Month: March 2012
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Does Your Roofing Company Sub-Contract??? Should You Care???
There was a time where I used to sub-contract work to others and took me a while to get all the deficiencies and the problems solved. I thought it was a good idea at the beginning but let me tell you; when a homeowner calls you not happy because of the performance and the bad workmanship that…
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How To And Where To Install Roof Vents??? Does Your Builder Care???
I was in a new residential area today and what a great job builders do installing maximum vents side by side even though on the box of the vents it says ” install minimum 8 feet apart in order to have it work properly”. Don’t worry homeowners your warranty on your new roof is only one…
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Does Poor Ventilation Cause Structural Damage To Your Trusses?
As we all know roof trusses are pre-engineered from the truss manufacturer according to the specifications that was specified by the blue-print. Framers will install all the roof trusses one by one and then sheet the whole roof with plywood. Shingles and ventilation will be installed according to the builders specifications and now we have…
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Does Free Estimates Open New Doors?
I have been in the contracting business for a long time and I have never asked for a fee for providing an estimate. It does add up driving all over town providing free estimates when I have to pay 120$ to fill up my truck every 3 days. If I were to do estimates for…