Response from Excel Roofing Contractors Inc
Good afternoon, My name is Robert and I am the Director of Operations. I was highly disappointed and at the risk of sounding callous upset to be notified by my staff that you left an "F" review because we were upfront and honest from the start about not having the time to conduct a proper service visit. I'm the one who instructed our scheduler to inform all repair callers that we were sorry, but could not take any additional customers due to a heavy backlog after the long lasting inclement weather we have been experiencing. My goal with this response is to educate future potential customers to how this industry works, but more importantly, how Excel Roofing conducts daily business to provide nothing but professional and honest service. When strong storms arrive in the First Coast area reputable roofing companies get inundated with roofing requests. During perfect weather we are blessed on a daily basis to receive calls for site inspections and to provide free estimates, which we are so grateful for. We have worked hard for decades to be a prominent company in this region. Sadly, and I truly wish this was not the case, when torrential weather passes through our phone rings non-stop and we begin to stress from an administration standpoint how to handle the logistical influx without compromising the strong reputation we have built. I can tell you from a personal standpoint that I literally work long and late hours, as do my project managers, and the owner himself worrying how to best take care of our customers currently waiting that have put so much trust in us. As calls come in, and we respond, people begin sending in signed contracts. The only way to be fair to all customers is to place them in the order the came in signed. This way nothing gets overlooked, and more importantly, there are no accusations of favoritism. When I researched our current pending repair projects I noticed we were pushing into the 2+ month wait time. At that time I told the scheduler to not accept any additional repair requests because we would be doing a dis-service to customers having them wait that long when other companies could possible perform the work earlier. I felt this to be more professional than conducting a site visit, not telling you our position, and having you wait months before we could get there. In my position that is downright unethical, dishonest, and wrong and I cannot in good faith allow the company to operate that way. There will be a lot more rain before we would have gotten to your home which would have caused more damage. I truly am sorry that you felt slighted that we could not personally service you. It was not personal, and I hope one day you will see that it was actually in your, and your properties, best interest. While every business wants any and all customer's it can get to make additional profits, I will not allow Excel Roofing to operate in a manner that will actually cause potential customers harm. I would rather lose money ethically than earn your business deceptively. I realize you will likely not contact us again in the future, but I'm hoping any potential customers who read this response will realize your review was unnecessary and a bit extreme to post. Respectfully, Robert Wilbanks Director of Operations