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legally required) that your contractor has one in place to protect you.
INSURED
Accidents happen, and you need to be certain that you are protected from the risks of personal injury and damage to your property. As if horror stories of construction aren’t reason enough, mixing that with stereotypes of the legal system after an accident should be plenty of motivation to check your contractor’s insurance policy up front. The three main types of insurance to check your contractor has are:
• Workers’ Compensation -- reimburses employee lost wages and medical bills, including for rehabilitation
• General Liability -- protects against third- party bodily injury, property damage, and reputational harm (like defamation or slander)
• Commercial Auto -- covers the cost of property damage, vehicle repairs, medical expenses, and legal liabilities after a commercial auto-related incident
REPUTABLE
While the previous checklist may seem thorough, you can check all of these with a computer, an email
from the contractor including their credentials, and 5 minutes on the CSLB website. Meeting these points is the bare minimum to even consider a contractor, and assuming they do, you should check their reputation next. Reputable contractors are always happy to provide you with 3 personal references and examples of past work. Nothing is better than hearing reviews directly from real customers, and knowing that a company has countless happy customers bringing repeat business speaks for itself. It takes 20 years to build a reputation and only minutes to ruin it, so a company with a strong history is worth putting at the top of your list.
Any contractor that doesn’t have all of this information readily available has something to hide, and you should look elsewhere for your roofing needs. If they only do the bare minimum here, how good could the quality of their materials and work be?
IS YOUR ROOFER SECRETLY USING “REJECT” MATERIALS TO SAVE MONEY?
You sign the contact, hear the hammering, and smell hot tar. That means everything is perfect and you’re getting the best job possible at the best price, right? WRONG.
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