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Storm Chasers: Keep Them Off Your Roof

Roofing Norman OK

By Leon ClarkPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Storm chasers are a term used for those people who go on an adventure in different neighborhoods to perform different science experiments and thrills during severe weather situations. These people are not professionals, and their main aim is to make money fast from you or your neighbors.

What are Strom chasers?

Storm chasers are those contractors who you won’t see in the usual weather conditions, but you will see them whenever there is a bad weather condition. They are there to help you to get out of trouble and they usually do the work quite quickly. There are some signs of the storm chasers which you can see easily in the events of a severe weather condition.

  • The contractors of storm chasers keep an eye on the bad weather conditions, and it does not matter if a hail storm is coming or a tornado.
  • The storm chasers follow the storm, and they would already be there once the storm hit a specific area. The contractor gathers a crew and they would travel to the affected area and start doing such things which turn into aggressive and scary.
  • The storm chasers offer the faulty service at a price that is almost nothing compared to the professionals.
  • The storm chasers even ask and encourage the homeowners to make use of their home insurance policies.
  • The storm chasers do a faulty job on the roof and within few months or a year, the roof will start to fail and it will bring a toll on your budget.

Standing up to Storm chasers

If you are ever confronted by a storm chaser, it is time that you stand your ground. If the storm chasers are saying that your roof can be replaced at a much cheaper rate then there is something fishy which you must find out.

You must do some of your homework about the company whether it is reputable or not and whether it has any website, licenses or certifications and if there are any, you need to check if they are updated or not. Moreover, you must not give any kind of information or any of your papers to the storm chasers.

Some of the things homeowners should be considering before they face storm chasers.

Can you trust the contractors?

You should only trust the contractors if you have done your research properly and if that is not the case, you should never fall of them. Moreover, they might seem nice but do not fall for them.

Are they qualified to do the job?

You must check whether the roofers have the right and updated license or not. If yes, then you must check whether what kind of service they are providing. Moreover, you should also get some references for these roofer Oklahoma city.

What kind of product are they using?

You should also look for the material that they would use for your roof. You must make sure that the product is of high quality and the crew members have the right experience for this job.

Are storm chasers any warranty of the work?

You must ask yourself and ask the storm chasers whether they are giving any warranty of their work or not. If not, then you must think about whether you want to get your done by them or not.

The Federal Trade Commission is doing what it can to recognize the growing trend of storm chasing scams. However, on your behalf, you can follow some steps to ensure that you do not fall for this.

  • Do not feel any kind of pressure and never sign any paper without proper research and without understanding what the storm chasers are offering you.
  • Always get a second opinion about the storm chasers from a local company and the neighbors so that you are not in any kind of doubt.
  • Remember, no company comes to do the work that you have not requested; so be careful.

Call Legend Roofs today in Norman, Shawnee, and Oklahoma City, OK.

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Leon Clark

What’s up, I’m Leon . I’m a web developer living in USA. I am a fan of technology, design, and education. I’m also interested in innovation and web development.

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