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Who is a Qualified Roofer, Roofing Contractor?
Roofing contractor?
<> A quality contractor will be known by name, at the local roofing supply store.
<> They will beable to provide, workers compensation and liability insurance certificates.
<> They will have a local bank for thier business account, and a local residence.
<> They will be up to date on OSHA safety requirements.
<> All of thier employees or sub contractors will be trained for safety,
and covered by the proper insurances as well.
"with out proper insurance coverage any injuries that may occur while working on your
property, would leave you open to a lawsuit, and you possibly paying for those injuries"
<> Check with the Better Business Bureau, for complaints and or compliments.
<> When getting multiple estimates, ask each contractor about others you are taking estimates from.
<> Ask them for names of roofing companies they worked for, before starting out on thier own.
Roofer?
Residential shinglers only fall in to the roofer category if they do re-roofs/tear offs or lay overs.
If they do only new construction shingling they are considered carpenters.
Commercial journeymen can work years without ever installing a residential roof.
Commercial roofs seldom require the use of residential roofing systems/materials and vice versa,
but there are times when commercial roofs have small sections of residential roofing materials and vise versa.
(Small buisiness establishments are often an exception to the rule,
using both commercial and residential roofing systems,
such as banks, medical offices, law offices, car lots, etc.)
Therefore a roofer is a man/woman who has experience in both commercial and residential roofing systems.
That's not to say that you need to have worked in both the commercial and residential roofing fields
in order to be a roofer,
just that you need to have the knowledge of dealing with materials used in both fields.
"There are Shinglers and there are Journeymen but a Roofer is a combination of both."
Now to take that a step further and determine who is a qualified roofer. One must have:
1) Common Sense / Experience.
2) Basic skills in wood and metal work.
3) Basic knowledge of nature (gravity, weather patterns, etc.).
4) Basic mathematical skills.
5) Basic reading and writing skills.
6) Strong (usually sore) back, knees and hand grip.
7) Even more experience.
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The main reasons for roofing systems failure:
Poor installation.
Poor ventilation.
Poor maintenance.
Nature (storm damage).
Material failure.
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