If you’re looking for the best company for roof replacement Farmington Hills MI, there are a few things that you should consider when evaluating the company. Here are some examples of factors that you should consider before making your final choice.
Michigan Familiarity
Looking for roof installation Farmington Hills Michigan isn’t going to be like trying to get this done anywhere else in the country. The company you choose is going to have to be familiar with what happens in Michigan. If you get some company handling roof repair that’s a new transplant into the area and more used to handling these kinds of services in more southern climates, then you’re going to potentially have a problem if you go with them as a service.
Any company you choose should have significant experience with-
- Snow Weight-Companies that perform roofing services Farmington Hills MI will have to account for the weight of snow settling upon a roof. This includes both installation and repair. The way to do this may not be obvious to roofing services Farmington Hills MI that hasn’t handled the huge snowfall of places like Michigan before. Anyone who lives in Michigan knows how much snow they get, and just how much this affects a roof, but those without that experience may not.
- Ice Buildup-The precipitation combined with cold temperatures also means that you have the potential for a lot of ice buildup on the roof as well. Again, those from southern climates or even just drier climates are going to have any idea about what to do with ice on the roof, both in terms of installation and repair. Installing a roof in cold climates with the potential for ice buildup during the installation process is a complicating factor. It is also a particular problem that people from Michigan may need help with when a roof is damaged due to ice build-up.
- Refreezing-When ice melts on a roof, it can trickle down and then refreeze, which can cause ice to form underneath the snow. This can damage your roof as well as leak water under your roof and into your house. The weather patterns of Michigan mean that this can be a particular problem and something that any roofing company in the area should have experience doing. It’s well worth the effort to make sure that any company that you decide to use for roof installation or repairs is an expert at this particular problem, as well as any other problem related to Michigan weather.
The Better Business Bureau
Another critical thing you can do when it comes to selecting an installation company is to do your research upfront. This includes checking places like the Better Business Bureau. This organization and website will have some information on whichever company you are investigating. In general, they will give the company a grade, provided that the company in question is signed up with them at all in the first place.
However, if a company isn’t signed up with the BBB, then this can be a bad sign all by itself. It’s a good idea to check the page to see if there’s a phone number listed, a physical address, a website, and an email address. These are all positive signs that the business you are considering is legitimate. If you’re particularly worried, then you should call the number listed, and verify the other information.
Companies that are just scams won’t leave their contact information around for you to use.
At this point, once you’ve verified everything, you can then look at the other information on the site. For example, you can check out the grade. This is a letter grade from A to F. It’s based on many different factors. These factors include:
- Number of Complaints-If the company has a lot of complaints filed against them, for any reason, this will be a negative factor. These complaints could be about anything from the quality of roofing services to the transparency of payment, or anything else.
- Complaint Composition-Another big factor is going to be about whether the complaints filed through the BBB about the business had any merit to them and whether the company in question responded to the complaints adequately or not. This includes resolving problems from the complaint.
- Other Considerations-The score of the roofing company can also be altered due to what type of business it is, for roofing repair companies that are legitimate this should have little effect. Other considerations include how long the company has been operating, how transparent they are, how much they interacted with the BBB in good faith and others.
It’s also worthwhile to check the reviews on the site since the BBB is usually considered a neutral party, but it helps to see what consumers think themselves.
Roofing Warranties and Other Safeguards
It also helps to check to see if there are roofing warranties, especially if it’s an extensive warranty. This will depend on the business, but some can give you manufacturer warranties that also covers the workmanship of the particular contractor specifically. That way, if the roof is installed incorrectly, you’ll still be covered. If the manufacturer’s roofing product fails, you’ll be covered in that way as well. If you don’t find this kind of warranty, you may find yourself short on luck since insurance often won’t pay for it or fix it, especially in the case where the damage isn’t immediately obvious and it takes many years to actually cause you any kind of serious problem.
Another thing worth looking into is checking for qualifications including training programs the roofing contractor has gone through to make sure they know how to do everything safely. You should also check for the right licensing for the job as well as insurance. It’s important for a roofing company to have insurance since if they fall or have some other injury while on the roof of your house or in its vicinity, there could be legal problems. However, if they have insurance, then that’s no problem at all.
Factory Certifications
Another thing that can help you make your decision includes if the contractor has manufacturer designations. In order to get this designation, a contractor has to make minimum requirements designated by the manufacturer. Just how stringent these requirements are will depend on the manufacturer, of course.
However, this can certainly be something that can help you make your choice.
Free Estimates
You hardly want to pay a contractor money if they aren’t even going to install your roof. For that reason, it helps to have free estimates. This way, a contractor will be able to come down and check the status of your roof, figure out their familiarity with fixing it or installing what you want, and then will be able to tell you how much it will cost and how it will all happen. That way, you have no surprises, and you will only pay when the installation is going to happen.
Fast Installation
Make sure you check the contractor to verify how quickly they will be able to install your roof. Obviously, if you need a new roof, you’re hardly going to want to wait around a long time for it to happen since this situation makes living in your own house rather difficult. The best-case scenario is if the roofing company can install the roof for you in a single day. Plenty of companies offer this kind of speed, and there’s no reason to choose one that doesn’t when there are companies that do it nearby.
Other Guarantees
It also helps to check to see whether the contractors have any other guarantees about your roof installation. For example, some will give you a no-leak guarantee, ensuring that if they install your new roof, then you won’t have to worry about leaks happening at any point after the roof is installed. This is especially advantageous given how disastrous Michigan weather can be to your roof. Companies that do this will often say that they will repair any leak for free. It’s worth making sure you get this in writing, of course, and to carefully read the terms regarding how long they will do it for, but it can be a real advantage.
This is also sometimes called a lifetime guarantee. It’s worth checking reviews about the site on places like Yelp to see what other reviewers think of the guarantee. These reviews can be of significant help in determining whether the roofing company you are looking for is going to be the one you want based on what other people’s experiences in your part of Michigan have been. There are probably reviewers with situations similar to your own, both in terms of location and in the type of roof you’re looking to install.
For more information about roof installation and repair, as well as about other related services, please don’t hesitate to go ahead and contact us today. The sooner you contact us, the sooner we can get on helping you out with your roof.
