Tips for Avoiding Roofing Service Scams After a Storm

How to Make Sure You Don’t Hire a Storm Chaser?

Should you be unlucky enough to have sustained roof damage of any kind during a storm, it is important that you protect yourself from parties looking to take advantage of you when you require help. This blog supplied by CAL Pacific Roofing will help you arm yourself properly so you don’t get taken advantage of by a disreputable roofing service.

Not only do storm chasers do below-par work, but they are also long gone from your area by the time you begin to see the inferior quality of their work.

1. Perform Your Own Research.

This is the number one rule when it comes to arranging any kind of work on your home with a contractor. Ask the roofer if they are insured, and make sure you see the actual document. You can contact your local building department to check if the service in question has a legitimate registration too.

2. Verify the Address.

A roofer that gives you a business card with nothing other than a PO box as an address should be classed as a major red flag. However, when one provides you with an actual address in your area, make sure to visit them in person just to verify the address does in fact exist.

3. Be Wary of High-Pressure Pitches.

One of the ways most confident men and other fraudsters succeed is by making you think that there is a false sense of urgency and pressure. A preferred tactic with many storm chasers is to go to a mark’s home, offer a limited offer, such as a special deal using “extra” materials left over from other jobs in the area, or another kind of high-pressure pitch. These offers are done to make the victim feel they are missing out on a good deal.

In summary, if you would like to know about our roofing service and what it has to offer you, and you live in or around the Salinas, CA area, please feel free to call us at (831) 200-8474 anytime.