Roofing Contract
Howdy all, I've been doing low-cost handyman work in my business for the last several months. I just got licensed as a roofer and would like to get started in the business. However, I want to make su...
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For job-specific trades like roofing, especially now with all the solar re-roofs and panel removals, your contract needs to line up with what your insurance allows. That’s the first thing we look at.
Don’t just build a general contract and think you’re good. You might land a job and find out your insurance won’t cover it, or worse, you’re working outside of scope. That’s when things go sideways.
We run into this a lot in solar. So we base our contracts around:
What our policy protects
What we’re certified to do
And where the risk exposure is
The roof is no joke — it’s one of the highest liability points on a property. Make sure your paperwork reflects that and protects you from the start. If you need to see how we’ve structured our roofing-solar agreements, we are held to this MSA on our nationwide accounts, I’m happy to share.
