On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:53:27 -0700 (PDT), 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?


In my opinion based on what you told us, there are multiple reasons
why this could be so I wouldn't draw conclusions yet. I'm not saying
you are wrong for thinking this way just that I think its too early so
my advice is to wait till you two talk again and then see if you still
feel the same way. I guess if you do feel this way after the next
talk, you better find another roofer.... in other words follow your
gut feeling.

On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:36:54 -0500, "Doug"
wrote:

On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:53:27 -0700 (PDT), 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?


In my opinion based on what you told us, there are multiple reasons
why this could be so I wouldn't draw conclusions yet. I'm not saying
you are wrong for thinking this way just that I think its too early

"to draw a conclusion ... ", I should have inserted here before.

so
my advice is to wait till you two talk again and then see if you still
feel the same way. I guess if you do feel this way after the next
talk, you better find another roofer.... in other words follow your
gut feeling.

On Apr 21, 5:36*pm, "Doug" wrote:
On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:53:27 -0700 (PDT), 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?

In my opinion based on what you told us, there are multiple reasons
why this could be so I wouldn't draw conclusions yet. * I'm not saying
you are wrong for thinking this way just that I think its too early so
my advice is to wait till you two talk again and then see if you still
feel the same way. *I guess if you do feel this way after the next
talk, you better find another roofer.... in other words follow your
gut feeling.

I got a quote from him today. Reasonable...as my neighbor said, not
the cheapest but not the most expensive.

Nice guy, had all the right answers to my questions, even mentioned
that I was asking all the right questions. He said most people just
nod at what he says. He'd rather they ask questions so that everyone
is on the same page about what is needed and what will be done. He
even noticed something that my last roofer had done that I knew was
wrong but wasn't a big issue. Nobody else had even brought it up.

I didn't mention that I knew he was going to do my neighbor's roof,
but he brought up the address, saying he was doing it in 2 weeks.
That's when I told him that I knew "Susie". He said she certainly did
her homework, called his references, drove by other jobs he had done,
etc.

So, he got the job. As it turns out, he may not be able to do it next
week...he gave somebody else an estimate yesterday and if they call by
the end of the weekend, they get first choice. If not, and weather
permitting, he's good to go late next week.

Now, the next question is what kind of soffit vents do I want...pucks
or rectangles. Just a bit more research to do.

On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:41:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Apr 21, 5:36*pm, "Doug" wrote:
On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:53:27 -0700 (PDT), 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?

In my opinion based on what you told us, there are multiple reasons
why this could be so I wouldn't draw conclusions yet. * I'm not saying
you are wrong for thinking this way just that I think its too early so
my advice is to wait till you two talk again and then see if you still
feel the same way. *I guess if you do feel this way after the next
talk, you better find another roofer.... in other words follow your
gut feeling.

I got a quote from him today. Reasonable...as my neighbor said, not
the cheapest but not the most expensive.

Nice guy, had all the right answers to my questions, even mentioned
that I was asking all the right questions. He said most people just
nod at what he says. He'd rather they ask questions so that everyone
is on the same page about what is needed and what will be done. He
even noticed something that my last roofer had done that I knew was
wrong but wasn't a big issue. Nobody else had even brought it up.

I didn't mention that I knew he was going to do my neighbor's roof,
but he brought up the address, saying he was doing it in 2 weeks.
That's when I told him that I knew "Susie". He said she certainly did
her homework, called his references, drove by other jobs he had done,
etc.

So, he got the job. As it turns out, he may not be able to do it next
week...he gave somebody else an estimate yesterday and if they call by
the end of the weekend, they get first choice. If not, and weather
permitting, he's good to go late next week.

Now, the next question is what kind of soffit vents do I want...pucks
or rectangles. Just a bit more research to do.


Good Luck, hope it all goes well.
Just curious, how many squares do you need and what is the pitch on
the majority of the roof? And is this a complete tearoff vs. just an
overlay? If you don't know or don't want to give out, I understand.

DerbyDad03 wrote in
:

On Apr 21, 5:36*pm, "Doug" wrote:
On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:53:27 -0700 (PDT), 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?

