Roof Doctor

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Lodi Roof Repair - Lodi Roof Inspection

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Ron Williams' Roof Doctor did  a roof repair on this home in Lodi, Ca. we found that due to multiple felt exposures(left) on the wood shake roof, that roof repairs would be needed in order to ensure a water tight roof surface and protect the felt from further damage. Felt exposures are the leading maintenance issue on shake roofs, and the #1 cause of roof leaks.

Felt Exposures on Shake Roofing

Once the roof inspection was completed, this Lodi Ca. homeowner hired Roof Doctor for the roof repair work, wich was done by installing #1 cedar shims to cover all of the felt exposures. We also replaced all of the missing shakes and ridge caps, as well as re securing all of the loose materials.

Before getting a roof inspection from anyone, ask one simple question:
Will the person inspecting my roof be licensed contractor?

If the answer is not a simple yes, ..... it's a no.

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800 - 409 - 4910

California Roof Certification Standard

Don't buy into the line that there is no standard for roof certification in California. The fact that there is a term for it means there is a standard.

The standard for roof certification in California is:

First, a licensed roofing contractor performs an inspection of the roof.

Second,  from that  inspection, a roof inspection report is delivered. It would point out things like the type of roof, degree of slope, approximate age, quality of installation, condition of components, structural defects etc.  and most importantly whether or not the roof is certifiable.

The reason it is so important to have a licensed contractor perform the inspection is that the inspector is relied upon to assess any and all potential defects and so must be duly qualified to do so. A licensed roofing contractor has not only worked on but also managed numerous different types of roofing projects from beginning to end. He will be knowledgeable in all areas of the trade and his inspection should be informative, offering a prospective buyer a measure of protection from potential future pitfalls.

Normally if the roof  is not certifiable in it's current condition, in the report the roof inspector will  make any recommendations for repairs that would bring the roof's condition up to a certifiable state.

Once the repairs are completed, the roof certification is issued. A roof certification should cover the entire roof, but normally will not cover  damages resulting from a roof leak(s).

It is not unusual to have certain items excluded from a roof certification. Normal exclusions would include things like:

Damage to the roof surface or lack of normal maintenance such as cleaning excessive amounts of debris, HVAC units etc. that's about it. Bear in mind that normally the inspector is only allowed to do a visual inspection of the roof's surface and cannot reasonably be held accountable for hidden defects.

This is where the range, quality and level of experience of the particular inspector really comes into play. For example, over the years I have seen literally thousands of cracks in roofs. Some are obviously roof leaks while some appear to be minor surface cracks,  I know with certainty that if an ant or ants crawls out of a roof crack, that it has progressed all the way down to the structural wood. Without the years of field study it would just be an ant and I could name at least a hundred other such instances.

 Eighty percent of the time when I arrive to do a roof repair estimate, I have already diagnosed the problem based on information the customer submitted while requesting the estimate, I am just there for confirmation.

I'm not bragging and I hope it doesn't sound like that, it took me 40 years to gain this knowledge. I am just pointing out that there is no comparison between us contractors who have actually paid our dues on the roof and all of these so called "roof inspectors" running around today.

So, don't be fooled into thinking that there is really any such thing as a "trained roof inspector" because for all practical purposes there is not.

Roofers are not qualified roof inspectors.
Repairmen are not qualified roof inspectors.
"License quality repairmen" are worst of all because that is just a term someone made up to make them sound qualified.

Buying a home is already a daunting experience. When I bought my house I paid upwards of $1,000.00 for inspections because I knew the value of truly qualified inspectors, and still things got missed.

To all home buyers, do yourself a big favor and hire the best roof inspector you can find and make sure that the person who actually does the inspection is a licensed contractor. 
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Aluminum Roofing

Aluminum is a versatile, lightweight metal used in roofing, and is useful for energy‐saving and
extension of roof life. Aluminum is also a very cost‐effective material for roofing.
Aluminum roofing has saved millions of dollars on repairs for industry professionals and homeowners
alike, and their manufacture (instead of other high‐carbon alternatives) has reduced CO2 emissions by
tens of thousands of tons. The durability and versatility of aluminum also reduces both installation
costs and hours of labor.

This reduced effort is due to the fact that aluminum weighs much less than stone aggregate coatings,
and as such requires less human and technological effort, usage and waste. Most aluminum roofing
systems also come with a 20‐year guarantee, which is double the guarantee given by other, nonaluminum
systems. Aluminum roofing increases the life of a roof and, at the same time, reduces the
maintenance and re‐roofing costs.

