The First Steps of Getting a New Roof

The first steps of getting a new roof with Bone Dry Roofing are very thorough. I partnered with Bone Dry for our new roof because I know they do top notch work. They’re patient, considerate, informative (in a language I can understand) and extremely efficient. Many companies take a long time to respond back or get a project started but Bone Dry Roofing gave us the time we needed when our dog had surgery but when we were ready they were on top of making the entire process extremely smooth.

Working with Bone Dry Roofing

I’ve never had to have a roof replaced and have never even been on a roof before. My husband wanted to replace it himself but I was adamant we had professionals do it because of the steep pitch of the roof. We had a boot replaced on our roof when we first moved in and they’d given us a quote for a new roof that would need to happen a few years down the road. That time came and I knew I wanted to work with Bone Dry because they did such a thorough job previously.

Call the scheduling department to set up an appointment for a date and time for the Roofing Specialist to come out. Ryan Van Treese is the specialist we worked with and I highly recommend asking to work with him.
The specialist will give a courtesy call on his arrival time the day of which is really nice. Sometimes people give broad windows of time if they have other homes to go to before coming to yours. The courtesy call was nice as a mom with a dog that barks with new visitors who wakes up the baby.
The specialist will introduce himself and the process that he will take during the appointment before heading up to the attic. This is a great time for a discussion about noises you’ve heard on the roof or problem areas you may know about.
Next, the specialist heads up to the attic to survey the roof from the inside of your home. He will take a video describing what he sees up there as well as any suggestions to better your roofing system.
After the attic inspection he’ll head outside to survey the property perimeter around the house taking note of what they will have to protect when the roofing job occurs. He will then head up to the roof and document with photos and videos (see video below) any problem areas as well as what they recommend to fix the issues.
Inside, he’ll discuss the proposal of what they suggest in the way of fixing or replacing the roof and the different pricing options. He’ll go over the best possible roofing system, ventilation system, ice and water shield to protect from ice dams and shingle options.
One really cool feature he shows is the Hover App which shows your home with their different shingle options. It can even show different paint colors if you’re doing a full renovation on your home.

There will be two more parts to this series. I’ll be sharing the process of Bone Dry Roofing taking off our old roof and replacing the new roof in the next post next week. The final post will come once we’ve been able to paint our home (it seems to rain a lot in spring) and get the final look of the updated exterior of our home. If you have any questions about the initial meeting I had to get our roof installed, leave them in the comments or send me a message!

Here is a video of the initial inspection of our roof: