08 Oct Roofing Nightmares
When you discover a leak and are in need of roof repairs for your Delray Beach home, you want to find a roofer in Palm Beach County who can get the job done – fast. Unfortunately, we’ve seen homeowners in Delray, Boca Raton and other Palm Beach County communities served by Integrity Roofing who have fallen victim to one of a number of roofing scams. For them, what might have been a simple roof repair job in Delray has become a real nightmare!
Scammers know that you probably don’t have much experience dealing with roofers in Palm Beach County and they take advantage of it. Your lack of experience means it will be hard for you to spot questionable practices, making you an attractive target for scammers.
Common Roofing Scams
The fact that your roof is so essential to the integrity of your home as well as to the lives being lived within it is another thing that can make homeowners vulnerable. As the experts at Angie’s List say, “When a roof requires repair, you have little time to waste.”
Angie’s List identified several roofing scams you should watch out for, including:
- The disappearing down payment: “A common roofing scam occurs when a company agrees to replace a roof, but requires a down payment before starting the work,” they say. “The company will say it needs the down payment to buy materials or to pay for labor, but it never returns once the check is in hand.”
- The mysterious door-to-door salesman: “These scammers will target neighborhoods with a large number of senior citizens, older homes or where a major storm has hit,” Angie’s List says. “Under the disguise of a free roof inspection, the scammer will go up on the roof and fabricate damage to mimic storm damage, or present a photo showing roof damage from a different home and claim it came from the homeowner’s roof.”
The best way to protect yourself from these and other common roofing scams is to deal with a licensed and insured roofing contractor from Palm Beach County, like Integrity Roofing. And don’t be afraid to ask for references. If you need roof repairs in Boca Raton, if your roof is leaking in Delray Beach or you have issues with roofing in Boynton Beach, you can’t afford to take chances. And if the Palm Beach roofer you’re dealing with is legitimate, they won’t mind providing them.
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