What you should know about inexperienced contractors - It is an unfortunate fact that many contractors cannot be trusted to give sound and honest advice or information. This issue is exacerbated by property owners who don’t get competing bids before initiating a contract; who don’t educate themselves about the nature of the work prior to hiring a contractor; and who don’t insist upon a detailed, coherent and comprehensive contract document.

Bad roofing and vinyl siding installations are seriously harming the home improvement industry. One customer once told me he had a lifetime warranty roof and siding installed on his dormitories because he wanted “the best products money could buy.” Then, after five large shingle roofs had been installed on his campus by the same roofing contractor, it was discovered they had been installed with only 2 to 3 roofing nails per shingle. The discovery of this gross deficiency left this person stunned, shocked and disgusted. He never wanted to look at another lifetime warranty roof shingle again. Who can blame him?  With this in mind, always remember, the best roofing and siding product are only as good as the contractor who installs it!