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In January 2024 we faced great damage: a very big tree fell down and hit our house. We were shocked by the damage the tree did to our house and we did not even know where to start and what to do. First, we called a construction company for emergency. The company came, estimated the cost and contacted our insurance company for the cost approval. After the official approval by the insurance they removed the tree and did a simple roof tarping. For that we paid about $5K.
Later the insurance company representative came to us to estimate the damage repair cost. The insurance company sent us a check for $12K. After that we started searching the contractors who would agree to repair the damage for this money. After seeing the damage, all the contractors were laughing at us: the preliminary damage repair cost they estimated was significantly more as opposed to that the insurance proposed. Why? The tree was huge and our beautiful roof made of stone needed full replacement. Instead, the insurance recommended patching stone slates with asphalt shingles. In addition, there was damage inside of house which must be also fixed.
We were desperate and we just did not know what to do. Eventually, one of our co-workers suggested us to find and hire a Public Adjuster who would dispute with the insurance company. We started searching and eventually found Robert Jackson. He came to see the damage and we spent hours discussing details. In the end, Robert honestly explained us that he can dispute appraisal made by the insurance company to adjust the damage claim. Robert warned us, however, we have to be prepared for this process might take from three months up to two years because insurance companies are not in rush to cover expenses. All the arguments presented by Robert we found to be very reasonable and fair. As a result, we signed a contract with his company. It happened to be that Robert Jackson is a President who runs two companies: Claim Adjusting Services (SUMMIT) and Restoration (Roberts Restorations, Inc). We found this combination to be very practical and convenient.
After signing a contract, Robert immediately started working on our claim and yet, it took several months and multiple attempts to get an approval from insurance to increase the coverage cost to repair all the damage. Despite the approval, the insurance kept recalling and denying its own approvals over time so Robert should permanently keep disputing their decisions again and again.
Eventually Robert started working on our house repair. In doing that, he was very responsive and always kept asking what material/design we would prefer him to use providing us, if possible, samples. Now we happily live in the house repaired by the Robert’s companies. All the work was done very fast and professional. We really enjoyed very much working with Robert Jackson and highly recommend him personally and his associates...