Six projects, in detail.
How we approached the constraint, what we found mid-install, where the costs landed, and what we’d do differently. The pieces of a typical roofing portfolio that nobody publishes.
An 1890 Jonesborough farmhouse, on the historic register, with a five-week zoning approval
Period-correct slate-look replacement on a Jonesborough Historic Zone home. Approved by HZC on first submission. 1,840 sq. ft. asphalt with copper flashing details.
A State Farm hail claim in Johnson City, denied at first pass, approved on supplement
April 2024 storm. First adjuster missed three slopes. We supplemented with 47 photos, hail-swath data, and Xactimate line-by-line. Approved 11 days later at full scope.
A standing-seam metal install on a 1920s Bristol craftsman, with the chimney saved
Customer was quoted a tear-out of the original chimney by two metal contractors. We rebuilt the cricket and flashed around it instead. Kept the character, sealed the roof.
A Greeneville tear-off that found 1,200 sq. ft. of rotten decking, priced before the work started
Discovered during tear-off. Stopped work, photographed, called the owner with a fixed per-sheet rate before continuing. Final invoice was $1,180 over estimate — exactly the deck-replacement line we’d quoted.
An Elizabethton Class 4 install that paid itself back in insurance discounts in 9 years
Customer had been hailed twice in five years. We modeled the cost difference for Class 4 vs. standard architectural and the premium discount projected break-even at year 9.
A Kingsport tree-on-roof emergency at 9:47pm on a Tuesday
Storm dropped a 60-ft oak across the back half of the house. On-site in 90 minutes. Tarped at 11pm by headlamp. Insurance claim documented same night. Full replacement 3 weeks later.
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