My dad was a roofer and it’s no surprise that I am also laboring for a roofing supplier.
- When I was young, my dad did roofing repairs for folks in our area.
Back then he didn’t need certificates or licenses to do his job. He’d learned the skill from a buddy of my gramps and dad went on to start his own roofing supplier business. It wasn’t a big venture, even though he was never out of work. Dad was quite skillful when it came to all matters roofing service. This made folks in our small village opt to hire him for jobs rather than big companies from the city. When I was old enough I started to go with my dad to work and help him with roof repair. There was even a time we did multiple small roof replacements, just the two of us. These weren’t big houses, and the owners were willing to wait up to a week for the work to be completed. By the time I was finishing middle school, I knew I wanted to continue with roofing, however perhaps work for a major roofing supplier corp. Dad only did residential roofing repairs, although I also wanted to venture into commercial roofing. I found a school in the next state where I completed my studies. Then, I got hired by a roofing supplier and the rest is history. I find so much of what my dad taught me in those early mornings to be useful. I work on both residential and commercial roofing jobs in my new city. My pal and I start the week with a roof upgrade for a big household that’s almost complete. Then we will move on to a roofing repair gig.