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04/28/2020

Are you tired of not getting paid the proper margins by the insurance companies?? Are you tired of just not getting paid by the insurance companies?? Want to know more about getting those 3rd party checks dealt with faster?? Join us for lunch on us while we discuss our services and get to know our t...

03/22/2017

Information surrounding a new bill has surfaced and it could spell change for contractors and to a lesser extent, policyholders in Colorado. Unfortunately, the change may cause quite a bit of damage for contractors involved in litigation with insurance companies.
If you would like more info please contact Kyle Larson 720-309-7191 & [email protected]

Information surrounding a new bill has surfaced and it could spell change for contractors and to a lesser extent, policyholders in Colorado. Unfortunately, the change may cause quite a bit of damage for contractors involved in litigation with insurance companies. An interesting new bill has popped u...

01/12/2016

Millions of dollars in storm damage insurance claim underpayments to contractors has already been uncovered in Texas. Approximately 20%-30% per claim, on average! The top items we're getting paid are: O&P, metal accessories, starter & ridge, correc...

10/17/2014

The Importance of Xactimate http://wp.me/p4Iz4o-79

Xactimate is a computer program created for estimating construction costs, and has existed for over 20 years. Its main use tends to be towards calculating building damage and repair/rebuild costs. Different industries utilize this software and can include roofing contractors, insurance adjusters and many more. Xactimate May or May Not Be the Future As mainstream as Xactimate is becoming some people are not too quick to catch on to its usefulness. [ 128 more words. ]

10/06/2014

Fort Worth in Dallas Hit Hard and Left Bruised http://wp.me/p4Iz4o-6V

Last Thursday a storm pushed through Fort Worth in Dallas, Texas lashing out the area with hail, high winds (reported to be 75-90 MPH) and rain. The storm itself was quick, but left a lot of bruising in its wake particularly the Fort Worth Stockyards. 300,000 to 115,200 Outages after the storm left a total of 300,000 people without power. The number has gone down to 115,200 today, but the estimate time for complete renewal of electricity services is up in the air. [ 121 more words. ]

09/23/2014

Overhead & Profit an Ongoing Issue in the Roofing Industry http://wp.me/p4Iz4o-6O

By: Jason Sloan, Owner of CIBS For many years all that was needed was 3 trades in order to get O&P. We have seen the insurers push back at an alarming rate on O&P. Why are they doing this? In our honest opinion it corresponds to the economy recession of 2007-2008. New construction was all but halted. Many contractors that had built thriving business had to find new professions. [ 359 more words. ]

09/12/2014

Roofs, Tornadoes and Stow, Ohio http://wp.me/p4Iz4o-6v

Within the past few years weather has gotten crazy, and you climate denialists can say what you will, but the proof is in the pudding...or roof in this instance. Tornado Touchdowns (Not Football) in Ohio Earlier this week, a house in Stow, Ohio was pinched by a tornado (one of four touchdowns seen so far), and by "pinched" I mean "had a section of roof ripped off." Thankfully, folks from the city and surrounding neighborhoods pitched in to help the Washko family who had fled to the basement after Paulette, the mother, heard what she thought was a "train" coming. [ 168 more words. ]

08/26/2014

As if Detroit Didn’t Have Enough Problems Already http://wp.me/p4Iz4o-6k

On Monday, August 11th Detroit was hit with a record rainfall of 4.57 inches (recorded by the Detroit Metro Airport). This swelled through Detroit and ended up flooding almost half of the commercial businesses and homes in the Dearborn suburb. And Now The… [ 230 more words. ]

08/15/2014

The Top 10 Property Losses By State http://wp.me/p4Iz4o-5W

It’s common knowledge that weather disasters tend to take different shapes depending on which state you live in. For example, those living in Texas are well aware of their position in tornado alley and how easily those destructive torrents of wind… [ 495 more words. ]

07/29/2014

We are attending SABOR, and you should too ;)

07/27/2014

Weekend Project- added a mount for the spare tire & for the offroad jack.

07/25/2014

CIBS Roof Scoping Drone Test Flight http://wp.me/p4Iz4o-5s

Within the past two weeks, we managed to test fly our new drone for roof scoping. The quality of the imagery and video was pretty decent, so check it out and let us know what you think. Also, if you’re a fan of video games it makes the learnign…