Aluminum roofing is also useful in areas with extreme weather conditions such as excessive heat and
humidity. It is even resistant to the salty water continuously splashing on coastal buildings, and stands
up to acid rain as well. On average, aluminum roofing can remain in usable condition for almost 50
years. Finally, aluminum roofing systems are more resistant to mold and rust than other roofing
materials.
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What Planet Did You Say You Are From?

Well it looks like the biggest roofing contractor in Northern California ("No other Roofing Contractor in Northern California repairs more roofs") is at it again! I urge anyone in any field of construction to read this, you are sure to get a laugh.

Bear in mind this is only an exerpt from one paragraph of an entire website of stuff like this.

And away we go!

"Typically a roofing contractor is prohibited from charging a fee to provide a Roof Repair Estimate for a potential repair job."

OK, typically prohibited? That would mean most of the time it is never ok, right? Hmm, sort of like " exactly alike only different, jumbo shrimp, or military intelligence?


 Besides being a contradiction in terms, it's completely untrue and anyone framiliar with BPC (Business and Professions Code) will know this and  even if you don't know the rules for your own profession, what about common sense?

Why do think everyone started advertising FREE ESTIMATES years ago? DUH of course it was to gain a leg up on all of the guys charging for them. Then the competition they created in doing so caused it to become the norm but contractors are ABSOLUTELY NOT prohibited or even discouraged from charging for estimates as long as agreed upon with the customer.
How did you get a contractor's license?

OK, sentance two.

 "This is to prevent unscrupulous roofing contractors from making money solely by providing roof repair estimates when they are in the business of providing actual repair services."


OK so not only do we have an imaginary regulation, but he has also made up the reason it was put into effect WOW.  Besides, what does that even mean? Didn't you run this by anyone before putting it on your website? It doesn't even make sense!

And for the finale:

 "If you are ever asked to pay a fee for a Roof Repair Estimate, kindly decline the request, and contact the California State Licensing Board with the license number of the offending roofing contractor."

Yes, do. If you want to appear to be as poorly informed as the individual who publishes these jewels of wisdom. As an alternative though, if someone asks you to pay a fee for something you do not want to pay for....you could always say no.

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JOURNEYMAN TRADES PEOPLE SAME AS NOVICE!

As of 05/09/12 this text is published on a professional roofing contractor's website. I reprint it here in hopes that someone can possibly point out to me what on earth this individual might be "thinking".

 " Roof Reports and Roof Repair Estimates are usually issued on the same day of the inspection.  Our repairs are performed only by license-quality repairmen, and not by minimum-wage journeymen, who claim to be experts, but in reality have little or no roofing experience. "

Now wait a minute.

 Has anyone EVER seen a minimum wage journeyman? Of course you haven't, because there is no such thing, never has been and never will be since minimum wage, and journeyman are at opposite ends of the trades food chain. It's like saying "that white piece of black paper."

And quite obviously anyone with even the slightest trade experience knows that it is not possible to be a journeyman with little or no experience in the trade, since journeyman means that you have achieved the highest level of trade experience possible.

I'm telling you I just don't get it. Can someone please shed some light on this? Why would one print something like this and make himself look so foolish?

 This individual's verbal shell game seems to know no bounds.  

What is a journeyman?

Journeyman Roofer, as defined by CSLB:

A journeyman is a person who has completed an apprenticeship program or is an experienced worker, not a trainee, and is fully qualified and able to perform a specific trade without supervision. But, that person does not have a license and is not able to contract for jobs that value more than $500 in labor and materials.

Hmmm. That really sounds like a repairman that is good enough to be licensed but isnt.

Or Wikipedia:

In the United States, employment in the building trades, such as an electrician or plumber or carpenter, usually requires that a person holds a state or local (city or county) license as a journeyman or master.

The journeyman license certifies that the craftsman has met the requirements of time in the field (usually a minimum of 8000 hours) and time in an approved classroom setting (usually 700 hours).

 A journeyman has the responsibility of supervising workers of lesser experience and training them, in addition to having the qualifications (knowledge and skills) to work unsupervised himself.

 A journeyman is commonly expected to have a wide range of experience, covering most fields of his trade. For example, a non journeyman worker of some 20 or 30 years experience may have most or all of his experience in only residential, commercial or industrial applications. A journeyman however, has a broad field of experience in residential, commercial, and industrial applications.

Wow, again that sounds like a craftsman that is good enough tradewise to be licensed but isn't.

 So apparently, according to the definitions accepted  by the entire rest of the world (with the exception of the wisdom in blue above) it is actually requires a broader range of actual trades experience to be a journeyman than it does to be a contractor. The main difference being that a contractor has an actual license that can be held accountable in the event of a problem.

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