About
The business in short: the Newark roofs we work on, how a job gets scoped and priced in writing, and the kinds of work we say no to.
A Newark, Ohio roofing business that hands over the paperwork
Octagon Roofing works Newark, Ohio: replacement, repair, leak tracing, emergency cover, flat roof repair and metal roofing, on a housing stock that runs from the large historic homes of the Hudson Avenue district to the masonry blocks around Courthouse Square.
The name comes from the Octagon Earthworks on North 33rd Street, the city's best-known landmark. The way of working comes from a question this market keeps asking in one form or another: who did this roof, what is on it, and what does its warranty actually cover? Every job here ends with those answers on paper.
- Roofing only, no siding, windows or gutters
- Records kept for the owner, not prepared for third parties
- Newark, Ohio only
- No price without seeing the roof, and the attic where there is one
Four steps, no surprises
Every job ends with its paperwork: written quote, permit record, warranty papers and photos of the work.
Call with what you are seeing
The address, what is happening, and anything you already hold: an old invoice, a warranty card, the year the roof went on.
Look before any price
The slopes, the details that fail, then the attic where there is one.
A written quote, offices checked
The work in plain language, the materials by name, and on a replacement what the City of Newark and Licking County need for the job, settled before anything starts.
The work, then the folder
Photographs of the deck, underlayment and flashing before they are covered, a walkaround before the final payment, and the paperwork handed over: contract, permit record, warranty papers, workmanship terms.
How to choose a roofer in Newark, OH before you hire one
Every one of these is checkable, and every one is on ours.
They look before they price
A roofer who quotes over the phone without seeing the roof is guessing. A good one examines the roof, and the ceilings under it, first.
They name the materials
Which shingle, which underlayment, which flashing metal, written into the quote, so the warranty papers at the end match what went on.
They settle the permit question first
On a replacement, what the City of Newark and Licking County need for the job, settled before the start date and recorded, not left for you to wonder about years later.
They tell you what you will hold
A written contract, the maker's warranty papers, the workmanship terms in writing and photographs of the work.
Want a figure on it?
The estimated range before we travel, and the figure in writing before any work starts.