Landmark Contracting

I had waited six weeks for a competing roofer to show up to give me a bid, a written copy of which I am still waiting for. That competitor did not want me on the roof with him (I have some balance problems and wanted to check the gutters while someone was there). He told me not only the flashing around the chimneys of the house and shed needed repair, but the shingles were loose and needed to be taken up and then renailed down. He estimated $250.00 for this. Sam returned my voice mail request the same day I called him. He came by to inspect the following day, which was a Saturday. I had set my own ladder, and he had no objections to my being on the roof the same time. He said all the house (and later the shed) chimney flashings needed was a bit of caulk. I asked about the shingles being loose. He seemed surprised and said they were just fine. (I had been told they could be lifted easily they were so loose, and they could not be lifted nor were they loose on either the house or shed.) Sam caulked the flashings immediately. On the shed, he noted that when the new roof had been put on (shortly before I purchased the place) the installers had not caulked the corners of the flashing, which is where the water was entering. He caulked those and all the seams, then took a look at a couple of vent pipes and caulked those too. I asked if he would take a check, he said he would if he was charging me, but he would not charge for this. I protested that I was drawing on his expertise, and on a Saturday, but he was firm in his refusal, saying his work today was Neighborly. Trusted friends of mine, who had needed their entire roof redone after our bad winter, had recommended Sam to me, and thank goodness they did. Sam in now my "roof guy" and I will certainly recommend him in future to anyone who asks.