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The Crew That Knocked on Your Door
Not everyone who knocks after a storm is a problem. Some are perfectly good companies working hard in a busy week. The checks below cost you five minutes and separate the two.
Photographs and a written scope. If the honest answer is that it can wait another season, you will get that answer.
Side by side
| Category | Us | A Door-Knocking Storm Chaser |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | Verifiable with the state, and ours to give you | Ask. Then actually check it |
| Local address | Fort Lauderdale, year round | Often out of state, gone by December |
| Who you call in year three | Same company, same number | Frequently nobody |
| Availability right after a storm | Honest queue, sometimes weeks | Immediate. They win here |
| Assignment of benefits | We do not ask for one | Often the first thing presented |
| Deposit before work | Progress payments against a written scope | Large deposit up front is a warning sign |
| "We can cover your deductible" | That is insurance fraud in Florida | If offered, walk away |
| Written scope with photographs | Standard | Sometimes a single-line estimate |
Each row marked “wins here” is a genuine advantage of the alternative. A table that gives the other side nothing is an advertisement wearing a table's clothes.
Our view
The honest verdict
If you need a tarp today and we are three days out, take the tarp from whoever can do it — that is a genuine advantage and stopping water matters more than loyalty. What you should not do in that first week is sign an assignment of benefits, hand over a large deposit, or accept an offer to have your deductible waived. That last one is not a favour; it is a felony you would be party to.
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Next step
Find out what is actually wrong with it.
An inspection, photographs of what we found, and a written scope. If the honest answer is that it can wait another season, that is the answer you will get.