Out-of-state crews follow storms and arrive in numbers wherever a big one has just landed. Ask for a local business address, proof of general liability and workers’ compensation, and a warranty that will still exist in five years. A contractor offering to cover your deductible is proposing to misrepresent the loss to your insurer, which is fraud – and it is your name on the claim, not theirs.

This is most common in homes built since 2000. PEX on slab, 200 amp service, builder-grade equipment that reaches end of life across a whole street at once.

You can handle this one yourself. No call needed.

Related

• Two or three layers of shingle already on the roof
• Plank decking with gaps between the boards
• Rust streaks below the chimney flashing
• Wood shingle under the asphalt
• No ridge vent and no soffit intake
• Valley metal rusted or missing
• Masonry chimney needs work
• Sagging visible along the ridge line

Back to Roofing.

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Written by Jaylan Jones. I Like To Exterior Services earns a referral fee when a call connects to a contractor. See our business-model disclosure.