Article from Arizona Republic (newspaper)
as it appeared on Yahoo!
It will take months for metro Phoenix’s stripped-down roofing industry to repair the tens of thousands of area homes damaged during a freak hailstorm in October.
Roofing contractors said waiting lists have grown to as long as four months for an appraisal – a 180-degree turn from the state of their industry before the Oct. 5 storm.
“It went from, ‘Lord, please let the phone ring,’ to ‘Can it wait? I have to go to the bathroom,’ ” said Jennifer McQueen, president of the Arizona Roofing Contractors Association.
