So you are thinking about getting a new roof, or perhaps siding or gutters, and you call a number from a yard sign you saw. The contractor comes out to the house while you are at work, walks around, climbs up on your roof, and leaves the bid inside the mailbox.

You get a few other bids as well, all done the same way. You never actually talk to anyone face to face, and very few questions are asked. You hire one of the contractors to come and do the roof and the contractor shows up to get started. It is a Saturday, so you and the family head out on the town.

STOP!!!! Does this sound familiar? It happens every day, and every day we as home owners fail to do the due diligence on the contractors we hire. Other people use them, they seem nice, all good, but you need to make sure that . . .