Roofers and Roofing Problems To Look Out For

Storm chasers is the term deemed for those who prey on victims of natural disaster, and there are a few tale-tell signs that you are being scammed. These fraudulent companies are known for soliciting you rather than vice versa. Be wary of anyone who shows up to your door offering to help you with your situation. These scammers are known for their empathy of your situation. They may offer you a miraculous deal. A popular sting is for the individual to offer you a sensational deal, perhaps free supplies or free labor if you pay half the costs or all of the costs upfront. They are known for claiming that they have leftover materials from a previous job that will compensate for the low cost.

It is best to stick with a local company for such repairs. Though it is quite possible to find an honest, and reputable out of town company to help you with your situation, it is easier to research a local company for legitimacy using prior client referrals. If you do want to give an out-of- towner the benefit of the doubt, you can do a search with Better Business Bureau (BBB) for feedback from those who have previously used their services, however, with a local business, you can actually drive by completed jobs and actually talk to prior customers.

Another known money making scam is not just indicative of an invalid company. It occurs too often that someone will quote you an unbelievably low or even somewhat fair price for materials and labor. They will lock you into their services by beginning the work and then claiming that the job was more entailed that they originally thought. They will then begin to go up on the price leaving you the option to either pay the additional costs or walk away from the agreement. The problem with this is that you are losing your initial investment and they are leaving your home’s roof incomplete. You will find yourself back to step one only with less money in your bank account to curb the costs.

It is a good idea to ask for recent referrals, perhaps even jobs from the same storm, and to research those referrals intently. Drive by the jobs, call the clients, and compare costs and agreements. There are plenty willing roofing companies out there to help you weather the storm, and the honest ones will be perfectly understanding of your wariness and be forthcoming with any information that you request.