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| - I purchased a home and had it fully remodeled, except the roof. When I finished the hiring of contractors and the entire remodel was completed, I then decided I wanted to replace the roof and make it new as well. It is a basic gray shingle, nothing expensive. I contacted Scott Roofing and a gentleman came to provide me a quote. My home is 1600 sq ft living space with a connected patio and laundry room.
Little to say, the quote he gave me was almost $12,000 to replace the roof with the most basic of gray shingles. The wood is not in bad shape, as I had it inspected when I bought the home. In fact the roof is not in bad shape, I wanted to have it replaced for aesthetic purposes only to match the rest of the fully remodeled home. When he provided me this outrageous quote, I looked back at him dumbfounded knowing he was essentially trying to rip me off.
I asked him how much it would cost to replace only the roof over the patio--knowing the first quote was horrendous I was curious what he would quote me there. He quoted me $3500. My patio is roughly 20 x 6. Little to say I never called them back. The gentleman who quoted me called back three times and left messages (which I never returned) asking if I was interested in his quote.
Having gone through an entire remodel of a home, hiring multiple contractors (which this Scott Roofing appraiser knew, as I told him outright), this man still thought he was going to flat out rip me off.
Don't waste your time folks, it is a few hours of my life I will never get back. Be very careful and do your research as well, the older gentleman they sent to my home never batted an eye when he provided me these ridiculous quotes, and had the nerve to call back three times to ask if I was interested weeks later. (Don't do business with thieves)
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