In the metal roofing industry, the extent to which contractors and architects are working toward understanding each other is seemingly growing proportionally with the market share of the industry itself.
Unprofessional? Probably. Funny? Definitely! But the semi-heated exchange above also illustrates an important point about the reason why architects and roofing contractors don’t always get along: They don’t completely understand what makes each other tick. Most metal roofing contractors would never presume to tie themselves to a per-square price without knowing anything about the building, and similarly, most architects would scoff at the notion that they could quote a straight price to design a home. Of course, the argument could have been avoided had the contractor been willing to compromise on a ballpark figure, but the architect had already needled him to the point where he was annoyed and looking for a fight.