Simmitri

Now that we’ve had a taste of El Nino and some real storms, I’m ready to give a strong recommendation to Simmitri and especially technician Charlie Mayo. We had 4 roofing firms out to look at some roof leakage problems we’ve had for years. Charlie’s diagnosis of the problem was completely different from all the other 3 — and the fix was much cheaper. He took pictures, did some analysis, got back to us promptly, then did the work quickly. And now we now it really worked — great job!

I was highly recommended to Simmitri by a friend and our neighbors. I was advised they were previously known as Affordable Roofing and Solar. We preferred a local roofing business to make some repairs to our roof since some of our cement tiles were cracked and loose on top of our two-​story home. When I called, Mike was very professional and courteous. He scheduled our estimate and emailed us our repair proposal with pictures. Way to go Simmitri, thank you for going paperless! :)
Even after completing the job, I added on a special request. The last rain, we had a waterfall of water coming out of our gutter. This gutter was hard to reach and Charlie happily agreed to check it out, this reassured me. We also had been hearing critters in the attic and wanted to seal off any entrances they may have found. Charlie did great work on our roof and we have not had any critters since (or gutter waterfalls)!!! He was so kind to return back to our home and clean our gutter. Rachel was also a pleasure to work with, she answered all my payment questions and sent us an email receipt.
If you are looking for professional and kind service, call Simmitri and schedule your appointment asap. We had to wait for our estimate appointment and our repair appointment because of lots of homeowners preparing for the anticipated «El Nino» storm. Work was completed as promised on our repair appointment date and no debris left behind. Well worth the wait. I am highly satisfied with their service and glad that our roof is ready for the rain coming! ^_^

My parents used Affordable Roofing (now Simmitri) to have their new roof installed five years ago. They had a fantastic experience. They worked directly with the owners, Pam and Richard Garcia. The process was clean and efficient. Richard visited the job site a few times to ensure that all was going well. It was a five-​star experience.
My husband and I are now in the process of building a house. We are using a general contractor, but we told him that we wanted to use Simmitri since my parents received such fantastic service when they did their roof. Unfortunately, we made the wrong decision. We should have simply used the roofer that our general contractor would have chosen.
During this project, we never had any contact with the owners. The communication about our project was horrible. We were rarely kept apprised of what was going on. I had to badger them if I wanted to know anything about our project. I sent emails to my contact person, and those emails went unanswered for days. I would then call their main line, and only then would I receive a response. About half way through our project, we discovered that the workers who were doing our roof didn’t even work for Simmitri. Apparently, our project was «outsourced» to another roofing company working with Simmitri. All of this was setup without our knowledge or approval. Lastly, the workers were not always professional – at one point, they left a pile of garbage on our roof, and it stayed there for over a week.
The work we had done ended up fine (thus the two stars instead of one), but it was a struggle every step of the way. Simmitri has now lost some very loyal customers. No one in our family will recommend them again.

After meeting with 6 different Bay Area solar companies, we finally settled on Simmitri for our residential solar installation. Simmitri not only did an exceptional job installing our 39-​panel array, but was the only company able to do all the underlayment roofing work required to allow our tile-​roofed house to support solar. Jonathan Garcia and Pedro Nomberto were very responsive to our requests for how we wanted the system to look and operate and provided the education we needed to understand the various solar options available. We are now meeting all our energy needs with solar energy, including charging our new electric vehicle, saving hundreds of dollars per month on PG&E and gasoline savings. We are totally satisfied with the outcome and appreciate how they stands behind their work. Thank you Simmitri!

This was one of the easiest things I have ever done. Affordable Solar was professional, very quick on the installation process, handled all the permits, was clean and I have had no issues or problems and it has been over a year now. Affordable was very price competitive and the inverter looks like it could be a showcase installation. These guys are very good at what they do and I felt better having a genuine roofing company doing the roof top installation on my tile roof as oppose to a Solar only company. If I had this to do all over again I would not change one thing in using Affordable Solar Roofs.

I was at the harvest festival in Modesto recently. I met the solar reps & they were telling me I could go solar & own the system with no money out of pocket. What an awesome deal. Leasing solar is totally out of the question now. I’ve done comparison shopping for some time now. I’ve decided Affordable Roofs is the best option out there. Thank you!

