It’s Consumer Protection Awareness week and the Federal Trade Commission says scammers target everyone. Most times when you think about scams, you think about spam calls, texts and bad links sent to your email. But after stormy weather hits, roofing scams may also appear.

What You Need To Know

  • It's Consumer Protection Awareness week

  • After stormy weather hits, roofing scams may start to appear

  • Experts say fly-by-night roofers may go door-to-door in your area with offers that seem to good to be true. They are often scams

  • Ways to verify your contractor include checking their online presence, looking at past customer reviews and finding them on the Better Business Bureau’s website

Experts share fly-by-night roofers may go door-to-door in your area. They might claim to be contractors and say they’d like to inspect your home storm damage. Usually they offer a price that might be too good to be true.

They tell us when selecting a roofing expert to make sure you get all details in writing, such as warranty information and materials used. They also recommend making sure the contractor has the proper insurance.

And although contractors asking for a deposit is okay, don’t give them the full payment until work is completed.

Grant Cox, with AIC Roofing and Construction, shares that contracting local roofers is one of the best ways to avoid scams.

“Some roofing companies’ whole business strategies revolve around, following storms around the county and then taking advantage of people who are in peril. That’s not going to be what the strategy of a local roofer is going to be,” said Cox. 

Ways to verify your contractor include checking their online presence, looking at past customer reviews and finding them on the Better Business Bureau’s website.