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TIP TOP ROOFERS ARE TIP TOP!

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Real Estate Agent with Bill Cherry, Realtor 0124242

TRAVIS VIDAURRI & SCOTT FORREST

TIP TOP ROOFING

Dallas - Fort Worth

817 829-1992

 

It was the last week or so of August.  The skies in Ft. Worth were clear, it wasn't overly hot or humid, and I was enjoying sitting in the porch swing on the big front gallery. 

My clients were strolling through the home they had under contract, looking one more time at this and that.  I was their Buyer's Broker.

In a few minutes the couple who owned and were selling the home joined me.  He was a law enforcement officer with bunches of degrees; she was a State Farm Insurance executive who had just been promoted.  They were relocating to The Woodlands, a great planned community on Houston's northern edge.

Within what seemed like seconds, Scott Forrest joined us.  His firm, Tip Top Roofing, had just completed replacing the house's roof because it had been damaged by a hail storm. 

I figured if the State Farm executive had picked Tip Top to do her work, and since Patty and I are 30-year clients of State Farm, the handwriting was on the wall.  We needed to have Tip Top come check our Dallas home's to see if our roof had incurred any serious damage from a recent hail storm.

Within a couple of weeks, Scott Forrest, who owns Tip Top, sent his right-hand man, Travis Vidaurri, by to meet with the State Farm adjuster, Shelly Punke.  Together they climbed up on, and walked every inch of our roof.  The agreement was that we needed the roof and deck replaced, and State Farm would pay the claim.

Within three days, Shelly had sent the full description of the work that State Farm would require Tip Top to do, and with it was a check for about one-half of the claim.  State Farm, she said, would send the balance when we notified them that the work had been completed satisfactorily.

A week or so later, Jose Menjivar and his crew arrived and began tearing off the old and putting on the new.  Two days after beginning, they were finished.

Because I've been in the real estate industry for so long -- 45 years -- I know more than a casual amount about roof construction.  Jose and his crew did a great job.

If you're looking for a home roofer in the Metroplex, I suggest that you visit with Scott and Travis. 

 

BILL CHERRY, REALTORS

DALLAS - PARK CITIES

Our 45th Year

214 503-8563

 

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Comments(9)

MaryBeth Mills Muldowney
TradeWinds Realty Group LLC - Braintree, MA
Massachusetts Broker Owner

great recommendation!  I am sure you know your stuff!

Jan 28, 2010 01:12 PM
Eileen Hsu
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON

Its always amazing to me how fast a roofing company can tear off a roof and get that new one on.  Its a lot of hard hot work and I don't envy the people who do it. I am sure this will be a great resource for homeowners in the area to get an experienced realiable home roofer to improve the house.

Jan 28, 2010 01:13 PM
BILL CHERRY
Bill Cherry, Realtor - Dallas, TX
Broker & Wealth Coach

Thak you, MaryBeth and Eillen, for your additions.  These guys are not like zillion year old companies who attempt to ride on past laurels.  They did a good job.

Jan 28, 2010 01:22 PM
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty - Spring, TX
Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro

Bill, Tip Top sounds like they are Tip Top.  That's an industry that can have problems so it is great when you find a good one.  Now is you do hear of one like that in Spring/The Woodlands please let me know.

Jan 28, 2010 01:46 PM
Steve Shatsky
Dallas, TX

Hi Bill... on you recommendation, I am adding Tip Top Roofing to my vendors list!

Jan 28, 2010 02:58 PM
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Bill,

Thanks for the recommendation.  It is always good to work with people you know will do a good job.

Jan 29, 2010 01:19 AM
Jo-Anne Smith
Oakville, ON

Bill,

They must be quite good to pass your approval....it's always good to know reliable, good roofers. My brother and sister-in-law own a roofing supply company and a roofing  company so I have that covered.

Jo

Jan 29, 2010 06:48 AM
Mike Sparks
The House Company Galveston Texas - Galveston, TX
Galveston Island Real Estate

Good recommendation, I like to see people recognized that do a good honest job.  Also got a chuckle reading your description of sitting on the 'gallery'.  That's definately an old Galveston term, I remember my grandfather saying his favorite spot was the 'gallery' where he could feel the gulf breezes and smoke his camels with out my grandmother complaining.biga

Jan 29, 2010 10:55 AM
BILL CHERRY
Bill Cherry, Realtor - Dallas, TX
Broker & Wealth Coach

Mike, Miss Jo, Richard, Steve, Marchel --

First, Mike's right. "Gallery" is a Galveston name for a big porch where you can enjoy the gulf breeze.

I'm not the easiest person to work for, so that these guys with Tip-Top passed muster with me is probably a reasonably good recommendation.  If you're around here -- Dallas, Ft. Worth, etc. -- they'll be glad to give you an estimate.

Bill

Feb 04, 2010 12:44 PM