Peoria Roof Replacement

Replacing a roof is one of the biggest, and most costly, projects you'll have as a property owner. Your roof is the first line of defense for your property against severe weather and it's critically important that you hire the best roof replacement contractor that you can find. There are a lot of roofers in the valley, so you’ll need to follow a few basic guides when finding, choosing, and eventually hiring a professional, licensed roof replacement contractor.

Guides for Hiring a Roof Replacement Contractor

• Interview Several Contractors – You need to interview several roofing companies so you can figure out an honest and reasonable price range that you’ll need to pay. You don't want to make your final hiring decision based on a few hundred dollars for a project that could cost several thousand dollars, but you should be careful of any extremely low or extremely high estimates. This will also give you plenty of opportunity to build rapport and trust with the contractor you hire and to stick to the other rules for hiring a roof contractor.
• Check Reviews and References – Get at least 3 recent past customers and 3 customers from more than 3 years ago from the contractor and call them all. The recent ones will tell you about their current customer relations and quality of installation and the customers from several years ago will tell you how well they handle long term relations and customer service issues as problems arise, as they inevitably will with a new roof. Also, check the company’s online reviews and rating at the Better Business Bureau and Registrar of Contractors. This should give you a good idea of any red flags the company may have with unresolved recent customers. Better to be safe now than sorry later.
• Make Sure to Cover Your Bases – Before work begins, make sure to cover your bases. Check with your contractor about whether you need to acquire a permit or not (most roofing companies will take care of this as part of their service), and make sure their employees are covered by workers comp insurance. Finally, if you're submitting an insurance claim on your roof, make sure you've followed all the necessary procedures and had all work approved before work on your new roof is started.
• Review the Contract and Warranties Carefully – Never sign a contract or agreement without reading it over very carefully. Professional contractors won't be bothered by you taking the time to read through and understand the terms of your agreement, and most will be happy to sit down with you and explain anything you don't understand. You also need to make sure you understand the warranty that comes with your new roof. All materials and workmanship should be guaranteed for at least 5 years, and the roofing itself ought to come with a 20- to 40-year warranty.
• Never Pay the Entire Amount In Advance – Never pay the entire balance of your new roof upfront or in advance. This goes for any large project. If your contractor requires this, DO NOT sign the contract. Asking for a deposit as a good faith offering or a payment schedule that goes along with the work are fairly common and accepted practices. Either way, if you can, don't pay with cash or check. Using a credit card increases the chances that, in a worst-case scenario, you can recover your money without going through expensive legal proceedings.
• Research the Company’s Credentials – Besides interviewing several different roofing companies, it's also important to do some research on the contractor you ultimately choose to hire. Reputable, honest contractors will be licensed and willing to provide you with at least three references verifying they do good work. After you've checked your roofing contractors out and you’re satisfied that they're legit, hiring a roofing contractor will be much less stressful.

You Need a Roof Replacement Company You Can Trust

Avoid Roofing Scams

If a roofing rep knocks on your front door, don’t let them into your home or up onto your roof. Ask them to leave a business card and printed material they might have and make a separate appointment. Then, you can do research  on their company. If you think they might be trying to  scam you, write down their truck’s license plate number and relay it to the proper local authority. If they offer a too-good-to-be-true deal on your deductible or they use any kind of high pressure sales pitch to try to get you to make a decision on the spot, or to sign anything, just say no and ask them to leave your property. 

Legitimate roofers should be willing to supply you with the following information. Don’t think about hiring anyone who can’t or won’t.

• A permanent place of business, telephone number and tax ID number. If they give you a license number, go to the Registrar of Contractors website and check it.
• Liability and workers’ comp insurance certificates. Ask to have them produce them so you can see them personally. Check the coverage end dates so you’re sure the policies will be good throughout the entire duration of your project.
• Membership in the National Roofing Contractors Association or the BBB. While they aren’t required, reputable, honest and experienced roofing contractors will usually belong to at least one of these two organizations.
• Past customer references – get the names and phone numbers of past customers where the roofing company performed work at least a year in the past. You’ll check with these past customers at a later time, but at this stage of the process, you can eliminate companies from your list if they don’t have them.

During the Project

Congratulations – you’ve hired your roofer. There’s still a few things you’ll need to do:

• Keep track of how the work is being completed and that it’s being done with the materials they specified in the contract — or any other additional materials you and/or your insurance company specified.
• Don’t sign off on completion until you know all the work is finished and all the waste from the project is removed from the site. You can have your insurance adjuster inspect the finished work before you sign the completion certificate for the project.

Mikku and Sons Roofing (623) 465-1068 provides quality tile roof repair, roof installation, roof replacement and other roof repair services to Peoria, AZ and the surrounding Phoenix area communities. We’ve been a reputable, quality roofing contractor since 2001. When you need trustworthy advice for your roof replacement project, give us a call.