re: Fortified Roof

The same inspector that came out post-installation was out there for a while during the work. He rolled up with a small toolbag and the nicest 24" bright yellow ruler I've ever seen. I talked to him and the roofing project manager and point blank asked him...

Who's job is it to make sure I pass? What happens if something fails inspection? Both agreed the onus was on the roofing company to make sure it passed.

I'm sure part of it is the nonsense built into the insurance money (one price for cash, a higher price for insurance claim) but my upcharge was under $1k. Partially because the roofing company, by default, used most of the fortified process. Fortified just added sealing the deck and the documentation mostly. I'm sure they had a few grand of slush money in their check from insurance.

I'd also shop around if you go that route. Buddy at work had a roof claim during the same weather event. His roofing company wanted $5k more to do fortified. However they did a "free" chimney rebuild for him.

Shady bastards...they did good work but I have learned to distrust pretty much all contractors.