The roof

[indigo_rose99]

Last week was my first new roof.  At least, beyond the one that the house came with.  Perhaps my parents had one installed when I was a kid, but I was never involved in the logistical details.

Hail is a fact of living in this area of Texas.  After 10 years in this house, I was feeling a bit worried.  We had never even gotten our roof inspected after any of the many hail storms.  So, I called our insurance company.  I figured that the insurance company would be more likely to say, "Oh, what are you worried about, your roof is fine!"  But no.  The insurance guy said we needed a new roof.

For you locals, I guess I now have a roofing recommendation.

Things that went well:
*  They said that they would rip the old roof off and replace it, all in a single day.  That part went as they said.
*  We had heavy rain last Saturday.  So far, no leaks.


Things that did not turn out so well:
*  They said that the gutters and downspouts would be replaced the same day as the roof. That took two extra days, above and beyond the original roof replacement day.
*  I guess I thought the process would be simpler.  Easier.  Instead it was a marathon of a process.  Call insurance place.  Meet insurance guy when he inspects.  Take resulting insurance check and call mortgage company.  Why do they have to put the mortgage company's name on the check?!  Argh.  Send check for signing to mortgage company.  Call 6 roofers on Better Business Bureau website.  Meet the 4 roofers who answered their phones for estimates.  Decide on one of them with husband. Call the one, arrange to actually come out and do the work.  Deposit insurance check, gotten back from mortgage company.  Meet actual roofing guys for THREE DAYS.  Ugh.
*  I mowed the lawn 2 days after everything was done.  The roofer guy said "99% of the nails and stuff picked up."  So, if he picked up 99 out of every 100 items dropped on our lawn?!  There must have been an ankle-deep layer because I picked up a LOT!  T's theory is that it is the percentage of total nails and debris from the old roof + total number of nails,etc. from the new roof in the denominator.  Ugh.  *sour look*

Comments

[pamwheatfree.livejournal.com]

You must have extra good insurance because I didn't think that most would opt to pay for a new roof if it was less than 20 years old. Maybe that is the guarantee on new roofs these days but since I haven't owned a roof for 10 years what do I know.

[indigo-rose99.livejournal.com]

I think it is the hail. It ages a roof. One person told me that so-called 25 year roofs here only last about 13 years. Or something like that.