Message From Colorado Roofing Association President

Colorado Roofing Association (CRA) President Jeff Johnston shares what is happening within the organization.

We had the CRA Sporting Clay shoot on Friday Oct 11th and once again it was a huge success with the committee selling out everything.  It’s always great to see all of you out there having fun, catching up and making fun of each other’s shooting scores.  We even had a squad of sharp shooters driving around a souped-up off-road buggy.  It seems you can count on the roofing industry to still surprise me after all these years.  Thank you again to all our members and event sponsors.

CRA still has a lot planned for this fall/winter and some great opportunities for those of you who have not met your CIU requirement for 2019 yet.  We had an educational pinpoint on "Winning the War for Talent" on October 24, a membership lunch is planned for Nov 14th, the Top Golf joint fundraiser on Nov 21st, fall Training Center classes are starting up and so much more.  Keep an eye out for emails announcing all of these and find more information on the CRA website event calendar page.

On to my main roofing subject for this month.  We have had several complaints from consumers stating that some roofing companies looking at hail damage claims are refusing to give out proposals and only want the consumer to hand over their insurance adjuster roof report so they can copy what the claim will pay and match the insurance companies scope of work.  This practice is first, unethical and second, it is treading into SB-38 territory.  If everyone recalls SB-38 legislation does not allow roofing companies to enter into agreements or be involved in negotiating with insurance companies regarding a claim.  Once you have turned in your proposal, then you may ask the homeowner to review the adjustor's report to make sure they have covered the code requirements for that area.   

The last item is that everyone knows we lost a dear friend, colleague, leader in our industry and all-around a good person in Rob McReynolds.  I had known Rob for about 15 years and have known Rich his brother for 35 years.  Rob has done so much for all of us that the CRA has put together the Raise the Roof Fund to help celebrate Rob’s legacy that he has given.  This fund will be used to help people in need with roof repairs or roof replacements they can’t afford.  If you have already donated, thank you so much.  If you have not, please donate so we can keep Rob’s legacy alive and continue his mission of helping people in need.

Jeff Johnston, The Roofing Company, CRA President

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Original article source: CRA