A roof looks simple, but is not an uninformed home hobbyist project. The lifetime shingles put on my roof by a friend of the selling relator lasted 5 years and everything under the shingles was a violation of code and construction common sense. Any step done incorrectly can cause leakage or roof failure. A sheet of plywood or a pack of shingles weighs 70 lb each. Sheathing and shingles for my roof weighed 3.5 tons and had to go from the driveway to the roof on a ladder. Bring friends.
When I managed the office of a roofing contractor, we got requests like this once in a while. It’s understandable when you’re paying out of pocket and have to decide which project to do in what order. But when you have an insurance payout for all those things, getting separate bids tells the contractor that you’re looking for a way to scam the insurance by having some work done and pocketing the cash value for the other things. You’re hoping the contractor will help you carry out the scam. That’s when my guys said “Bye.” Let some other schmuck put his reputation on the chopping block.
TazzTec about 5 years ago
K, bye.
PoodleGroomer about 5 years ago
A roof looks simple, but is not an uninformed home hobbyist project. The lifetime shingles put on my roof by a friend of the selling relator lasted 5 years and everything under the shingles was a violation of code and construction common sense. Any step done incorrectly can cause leakage or roof failure. A sheet of plywood or a pack of shingles weighs 70 lb each. Sheathing and shingles for my roof weighed 3.5 tons and had to go from the driveway to the roof on a ladder. Bring friends.
WCraft Premium Member about 5 years ago
This happens more than you would think.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 5 years ago
The price for a stand-alone roof? Incalculable.
groovebilledani about 5 years ago
Okay, now I feel bad. I just sort of did this to a roofing contractor yesterday. Wish I could just drop 14K without worrying about how to pay for it….
TheLetterista.com about 5 years ago
When I managed the office of a roofing contractor, we got requests like this once in a while. It’s understandable when you’re paying out of pocket and have to decide which project to do in what order. But when you have an insurance payout for all those things, getting separate bids tells the contractor that you’re looking for a way to scam the insurance by having some work done and pocketing the cash value for the other things. You’re hoping the contractor will help you carry out the scam. That’s when my guys said “Bye.” Let some other schmuck put his reputation on the chopping block.