By now, many of you have most likely been approached by hundreds of contractors all wanting to check your roof or handle your insurance claim. Don’t be fooled. Handling an insurance claim is a breeze. Step 1: Call In The Claim This is typically a five minute phone call to your insurance company. “Hello Insurance Company, I need to file a claim against...
How Much Does A New Roof Cost? It's actually much less then you think. In virtually any industry, from floors to ceilings, repair estimates will typically match somewhat closely when compared side by side. The roofing industry however, lives a world of it’s own, with prices that can vary greatly. The reason? Most roofing prices are based on what insurance companies pay homeowners for...
Waviness In Your Wood Decking If you have ever seen this, you know exactly what we are referring to. Your roof just doesn't look quite right. Is it a roof leak? Is the wood rotted out? Many of the contractors throughout the DFW area all have a different opinion as to what exactly is causing the waviness. What Do I Do? One contractor says its...
How Middleman Contractor Jobs Are Ran “Complete shock” was Steve Jackson’s response after returning home from work only to realize the roofing contractor he had hired was not working on his home as promised. “I could not believe my eyes! It’s almost dark, where is the crew?! It was shortly after 6pm when Steve pulls into his driveway to see his entire roof had been...
Out of Town Contractor Admits to Stealing Insurance Money. I was approached by a contractor at a supply store today and asked how we are handling our debris haul off. (He noticed my roofing uniform with company logos on my shirt and hat). I replied, what do you mean? “Well, we're from Kansas City, we came here to chase the hail storm...
WHAT IS THE PROPER ATTIC VENTILATION? In a nutshell, there isn't "1". Properly ventilating an attic space in the southern regions of the U.S. can be a real challenge. No where more challenging then Texas. It was recently believed that attic radiant barrier was the way to go. Either sprayed directly to the underside of the decking inside the attic or...
WHAT SHINGLE SHOULD I USE? This is a huge topic of debate amongst homeowners and roofing contractors throughout the DFW area. However, there is phrase that I am going to use throughout this blog that should drop the mike on all who appose. "If the contractor is not installing the roofing shingles with his own back and two hands, then he...
DRONE ROOF INSPECTIONS We are receiving a lot of requests these days for drone inspections. Every so often someone asks, "Hey, wait a minute...
How to Get Out of a Contingency Agreement. This is a question we are asked often. The answer: Contingency agreements are simply tools being used by contractors to lock you into a "mental" agreement, dependent upon an approval by your insurance company. This means you may cancel a contingency agreement at any time, for any reason, with no legal recourse against you and no...
Most homeowners are under the impression that hiring a General Contractor or Jack of All Trades is the way to go when in the process of filing an insurance claim against storm damage or having work done at your home. This is typically because most homeowners are being led to believe that filing an insurance claim is hard, or that...