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FORREST ROOFING CO

Acoustic Ceiling Tiles - Install, Major Home Repairs (General Contractor), Seamless Metal Gutters - Install,

About us

i have been in business for 30+ years serving people in western north carolina.i have employees that have been with me for 26 years.my son is the job foreman.we are certified through certain teed roofing distributer as a shingle wizard. we hand nail all of our shingles with a hammer and nails, we do not use air guns.we are 1 of only a few left that hand nails shingles.we give free estimates.we also have a policy of 24 hrs response to your roofing needs.we have thousands of satisfied customers though out the try-state area.please feel free to call for references.we do all the work ourselves, we do not use subcontractors.we are experienced in all phases of roofing and guttering.we believe in doing a clean and professional job.

Business highlights

Emergency services offered

Services we offer

carpentry, guttering, painting, roofing

Amenities

Emergency Services

Yes

Reviews
3.18 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
38%
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25%
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Christopher M.
May 2024
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
Forrest just repaired 6 ridge vent shingles and a flat shingle within 15 minutes for $100. A competitor had quoted us $2,100 for the same job (usury). Forrest has been in business under the same business name since the 90's. Nice guy. He even gave me roofing nails and told me exactly how I could repair it myself next time. Amazing.

Cat H.
Aug 2018
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
These folks are dedicated roof experts. We had many leaks behind gutter. They were very knowledgeable and did amazing work in little time, all during a torrential downpour. Thank you Forrest Roofing for keeping our house safe and dry and for your outstanding customer service.

Anthony T.
Jul 2017
2.0
$2,800
Roof looked good and seemed like fair price but after payment when couple of leakes came up he never returned repeated phone calls to address issue. Never heard from again.

Rudi S.
Oct 2015
1.0
unknown

Donna T.
Feb 2013
3.0
Forrrest Roofing did repair work 2 years ago.  Leak was not fixed.  Called & asked them to come out again - which they did.  They said they would be out the following day to fix the original problem + a couple of other issues.  Never showed up.  Never called.  We left several messages, but got no response.

Bill T.
Dec 2012
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$250
Asked for estimate from different roofers. Very fair on estimate describing steps to be taken. Set up appointment 2 days out. Crew arrived on scheduled time and finished job in a very timely manner, doing an excellent job and cleaned-up site leaving no debris.

Kathryn M.
Jan 2012
3.0
$4,700
Roofers were on time for house roof and did a good job. Metal for porch had to be ordered and done at a later date. When I came home from work I found they had replaced the porch roof with the metal material and had missed (said they had not seen) a lot of rotted wood on one side. They were ready to go and handed me the full bill. I was just sick with the way the work had been done but paid the bill anyway. There was such a mess made of the porch roof that I had the entire roof taken off and replaced by another company at a lesser cost. They did a great job.
Response from FORREST ROOFING CO
"so sorry that customer was not happy. when we left she was happy enough to write check.she said the only problem she had was she picked the wrong color of metal.the porch roof mentioned is a slated roof, with no decking.porch roof only has 5 slated boards on the whole side.. dont know were all rotten wood is that is mentioned.customer was happy enough to ask me for a price on rebuilding deck when we left.customer did not contact me at all with this matter. if she had we would have responded immediately.the main reason i think the roof was replaced was because it didn't match the rest of house roof that we installed.which looks wonderful.this is the first i am to hear of this matter, and once again i am sorry for customer not being happy.i can't fix problem if i don't know there is a problem.we take pride in all our jobs and we like to have everybody 100%satisfied ,we strive to do the best job possible.we only install roofs that the customer picks out.we can't be responsible for customer not being happy with metal roof on porch that she picked out .the new roof that she had put on by the other roofers is a shingle roof to match the rest of house , which should of been done in beginning.we only install what customer wants.shingle roofs are cheaper than metal , is why other roofer could do for less.once again sorry for customers dissatissfication.one call could have fixed it all.."

Suzanne W.
Aug 2011
1.0
$4,700
Seemed to go well, then one by one things started to fall apart.  At first it was the flashing around back chimney started to leak, they came out and did some caulk work but not after damage to new ceiling in kitchen.  Then I noticed they completely missed finishing an area around a dormer was exposed with bare wood.  Got an argument and then they finished it.  Next a leak around a boot.  Then another leak to which they did not return a call.  Called a couple other roofers.  Here is what I found out that was not done to contract.
1.Never got a complete tear-off
2. All vent pipes were not replaced
3. flashings were sub-standard at both chimneys.  Front flashing did not even go around complete chimney was a 4 inch gap, this explained water in basement at base of that chimney, and mortar in fireplace coming loose.  
4. ridge-vent not to code
5. low-slope roof on dormer shingles were to be done with short exposure were  not to contract and water backing up under them.
6. A cut through a shingle near the rear chimney was also causing a leak in the kitchen with snow pack on roof.
7. Also found lots of loose nails left on roof, they left a large overhang over the gutter, this turns out to be to cover-up the fact they did not do the complete tear off. 

 Hired another roofer to fix it RIGHT, cost me another $2500.00

replaced all flashings, pipe vents, and redo of roofing of two dormers, replace shingles that had cut., had excess roofing trimmed from gutter areas.

Still have not repaired ceiling in kitchen which has damage in two areas from  flashing issues.  Also damage in bathroom ceiling from vent pipe leak. 
Response from FORREST ROOFING CO
"to whom it may concern;i am sorry for customers problems with her roof,but i feel they are not my fault.first of all i gave customer a 1 year warranty for workmanship.roof gave no problem for first two years.customer had a handyman doing repairs on gutter and same chimney in question.she had her handyman try to install a chimney cap, and could not do job.customer called us. we went up and found a hand full of screws laying by chimney.she did not know how they got their.that's when her neighbor came out and said that she had a handyman up there.that's when we found holes in flashing.that's when i told customer that we can not keep fixing problems that someone else is causing.i explained to customer that her chimney needed counter flashing and everything comes with a price,counter flashing is extra.she said flashing and no counter flashing.then when her handyman tried to repair chimney cap ,he broke seal on flashing.the customer is still using roof now.there was nothing wrong with roof, just needed counter flashing that she refused to pay for.everything was good until i told customer i couldn't warranty handyman's work.she told me at this time that she would sue me. which she did. the buncombe county courts found that she had no reason for suit.all work was performed to contract. it is all on public record if anyone wishing to look at. i own a highly respected roofing company. honesty is at the top of my list.the roofing shingles that i installed all 2500 sq. ft. are still on roof working just fine..Ive been in business for over 30 years. and that was the first time in court for suit.pretty good record if you ask me.roof was done by contract and by experts. roofing materials were chosen by customer.once again roof did not fail, flashing failed, needed counter flashing.which customer declined..."

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FAQ

FORREST ROOFING CO is currently rated 3.1 overall out of 5.

No, FORREST ROOFING CO does not offer free project estimates.

No, FORREST ROOFING CO does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.

No, FORREST ROOFING CO does not offer a senior discount.

Yes, FORREST ROOFING CO offers emergency services.

No, FORREST ROOFING CO does not offer warranties.