Anyway, what I’ve done (like most contractors I’d assume) is provided customers with the sample board from the roofing supply house. Customers look it over for a few days and then call me with a color.
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For all the roofs I’ve replaced in my remodeling career–which have been asphalt shingles–I haven’t had much influence with my customers over the color they selected, however, I think it’s an enormously important choice for what I consider to be one of–if not the–biggest style elements of your house. I guess I’m kind of surprised I didn’t get a “We chose black, what do you think?” kind of phone call.
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