Evan Winter and his crew just finished our roof, and they did a truly great job. A few things really stood out to me.
1. We had 5 roofers out for quotes. Winter Roofing, Evan and his assistant, were the only ones to figure out that our roof had three layers on it! The other 4 roofing companies all thought there was just one layer, and even recommended just roofing over our existing roof. That would have been a big mistake. The roofing material, once removed, turned out to weigh 8 tons.
The other layers were well hidden, it's not that everyone else was incompetent. They just weren't very thorough and didn't pull up the shingles to doublecheck the layers, like Evan and his assistant did. Thankfully.
2. Even with the realization that there were three roofs, Evan's quote for our 1300 sq ft home and 2 car detached garage turned out very reasonable. One of the other roofing companies that came out had given us a quote for much higher, with the assumption of only removing a single layer.
Evan's detailed quote for us included some of our special stipulations, like a ridge vent where one could be installed, and replacing all damaged plywood and any OSB found with fresh plywood. He worked with us and gave us lots of options, too. His quote was very thoroughly written and he made sure we understood it.
3. He's the tidiest roofer I've ever run into. I have seen a lot of roofing jobs - and I've had more than my share of flat tires from visiting job sites. Evan's crew cleaned up every day, used a good system of tarps, and also a really big dump trailer to keep everything as tidy as possible. Even pulling three layers of roof off.
4. His crew were nice, respectful, and I didn't hear any swearing. Not that it's an issue, but it did make for a more pleasant job. We work from home, and were home the whole time. Roofing is already a very noisy, somewhat intrusive process - it's nice when you feel comfortable around the crew.
My husband and I would definitely use Winter Roofing again. read more