Bravo Construction

Bravo Construction (aka Bravo Demolition and Construction) inspected the roof of my home. They recommended a complete tearoff and replacement for $12,000 + tax. He then let me know that he happened to have a cancellation for the following week so could fit me into his schedule to do the work. My roof was installed 7 years ago by a different contractor who used 30-year CertainTeed shingles. It's a second layer. The reason I had Bravo do an inspection was that the person who removed moss from my roof had questions about the effect of the moss on some of my shingles. I also had painting and other work that I wanted him to do. Mr. Bravo showed me several photos of sections of my roof to back up his recommendation for complete replacement. He informed me that I/my roofer had invalidated CertainTeed's warranty on two counts: -When a second layer was installed. This is FALSE, according to CertainTeed's corporate office. -When I allowed anyone other than the original CertainTeed-certified installer on my roof to perform work. This is also FALSE, according to CertainTeed's corporate office. I contacted CertainTeed's corporate office to verify these and other claims that Mr. Bravo made. CertainTeed informed me that NONE of the information I had been told by Mr. Bravo was accurate. In addition, Mr. Bravo had claimed that his company was certified by CertainTeed. This also turned out to be FALSE. --A complete list of CertainTeed's certified installers is on their website: [*** Link removed ***] CertainTeed recommended that I contact the roofer who did my installation 7.5 years ago since most roofers guarantee their work for 5 to 10 years (which Mr. Bravo should have done). CertainTeed contacted one of their trusted certified roofing companies on my behalf for a roof inspection. That company then referred me to Residential Roof Consultants, saying (rightly) that it would be a conflict of interest for them to inspect a roof since they install them. Residential Roof Consultants inspected my roof yesterday. They provide completely independent, objective roof inspections. Their findings were completely different from Bravo Construction: My roof has a couple of issues that they recommended I address. They estimated that the cost of these repairs would be less than $1,000, and once completed, my roof should hold up for up to seven more years. None of the issues that Bravo Construction used to justify an immediate tearoff and replacement held up to Residential Roof Consultants objective inspection. Mr. Bravo appears to be sincere, making it all the more confusing when his statements about himself and professional assessment of my roof did not hold up. If I had moved forward with Mr. Bravo's installation of a new roof, this unnecessary work would have been an enormous financial setback for me. It would have meant that other repairs that are actually needed would have had to wait for years, until I recovered financially from this expense. Primary lesson learned: For an accurate roof assessment, contact a fully independent consultant. Do NOT use a roofing company or construction company that provides roofing services. I recommend working directly with the corporate office for the brand of shingles you are planning to use. I personally chose CertainTeed brand. Their corporate customer service and products are excellent.

The demolition of the existing was quick and efficient. Clean up done each day. The replacement was timely and the workers very knowledgable and efficient.

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This all happened within 2-1/2 working days. Communication was excellent! The workers took great care to clean up, wheeled the big magnet around the yard and driveway. I have chickens that run around the back yard and I was really concerned that nails and anything else were picked up. The clean up was great!!! I did find a couple of nails in the flower beds next to the house the other day and 1 small piece of trim missing from the chicken coop (it must have gotten knocked off during the roof stripping and then picked up during the clean up) not a worry, I can make another piece of trim. They were so efficient, I left for work on Monday and came home Monday early afternoon to find both the house and garaged stripped and in paper. All the workers on the roof were in safety harnesses. I would have stuck around to watch but being inside the house was noisy (no complaining) with all the work. I returned home that evening to find the house completely finished! The garage was completely finished by Tue eve and the place was cleaned up. By the time I got home Wed eve the gutters and downspouts were finished! Wonderful job, the house and garage look great!

Bravo construction is wonderful. Great attention to detail. Nice to work with. Very responsive all the time. Works well with other vendors. Cleaned up each night. We are always getting updates and updated schedules. Our remodel was done a head of schedule. We will use this company again.