Who Is a Roofer? And What Do They Do?

A roofer, or a roofing contractor, is a professional who provides roof construction services such as repairs, replacements, installations, and restoration. The roofing contractor typically works through every step of the process such as choosing materials, keeping in touch with insurance companies to handle your claim, performing repairs and inspections.

Roofing contractors do everything from roof replacement to single roof repairs.
These are some of the jobs that roofing contractors carry out:

• shingle, tile installation
• storm damage restoration
• tile removal
• job estimation
• rubber roof installation
• remodeling and renovations

At first, they will inspect a roof to find the best solution in your particular situation. They will find the best-quality and cost-effective way to fix or replace the roof, or will even do the whole roof restoration. Experienced roofers typically know how to properly install various types of roofing material - asphalt and tile shingle and single-ply membranes.

Storm damage roof restoration.

Roof repair is very much needed after a storm. Strong winds or hurricanes can cause significant damage to the roof such as tearing off shingles, causing water to leak in the depth of the structure.

When dealing with storm damage restoration, a contractor needs to inspect your roof to assess the damage first, and then provide you with a suitable and detailed restoration plan. Storm damage isn’t always obvious and can start in the depth of the roof’s structure. A professional roofing company team can figure out the “source” of the damage in a day or so by using various devices to reveal the affected areas. When starting the repair process, roofers normally have to tear off the existing materials before laying down a new layer of fresh materials to set up new tiles, shingles, metal roofing, or applying single-ply membranes. If the damage runs way deep in the wooden decking of your roof, they will need to replace it too.

Don’t forget that it is important to choose a qualified, licensed, and experienced roofing contractor to guarantee the good quality of your roof repairs or roof replacement. In the United States, roofers are required to have insurance and a license to work. So you just need to be mindful about the process of choosing a roofer - always ask for their credentials, referrals, and check the reviews. Good luck!