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I began looking for a roofer in September 2011 after receiving word from my insurance company that because of two claims on leaks in the previous 12 months, they would not renew my homeowner's police on its renewal date unless I had my roof replaced. I bought my house in October 2010, and during the pre-purchase inspections, the roofing contractor who was hired to do the inspection reported that he estimated the roof had about two to three years of effective life left before it would need to be replaced. Two leaks during major storms in November 2010 and April 2011 were the incidents that my insurance company cited in informing me that they would not renew my policy. Having heard commercials on the radio for Angie's List, I signed up and started contacting the top-rated roofers in my area. Several of them came out and inspected my roof and submitted their written estimates to me. CC Construction appeared to be rising to the top of the list given its reviews and its price. But as I was re-reading their proposal to put a metal roof on my house, I noticed that no mention was made of removing the current layers of asphalt shingles. I contacted CC to ask if removal of the shingles was included in the estimate, and they told me that no, it was not included, that they were just going to put the metal on over the shingles, and if I wanted to have the shingles removed first, there would be an additional charge. An immediate red flag went up in my mind. I looked at the report from the roofer who did my pre-purchase inspection, and he stated that there were in fact three layers of asphalt shingles on my roof, which is no longer allowed under current building code in my city. For new shingle roof jobs, two layers is all that is allowed, but for houses that have three layers for jobs that were completed before the current code was adopted, those roofs have been grandfathered in until they are replaced, at which time they would be re-roofed with no more than two layers of shingles. So putting a metal roof on over three layers of shingles seemed to me like an even bigger violation of the building code, but to confirm that this was the case, I contacted the city engineer's office and he said that putting a metal roof on over three layers of asphalt shingles was a definite violation of building code. After hearing this from the city engineer's office, I lost all confidence in CC Construction as a potential roofer. Even if CC were to remove the shingles on my roof before putting on metal, the fact that they were even CONSIDERING doing a job that would have been an obvious violation of building code makes me wonder what other problems may occur if I were to utilize their services.

Charles Chumley was very prompt in coming to the home to give an estimate of the requested services. He arrived on the day promised to roof the building, and completed the job in a timely manner. The cost of the job came in at the estimated price he gave me. He and his crew cleaned up after the job, and were very professional. The repair of the building foundation required new pointing in several areas, and this was completed as promised. His work is very good, and he provides a guarantee. I will use CC Construction in the future if needed.

Mr Chumley was prompt in coming to the home and, in giving an estimate for the cost of the new roof. His price given for the job did not change upon completion. The new roof looks great. Charles arrived as promised to start the job, and it was completed in a timely manner. He cleared the area of any old roofing, and left the area clean. He also did a very good job of new pointing of the foundation in areas needed. I would use his services again.