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Originally Posted by Quixote
Friends recommended a roofing company that had done a superb new roof on their home. We invited the company to examine our roof; the company’s inspector said that our roof showed enough storm damage that they were virtually certain that our insurance company would agree and that our total cost would be our insurance deductible of $500. Our next-door neighbor asked the rep to check her roof; he did and told her that her roof would NOT5 qualify for insurance purposes.
So, in a sense the decision was not ours, nor was it that of the roofing company; it was really that of our insurance company. They approved a new roof! I was surprised and asked the Insurance claims person if this is typical. She said that the insurance company prefers to pay for a roof this year rather than a new roof plus inside damage next year. We had the new roof installed a few months ago, it did indeed cost $500 out of pocket, and our insurance premium not only did not go up, it actually dropped a little.
We highly recommend Five Star Roofing (Scott Ruby, 813-416-5844) and are very happy with our insurance company, AAA South.
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My husband is a builder and most of the roofers he has seen he would not let near our roof. Just because a roof looks nice does not mean it was a superb job. He has noted the repairs are not properly done to the roof itself, the moisture barrier was not applied properly and not enough nails were used or not set properly and the quality of materials was questionable.