Upland, CA
Find out what you are actually dealing with
Half the people who ask for a replacement need a repair, and a handful of the people who ask for a repair need a replacement. An hour on the roof sorts that out.
Or call (909) 755-8991Describe the inspection job
Three questions, then the address. Up to three Upland contractors who do this work.
Your request is in.
We are matching it now against roofing contractors working in Upland and the surrounding area.
- Today, usually within the hour. The first contractor calls or texts the number you gave us. ASAP requests go out first.
- Up to three of them, no more. We cap it at three so you can compare without your phone melting.
- They come and look. Estimates are given after somebody has been on the roof, not over the phone.
- You decide, or you do not. There is nothing to cancel and nothing to pay us.
If you do not hear anything today, check your voicemail and spam folder — contractors often call from a mobile number.
Before you let anybody on the roof
The things worth pinning down on a inspection job. A contractor who has not raised them has not looked properly.
- A written report, not a verbal summary
- An estimated number of years left in the covering
- Whether the fee comes off the job if you proceed
- Whether the inspection includes going into the attic
- Photographs of anything they flag
Either way, ask for photographs. A report with pictures of your actual roof is worth ten times one with a tick-box condition rating.
Twice a year is the standard advice, and almost nobody does it. Once after the worst weather of the year is a reasonable compromise.
Ask for an estimated remaining life in years, and what would extend it. That answer is the useful part.
Locally
Close behind that: dry offshore wind that arrives all at once in autumn. They also drive ember risk, which is why vent screening and Class A assemblies matter more here than the colour of the covering.
About inspection here
Do you handle commercial buildings?
Yes. Commercial requests go to contractors who do low-slope and flat systems rather than to residential crews. Say so on the property question and it routes correctly.
Do I have to hire anyone?
Not at all. Plenty of people use this to find out what a job costs and then do nothing for a year. That is a perfectly reasonable outcome.
Why three quotes and not one?
Because one price tells you nothing. Three tells you where the middle is, and the outliers are informative in both directions — the very cheapest is usually leaving something out, and the most expensive should be able to say what you are getting for it.
What if the decking is rotten underneath?
Some of it usually is. The important thing is that the price per sheet is agreed in writing before the tear-off, so the conversation on day two is about quantity rather than rate.
Ready for a real number?
No cost, no obligation, and never more than three contractors.