Questions To Ask A Roofing Company
While hiring a roofing company or roofer, it is better to ask a few questions to check their professionalism. You might be wondering why it is so important to ask some basic and professional questions to the roofer.
In this modern era of advancement still, various consumer agencies receive a lot of complaints about the services regarding roof replacement, installation, and inspection. So before you interact with unprofessional and irritating roofing contractors, it is better to do deep research and planning.
Asking a few questions will give you an idea of whether they can understand your roofing needs or not. Moreover, it will also tell you of their seriousness and professional ethics.
10 General questions to ask a roofing contractor or roofer
We recommend that homeowners use these questions to help filter out professional and unprofessional roofing companies before you hire. Let’s have a look at these questions and see how they can help you out in choosing the best contractors.
- Do you have proper licensing and certification and can you provide me with the proof of these documents?
- How long have you been in this business and what is the level of your experience?
- Can you connect me with some of your previous customers? What are some of the past customers who are happy with your services and can I talk to them?
- What kind of services do you provide? Do you cover installation inspection and replacement of the roof and have expertise in any one of these fields?
- Can you tell whether or not a building permit will be required for my project? If it is required can you help in getting the one?
- Do you have any kind of insurance and other arrangements to ensure the safety of my home and your workers?
- Can you provide me with the right estimate of when you will be able to schedule the job? Is it possible for you to provide me with the accurate date of the commencement of the project?
- If your team is already working on a particular project Will you allow me to visit the project right now and see the contractors and employees in action?
- Who is the owner of your business and for how long have they owned it?
- Can you provide me with the details of who will exactly be installing my roof and how many subcontractors and employees will be directly involved in re-roofing my house?
More Questions To Ask Roofing Company About Your Specific Roofing Project
Let’s proceed with the practical and specific questions that you must ask the roofing contractors before finalizing them for your specific roofing project.
- Can you provide me with the written warranties about your workmanship as well as the quality and material that you will use for the installation? If yes, how long will it take?
- How will you access my roof and do you have any latest technology such as drones for the detailed inspection of my roof?
- Do you have any strategy to protect the gutters of my home during a roof installment process?
- Can you provide me with the details of your strategy for dealing with pipe penetrations?
- What is your opinion about the condition of my old roof? Does it require only repairs or is it necessary to proceed with the replacement process?
- How is payment handled? Will it be possible for you to negotiate on the terms?
- Can you tell me is it the right time of the year to proceed with the installation of the particular type of roof?
- Are your subcontractors and employees expert in ensuring the proper use of fasteners and will they be able to tell their exact locations?
- Whom should I contact during the project and what will be the response time?
- While providing me with cost-effective services, will you make use of any old flashings or proceed with the installation of all-new ones?
- Can you check the condition of the decking on my roof?
After getting the suitable answers for maximum questions from the above lest you can expect that this can be the right company for the roof replacement installation or inspection.
Now let’s have a look at the final questions for your roofing contractor.
Final Sample Questions To Ask Your Roofing Contractor
- Discuss the age of skylights you have. If they are very old, such as, 10 years or 15 years old you can proceed with their replacement as well.
- Ask whether your roof has structural defects and needs detailed structure changes to avoid difficulties during the replacement or installation of the new roof. If there are any, make sure to inspect them on your own as well.
- If you are facing the problem of staining on the roof or any other water absorption issues, make sure to ask for the recommendations of the roof contractors. they will provide you with some key tips to avoid them in the future.
- Discuss detailed thoughts about the problems that you may have faced with the old roof and why you want it to be replaced or removed.
- Inquire and discuss the low-pressure areas of your roof and ask the contractor to provide you with a detailed strategy to deal with them.
Last Thoughts
This list of basic questions are important to ask before hiring a roofing company. By the way, now that you have read the detailed list of questions to ask roofing companies, do you have some other important questions in mind? If yes, feel free to share them in the comments section below.
Is it time to replace your roof or need help with a roof repair? Call J&M Roofing Services today at (904) 399-5546 to set up your free roofing consultation. We would love to connect with you on social! Check out our Facebook page.