Other items to consider when selecting a roofing contractor for complete re-roofs or for commercial roof repairs in Boise, ID or the surrounding Treasure Valley area are a company’s ability to do the work, their experience and work history, and their financial soundness. Not just anyone who has a truck and ladder and a few tools is qualified to perform commercial roofing repairs, install new roofs or even find and fix roof leaks.

For larger projects, ensure a contractor is prequalified and has obtained the necessary manufacturer requirements to competently complete the scope of work. This is also good practice when having commercial repair work or roof leaks fixed. Not all contractors are manufacturer approved or certified to work with the manufacturer’s material. In ensuring the contractor possess the ability to perform the work necessary gives the customer peace of mind that the job will completed to specifications and keeping the warranty valid.

When checking a contractors experience and work history it’s important to establish that their marketing materials match their completed jobs, including systems installed and repaired, size and magnitude of scope of work, and timeliness of completion. Also, verifying past ownership or management with current business practices ensures what they’ve done in the past is what you’ll be getting for your project.

Financial soundness becomes more important for lengthy or time consuming projects. Guarantee a company has the resources to carry a long-term project. If a company lacks the ability to do this and abandons the project before completion finding a contractor to pick up where the first one left off could be challenging, as the new contractor will most likely not want to assume the risk and responsibility of the prior contractor’s work. Obtaining a warranty in this situation could also present insurmountable challenges. Asking for financial references is common practice today.