In my opinion based on what you told us, there are multiple reasons
why this could be so I wouldn't draw conclusions yet. * I'm not
saying you are wrong for thinking this way just that I think its too
early so my advice is to wait till you two talk again and then see if
you still feel the same way. *I guess if you do feel this way after
the next talk, you better find another roofer.... in other words
follow your gut feeling.

I got a quote from him today. Reasonable...as my neighbor said, not
the cheapest but not the most expensive.

Nice guy, had all the right answers to my questions, even mentioned
that I was asking all the right questions. He said most people just
nod at what he says. He'd rather they ask questions so that everyone
is on the same page about what is needed and what will be done. He
even noticed something that my last roofer had done that I knew was
wrong but wasn't a big issue. Nobody else had even brought it up.

I didn't mention that I knew he was going to do my neighbor's roof,
but he brought up the address, saying he was doing it in 2 weeks.
That's when I told him that I knew "Susie". He said she certainly did
her homework, called his references, drove by other jobs he had done,
etc.

So, he got the job. As it turns out, he may not be able to do it next
week...he gave somebody else an estimate yesterday and if they call by
the end of the weekend, they get first choice. If not, and weather
permitting, he's good to go late next week.

Now, the next question is what kind of soffit vents do I want...pucks
or rectangles. Just a bit more research to do.

Question is what do you NEED. The roofer should be able to calculate
THEN select the right product and/or alterations if necessary.

On Apr 22, 9:15*am, Red Green wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote :





On Apr 21, 5:36*pm, "Doug" wrote:
On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:53:27 -0700 (PDT), 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?

In my opinion based on what you told us, there are multiple reasons
why this could be so I wouldn't draw conclusions yet. * I'm not
saying you are wrong for thinking this way just that I think its too
early so my advice is to wait till you two talk again and then see if
you still feel the same way. *I guess if you do feel this way after
the next talk, you better find another roofer.... in other words
follow your gut feeling.

I got a quote from him today. Reasonable...as my neighbor said, not
the cheapest but not the most expensive.

Nice guy, had all the right answers to my questions, even mentioned
that I was asking all the right questions. He said most people just
nod at what he says. He'd rather they ask questions so that everyone
is on the same page about what is needed and what will be done. He
even noticed something that my last roofer had done that I knew was
wrong but wasn't a big issue. Nobody else had even brought it up.

I didn't mention that I knew he was going to do my neighbor's roof,
but he brought up the address, saying he was doing it in 2 weeks.
That's when I told him that I knew "Susie". He said she certainly did
her homework, called his references, drove by other jobs he had done,
etc.

So, he got the job. As it turns out, he may not be able to do it next
week...he gave somebody else an estimate yesterday and if they call by
the end of the weekend, they get first choice. If not, and weather
permitting, he's good to go late next week.

Now, the next question is what kind of soffit vents do I want...pucks
or rectangles. Just a bit more research to do.

Question is what do you NEED. The roofer should be able to calculate
THEN select the right product and/or alterations if necessary.


The roofer say that I can get the right amount of intake from either
pucks or rectangles based on how many he installs.

It's mainly about the look.

I'm leaning towards rectangles.

On Apr 21, 9:51*pm, "Doug" wrote:
On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:41:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03





wrote:
On Apr 21, 5:36*pm, "Doug" wrote:
On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:53:27 -0700 (PDT), 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?

In my opinion based on what you told us, there are multiple reasons
why this could be so I wouldn't draw conclusions yet. * I'm not saying
you are wrong for thinking this way just that I think its too early so
my advice is to wait till you two talk again and then see if you still
feel the same way. *I guess if you do feel this way after the next
talk, you better find another roofer.... in other words follow your
gut feeling.

I got a quote from him today. Reasonable...as my neighbor said, not
the cheapest but not the most expensive.

Nice guy, had all the right answers to my questions, even mentioned
that I was asking all the right questions. He said most people just
nod at what he says. He'd rather they ask questions so that everyone
is on the same page about what is needed and what will be done. He
even noticed something that my last roofer had done that I knew was
wrong but wasn't a big issue. Nobody else had even brought it up.

I didn't mention that I knew he was going to do my neighbor's roof,
but he brought up the address, saying he was doing it in 2 weeks.
That's when I told him that I knew "Susie". He said she certainly did
her homework, called his references, drove by other jobs he had done,
etc.

