Since you're reading this, I assume you need to find a roofer.
Please keep reading.
Let me share with you my story.
A few weeks ago, I found my husband pouting.
I knew it was bad news.
He only pouted for two things: no more bran muffins or something needs to be repaired.
Since he just finished baking, I knew it was the latter.
"The Chico house needs a new roof!" he said and proceeded to pout more.
"What?!" I asked. "It is supposed to have a 30 year roof. When we bought it had a new roof."
"So?" he asked.
"So, it was 23 years ago. Which means, we still have 7 years left, at least!"
"Sandy hired a roofer to fix a leak and the roofer said we need a new roof."
Ah, Sandy.
Sandy is our property manager. We don't dare ignore her.
Instead of telling Sandy to go ahead with replacing the roof, we told her we're going to find a roofer ourselves. We began our quest to find a roofer.
When I say we, I mean I.
Since we live in SouthCal, I went to yelp.
Have you seen roofers on Yelp in the Chico area?
Good God! Did you see how many of them got 5 stars? Almost none of them! Crazy!
I thought people in the Chico area must be hard to please, but boy was I wrong!
I contacted four roofers (including Buck). Three gave me an estimate to replace the roof. Two of their prices were within the range. One gave us a price that makes you think we're rebuilding the Taj Mahal!
Then, it was Buck's turn.
He visited the property. He went up to the roof, he called me and we did FaceTime. He told me we didn't need a new roof. "The roof still has at least 7 years of its life," he said. What?! Yeah. Not only was the guy honest, he was also THAT good! When I asked how much would it cost us if we were to replace it, he quoted the price and it was similar to the first two. Bang! We found our guy!
This is the time I suppose to tell you to hire him right, YES! And I will give you two extra reasons why: his empathy and look.
His look?
Yes! I'll get to this later.
First, let me tell you about his empathy.
When I first called Buck, he was on his vacation with his wife. He said they were just about to walk into an antique store that was going to close in 30 minutes.
Have you ever seen a woman who is about to walk into an antique store? Yeah, they look like boxers who wait for the referee to call the fight. Women love browsing antique stores. They love it even more when they do it with their husbands! The fact that Buck didn't tell his wife she should go in without him showed me he has great empathy.
Why does this matter?
Well, a person with high empathy takes other people's feelings into consideration. You know what Buck did for us? He wrote up a report to show Sandy that we didn't need a new roof. He made sure everyone's feelings are taken care of. If you hire him, I am pretty sure he will make your feelings matter too.
Now, let's talk about his look!
When he stood on the roof and talked to me (over FaceTime) he looked like an executive! He was well groomed!
Why do I care about his look! Aren't I looking for a roofer, not the next America's top model?
Yes! But let me tell you something about looks. I don't like to hire anyone for anything who looks like they haven't taken a shower in months. In my experience, if they look sloppy, their work will be sloppy, therefore, a sloppy looking roofer will have a much higher chance of doing a sloppy job. And we're talking about a roof here! A roof costs tons of money and a brand new leaky roof is something I would never want to discuss with my husband even when he has enough bran muffins to last him a lifetime!
"Hey Maria, roofing is a dirty job," you might say.
Yes! I agree, but a roofer shouldn't look dirty all the time! They need to take a shower and put on clean clothes and yes, having a nice haircut wouldn't hurt, because well, they don't work on the roof all the time. Plus, as I said before, how they spend their time when they are not on the roof will tell you how they will spend their time when they are on it! If they are sloppy when they're off, they will be sloppy when they are on.
So, there you have it.
And oh, you're welcome!
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