Hiring A Professional Roofing Company – The Presentation – Part I
Who would have thought that a professional roofing estimate could require so much effort and expertise just to gather the information necessary to prepare a quality roofing proposal? However, there is no way to offer recommendations unless the roofing representative knows what the problem may be. A complete roofing bid starts with lots of questions and a thorough inspection, both outside and inside the house. Customer’s often ask, do I need to be home for the estimate?
Who would have thought that a professional roofing estimate could require so much effort and expertise just to gather the information necessary to prepare a quality roofing proposal? However, there is no way to offer recommendations unless the roofing representative knows what the problem may be. A complete roofing bid starts with lots of questions and a thorough inspection, both outside and inside the house. Customer’s often ask, do I need to be home for the estimate? Only if you are looking for roof proposal that is accurate and addresses your home’s issues. You could equate this to getting a phone quote from your mechanic for your car’s rough running engine or a doctor’s exam and diagnosis over the phone for a phyical ailment. You could do this, it just wouldn’t be accurate or smart.
Now that your roofing representative has gathered all the information needed to create a professional roofing proposal, they can begin to formulate a bid based on your needs and wants. This will require a sit down and a review of the details with you.
Your sit down presentation should be made up of four parts:
State Requirements for Roofing Contractors
Company Background
Job Requirements and Specifications
Material Options and Warranties
Over the next few blog posts we will discuss each of these four areas and what sort of details you should be looking for.
