Why should your business use a roof consultant instead of a contractor?

That's an easy one. Roof consultants provide you a third-party independent service to assist the owner in making the right roofing decisions, that is what they do. Contractors are in the business to install roofs.

Roof consultants are trained conduct building and roof analysis to diagnose problems and design the remediation for good specs and drawings for good bids.

• Competitive Bids: Costs to potentially reroof a project can be expensive; need competitive bids for most  companies.
  
  
• Broader Expertise To Solve Problems: Consultants are versed in multiple methods to solve problems and the use of the appropriate materials, manufacturers and contractors for the individual project.

Professional specifications and drawings to do the job right by getting good competitive bids and clear instructions and drawings on the standards of construction required to complete the work.

Because the owner is the consultant’s client the specs and drawings allow the Owner to determine the "rules of the game" instead of the contractor of manufacturer.

• Perform you third-party quality assurance to monitor the quality of the roof installation, no fox watching the hen house.
  
  
• Provide you QC testing and result reporting of materials and systems during construction.
  
  
• Provide you the most qualified contractors and get more competitive bids.

Consultants can make the owner aware of warranty advantages and disadvantages of various  products and the specs and contract documents, as well as, owners obligation relative to the warranty.

Unfortunately, contractors make thier money installing roofing they are best at installing typically one or two types which may not be right for the job. They always use the cheapest materials they can buy or make the most money on (materials they make the  consultants do not).

Why should you do business with WeatherTech Consultant Group instead of another roof consultant?

WeatherTech's Quality Assurance Program far surpasses everyone in the roof consulting business. It starts with the contract documents requiring the contractor to demonstrate their compliance  with QC standards and practices online, which coincides with exactly how the contractor should be planning and executing their work. 

This clearly establishes accountabiity and tasking, so the contractor’s workers can be more efficient and WT can monitor during construction according to the correct project and QC stds/practices.

• We provide you a unique contractor prequalification program (RFQ) online to get the best contractors available to work on their projects. This is a tool that allows WT and Owner to fully set the standards for contractors to work on the owner’s projects!
  
  

• We provide you a unique testing lab facility... Less Than Four Percent Of Roof Consultants Have This!
  
  

• We provide you a specialized design, quality assurance, and construction management software to deliver you quality roofing projects (under budget), and managed online delivering transparency throughout the untire process (Better communication and faster delivery time)... No Other Roof Consultant Even Comes Close!
  
  

• We provide you project management software integrated into your roof asset management program, the software to be managed online... No Other Roof Consultant Even Comes Close!
  
  

• WeatherTech Consulting Group has multiple locations to assist you: Detroit, Portland, Los Angeles, Denver, Seattle, Phoenix, Houston and VA... Most Roof Consultants Only Have One!

Why should you do this at all?

You always save more time and more money! Roof asset Management and Roofing Construction Projects require very special skills in many areas that most owners, and even general contractors, simply do not posess. WeatherTech brings these important elements to the table.

Diagnostic skills and laboratories to determine the problem. Design skills not just a boiler plate, or spec out of some manufacturers catalog for a new roof but make sure all issues that caused the problems or could cause problems are remediated including all the details that make up that 20% that cause the majority of the problems. Here's more:

• Qualifying contractors who can do the necessary work for a specific project at a far price; the will have the experience, insurance, bonding and financially stability to give the owners some piece of mind.
  
  

• Owners can not readily interpret the building codes to make sure the roof is designed and installed to meet fire, wind, seismic and performance requirement.
  
  

• Owners with multiple facilities typically do not have a roof assessment and management plan developed by roofing professionals.
  
  

• Specialized Roofing professionals who know what to look for as the cause of the problem; how to remediate the problem; get the best people to fix and make sure it gets done right at a fair price.
  
  

• In-house Certified Lab examination of materials for code compliance and materials ID and system performance, and prequalified contractors chosen by the most experienced roofing professionals.
  
  

• Design professionals to research and develop contract, bid and construction documents that identify what and how work is to be completed by the contractor. Identify responsibilities and accountability for all parties in the project.
  
  

• Oversight and carefully monitored construction management making sure the contractor is complying with all specification requirements for construction, and all quality of construction to meet all specifications and codes.

What do you risk by not using a roofing consutant company?

The risks a roof consultant manages for your business apply to your roof both before it is replaced (through proper asset management), and preventative maintenance during the re-roofing process.

Here are the specifics:

• Your risk of paying too much for a new roof or repairs; controlling bid process with proper design to develop specs and get competitive bids from prequalified contractors.
  
  
• Your risk of interrupting operations due to leaks; proper tracking, periodic inspection and maintenance, and interrupting operations due to poor installation with proper quality control and construction management on a project.
  
  
• Your risk of damaged inventory due to leaks; proper tracking, periodic inspection and maintenance, and damaged inventory due to poor installation with proper quality control and construction management on a project.
  
• Your risk of slip and fall inside a building and safety reduce leaks with proper tracking, periodic inspection and maintenance, and safety incidents due to slip and fall inside your building.
  
• Your risk of bad health due to moisture related mold development from water leaks.
  
  
• Your risk of replacing a roof too soon, and then paying for a new roof when one is not actually needed, and installing a roof that does not meet building code requirements (And has to be torn off again and replaced).
  
• Your risk of unqualified contractors damaging or permanently damaging your property, or a contractor getting hurt on the job by not properly reporting unsafe situations.