How to Prepare for a Roofing Job in your Condo

 

Maintaining the quality and integrity of your condominium complex is a top priority for condo board members like you. One significant aspect of this responsibility is ensuring the proper care and maintenance of the roofs that protect your residents. When it's time for a roofing job, proper preparation is key to a smooth and successful project.

Proactive roof maintenance is vital, as it safeguards your community's assets and ensures the comfort and safety of its residents.

 

By following these guidelines, you'll be well-equipped to navigate the process and oversee a successful roofing job in your condo complex. So, let's dive in and get started!

Roofing companies specialize in installing different types of roofs. Consequently, you should hire one with years of experience installing the roof you need.

Calling around your local area and doing additional research via the Internet will facilitate your efforts in finding out which contractors perform the work you need is an easy way to narrow the field of candidates.

Most states have a contractors state licensing board that can be a valuable resource while you research your options.

After you have selected a group of candidates that can perform the work you need, contact your state’s contractors licensing board to ensure that the companies are licensed and insured.

Now that you have a list of companies that can perform the work you need, and are licensed and insured, ask the companies for at least three customer references each.

 

Be sure to ask the references whether they are satisfied with the contractor’s work, whether they received good customer service, and whether they would use the company for another roofing job.

If the roofing job will involve measures that are not common to most roofing jobs (e.g., the company must perform repairs in addition to roof installation), you may consider asking a roofing consultant to detail all the work that needs to be performed. Otherwise, contractors may have incomplete information and subsequently bid on a job that is different from the one that must be performed.

The more bids you receive, the more leverage you have to ask bidders for a lower price. Three bids from different companies are the minimum number you should request. If you have a condo association management provider that oversees building repair and maintenance, it can handle the bidding process on behalf of the board.

Unless it is fixed quickly, roof damage can lead to other types of building damage, such as water damage to ceilings and floors, mold infestations, and infestations of animals and insects, to name a few. If your community has buildings whose roofs must be repaired or replaced, the time for the neighborhood and its condo association management company to act is now.