There isn’t anybody that ever really wants to replace their roof, for they know that this is not only a major expense, but it’s also one of those expenses that doesn’t have any “bragging” value to take pride in; in the sense, that just about nobody that we respect would ever express their admiration of our new roof, as compared to a new deck, or new addition to the interior of our home, instead. The thing about roofs, is that, depending upon where a given person lives, the finite life of that roof can vary considerably, based upon the weather conditions, and thereby susceptibility to damage from such. No doubt, some people do have bad luck with their roof, in the sense that perhaps the work so done was poorly performed, or the roofers utilized inferior materials, or that their roof suffered an undue amount of damage from a hail storm, or similar. So then, roofs do need from time-to-time to be repaired, fixed, or ultimately replaced, and of which, the replacing of a roof, is a rather large expense, in which, insurance coverage for such, is going to take into account, the actual damage, the normal wear and tear of that roof, the date of the initial install of that roof, the deductible involved, and any other information of pertinence by that insurance company.
All of the above, indicates that anybody coming up to our door, that has the audacity to state that they from a street level can first of all, ascertain that the roof has severe damage, necessitating the replacement of such, and further indicates that their “company” can provide us with a free roof through our home insurance, is at best, problematic, and is in probability, a straight-up scam. After all, the person so making this proposal, doesn’t know the insurance so utilized on a given home, doesn’t know the deductible, doesn’t know the background of the person so having that insurance as to whether or not they have had previous claims, nor do they know how long the current roof has been in place. In short, those that state that they can replace a roof for free, through one’s insurance company, are running a scam, and are not worthy to have a conversation with.
Of course, some people feel, that a free inspection of their roof, has its place, but that free inspection can be and should be performed by the actual authorized representative of their insurance company, rather than some random person from the street, who is basically trying to get over on a given person. The come-on that those running such a scam, which they obviously believe is effective, is that they claim that they can get us a free roof, of which, it is that word “free”, and the knowledge that people know that roofs don’t last forever, that serves its purpose in potentially getting a real conversation going. Further, these scams, usually involve these solicitors, claiming that they just fixed a roof for some other neighbor, down the street, without ever identifying the neighbor, or having any proof of the work so done, or the price, thereof, actually being free.
In summary, there are many a thing that are free in life, but to ever believe that some random stranger can provide a roof for free, is not one of them.