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On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:34:50 -0500, (m Ransley) wrote:

:Poor chimney flashing is common, not using good material or cutting it
:into the mortar. Pull a permit, then you get a free inspection and dont
ay till its inspected. Unless you know roofs, get someone that does.

If your town is like mine, the "free inspection" won't be worth a
goddamn. The local municipal inspector didn't want to get up on my roof.
Too steep for them. I myself have been on my roof well over 100 times.
The people who reroofed my house thought nothing of climbing all over
it.

I tried to get a 3rd party to inspect my roof after the job, but it was
a waste of time. The simple fact is you better educate yourself on how
it's done right and inspect it yourself. To find that out get a lot of
estimates and ASK QUESTIONS. It's probably worth your while to get a
good book first.

My advice to you is to get recommendations. If you are in the least bit
uncertain, talk to people who have recently used the roofer you choose.
Prices vary widely, and don't necessarily reflect the quality of the job
you will get.

I also heartily recommend you not hire a company that has several crews.
I would say one or two crews, maximum. If they have 12 crews like the
company that did my roof, there's no way in the world they will have
enough supervision to make sure some of the guys aren't cutting corners.

Dan

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