Fortified Roofing Questions

I just got approved for the contractor selection phase today. Following

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Rajun, just curious on how the contractor selection process plays out. What made you select pelican proofing before these questions were answered?

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In my case, eager beats pretty. I recently did some research on the Fortified grant program, and looked at the list of approved installers in the BR Area. They were on that relatively short list. They seem to come highly recommended here (just search for 'pelican" in the home board).

AND... Garcia has recently done work for me. They put in extra vents this summer and repaired/rebuilt my chimney 3 weeks ago. In the chimney repair process they damaged my shingles where they put their ladders.

They've dodged me for 7 days trying to get someone to come look at my damaged shingles. IF they had come out and fixed the $100 screw up, they'd have likely had the contract.

They skated me and managed to hide their way out of a full roof job.

Ascension.

Yeah I’ve read a good bit on the “extras” on the fortified standard but I missed the fact there are 3 options on the deck sealing. Sounds like the Pelican std pkg for fortified is taped seams and 2x synthetic felt (going from memory at the moment)

I had thought it was 100% water/ice for all fortified standards but reading more that was just my misconception.

Apparently Pelican was the first in the state to offer it. I suspect they know what they’re doing. Unfortunately it seems somewhat new to FB. I’m more concerned with THEM getting what they need to be happy. It saves me enough to be a no brained. Just trying not to screw it up

Curious what your role is? With a roofing co?

Did you get one of the slots for the LDI fortify grants? Or you paying out of pocket? Update us along the way because it’s something I was looking into.

Unfortunately this isn’t a grant. I learned about the Fortified standard about a year ago and watched their videos/read pdfs. Just trying to learn in case the opportunity arose to change the roof.

A hail storm went through Sunday/Monday and a few roofing companies came through. Pelican was convinced I had enough damage to qualify for insurance. So I filed a claim but was honest that I was uncertain.

Yesterday I had more questions for Pelican and had him come back (a 3rd time). He happened to show up at the same time as my adjuster.

Long story short. She didn’t really find a lot of hail damage but enough wind damage to qualify. (I should have called after our last decent hurricane but thought it was fine)

Can’t say enough good things about Farm Bureau. I pay a bit of a premium but they are very easy to work with.

New standard roof saves me $2k/year. Fortified Bronze looks like an additional $1k savings.

If Pelicans rep is right, the additional cost may only be $3-4k out of pocket. That’s a fast break-even in my mind.

I’ll post along the way if it helps folks.

I had my roof replaced i September. I had them do 100% tearoff to have clean decking. 100% Ice and Water on the roof. I used Atlas pinnacle pristine shingles with scotchguard. Total job was $40k. The upgrade from synthetic underlayment to the ice and water was $8k or $115 per square.

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Total job was $40k.

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I appreciate the info for sure! The google machine last night suggested a bit over $100/square for water and ice

We made the mistake once not taking it down to the wood. Never again. We go down the decking every time

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Let me know if you have any questions. Tri21 roofing.

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Thanks. I really appreciate it. I'm kind of figuring it out as I go. I do like that the better shingles now seem to be algae resistant. Sounds like Pelican uses Atlas Pinnacle Prestine and it touts a lifetime no-black streak/algae warranty.

I also figured out this morning that the certification is 3rd party. I was concerned that I had to get Farm Bureau to coordinate and inspect as they were doing the roof. Makes a lot more sense now.