By Dani Sheehan. 

This distinctive buyback program acquires and shops serviceable tiles till contractors are prepared to purchase them to restore roofs. 

In a current Roofing Highway Journeys podcast, Heidi J. Ellsworth visited with Jeff Littleton, Harrison Jarman and Kelly Connors from All Factors Tile & Slate to speak about how their providers may also help contractors save money and time. Throughout their dialog, they talk about how one can use this program, what’s concerned and the way they make it straightforward to make use of with issues like courtesy pickups. In addition they communicate on how promoting your used tile to All Factors may also help owners decrease their insurance coverage deductible and a lot extra! 

The Buyback Program from All Factors Tile & Slate is exclusive in that they purchase again tiles from contractors and infrequently owners. “We like to purchase again discontinued tiles that are not being produced anymore. And we absorb these serviceable tiles and we’ll retailer them till persons are prepared to purchase them to restore different roofs,” Harrison stated. This manner, at any time when one roof is demolished, it’s a possibility to avoid wasting future roofs.  

Roofing supplies like tile final for much longer, so repairs can often be made with items slightly than full re-roofing. These supplies are additionally heavy and difficult to get rid of. Jeff says it’s a win-win state of affairs between their firm and the contractor. Jobs aren’t full till the roof is completed and the job web site is clear, which means the contractor should take away the additional tiles earlier than he will get paid. As an alternative of worrying about what to do with it, he can name Jeff’s crew they usually’ll do a courtesy pickup. Not solely do they seize the fabric, however they’ll additionally guarantee the entire particles is cleaned up round it as effectively. If they will resell the tile they may, in any other case they repurpose it for fill. 

The Florida space is primarily the place their outreach efforts are targeted, however they do discover tile throughout. “We have discovered tiles out of state earlier than and all throughout the nation, however a number of instances the freight outweighs the good thing about the price of the tile and it simply does not make it possible typically,” Harrison stated. 

For the Buyback Program, there are some eligibility necessities to think about. Kelly Connors explains, “Primarily we take care of discontinued tiles and that could possibly be clay or concrete, however I might say in all probability primarily concrete.” As for present tiles, they “do decide up tiles which can be nonetheless in manufacturing, which can be nonetheless being made immediately. Nearly all of these are going to be courtesy pickups although. Our area of interest actually is within the discontinued tile market.” 

Hearken to the complete dialog to be taught extra about All Factors Tile & Slate’s buyback program.