Roofers (a rant).

[Zundfolge]

FFS, If I get another fucking call from another fucking fly by night roofer I'm going to start throwing things.

I've actually had 3 calls yesterday from the same fucking company (Colorado United Materials Inc* or something like that) and I've told them each fucking time I didn't get any goddamn damage! Stop calling!

And if you fucking sound like Goddamn Habib I'm not even going to be nice to you anymore. CLEARLY fucking scammers.

Jeebus.


*There is a Roofing company in Denver called United Materials that has been around for like 90 years. I don't think this is the same company, just someone piggybacking on their good name.

[colorider]

Tell them you are a renter. Not the owner. Problem solved.

[Irving]

I like the postcards with a Google Street view picture of my house from 5-6 years ago and $150,000 in value ago offering to buy my house as is for cash.

[Great-Kazoo]

Even here with a 970 area code i'm getting calls. So i've started giving them my address as well as my rental property for them to come by an dgive me an estimate.

Been giving them the town's PD and rec center address.

[MrPrena]

9/10 on rant.


Also what is up with roofers posting yard signs on a house they are working on? Is this some kind of discount deal or "post this yard sign and we will pay your deductable."

[drew890]

Also what is up with roofers posting yard signs on a house they are working on? Is this some kind of discount deal or "post this yard sign and we will pay your deductable."

Usually they offer you a monetary amount for any referrals generated by the sign in your yard.
Or that is at least what my contractor has offered.

[ray1970]

First, who answers calls from numbers then don’t recognize these days? Just let it go to voicemail or your answering machine or whatever.

Second, if you insist on answering their calls then maybe pick up and say something like “Jim’s Roofing. How can I assist you with your roofing needs today?”

[BladesNBarrels]

Usually they offer you a monetary amount for any referrals generated by the sign in your yard.
Or that is at least what my contractor has offered.

We've had to replace our roof every 5 years on the nose.
We use the same roofing company every time.
I had an inspector look this last hail storm and he said I should call my roofer. We had used the high-impact shingles last replacement.
The roofer came out and said only damage was to the vent caps and he would replace them if I wanted, but it was cosmetic. We will wait until our 5th year again if we get lucky.
My wife talks to the neighbors and she got referrals for each of them. We all use the same roofer now, so no new business to refer.

[Irving]

Yard signs signal to the rest of the neighborhood that work is being done. It used to be that people would call after a storm of pea sized hail and cry and whine when they didn't get a roof bought. This year I've had more than one person tell me, "The roof is pretty new, I doubt there is even any damage, but look anyway." I ask how big the hail was and they are like, "Ummm, about 3 inches." That's how jaded people are becoming. A lot of people have damage and don't even think to look. A neighborhood full of roof signs lets them know that they should. Plus, maybe it stops other companies from canvasing that neighborhood as hard, but probably not.

[encorehunter]

Yard signs signal to the rest of the neighborhood that work is being done. It used to be that people would call after a storm of pea sized hail and cry and whine when they didn't get a roof bought. This year I've had more than one person tell me, "The roof is pretty new, I doubt there is even any damage, but look anyway." I ask how big the hail was and they are like, "Ummm, about 3 inches." That's how jaded people are becoming. A lot of people have damage and don't even think to look. A neighborhood full of roof signs lets them know that they should. Plus, maybe it stops other companies from canvasing that neighborhood as hard, but probably not.

Or you get the insurance adjustor who states you have no damage. Brand new roof 4 years before the hailstorm, now it leaks like a sieve. There is no damage though. All the new metal is riddled like it was shot with a shotgun. "It's fine, it's only cosmetic." The water coming in is from"wind driven rain." My ass.