On Apr 20, 3:42*pm, gonjah gonjah.net wrote:
On 4/20/2012 1:53 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:









In my on-going search for a roofing contractor, I ran into a neighbor
(who I know to be pretty anal about her house) *and she told me whom
she had choosen. "He's not the cheapest, but he's not the most
expensive." The price she told me seemed about right based on what she
said she needed. (She's got leaks, rotten wood, etc.)

Now, the three contractors that I already got estimates from said that
I'm looking at 2 - 4 weeks for them to get started.

So I called this other guy today to set up an estimate and he asked me
when I was looking to have the job done. I asked him what his schedule
looked like and he said that he was trying to fill a few days *next
week*.

Now, I know that there can be cancellations etc. but when someone is
that readily available, alarms go off. My gut tells me that I want my
contractor to be reasonably busy.

Obviously, I'll put more weight towards what he says when he talks to
me about what I need and how he'll do it, but the fact that he's ready
to start climbing ladders next week has me a little concerned.

Should I be?

After a hail stom here they contract out jobs. They sure f_cked up my
chimney and supposedly the company had a good rep. They even wanted to
put a cheap sign in my yard....a$$holes.

What the H does any of that have to do with the question I asked/

On 4/20/2012 9:56 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Apr 20, 3:42 pm, gonjahgonjah.net wrote:
On 4/20/2012 1:53 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:









In my on-going search for a roofing contractor, I ran into a neighbor
(who I know to be pretty anal about her house) and she told me whom
she had choosen. "He's not the cheapest, but he's not the most
expensive." The price she told me seemed about right based on what she
said she needed. (She's got leaks, rotten wood, etc.)
Now, the three contractors that I already got estimates from said that
I'm looking at 2 - 4 weeks for them to get started.
So I called this other guy today to set up an estimate and he asked me
when I was looking to have the job done. I asked him what his schedule
looked like and he said that he was trying to fill a few days *next
week*.
Now, I know that there can be cancellations etc. but when someone is
that readily available, alarms go off. My gut tells me that I want my
contractor to be reasonably busy.
Obviously, I'll put more weight towards what he says when he talks to
me about what I need and how he'll do it, but the fact that he's ready
to start climbing ladders next week has me a little concerned.
Should I be?
After a hail stom here they contract out jobs. They sure f_cked up my
chimney and supposedly the company had a good rep. They even wanted to
put a cheap sign in my yard....a$$holes.
What the H does any of that have to do with the question I asked/

How busy do you want your roofers to be?: "Not *too* busy" would have to
be my answer. Perhaps I should have spelled it out. Here, even the good
ones contract out their business when they are too busy.

Seems like a straight forward question. Do you want to rephrase?

The answer is completely innocuous. If you feel it has no bearing just
ignore it.