Denise Brown, Gilroy, CA
3÷1÷2014
Affordable installed a 6.72 kw solar electric energy system on our roof last October. Our roof is pretty new so we did not have a roof installed, although they did some minor roof repair while they were installing the solar (at no charge). I was completely satisfied with all aspects of the job, workmanship, materials, clean up procedures, training and personnel. Every person I came in contact with was not only professional and knowledgeable, but helpful and courteous! There were a few problems getting the County inspection sign off, but it was our issue. We had to install smoke detectors in each of our rooms with a battery back up to bring our house up to code. Even though we have hard wired smoke detectors and a sprinkler system, the county wanted more :(Affordable offered to install them for us at no charge, but my husband ended up doing it. The whole process is very involved and I was happy to be working with people who have been doing this for some time. Jonathan’s knowledge and expertise on solar and roofing was unmatched by any of the other sales people I spoke with! They walked me through each step and were very flexible with regards to my schedule! After they hooked up the monitoring system, they came back and trained me how to use it and find the information I needed to track my systems output.
I spent almost a year comparing systems, companies, prices and products. I also did a buy vs lease analysis with buying exceeding the advantages over leasing. Affordable also offered financing for the purchase that was very attractive. I interviewed and received quotes from Poco Solar, Verengo, SolarCity, The Solar Company and Sungevity. Poco Solar and Affordable were the only companies I would consider after all my research. Affordable won over Poco Solar for several reasons, including my gut feelings :) The system they installed is American made and the best panels on the market right now. Their quote was complete and I was able to deal with the same person who sold me the system. Most of the sales people cannot answer all the questions I had because they just sell and then hand you off to someone else. Affordable has been in business for a very long time and is in good standing with the BBB and the Chamber of Commerce and they run their company with honesty and integrity. They were the only company that has their own/​partner people installing solar on the roof and are qualified to fix my roof if I have a problem. Most of the others hire sub contractors to install the system who know nothing about roofs.
I have been very happy with my decision to hire Affordable and to invest in solar. We have already seen our PG&E bill drop considerably and it’s still winter. It is also exciting to see your meter run backwards, meaning I am saving money and the environment. If you have any other questions that I can answer, please feel free to contact me again.

I spoke to Cory over the phone i believe he is the VP of sales or something. Any how he did a great job setting my grandmother up with a quote and professional suggestion. Thanks guys

Wow this was the worst experience I have had in a long. Never would I ever have one of my friends use affordable roofing. I’m reading these other reviews and I have no idea who this Pam person is. No one returned any of my phone calls. For like 4 – 6 days. Made me play phone tag. then when I finally got them back out to my house. To fix all the mistakes. It took two more trips out to my house before it was done. I work everyday so I’m unable to to sit at home and monitor\babysit. A company that I hire to do a job. I paid my bill upfront in full. Thinking that I would be appreciated for that. Instead I was took advantage
roof looks nicer now. But why did it take so much b.s. to get it done right. I had to get an attorney involved,. Worst experience ever.

As a real estate agent, I’ve worked with Affordable Roofing on behalf of both buyers and sellers. They are always responsive to my needs, the office staff is great and the owners, Pamela and Richard Garcia, always available to answer my clients’ questions. It’s an efficiently run business and are sensitive to their customer’s needs. Affordable Roofing is also a valued member of the community as they contribute and volunteer for many local organizations. Definately an asset to our community!

A.R. finally got back to me. My paperwork was lost when the person in charge of it went into the hospital. Once they found it, they contacted me, gave me a very good quote and gave me a Starbucks card to apologize. I also have a small roof repair that needs to be done so they immediately came out to quote that. Every company can have a blip. Since they did such good work the first two times, it is clearly worth giving them another chance for this issue. I will update again once the work is done. But for now, i take back the prior one star rating.

I would give Pam Garcia 5 stars every time she and her staff (Charlie) come to help us with our roof. Not only are they extremely competent and knowledgeable but they are GREAT with customer service. Pam is active with the Gilroy and Morgan Hill Chambers of Commerce and year after year, they are commended as Master Elite Roofing contractors. I have recommended them over and over again to friends who have needed a new roof or to have their roof fixed. When it comes to Solar, Pam knows the technology behind the products and she is attentive to details for complete customer satisfaction.

Affordable Roofing — professional from first call to the folks who come out to help you understand whether or not your roof needs any repair. I’ve always felt they treat you according to how they would like to be treated — otp of the line! They educate you about options for materials and pricing and are certified by industry watchdogs as top of their field. Pamela and Rich Garcia, ethical owners who work their business! Don’t worry about what your roof needs — call Affordable Roofing and find out today!

