insurance. In El Paso County, to obtain a roofing contractor’s license, the contractor must have general liability and workers’ […]
Hail Storm In Colorado Springs!
Beginning around 1:30 in the morning on June 13th, a massive storm cell began moving through El Paso County. It’s fury was mostly inflicted upon the town of Fountain and the surrounding areas. The storm began with average sized hail, pounded the area for up to 75 minutes, and at times in the tempest, pummeled […]
The 12 Biggest Mistakes Most Colorado Homeowners Make After A Hailstorm And How To Avoid Them: Mistake #10
MISTAKE #10: Not Knowing What The Roofer Is Doing During The Inspection Even though you probably don’t know how to inspect a roof or may not be able to identify hail damage, or you may not even want to get on your roof, it’s still a good idea to know what the roofer or the […]
What Does Hail Damage Look Like?
Door-to-door roofers and roofing phone solicitors are hard at work to convince you to sign up with them for your roof replacement. One of their favorite tactics is to tell you that they can see hail damage on your roof from the street.
The 12 Biggest Mistakes Most Colorado Homeowners Make After A Hailstorm And How To Avoid Them: Mistake #9
MISTAKE #9: Giving The Roofer Money Up-Front Even though this is number nine on our list, it is by far the worst mistake someone could make! This is the most common way people get scammed by roofers. What happens is a roofer will tell homeowners that before he can put their roof on the production […]
The 12 Biggest Mistakes Most Colorado Homeowners Make After A Hailstorm And How To Avoid Them: Mistake #8
MISTAKE #8: Signing Anything Before The Roofer Gets On The Roof A common tactic used by some door-to-door roofing canvassers is to knock on a door and ask the homeowners if they want their roof inspected. If they agree, the roofer then asks them to sign a form before he does the inspection. The unsuspecting […]
The 12 Biggest Mistakes Most Colorado Homeowners Make After A Hailstorm And How To Avoid Them: Mistake #7
MISTAKE #7: Choosing A Roofer Who Is Not Fully Insured There are two basic types of insurance coverage that a contractor can have and both of them are designed to protect you, the homeowner. General liability insurance is required by El Paso County and Teller County building departments in order for a contractor to obtain […]
That “Green” Roofer May Be After A Different Kind Of “Green”
Many businesses want to climb onto the “green” bandwagon. It’s a pretty lucrative one, after all, because businesses that claim to be “green” can oftentimes charge a premium price for their eco-friendly practices. In the roofing industry, one way that roofers promote their “greenness” is by saying that they recycle shingles. Recycling shingles is a […]
The 12 Biggest Mistakes Most Colorado Homeowners Make After A Hailstorm And How To Avoid Them: Mistake #6
MISTAKE #6: Not Knowing What Type Of Coverage You Have There are two basic types of coverage for wind & hail damage on your property: Replacement Cost Value (RCV) and Actual Cash Value (ACV). Your RCV coverage will pay all costs for a full replacement of your roof if it is “totaled” by a storm. […]