Most contractors in the roofing industry are great, honest, reliable and knowledgeable experts that you can trust with the roof replacement or the roof repair project that you need. However, any industry has scammers, too, so here are a few of the most common roofing scams:
- Cheap offers that you have not asked for – always beware of craftsmen who show up at your door, offering quick and cheap services. Many roofing scammers take advantage of desperate homeowners whose homes have been devastated by a storm – they will do a minimum amount of work on the roof, but they will probably disappear with the money you give them for purchasing some more materials on your roof, you need someone who knows that roofing Livonia MI homes is important and restoring them better than they were is their purpose;
- Suspiciously low prices – if a roofer offers you a price that is much lower than any other offer in your area, chances are that he will not be able to stick to that offer. Once they start the work, extra costs will start creeping up, the project will take much longer than it was initially planned and by the time it is finished, it will cost you much more than the most expensive offer;
- Mysterious, unseen damages – roofers using this scam try to convince homeowners that their roof is damaged almost beyond repair, even if the roof is perfectly fine. The best way to avoid this scam is by refusing the helpful roofer upfront.
