How We’re Different Than Storm Chasers

What a Storm Chaser Actually Is

A storm chaser is a roofing crew that travels to wherever the last big storm hit, works a neighborhood hard for a few weeks, and then moves on to the next city. They are built for speed and volume, not for standing behind a roof five years later. The problem is not always the work on day one. It is that when a leak or a warranty issue shows up later, there is no local company left to call.

1. We Are Local and We Stay Local

Professional Roofing Contractors is based in downtown Columbus at 59 E Gay St. We are not passing through. When your roof needs attention a year or five years from now, we are the same local, veteran owned company at the same address, reachable at the same number. A storm chaser’s warranty is only as good as their willingness to drive back to Ohio, which is usually zero. You can read more about our company and who stands behind the work.

2. Our Own Licensed Crews, Never Unlicensed Subs

Every roof we install is done by our own licensed, in house crews. We hold Ohio HIC License HIC-L01421, we are Insured and Bonded, and the same team that quotes your job is accountable for it. Many storm chasers sell the job and then hand it to whatever unlicensed subcontractor is cheapest that week, so no one truly owns the quality. That is the difference between a company and a sales operation.

3. We Document Honestly and Handle the Claim the Right Way

For hail and wind damage, we document the loss properly with photos and work directly with your insurance adjuster, so your claim is built on what is actually there. What we will not do is the storm chaser playbook: inventing damage, offering to eat your deductible, or billing the insurer for more than the real scope. That is insurance fraud, and it can leave you exposed. See how we handle roof hail damage and the claim, start to finish.

4. A Written Quote First, No Pressure to Sign Today

You get an honest written quote with the scope spelled out before any work begins, and you get time to think it over. A price that is only good if you sign right now is a sales tactic, not a roofing requirement. Urgency, a large cash deposit up front, and a signature demanded on the spot are the classic storm chaser red flags. We do not play those games.

5. A Real Local Track Record You Can Check

We are rated 4.9 across 98 Google reviews from Central Ohio homeowners, and we are BBB Accredited with an A Rating. Those are public, tied to real accounts, and you can check them before you ever call us. A crew that rolled into town last week has no local record to check, which is exactly how they prefer it. Read our roofing reviews for yourself.

How to Tell Us Apart at the Door

• Ask for the Ohio license number and verify it. We are HIC-L01421. A chaser often cannot give you one.
• Ask for a permanent local address and recent local reviews, not a magnetic sign and a cell number.
• Watch for pressure. Sign today deals, big cash deposits, and deductible offers are all warning signs.
• Ask who actually does the work. Our own licensed crews, or an unnamed subcontractor.

For a deeper look at the tactics to watch for, read our guide to common roofing scams in Ohio.

When a storm tracks across the east side toward Reynoldsburg and Pickerington, the door knockers follow it in. By the time a leak shows up months later they have moved three states away, and we are the local crew still here to take the call.