There will likely not be enough room here for me to adequately describe what a wonderful experience it has been to work with Caleb.
The TLDR is hire him. He's amazing.
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My roof was in bad shape and needed to be replaced (I knew this!) It had over 3 old layers already on it, the first/bottom layer was very old wood shakes. I did my research and spoke to 4 roofing companies. Researched each of the companies online, read reviews... I did all the things to educate myself. Caleb met with me twice and talked to me on the phone a few times, answering all of my questions in a way that a layperson could understand. On top of that, to my bank account's delight, he also had the best estimate.
Caleb got to work the day after I signed the contract, it was the middle of winter and he worked around rain, snow, and very cold temperatures to get the old roof torn off and the new one put on. Because my house is nearly 100 years old it is no surprise that he encouraged some "interesting" things in the process since there was no code when the house was built. Caleb consulted with me every time, he patiently explained the scenario, talked me through options, and then quickly adjusted to what needed to be done. Here is just one example. At some point in the roofs' history, someone installed a "skylight" which was just a window that was glued to the roof. (Insert head slap emoji here.) Caleb walked me through the options, ended up buying a new skylight kit, and then retrofitted it to the non-code-sized hole in my roof. You can times that scenario by a few, and if that weren't enough he also fixed random little things that needed to be fixed that were easy for him to do but that someone else surely would have upcharged me for.
Because my roof had so many layers including disintegrating shakes, the tear-off was a mess. Caleb and his crew made sure was picked up, and that there was not a splinter of wood or rogue nail left behind. He left my yard in better shape than what he found it in!
Fast forward to the end of the story, I have a beautiful new roof. read more