The springtime and early summer time season brings potent thunderstorms to much of the country. This year many house owners will deal with damages to their homes from tornadoes, strong wind gusts and hail storms.
One part of the home that typically gets damaged during these kinds of inclimate conditions is the roof. Many times serious weather conditions will totally total a roof to the level it needs to be completely replaced.
Being forced to change a roof is extremely costly therefore it is important for people to find a honest company to complete the task. A new website, called the Roofing Contractors Review Center, launched this week to give consumers a simple place to visit to locate and compare companies in their area.
J.W. Keith, site manager, said the website was developed to provider consumers with a one-stop resource to visit to find and rate local roofing companies.
"It is very unfortunate, but each year thousands of home owners become victims of fraud as fly-by-night companies hit their towns after severe storms and dupe them out of their money," said Keith. "It is vital that consumers do their homework by thoroughly researching a company before hiring them."
Keith said a few things consumers should do when searching for a company to handle their roofing job include asking friends and family members for referrals to good companies, checking with the Better Business Bureau for a company with good ratings and talking to their insurance agents to see if they can get a recommendation for a company that has completed satisfactory work for other clients.
"I normally tell homeowners the first thing they should do is call Angie's List at toll-free 1-877-275-9417 and get a list of the best roofing companies in their town," said Keith. "Angie's List provides rankings based on real feedback from other consumers and home owners in your home town."
Keith said the website currently has nearly 2,000 profiles of roofing companies available, but plans to triple that number by mid summertime.
"We are working very hard to build a huge database for consumers to use free of charge to search for and compare roofers," said Keith. "We have many new profiles hitting the site each day and will have one of the largest directories of roofers online by mid summer."
To learn more about the Roofing Contractors Review Center, visit the website at http://roofingcontractorreviews.com today. If you need to hire a roofing contractor today, Keith recommends you call Angie's List at toll-free 1-877-275-9417.