SixPapaCharlie
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I have 2 of these. The is the first.
Had a hailstorm 3 weeks ago. The hail was the size of that little girl on small wonder that was secretly a robot. So lots of roof damage.
Ins. company cuts me a check that could buy me my own robot.
Now Roofing company comes over and says yatta yatta, we can do this and we will forgive a portion that would be near or equal to your deductible. It is worded in such a way that it doesn't go against the way the Texas law is written. Lets just say it is a loophole that really saves me 4k out of pocket.
NOW..........
I want a roof. I don't want to pocket money or anything else, I have wanted my roof replaced for going on 5 years and they are going to replace it with a better roof at no charge to me. I should just be happy with that.
There is significant damage to my gazebo ($800), fence ($1600), and A/C units ($500).
The guy says we will take are of all of that. I says "I got a fence guy already and I can handle the gazebo, you just focus on the roof"
He says "Well, we will need $800 from the fence estimate in order to forgive the deductible so instead of my out of pocket being zero (Waiving 4k), it is 800. Fine..
BUT WAIT... Where did he come up with the number $800? He hasn't seen the roof, priced the materials, or labor or anything. But somehow, he knows he needs $800.
Again, I don't care about the money but for someone to be standing in my kitchen ans hear me say "Nah, I got these other items and suddenly know this specific dollar amount w/o pricing anything tells me this is all horse****.
It would make sense if he started pricing materials and said "We went $800 over what we estimated" but he didn't.
I am not out to make a profit but I start to wonder if I just let them do it and get over it or tell them I don't like how they are doing business and have someone quote me a price for the repairs based on what is needed versus quoting me a price based on the check that the insurance company has written me.
I told the insurance company, I will give them back the money I don't spend if it comes in under. I am not out to scam anyone. However, I suddenly don't trust this roofing company. They were referred to me by my father. They did a fantastic job on his roof. So I trust they will do good work but I feel like they are making up numbers and that bothers me a bit.
Do I just shut up and get over it?
Had a hailstorm 3 weeks ago. The hail was the size of that little girl on small wonder that was secretly a robot. So lots of roof damage.
Ins. company cuts me a check that could buy me my own robot.
Now Roofing company comes over and says yatta yatta, we can do this and we will forgive a portion that would be near or equal to your deductible. It is worded in such a way that it doesn't go against the way the Texas law is written. Lets just say it is a loophole that really saves me 4k out of pocket.
NOW..........
I want a roof. I don't want to pocket money or anything else, I have wanted my roof replaced for going on 5 years and they are going to replace it with a better roof at no charge to me. I should just be happy with that.
There is significant damage to my gazebo ($800), fence ($1600), and A/C units ($500).
The guy says we will take are of all of that. I says "I got a fence guy already and I can handle the gazebo, you just focus on the roof"
He says "Well, we will need $800 from the fence estimate in order to forgive the deductible so instead of my out of pocket being zero (Waiving 4k), it is 800. Fine..
BUT WAIT... Where did he come up with the number $800? He hasn't seen the roof, priced the materials, or labor or anything. But somehow, he knows he needs $800.
Again, I don't care about the money but for someone to be standing in my kitchen ans hear me say "Nah, I got these other items and suddenly know this specific dollar amount w/o pricing anything tells me this is all horse****.
It would make sense if he started pricing materials and said "We went $800 over what we estimated" but he didn't.
I am not out to make a profit but I start to wonder if I just let them do it and get over it or tell them I don't like how they are doing business and have someone quote me a price for the repairs based on what is needed versus quoting me a price based on the check that the insurance company has written me.
I told the insurance company, I will give them back the money I don't spend if it comes in under. I am not out to scam anyone. However, I suddenly don't trust this roofing company. They were referred to me by my father. They did a fantastic job on his roof. So I trust they will do good work but I feel like they are making up numbers and that bothers me a bit.
Do I just shut up and get over it?