What should I do if I already signed?

Check the date. California gives a three-day right to cancel on home improvement contracts, and the notice must be included in your paperwork. If you are inside that window, you have a clean exit.

Is it rude to ask for the licence number?

No, and a professional contractor expects it. The number should already be printed on the estimate.

Red flags in an Orange County roofing estimate

The estimate tells you a lot about the company before any work happens. These are the patterns that reliably predict trouble.

A number with no scope

If the document does not name the underlayment, state the layers being removed, or say which flashings are replaced, there is nothing to enforce and nothing to compare. That is true no matter how good the brochure looks.

A deposit above what the law allows

California's cap on home improvement down payments is $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less. Being asked for a third tells you how this company treats the rules generally.

Prices that expire tonight

Real scheduling discounts do not evaporate when the salesperson leaves. Time-limited kitchen-table pricing is a technique, and it usually travels with the thinnest scope documents.

Photos that could be any roof

Damage evidence should show a recognisable part of your house. Anonymous close-ups are not documentation; they are illustrations.

Frequently asked

What should I do if I already signed?: Check the date. California gives a three-day right to cancel on home improvement contracts, and the notice must be included in your paperwork. If you are inside that window, you have a clean exit.
Is it rude to ask for the licence number?: No, and a professional contractor expects it. The number should already be printed on the estimate.

Written by Frankly's consultant, who has spent 10+ years in the roofing industry and now reviews estimates for homeowners only — no roofing work is sold here.

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