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Choosing a roofer: a practical checklist
Ask for an actual roof inspection, photographs and a written scope before choosing. Check the business identity, read attributable reviews and request documents behind guarantees or insurance claims, then compare the specified roof components and work included in each quote.
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Check which business you are speaking to
Use the legal company name, phone number and trading base together when checking a roofing business. Stormshield Roofing, Buckingham trades as Stormshield Home Improvements Ltd, company number 16364634. Adam Lee is the founder, and the phone number is 07776 792661. Those details give you a concrete identity to match to the quotation and verified profiles. Check the exact Checkatrade and Expert Roofer links supplied on the site instead of assuming that a similarly named business is the same firm. You can then evaluate the records belonging to the contractor you are actually considering, with the company identity clearly connected to your written roof proposal.
Ask to see the roof findings
A quote needs an explanation of the fault behind it. Ask which areas were inspected and request photographs showing the relevant tiles, ridge, leadwork or other components. Simon H's Checkatrade review describes Stormshield actually inspecting the roof before estimating, with photographs and a full explanation of the rework. Adam uses that approach for the written quote. Keep the limits of access clear as well: a concealed timber cannot be treated as inspected simply because the covering above it has been photographed. Ask what needs further access and how later findings would be explained before a larger scope is agreed.
Read the reviews as individual accounts
Follow the Checkatrade profile link when you look at Stormshield's review information, and check the date attached to the displayed figure. The customer reviews have names, dates and postcode districts so you can read them as specific customer accounts. Lisa V describes the options being explained without pressure. Lucy G records a job coming in under the quote. Simon H describes inspection and photographs. Read the review text and the current written proposal together rather than turning one customer's result into a universal guarantee.
Compare named roof components
Ask each roofer to identify the parts being repaired, retained and replaced. On a pitched roof, that can include rafters, membrane, battens, tiles, flashing and ventilation. On a flat roof, check the deck, insulation, covering and perimeter details. Stormshield's job record names TLX Gold beneath reused tiles in Leighton Buzzard, Spanish slate in Great Missenden and two different steel roof specifications in Banbury. Those are real examples of material-specific work. Your own quote still needs to name the products proposed for your home, so the comparison concerns the actual roof assembly rather than a general promise about a new roof or a repair.
Request the documents behind promises
If insurance or a guarantee affects your decision, ask for the supporting document and the relevant details. Insurance needs a named insurer, cover value and renewal date before a specific cover claim can be checked. The same applies to a product warranty without a named manufacturer. You can ask for those documents while assessing the inspected roof findings and written scope, keeping each claim tied to the evidence required to substantiate it.
Choose after the scope is clear
Ask Adam to explain any line of the quote you cannot connect to the inspection photographs. Confirm access arrangements, what is included and how additional findings will be discussed. For an ordinary quotation, the offer is free and without obligation. You can read the proposal and decide after the components, materials and work have been made clear. The point of the checklist is a roof decision you can follow: an identifiable contractor, attributable customer accounts, inspected findings and a defined scope for the work at your home.
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