WEATHER STOP ROOFING

Weatherstop installed a new roof and power vent at my home over 2 years ago. When an attic insulator told me that the power vent was not working, I called Gary from Weatherstop. He inspected and replaced the vent at no charge. I am very impressed by his customer support.

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We own a late 50’s ranch on almost an acre near Eastgate, about 1100 sq. Ft. with a one car attached garage. About five years ago, the county tax assessor appraised the house and land at $75K. Since then, the place had fallen into obvious disrepair, with two or three leaks in the roof and the gutters pulled away from the fascia. Some fascia was rotted, allowing critters like raccoons easy access to our attic. In other areas, the 20+ year old paint had long ago worn away In short, it was a complete mess.

We contacted three Angie’s List companies for estimates to tear off the old roof and repair the leaks, and then install a new roof, fascia, gutters and downspouts, soffits and vinyl siding. Two of the companies must have mistaken the neighborhood for Indian Hill, because they both came in with estimates around $36,000! I knew a lot of work needed to be done, but I didn’t need things to be gold-plated! One company promised clogproof gutters, the other bid in a lot of potentially unneccessary truss work. Where the other two companies sent out “salesmen” to bid my job, Weatherstop’s owner Gary Hamm came out to do my estimate. His bid was barely more than one-third of what the other two companies bid.

The bid included:

Removing the old roof

Replacing any necessary roof decking at $45 per 4’ x 8’ sheet

Installing ice and water shield at eaves, 15# roofing felt, 3 pipe boots, metal valleys, and 40’ of ridge vent

Installing 30 year dimensional shingles

Remove existing siding, gutters and downspouts

Install new 1/2” insulation board and 40 mil. 4.5” dutch lap vinyl siding with necessary accessories

Install new fascia board where needed and wrap all fascia with aluminum trim coil

Install new vented soffit

Install new 6” aluminum gutters and 3” X 4” downspouts at existing locations

Clean area after job completion and remove all debris

His original bid did not specify the size of the siding, gutters or downspouts. When I asked what he would be using, he sent me a revised bid specifying these things. His bid had a vague workmanship guarantee which he verbally explained to me. I asked him to revise his bid to spell out the details of his guarantee, and he did so. I asked if his crew were all Americans; he assured me that his Hispanic crew are all tax-paying American citizens. With all of my concerns addressed, I signed the contract. One of the competing bidders made a follow-up call and expressed disbelief that someone could do the job that inexpensively.

Gary dropped off samples of the architectural shingles he was proposing to use (a brand I hadn’t heard of, but not unheard of in the industry). After doing some online research, I didn’t feel comfortable using that manufacturer. I asked to substitute a specific brand and line of shingles for the job for the difference in the material cost, which was no problem. Scheduling was painless as we weren’t desperate to have work begin the very next day. Gary told us he only had a couple of jobs scheduled ahead of us, and would begin ours as soon as those were completed and weather permitted. We signed the contract March 17th, and work began April 1st. He scheduled the roof work for the one good day prior to the forecast calling for three straight days of rain. Gary and his crew got the old roof torn off, repaired and new one put on in that single day. It did indeed rain for three straight days afterward, and not a drop of water came through our roof. After those three days of rain, some of his crew worked Saturday and Sunday to keep progress going. We ran into a minor hiccup when we found out that the bid did not include re-doing the trim around the inner part of our windows. A quick call to Gary got this fixed, with new aluminum trim coil and matching color caulking around the windows for a reasonable added cost.

In all cases Gary was very professional and timely regarding communication with us. He didn’t require any payment up front, but did ask for a progress payment after the roof was installed, and we were happy to do so. Our house went from being the eyesore on the street to one of the nicest looking ones. We would happily recommend Weatherstop Roofing to anyone and everyone, especially to people who are looking for someone who will look out for your pocketbook more than lining their own. Gary’s original bid estimate was $12,880; with the added roof decking, trim and caulking around the windows and more expensive shingles, the total came to $13,635.

The job was done efficiently and according to plan. Gary Hamm - the active partner in the business- was very flexible and worked with me regarding some of the new construction work which I wanted to do myself. His Mexican work force was friendly, knowledgeable and hardworking. They left the job site clean and tidy. I have recommended this company to friends.

I chose him because he was recommended by a neighbor. There was a storm and it blew a bunch of shingles off of the roof. I was looking for someone, who would repair the roof and then find out if it needed to be repaired or replaced. I asked my neighbor for his roofer. He (the roofer) was coming out that day to look at some other roofs in the same neighborhood. Later that day, he showed up with his crew and covered all the areas that had lost shingles. He got some information from me, so that he could give an estimate. A couple of days later, he sent me the estimate and gave me a timeframe as to when he could do the work. I got my insurance company to approve the work. They said that the estimate was really competitive. The job cost $7700. He and his crew completed the work in two and a half days. They did a really good job of cleaning up after themselves. They didn’t leave anything behind. I had a problem in one place, where the ceiling and the garage got wet. He came right out and wound up fixing it, even though it related to siding and not the roof. The first time he and his crew came out to fix it, they couldn’t find the problem and they had to tear off a part of the roof. The second time, they finally found what was getting behind that piece of siding trim. His crew superintend found the problem. It was a good experience. They did the job quickly and nicely. They cleaned-up well. I couldn’t tell that they were ever there. I had received a couple of other bids. I must say, for the quality of work that they did, their prices were great. He came out 2-3 times to make sure everything was okay. I’ll definitely hire him again.

Weatherstop Roofing was very professional and did a great job. They brought in a small dumpster to haul away the removed roofing. They always cleaned up well when they were done for the day and completed the job in a little over two days. The roof looked great and recently survived the 50 mph winds this February without losing one shingle even though two of my neighbors who used other companies had shingles blown off. I would definitely recommend Gary and his company. He did 6 roofs in our neighborhood this past fall and everyone has been very satisfied.