My roof project....
Roof Bids:
A 1 Diversified Services Inc. $3,700
Mr. Roof $4,070
Aaron’s Home Improvement $4,140
Roof Pro $4,199
Bergler Construction $4,240
Mike’s Construction $4,500
Lowe’s $4,715
Dana Energy Savers Roofing $5,280
Kearns Brothers Inc. $5,385
Allen Brothers Roofing $5,700
A. H. Construction $5,720
Home Depot $6,826
Hansons $8,318
It really pays to do your homework on these companies. Some of them
offer a lifetime warranty, yet they’ve only been in business for 5 years.
Other companies won’t list their address on their paper work. Some
companies aren’t listed or rated with the Better Business Bureau.
All the companies I contacted above are fully licensed & insured.
I would not consider “part-time roofers” or “fly-by-night roofers”.
Price was not the only factor I considered. The company, the warranty,
the company’s rating, all these things together – Mr. roof won.
I would not recommended ever calling Hansons, not just because they were
ridiculously expensive & they sent two salesmen (everyone else sent one)
but because they were very dishonest, high-pressure folks who will easily
eat up 3 ½ hours of your time!
After getting 13 bids…….The roof job is complete!
I signed the contract with Mr. Roof to do a complete shingle removal, replace any bad
wood decking (they did, 5 sheets), install iceguard 6’ up and the remainder
underlayment was the premium synthetic.
They ran starter strip the full perimeter of the roof. They installed 1 ½ black drip edge
(this looks REALLY nice with the black shingles). They replaced the 4 existing can vents &
installed 5 more new ones (total now is 9).
They finished it off with 50 year black architectural shingles (6 nails per shingle),
cleaned up everything & backed it all up with a 10 year, no cost, transferable, non-prorated
material AND labor warranty.
They completed everything on both roofs in 4 hours!
The amazing thing isn’t simply 4 hours – these guys NEVER stopped working in that
4 hours, no “smoking breaks”, no “coffee breaks” and no “just standing around”.
These guys didn’t stop working until the job was completed. Never a foul word, never a
problem. They were all very polite, helpful & ready to do whatever I asked.
Of course I expected a professional job with courtesy & quality, but I was still
surprised by the high caliber of this teams performance.
If you call a reputable & honest company they will take the
time to answer your every question & explain what & how
they propose to perform this roofing operation.
All any of us can do is offer you our advice / testimony / experience.
I’ve dealt with a good number of contractors in both my work
& some in my personal life. The clear winner for me was Mr. Roof.
I chose this company because:
- The strength & BBB rating
- The Guarantee & warranty (& the ability to back it up)
- The price
I’m not simply saying “use them”, I’m saying I recommend
you at least include them in your roof bids. Every roofer is
going to try to convince you that “they’re the best contractor
for the job”.
Only you can truly determine who is best for you. And that’s
only fair considering you’re the one who’s going pay for it
& have to live with it.
Mr. Roof
3511 E Ellsworth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(734) 971-5544
