We bought a house towards the end of 2009; the house was in good shape but we knew going in that the flat roof was old and would need to be replaced. We were new to this, so we used Homestars to pick 3 well-reviewed companies to give us estimates.
Of the three, megacity came do do our estimate the fastest, and gave us the best-explained, most professional description. It was not the cheapest, but it was the one we were most comfortable with, and showing the estimates to a professional friend-of-the-family, we confirmed that what they were describing made the most sense, and the reason for the slightly higher price was that they were going to add some materials as a sub-layer in the roofing that was the right choice.
This was the beginning of winter, and we wanted to get it done before spring both to have a solid roof during the winter and to take advantage of the tax credit. Megacity sent 10 guys to come do it all in one cold January day, and they got it done. When they left, unless you went up to see the roof you'd have no evidence at all that they had been here; the house and lawn were cleaned up perfectly (and ours wasn't an easy job site; there was very little room to get old materials from the back yard through to the front, so they had to take things over the front roof!). They charged us exactly what we had agreed to, were very helpful and took the time to explain everything.
We're very happy. The only thing to be aware of when working with this company is that you have to be the one calling to keep the ball rolling; you can't wait around for them to call you. Presumably this is because they were so busy before the tax credit expires, but it's something to keep in mind.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $8,400.00