When it comes to hiring a roofing contractor there are several things that you simply must know before you consider hiring. From each contractor that you speak with and/or get an estimate from be sure to get answers about the following:

• Licensing- When it comes to having work done on your roof you want to make sure the person/company is well established and licensed. Be very wary of anyone who is not licensed. This is an automatic warning sign.
• Insurance- You should absolutely refuse to do business with any company that is not well insured. (A minimum of $300,000.00) If something unforeseen (like an employee injury, neighbors house damaged, etc) and the contractor is not insured you could be left flipping the bill!
• Customer References- Always get a list of customer references before you hire someone to work on your home. Take that list (minimum of three) and call each one to determine if they were happy with the quality, communication, and the price of their project.
• Bankruptcy- Unfortunately if a company has filed for bankruptcy it is likely a sign of instability. (The same is true of a company name change.)