Wondering what it really takes to start a roofing company from scratch?

Two partners, an Air Force veteran and a lifelong builder, break down their honest first year building Cornerstone Roofing in Delaware: why they left steady work, how they split the company 50/50, and the parts nobody warns you about.

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On this episode of the Roofing CEO Podcast, host Mike Abramowitz sits down in person with Chaz and David of Cornerstone Roofing. Chaz spent six years in the Air Force as an air traffic controller before moving into roofing.

David has been in construction since 16 and knocking doors since he was a kid, and spent years running a company for someone else before the two started their own.

They get real about the difference between running someone else's business and owning yours, the fires that land on an owner's desk, and why they chose integrity and the right people over fast growth.

Questions this episode answers:

• What does it really take to start a roofing company from scratch?
• Should you start a roofing company with a business partner?
• Is it better to own a roofing company or run one for someone else?
• Do you need roofing experience to start a roofing business?
• What's the hardest part of starting a roofing company? (Hint: it starts with a conversation with your spouse.)
• How do you build a roofing company the right way, without cutting corners?

What you'll learn in this episode:

Two very different paths into roofing, from the military to lifelong door-knocking

• How a 50/50 partnership actually splits the work and the risk
• The real difference between running someone else's company and owning your own
• The fires that land on an owner's desk: sales reps, customers, suppliers, and crews
• Why integrity and the right people beat chasing fast growth in year one

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