Affordable Roofing and Solar
How should I start? Well, Affordable Roofing has redefined my view on contractors. Now I believe that outstanding contractor with reasonable price does exist!
I seldom write long reviews, but I have to because they deserve a detailed review.
First off, my problem —
I extended my current home in 1998 and believe it or not, the extension’s roof was leaking in multiple places this spring.
Since I haven’t change my home’s roof when it was purchased in 1996, we (my husband and I) figured it is time to get a new roof.
In the past, I’ve had terrible experience with contractors, so I was not sure what to expect.
But was I in for a surprise?! I am so satisfied with Affordable Roofing that I can’t wait to write this review!
Here’s my roofing experience with them:
1. My first call
I called Affordable Roofing (I’ll use AR for short) to ask for information about roofing and to schedule an appointment.
I talked to Pam, who is the owner. She patiently listened to my problem, answered all my questions in detailed, and scheduled an appointment to take the roof’s measurement.
One impressive thing that I noticed — she provided details of the appointment. She included the staff’s name (Charles) who would be coming over and explained clearly what the appointment would involve. She even covered the printed information Charles would be bringing over.
2. Roof Measurement Appt
Charlie showed up punctually and dressed with an AR polo. He was very friendly yet professional. He checked the attic for our insulation request and gave us a folder of roofing information from AR.
He efficiently took the measurement of the roof and gutters, and took pictures. My husband and I had a lot of questions, Charlie answered all of them in detail. The appointment took almost an hour because 45 minutes were used to address our questions. :)
3. Choosing the Materials
Because roofing material’s costs vary, it was recommended to select type of materials before AR could provide the estimate.
So my husband and I made an appointment with Pam to go over the materials. At the appointment, I was positively surprised that Pam went over the full roofing process.
She clearly went over the process step by step, detailing what to expect about each installation step and estimated days to complete (3 days for my home according to her estimate). She showed me samples of each upgrade options and explained the pros and cons of each, but no sales pitch.
Pam suggested to use shingles instead of tiles because my roof was not really visible from the street, therefore, no need to spend extra to deck it up.
She also showed me her recommended color of shingles for my home based on the picture Charles took before.
After most details were covered, we started chit chatting and we end up talking for quite a while.
A few days later, my husband and I selected a few materials and requested Pam for the quotes on each selection. She gladly and promptly did so. Their prices were good. Another thing I noticed is that the permit fee would be covered by owner because unlike a lot of other roofing contractors, AR does not charge a flat fee for permit to make money.
4. Signing the contract
We selected the 50 year shingles with golden warranty from GAF. I called Pam, and she emailed me the contract. Unfortunately, my work email filtered it out. Luckily Pam call me the next day to confirm my receipt and in case I had any question.
In any case, she resend it, and I received it through another email account. I went through the contract and it was clear without mistakes. I signed and faxed it back. After their receipt of the fax, Rachel at AR called and I gave them the deposit.
5. Installation
First day
Their workers showed up on time, at 7 or 7:30 am, just as Pam promised. They were courteous and did not disturb us. Okay, hammering and walking on the roof was heard, but they did not bother us. Permit was obtained from city and posted at our home.
They spent the first day ripping off my old roof and checking for dry rot.
By late afternoon, AR office called me (I was at work) and told me that more dry rot was found than they expected. They were going to show us where the rot wood were and how they looked.
When I came home, the workers had cleaned up completely! No garbage on my driveway! YES!

I have to give Pam Garcia and Affordable Roofing five stars for the brilliant job they did on my roof.
I got their information because they are Certified GAF Installers. To my knowledge, GAF is the manufacturer of the best roofing material and certify only the best contractors.
They had the old roof off, replaced the rotted wood beams, placed fresh plywood and installed our new shingles, gutters and vents. They matched our house color and painted the flashings too. They were in and out in 3 days. I’ve seen many neighbors have their roofing jobs stall for WEEKS! The prices we were offered were fair in comparison to the other bids we received as well. They also did a great job cleaning up the yard, leaving no nails behind.
I probably sound like a commercial. But of all of the contractors I’ve had at my house — and there have been plenty — Affordable Roofing is the ONLY one that I’d refer to a friend.