06 Feb 98 19:57, Donna Ransdell wrote to All:
 DR> Other than for an estimate in time and materials, what other questions
 DR> should I ask a roofer before employing one? This is something that we 
want
 DR> to do just once.
Ask him for the names and phone numbers of some of the customers he worked 
for,
and then talk to them.  You might check with your local Better Business 
Bureau 
after you've settled on the one you want and ask them if they have any
complaints on file about him.
Roofing is pretty much a blind sort of business, and you probably need to 
rely 
on trust and the recommendations of others if you don't know how to evaluate
that kind of work yourself.
My father was a roofer and sheet metal mechanic throughout all of his adult
life, and I spent a lot of hours helping him during my youth, especially 
during
the summer months.
Good luck.
Hal
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