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Originally Posted by zmarkp
My girlfriend lives in a neighborhood hard hit by the recent hurricane winds. Lots of homes with blue tarps covering their damaged roofs. They all have the same roofing company signs in their yards.
So we just got back to town last week and found she had lost only 12 shingles.
Of course we called the company named on the yard signs and they sent a very nice young man out. Because my girlfriend has a large house he said a new roof would cost between $30,000 and $33,000.
But then he pretty much assured us he could get the insurance company to pay for the entire roof, minus her deductible of $2500.
Should we go with that deal? Or just have 12 shingles replaced?
We'd appreciate your thoughts.
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Oh dear, that's the oldest scam in the books, even the Villages daily sun, notorious for printing nothing negative had an article 2-3 years ago on this, exactly how it works. Summary is, any roofing company's cost is going to be a LOT less than having a long drawn out court battle than can last several years, so they just "roll over". Of course you can see what that does to the premiums of everyone in that company. Don't fall for it, and be very careful when choosing a company to replace the missing shingles; it can range from thousands down to hundreds, so be very cautious. Thought the whole "wind mitigation" can be something of a scam racket too, no always, your friend MAY need to get a WM after the repair, but be SURE to ask her insurance company first ! !