Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Oct 20, 2008 11:49 am I have been cold-called from Modern Group roof restorations. Their sales techniques seem a bit aggressive. IE. DH has to be here with me and they need a yes or no on the spot!! I think that is a bit too high-pressure for my liking.
Has anyone done business with these guys? Can you tell me if their pricing is fair or not? Lynnie Mum of 4, apprentice renovator Re: Roof Restorations/repairs 2Oct 20, 2008 2:54 pm IMO opinion... get quotes from local trades are happy to give you a quote, as opposed to book a meeting with you to give you the hard sell.
I had modern and roof seal give quotes... went with a local bloke... could be happier Re: Roof Restorations/repairs 3Oct 21, 2008 9:28 pm Give thema miss. ound like 100% commission sales people. deal with someone you trust and like to deal with. It's your money. and really - does your rroof need painting? Most do not. Sure they look nicer. buts that most of all it does from what I've been told.
Steve Re: Roof Restorations/repairs 4Oct 22, 2008 8:57 am Thanks guys, I have cancelled the appointment. DH was not impressed with their tactics to say the least. We do want to change the colour of the roof eventually but we will ring around for quotes when the time comes. Anyone know what a new roof costs? Our house is around 15 squares in size and had a pitched tiled roof.
Lynnie Mum of 4, apprentice renovator Re: Roof Restorations/repairs 5Oct 22, 2008 2:37 pm Our house is about the same size, with a concrete tiled, pitched roof. Roofseal's quote was about 7g, then we had a "special" offer and it came down to about 4.5g. Modern was about 4g.
We paid a local bloke about $1800, he was up there for about 4hrs a day for 4 or 5 days. 3yrs on... still looks alright. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good hydronic in slab heating speacialist who may be able to help me with an existing system and wether or not it may need a seperator… 0 4883 2 9448 This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28320 |