So, he got the job. As it turns out, he may not be able to do it next
week...he gave somebody else an estimate yesterday and if they call by
the end of the weekend, they get first choice. If not, and weather
permitting, he's good to go late next week.

Now, the next question is what kind of soffit vents do I want...pucks
or rectangles. Just a bit more research to do.

Good Luck, hope it all goes well.
Just curious, how many squares do you need and what is the pitch on
the majority of the roof? * And is this a complete tearoff vs. just an
overlay? *If you don't know or don't want to give out, I understand.

It's not whether I want to give out the information or not, it's more
about why are you curious about it? What will that information do for
you?

On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:44:20 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Apr 21, 9:51*pm, "Doug" wrote:
On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:41:06 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03





wrote:
On Apr 21, 5:36*pm, "Doug" wrote:
On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:53:27 -0700 (PDT), 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?

In my opinion based on what you told us, there are multiple reasons
why this could be so I wouldn't draw conclusions yet. * I'm not saying
you are wrong for thinking this way just that I think its too early so
my advice is to wait till you two talk again and then see if you still
feel the same way. *I guess if you do feel this way after the next
talk, you better find another roofer.... in other words follow your
gut feeling.

I got a quote from him today. Reasonable...as my neighbor said, not
the cheapest but not the most expensive.

Nice guy, had all the right answers to my questions, even mentioned
that I was asking all the right questions. He said most people just
nod at what he says. He'd rather they ask questions so that everyone
is on the same page about what is needed and what will be done. He
even noticed something that my last roofer had done that I knew was
wrong but wasn't a big issue. Nobody else had even brought it up.

I didn't mention that I knew he was going to do my neighbor's roof,
but he brought up the address, saying he was doing it in 2 weeks.
That's when I told him that I knew "Susie". He said she certainly did
her homework, called his references, drove by other jobs he had done,
etc.

So, he got the job. As it turns out, he may not be able to do it next
week...he gave somebody else an estimate yesterday and if they call by
the end of the weekend, they get first choice. If not, and weather
permitting, he's good to go late next week.

Now, the next question is what kind of soffit vents do I want...pucks
or rectangles. Just a bit more research to do.

Good Luck, hope it all goes well.
Just curious, how many squares do you need and what is the pitch on
the majority of the roof? * And is this a complete tearoff vs. just an
overlay? *If you don't know or don't want to give out, I understand.

It's not whether I want to give out the information or not, it's more
about why are you curious about it? What will that information do for
you?

Do I have to have a reason to be curious? Just forget I asked.

Doug used improper usenet message composition style by unnecessarily
full-quoting:

Do I have to have a reason to be curious?

No, but you should have a reason for being a bone-head full-quoter and
fully quoting over 100 lines of the message you're replying to - only to
add a single line of new content to the thread.

On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:35:29 -0400, Home Guy wrote:

Doug used improper usenet message composition style by unnecessarily
full-quoting:

Do I have to have a reason to be curious?

No, but you should have a reason for being a bone-head full-quoter and
fully quoting over 100 lines of the message you're replying to - only to
add a single line of new content to the thread.

I guess you don't make mistakes ever????

Doug wrote:

... but you should have a reason for being a bone-head full-quoter
and fully quoting over 100 lines of the message you're replying to
- only to add a single line of new content to the thread.

I guess you don't make mistakes ever????

If by that comment you mean to say that you normally make an effort to
trim the quoted material in your replies - then you can disregard my
criticism.

Although I must say that after a quick review of your previous
couple-dozen posts to this newsgroup, I don't see much evidence that you
make a serious effort to do so.

On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:49:14 -0400, Home Guy wrote:

Doug wrote:

... but you should have a reason for being a bone-head full-quoter
and fully quoting over 100 lines of the message you're replying to
- only to add a single line of new content to the thread.

I guess you don't make mistakes ever????

If by that comment you mean to say that you normally make an effort to
trim the quoted material in your replies - then you can disregard my
criticism.

Although I must say that after a quick review of your previous
couple-dozen posts to this newsgroup, I don't see much evidence that you
make a serious effort to do so.


I do if in "my judgement" it gets too long and I have to scroll too
much to get to the bottom. On a small occasion I will top post but
that is seldom. Normally I don't like to edit posts I reply to as
you noticed but I will on occasion as well.