We had tornado damage done to our roof and our insurance adjuster inspected the roof and declared that it was totaled. He saw that the last roofer who put on our 30-year shingles didn't put it on properly. The original shingles had algae all over them and our newer shingles were placed over the original shingles without even cleaning off the original shingles causing some of the boards of the roof to rot. The insurance adjuster said that all of the shingles need to be removed and rotted boards need to be replaced before a new roof can be put on. These supposed 30-year shingles that were put on only lasted 10 years before the winds destroyed them, but they were also full of algae just like the shingles they covered up. So, we started to consider getting a metal roof. We also decided we were going to get 3 quotes and choose from there. In order to get the 3 quotes we contacted 14 different roofing companies. Out of those, most either didn't get back to give us a quote at all, or if they did get back with us they did so after a month or so after we already had our roof on. I learned several things through this process. #1-Most roofers absolutely hate metal roofs and would rather not deal with them and the insurance adjuster didn't metal either. #2-The other option was upgrading to wind-resistant, algae-resistant heavy duty shingles. #3-While there are different companies that make these type of shingles, the best quality shingles seem to be made by GAF. #4-GAF only certifies certain roofers trained by them to make sure that their shingles are put on in the best quality manner. #5-The best and most dependable companies appear to be those Accredited by the Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating. The first of the 3 roofers who gave us a quote showed up on our doorstep before even asking him for a quote. He was not GAF certified, nor has the BBB even heard of him and he only gave us a quote for regular shingles. He also had no website or even a Facebook site and a questionable physical address and an email address he took weeks to answer. He gave us a low quote but my warning red flag antenna went up on him right away. The next quote we received came from a guy who had all of the things we were looking for in a roofer but his quote was thousands of dollars above the insurance adjuster's estimate plus our insurance adjuster locked horns with him and didn't like him at all.
Finally our last quote came from Daniel Hood Roofing Systems. His quote came in at near the insurance adjuster's estimate. He had a website, a Facebook site, an email address, a physical address, and was easy to access both by email, text, or phone. He is Accredited by the BBB with an A+ rating, GAF certified, and has FANTASTIC reviews from BBB, Google, Yelp, etc. I looked through 46 different reviews, all 5 stars, to find that he always did things with the highest quality work, had a crew that thoroughly cleaned up after themselves and was professional in every way. The other thing that was consistently mentioned about him was that he is a truly honest man to deal with (a hard quality to find in someone nowadays). We hired him and they came all the way from Knoxville to Crossville to do our roof in a timely and professional manner. He did not only our home's roof, but also the roof of our shed out back and it all looks absolutely beautiful. He is all the things that were positively said about him, and then some. I was so afraid to trust someone after having been ripped off from the last folks who did our roof. You can trust Daniel to not only do the job, but to do it right. You positively can't go wrong with Daniel Hood Roofing Systems. 5 stars all the way! read more