Pittsburgh Roofers, What questions to ask

Since I have been providing estimates in 2009 I have always been surprised by what questions I am asked, and even more surprised by the questions that never get ask. In this weeks blog i will provide you an inside look into what you SHOULD be asking your roofer.

1) Most homeowners will ask about insurance which is a great questions to ask but to be honest if a roofing contractor is not insured they more than likly arent going to be the most honest guy out there so proof is important. Make sure that you have up to date insurance and not just the policy printed out from months ago. If a payment isnt made on your car insurance it will cancel the same is to general liablity insurance.

2) This could be the most important question to ask WORKS COMPENSATION, make sure that the employees are covered if any accident was to happen on your property. In most cases ive found that homeowner assume that this is covered in the general liablity, but it is not. If there was to be an accident at your house your homeowners would be responsible in picking up this tab and things can get messy. Workers compensation is the most expensive espense for a roofing company and is defintly an item that can be forgotten about.

3) Does this company hire subcontractors to perform any work that will be done. If a company is giving your work to another company you will not know who will perform the work. Now a days i think that knowing the company is very important. In most cases in Pittsburgh company will have a different crew come out and do the work. This isnt always a bad thing but if there are issues this can become a mess. Take the time to find out who will performing the work, I hear alot of homeowners telling me that the salesman will tell them " We use the same crew all year" or " This guys only work for us" which is a way of telling you they use sub contractors. Again im not saying that this is always a bad thing but in my experiences ive always found it easier to just hire a guy that is going to be at the job and do the work.

4) The last question that i like homeowners to ask is about the warranties. There are 2 different warranties that you should ask about. The material and labor warranty and the workmanship warranty. Alot of homeowners think that labor = workmanship, however the manufactor will not back up poor workmanship if your roofing system fails. EAS ROOFING is a "Select Shingle Master" with CertainTeed which is the only case the manufactor will back the workmanship. If the contractor is not considered the highest credential with their shingle manufactor their workmanship will not be backed. A 50 year material and labor warranty and 25 year workmanship warranty is giving out on every job that EAS Roofing does. If you are being offered any less you should know why.

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