How Roofing Companies Will Be Checked Before an Introduction

A promise this site is held to. HyreRoof will not call any roofing company trusted, vetted, approved, certified or recommended unless we have actually established it. If you find one of those words used about a company here, it is a mistake. Tell us and we will fix it.

Which checks are planned, and which are not built?

We publish no contractor profiles or ratings, because we cannot yet stand behind any. This is the process we are building instead. It starts in state records and public filings, not in a company’s description of itself.

Check	Status
License status, checked with the state board where one is required	Before any introduction
Company identity and operating history from public records	Before any introduction
Service area and the kinds of roofing work the company does	Before any introduction
Insurance certificates confirmed with the carrier	Not built yet
Manufacturer certifications confirmed with the manufacturer	Not built yet
Homeowner reviews collected under a published policy	Not built yet

“Before any introduction” means the check will run before we put a homeowner in touch with that company. No company has passed it, because none is signed up.

What does each check mean?

License status, with the state board

Roofing licensing differs by state: a roofing license in some, a general contractor license in others, and no state requirement in some, though a city or county may have one. So we go to the board that issued the license, not to the number on a truck.

Where neither the state nor the city licenses roofing work, there is nothing to check, and we will not imply otherwise by using “verified” as decoration. Our study of roofing licensing by state maps the differences.

Company identity and history

That the trading name matches a real registered business, and how long it has operated. This catches a name on a truck that matches nothing you could ever complain to. It catches nothing else.

Service area and type of work

Which areas and which kinds of roofing the company takes on. A crew that replaces asphalt roofs is not automatically the right call for a slate repair or a flat-roof coating.

Insurance confirmed with the carrier: not yet

General liability and workers’ compensation, confirmed by the insurer, not by a PDF from the roofer. We do not do this yet, so we do not claim it. Until we do, ask for the certificate yourself and confirm it with the carrier named on it.

Manufacturer certifications and reviews: not yet

A certification is only worth something if the manufacturer confirms it, and reviews are only evidence when you know how they were gathered. We have neither process running, so we carry no badges and no reviews.

Is verification the same as endorsement?

No. The two are easy to blur. A checked license becomes a “vetted pro”. A vetted pro becomes a recommendation. A recommendation becomes an implied guarantee of the work. Each step is small, and the last one is false.

A check tells you a company is real and allowed to do the work. It does not tell you the crew will nail to the manufacturer’s pattern, replace the step flashing instead of reusing it, or answer the phone in year six.

Why do checks go out of date?

A license can lapse, be suspended or be reinstated. Insurance can be canceled mid-term. Companies change name, owner and service area. A check is true on the day it is made, so we will date every check, and we ask you to confirm what matters at the point you sign.

What will HyreRoof never do?

Publish a ranking. Not paid, not editorial, not a “top ten”. A ranking implies a comparison we have not made.
Invent anything. No made-up company, review, award or credential, not even as an example.
Treat a listing as evidence. A directory listing proves nothing, and we will not present one as if it did.
Let money change a judgment. When introductions start paying us, that is disclosed, and it stays out of the copy.

What should you check yourself before you sign?

The license, with the board. Where your state requires one, check it directly with the state board.
Insurance, with the insurer. Liability and workers’ compensation certificates that name you, confirmed with the carrier.
A written, itemized scope. Squares, layers removed, deck repair rate, underlayment, ice barrier, flashing and ventilation.
Both warranties, in writing. The manufacturer’s on the material, the roofer’s on the workmanship.
Permit and payment. Ask who pulls the permit, and ask for a lien waiver with each payment.

The long version is how to choose a roofer. How HyreRoof works explains what happens to your details.

Questions people ask

Do you vet roofing companies?

Not yet. No roofing company is signed up, so none has been checked. The table on this page lists the three checks planned before any introduction and the three that are not built yet. Even a passed check is not an endorsement.

Why do you not call roofers “trusted”?

Because we have not earned the right to. Words like trusted, vetted, approved and certified promise a level of checking we have not done. When a check is complete, we name the check instead of reaching for the adjective.

Can a license be current and the work still be poor?

Yes. A license is a floor, not a measure of quality. It says a business met a state’s entry rules, not that it installs flashing correctly. That is why the checks you make yourself still matter.

Do you guarantee the work of a roofer you introduce?

No, and no site honestly can. The contract for the work is between you and the roofing company. HyreRoof does not inspect, supervise or warrant roofing work.

What if a roofer you introduced does bad work?

Tell us, and tell your state contractor licensing board where your state has one. A board can take complaints and act on a license. We do not warrant anyone’s work, but we are accountable for an introduction we made.