Central Contracting Inc.

Central Contracting Inc. describes itself on its About page as a St. Louis, MO based slate, tile, shingle and flat roofing contractor specializing in restoration services. The services published on the site are slate roof repairs and tile roof repairs, new slate, tile, shingle and flat roof installations, EPDM flat roofing, copper gutters, copper roofs and copper ornaments, cornice restoration, painting, design and build / consulting, green roofing, and insurance and storm damage restoration work. The site menu also lists salvage roofing for sale and reclaimed clay ridge tile for sale, and a post advertising drone high resolution evaluations to spot problems before major damage. The About page names the materials used: Certainteed's Lifetime shingles, Porter Paints Lifetime warranty paints, WeatherBOND EPDM flat roofs in white or traditional black, and experience with Versico EPDM and TPO single ply rubber roofing systems. It states the company installs flat interlocking and standing seam copper roofs, and that for shingle roofs it follows the manufacturer's specifications so the manufacturer's warranty coverage is not voided. The website publishes no prices, no price list, no cost figures, no rates and no fees for any of these services, and no pricing page exists, so a price, cost or estimate can only come from the company itself. To get a quote or an estimate a customer contacts the company by phone at (314) 454-1616, the only contact method published. The site does not list business hours, does not publish an email address or a contact form, and offers no online booking, appointment or schedule tool.

Names Central and Missouri as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

The Contact Us page gives the company address and phone. Central Contracting Inc is located at 2205 Ridgley Woods Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63005-6807, with a field office at 515 S. Vandeventer, St. Louis, MO 63110. The phone number published for contact is (314) 454-1616. That page lists no email address, no contact form and no business hours, and the site has no online booking, appointment or schedule tool, so a customer books work or arranges a visit by phoning the company. Several service pages instead say to drop us an email by clicking on Contact Us at the bottom, but no email address is actually printed on the contact page. On service area, the Restoration and Renovation page names the Central West End, Lafayette Square, Compton Heights, Clayton and University City as neighbourhoods and areas served, and the site header calls the company the St. Louis premier restorationist. Project posts on the site are located in Compton Heights, at Russell and Nebraska, in historic Lafayette Square, near Hampton and Kingshighway, and on a Webster Groves mansion. The About / Us page adds that the company has occasionally worked in cities such as Charleston and Chicago. No formal list of ZIP codes, counties or travel limits is published. The site publishes no prices, pricing, cost figures, rates or fees, so a price, quote or estimate has to be requested from the company by phone.

The About page says Central Contracting has been in St. Louis for over 30 years, that its specialty is difficult access and set up, that it has specialized knowledge relating to turn-of-the-century construction, and that it has a Better Business Bureau (BBB) Rating of A+ with, in thirty three years, only one complaint reaching the Better Business Bureau. The page also states the company has a long record of working successfully with insurance companies to ensure appropriate settlements, and that its slate and tile repairs are warranted to last the life of the remaining roof. The site's figures for how long the company has operated are not consistent: the About page says over 30 years, the About / Us page says based in St. Louis for over 35 years, and the painting page refers to a first painting job over 40 years ago. The About / Us page also mentions 100% silicone coatings that the manufacturer warranties for 50 years. The company motto given is: Without Integrity, nothing works. The staff pages describe owner Jeff Evans, who majored in Chemistry, worked as a pharmaceutical sales representative, restored two turn-of-the-century homes in the Central West End, designed and built his own house in Clarkson Valley, and completed a Master's in Social Work from Washington University School of Social Work. Importantly, the website publishes no contractor licence or registration number, no bonding statement, no certificate of insurance, and no manufacturer certification such as GAF Master Elite or Owens Corning Preferred. Those credentials must be requested from the company directly.

The Restoration and Renovation page states that for over 30 years Central has been successfully restoring and renovating turn of the century homes to their original charm in the Central West End, Lafayette Square, Compton Heights, Clayton and University City, and that the company has the staff to handle all aspects of construction, from a restored cornice and roof system with complicated flashings to a plain new flat or shingle roof. The copper page covers copper bay roofs, copper gutters, copper ridge cap, chimney and wall flashing, domes, eyebrow dormers, turrets and barrel vaults, and notes that copper's high coefficient of thermal expansion has to be designed for so solder joints do not pull apart. The painting page says the company does painting while its scaffold is already set for cornice work rather than the owner hiring a separate painter, and that it uses the highest quality primers and paints because those areas are hard to reach again; the About page names Porter Paints Lifetime Warranty Permanizer. The Insurance / Storm Damage page says Central Contracting Inc. has extensive experience working with insurance companies and works in partnership with them to ensure all the damage to roofing, sheet metal and guttering is detected and repaired. Nothing on the site states or promises that a particular claim will be approved or that any storm damage will be covered; whether a claim is paid is the insurer's decision. No prices, cost, rates or fees for restoration, copper, painting or storm damage work are published, so ask the company for a quote or estimate.

The EPDM roofing page states Central Contracting installs Versico EPDM and WeatherBond EPDM on flat and low slope roofs, in traditional black and in white. It says the white WeatherBond membrane is Energy Star rated by the ENERGY STAR Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC), meets ENERGY STAR guidelines and is LEED approved. The page reproduces the WeatherBond EPDM Limited Lifetime Membrane Material Warranty, which is the membrane manufacturer's warranty and not a warranty from Central Contracting. As quoted, WeatherBond warrants to the Buyer that membrane 60 mils in thickness or greater used in residential applications will not prematurely deteriorate to the point of failure because of weathering for as long as the Buyer owns or occupies the building, or for a term of fifteen (15) years for membrane less than 60 mils thick, in both cases only if the membrane has been properly installed, maintained and used for the purpose WeatherBond intended. For non-residential applications the quoted term is fifteen (15) years for membrane less than 60 mils thick and twenty (20) years for all other thicknesses. The page adds that asphalt based torch applied and glue down modified roofs last about ten years, that the company has seen two TPO roofs fail just after ten years, and that it always follows the manufacturer's specifications. The site does not publish a separate labour or workmanship warranty length for flat roofing, and does not publish any price, cost, rates or fees for an EPDM roof. Ask the company directly for warranty paperwork and for a quote or estimate.

The slate roofing page sets out how Central Contracting installs and repairs slate roofs. It states the first step is checking the roof deck for rotten wood after the old roof is removed, then applying the waterproof underlayment. The page says the one underlayment proven over that length of time is ASTM D-266 specified 30 pound or 45 pound asphalt saturated felt, and is sceptical of newer synthetic membranes that have only been accelerated age tested. Before each slate is nailed the crew strikes it with a slate hammer and listens for a clear bell type ring; a buzz or dull thud means the slate is defective and will later break in freeze thaw cycling or roof traffic. Slates must be hung rather than nailed too tight, copper slater's nails are used instead of galvanized nails that rust, and thicker slate is specified when the order is placed with the quarry. The page notes that St. Louis slate roofs are commonly laid with a two inch head lap where a three inch headlap should be used, saving the contractor 10 to 15 percent on materials. Repairs are made with concealed copper nails and copper bibs so sliding snow and ice do not pull them back out, and tile leaks usually require the felt to be replaced and lapped properly with the existing felt. The page states: For over 35 years we have been stopping leaks on slate and tile roofs. The separate tile roofing page discusses Ludowici clay roof tile, two offset layers of felt, and water absorption and freeze thaw resistance. No pricing, cost, rates or fees for slate or tile work appear on the site; contact the company by phone for a quote or estimate.