Roof Scammers targeting Hackettstown area
Beware!
Last week there were two people going around town knocking on doors offering to clean your gutters for $75. Once up on the roof they (find) issues. They are looking for older roofs. My friend had said ok on getting her gutters cleaned and they found a couple of (soft) boards and tore off the ridge vent and a bunch of shingles to show her. They quickly move it to first a roof was needed, then to the underlying boards were all bad and had to be replaced. Thank god the Town Building Department was on the ball and stopped the job. They had torn off the plywood and replaced it with cheaper OSB decking. They then had hired a roofer who showed up with a truck with NY Plates on it. Because of the quick action of the town only half of the money was paid out and the bad work stopped. The reason for the stoppage was they didn't get a permit for the wood tear off and replacement.
If anyone tries to sell you a new roof, make sure they are
1. Licensed, all contractors must be Licensed by the State.
2.Hire the local people, less chance of getting ripped off.
If you are not sure call your local building Dept and ask!
Mr 4Paws Thank you for bringing this to our attention. There was an email message & I think I also saw it on FB from HPD the other day warning of this, but some people might now have seen that. I would not let anyone who goes door-to-door convince me to let them do anything around my house. I guess it's just the skeptic in me.
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