When you go to actually buy the metal roof, the last thing you want to find out is that the roofing project you thought you were going to start this weekend will have to actually wait till next week because the company you decided to buy from has to wait to get it from another company. Most of these types of companies get a shipment of metal roofing in one or sometimes twice a week, which means you will have to wait.
Availability of Products
If it takes a week to get your roofing panels, how long are you going to have to wait to get one extra piece you forgot to order or accidentally cut wrong. 9 times out of 10 you will have to come back to get something else. What should of taken 1 to 2 days to do is now going to take a week or two waiting on materials.
Restocking Charges
Remember 9 times out of 10 you will need to come back and get something else. Well, 9 times out of 10 you will probably be bringing extra materials back to get a refund. Some companies charge restocking charges up to 30% for returning items. Depending on how much you over ordered or didn’t need, that can add up to a serious chunk of change.
Custom Bend Charges
So you ordered a piece of stock roofing flashing and it quite doesn’t fit on the roof the way it needs to. Therefore you need to go back to your metal roofing supplier and have them bend a “non-stock” item. Well get out your wallet. Some companies will charge you a one time fee for bending a custom piece of flashing and them charge you per the inch on top of that. One custom piece of flashing could end up costing over $50. Make sure you find out what they charge for this service before you buy your materials. Needing something custom bent happens more than you would think.
Knowledge of the Staff
You don’t go to a primary care physician if you have something serious wrong. You go see a specialist. The same is true in roofing. The roof over your house is the most important part of your house. Come up with some questions to ask the staff to test how knowledgeable they really are. There isn’t a cookie cutter approach to metal roofing and having an experienced, knowledgeable staff to count of from your metal supplier is a must.
Quality of Products
The last but the most important to consider when buying metal roofing materials. Florida is the hardest on metal roofing materials. Find out from potential metal roofing suppliers where their metal roofing comes from and get it in writing. A lot of metal roofing is imported from places like China and granted it is not the same quality and won’t hold up in Florida’s weather. Even if they say their steel comes from a domestic supplier, it doesn’t mean the steel wasn’t bought overseas. Do some research on the different paint options and find out what you are really getting.
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