After nearly 30 years, it was time to replace our roof last April. I contacted four different…read morecompanies and received itemized estimates from each. After checking references, I chose Cordray Roofing. Their references were excellent, and we drove by houses they had roofed and were impressed by their work. Cordray was not the cheapest bid, but their extra cost was in labor, not materials. I did not want a crew that was rushing through my job in order to get to the next job, I wanted a crew that treated my roof as if they were working on their own house. That is what I got with Chente and his team. They did an excellent job! They removed two layers of shingles and the tar paper layer and found four spots where the plank decking was rotten. All four spots were redecked at no additional charge. The crew was polite, professional, and worked their tails off, completing the entire job in four days. The finished roof looks fantastic, better than we had expected! The workmanship is impeccable, including small finishing touches that give a clean, tight appearance.
There are two things I must mention regarding Cordray's business practices. First, when the shingles were delivered, the delivery driver thought he saw a third layer of cedar shingles under the two layers of asphalt. That was not included in the bid, and would cost another $700 - $900 to remove. Cordray told me that this was an error on their part, and they would not charge me for removing the additional layer. Once they started tear-off, they discovered that there was no third layer, just a row of cedar shingles along the edge to reinforce the overhang of the asphalt layer. I'm sure that was a relief to them, but I was still impressed that they stepped up and stood behind their estimate.
Second, even though the roofers took precautions by putting up tarps and plywood during tear-off to protect the house, one of our window screens was torn by falling debris. These are rather expensive "invisible" screens and the tear was not easy to see. I did not notice the damage for four months. When I did see it, I contacted Cordray, not really expecting them to do anything. After all it was months after the project was completed. Jeff Cordray asked me to send a photo of the damage, which I did. He immediately informed me that he would cover the full cost of the replacement, and even worked directly with Andersen windows to pay for it.
To say Cordray Roofing is a class act would be an understatement. From start to finish, they exceeded expectations. I would highly recommend them to anyone need roofing or other work done on the home.
