Storm chasers in the news, home owners beware!

Grumpy

http://www.cleveland.com/consumeraff...ade_as_lo.htmlHow the storm chasers are ripping off cleveland home owners.

Protect yourself from the storm chasers...
Learn more about hail damage. http://reliableamerican.us/articles/...il-damage.html

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Ed the Roofer

Good stuff on both links Grumpy.

Thanks.

Ed

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Grumpy

Ed I am open to suggestions if you think there is anything I should add or change on my website.

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insuranceroofer

Many times the negative publicity that storm chasers receive is just a marketing ploy for local contractors. I am a storm chaser and believe me when a storm hits in my Home town, I too play-- the don't trust out of town roofers CARD too.

If someone were being factual, instead of using marketing ploys a more responsible thing to say would be --- some local roofers are good and some local roofers are not good----- some out of town roofers are good and some are not good...

If someone was being truthful and presented all the facts, the story would be so long they would have to write a book on it.

There are advantages to hiring or not hiring any company.

Any company that offers a homeowner a free roof is a joke.

insuranceroofer

Also, if truth be told many local contractors chase storms away from their home area.

Slyfox

All good points insurance roofer.

I believe the local low ballers/fly-bi-nites are far worse of a problem than the storm chasers and not all storm chasers are hacks/scabs trying to cheat home owners.

The biggest problem I see is the lack of questions being asked by home owners.
The last home owner to ask me for proof of insurance, references or addresses of previously completed work was 08, prior to that, it happened three times in 07, prior to that was 03/04.
Meaning more often than not, they simply take my word when I mention I'm insured and have references, but, they do not know that to be factual unless they ask for proof.....

If home owners asked for these things the majority of low ballers would be out of business and legit contractors would be doing far better.

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insuranceroofer

Good points slyfox. I guess it is the responsiblity of good roofing companies to educate HO'S about the deceptions of low ball roofing companies.

We know that HO'S aren't going to change, but we can.

Interloc

we bid a job we include ins. papers and WCB papers with the quote,then ask if other bidders have proven theres,this lowers the hacks/lowballers bidding we have found.

Joyfully

Hi,
To avoid storm chasers Roofing scams are popular more popular than you may think and impact communities throughout the nation each year. Most "roofers" go to neighborhoods after they have been hit by a hurricane or a storm. These storm chasers target elderly people and claim that they can fix a roof for $2,000-$3,000 dollars.

insuranceroofer

Are you saying all storm chasers are the same? That is just not true.