Want to know roofers that travel

Roofing crews that travel for storm damage or large big box roofs. Shingles and TPO. Lets talk Email me at mpb@tekroofing.com http://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/rcs/users/HappyRoofer/

All the women say that PC. B)

Nice talking to you both....no gossip :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Lou I'm sorry I forgot to ask how you were doing. Your husband was a distraction. PC

Frank, now that I stopped laughing. You are welcome anytime with or without Lou, I've already seen you naked, so it wouldn't be nothing new. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: PC

Patty Cakes Said: Stop by Frank, you better bring Lou , we cant have any gossip going on. PC

What would be the point of stopping by then??????? B)

Stop by Frank, you better bring Lou , we can't have any gossip going on. PC

I could be traveling your way PC, to do a job. We'll see.

Roofguy, I know what you are saying. We got a lot of our work through reputation. Didn't have to travel that far. PC

Gotta go take Mom to the Doctor,I'll be back :) :) PC

Our typical customer is no dummy - he didn't become owner of a $4 million strip shopping center by being careless and a sucker for a slick sales pitch from a fly-by-night. The reason such an owner in Abilene Tx would use us when we are located 150 miles away, is because we're simply better, more experienced than anyone for 600 miles, and our reputation is that we stand behind our roofs. When you factor in those things, being local means absolutely nothing to the savvy property owner...especially given that he isn't local either.

Local roofers like to make a big to-do about the importance of being local. Naturally they'd want the buiulding owner to think that. The truth is that many local roofers are crooked as a dog's hind leg. More important than being local is that the contractor installs a good roof that doesn't leak, for a good price, and stands behind it if there's an issue.

That said, I realize there is additional risk to the property owner for the roofer to be located 600 miles from his property.

no prob patty, i try to live by the golden rule. that's what makes america such a great country we're allowed to have our opinions,and should respect them even when we disagree.

I had to give a little bit of thought. We did commercial jobs that had traveling contractors. They were set up shops , everything planned. Colors, kind of roof wanted, it was walk in, walkout. I understand that. we all know that storm chasers are different. They come in and go away. The homeowers don't know their ass from their elbows. That is what I'm talking about. Love ya all, PC

OK OK OK I got it. The weather has been insane everywhere, even here.

This is where I stand. Shaggy thank you for being respectful to me. I understand the industry and know how important it is to you guys to serve your families, I know it is not easy and hard work. But local is local. The neccesity is there. It is the foundation I'm talking about. I understand the traveling, a lot of loose guys out there. Need something to do.

hi patty, as you can see from the others responses there are others out there traveling for work. its called free enterprise. if it wasnt allowed this would be considered socialism or communism. i do understand your thinking, but like alba said over 6000 claims would be more than locals could handle. i have read many a thread on storm chasers here and on other forums. so i will say that there are those "companies" that do shoddy work and then are nowhere to be found when problems arise. there are also guys who have stated in these threads that theyve learned from storm chasers sales tatics. if you are local and want a piece of the pie then as a busniess you need to put a plan in place to compete, and then there are guys who have already established themselves and dont care to take on storm damage. as far as what i did the reason the gc for the fitness chain chose to go with 1 roofing company was a couple reasons they tried using locals and ran into problems of having to deal with too many companies. some did good work and others not. they gave us a chance to see our quality and productivity and they were satisfied. these were for the most part cookie cutter buildings, so the more we did the better and faster we got. anyone who has done new construction knows the faster the roof is installed the sooner the rest of the trades can start to do the interior work. like i said about hurricane ike i didnt chase it it ran into me. i didnt solicit work. these people came to me when id be at the hardware store or resturaunt, etc. they would tell me the local guys were so backed up they were on a waiting list for months. would you let your house leak for months just to say you used local labor? a hurricane isnt like hail it will rip your whole roof off. alot of the commercial work we did there was for the fitness chain just in texas alone they had damage/ blow offs on 4 buildings. turns out it was done by local labor, although it was a hurricane and the chosen method of adhering the insulation was asphalt. once the asphalt aged it became brittle and lost its adhesion the sheets of iso came up like a deck of cards in the wind. so long answer in short is im just another guy out there trying to support my family. shaggy

"I don't care much for your humidity but at least the dust doesn't blow"

I find that amusing because it was always much more humid back in MI. Maybe the drought that we are experiencing is keeping things abnormally drier but I hear comments about humidity a lot from Texans.

It's true, we don't have much dust. That's because there aint no dirt LOL. We are all rock! Unfortunately, I live 2 miles east of a large limestone pit and we tend to get a dusting of limestone on a regular basis.

jimAKAblue Said:

Patty Cakes Said: Shaggy & Jim, what am I missing here. Is there not enough work in your own neighborhood , why come to mine. Fiat bought out New Holland Tractors here in PA, a lot of people dont know that. They are not selling them under Fiat they are still selling them Under New Holland , beause of $$$$$$$ Eat up the business F us to tears. PC

If hail hits here in Austin, Ill happily concentrate my efforts here. But, why should I ignore the reality that there are 100 square miles of roofs to be done in OKC or Kansas City?

I should point out that when the stormers come to Austin, I dont care. Competition is good. It makes all of us better.

I was in Round Rock Tuesday and Wednesday training a new Kold Kinger. All our rigs used to be built down on Cesar Chavez. I don't care much for your humidity but at least the dust doesn't blow.

Patty Cakes Said: Shaggy & Jim, what am I missing here. Is there not enough work in your own neighborhood , why come to mine. Fiat bought out New Holland Tractors here in PA, a lot of people dont know that. They are not selling them under Fiat they are still selling them Under New Holland , beause of $$$$$$$ Eat up the business F us to tears. PC

If hail hits here in Austin, I'll happily concentrate my efforts here. But, why should I ignore the reality that there are 100 square miles of roofs to be done in OKC or Kansas City?

I should point out that when the stormers come to Austin, I don't care. Competition is good. It makes all of us better.