If you have replaced your roof in recent years, you probably THINK you have a valid roof warranty covering leaks or wind damage… Be careful!

It has always amazed us as a contractor, that the average person seems to put a whole lot of emphasis on their “manufacturer warranty”, rather than on the installing contractor’s guarantee. Truth be told, most of the manufacturer warranties are barely worth the paper they are written on.
One of the largest warranty fallacies is in the Tile Roof market. Although most of these manufacturer warranties are either “50 years” or even “lifetime”, do you know what they actually cover? Read the fine print and you will find very little teeth in these warranties. They do not cover leaks or attachment/adherence. They really only cover degradation of the product… But it’s concrete!

We don’t want to pick on the tile market though, at least they don’t imply more than they actually provide. You really need to be careful with Shingle Roof warranties and Flat Roof warranties. In Part II of this blog, we will address some of these ambiguous warranties and how you can be on the look-out. In the meantime, if you have ANY questions concerning YOUR roof warranty and would like our assistance or opinion, feel free to contact us!
Raise the Roof!

Admit it… as a Law Abiding Citizen, don’t you just love to see the law breakers being “gently placed” in the back of squad cars?  I look forward to the day when I can go on a “ride along” with my son, who aspires to be a police officer himself some day! Just like in most any industry, the Roofing Industry has a few Bad Apples to contend with.

For the most part, the Roofing Contractors of SW FL are a professional group of men and women striving to do whats right. But we do find ourselves competing against some rather unscrupulous characters at times! There are regional groups of roofing professionals who meet regularly in an effort to separate themselves from these bad apples. In the SW FL area this group is called the South West FL Roofing Contractors Association –  (SWFRCA). We are striving to give our industry more integrity and strength than ever before by laying down the ground rules for becoming the Industry’s Elite.

You can help… By supporting those roofing contractors that make the core membership of these organizations. When you are ready to hire a roofing contractor, consider visiting the website of the organization in your area first. In SW FL that website is: www.swfrca.com.  Of course, we like to think you can’t do any better than hiring us – West Coast FL Enterprises!

Thanks in advance for Policing the Roofing Industry, and remember… Raise the Roof!