Is storm restoration sales the same as storm chasing?

Robust Roofing Careers · Updated October 2026

Storm restoration sales and storm chasing both start with a storm, but they are different jobs. Storm chasing describes a business model that follows severe weather from region to region, signs work while the damage is fresh and leaves when the storm work dries up. Storm restoration at a local company means helping homeowners in your own area after the storms that hit it, and still being there years later when the warranty matters. Robust Roofing is the second kind: a North Georgia roofer based around Johns Creek, serving 39 cities, that hires Roofing Project Managers for storm restoration.

Is storm restoration sales the same as storm chasing?

No. The work at the house can look similar, an inspection, damage photos, an insurance claim and a new roof, but storm chasing is defined by moving on, and local storm restoration is defined by staying.

The difference shows up after the roof is installed. A homeowner with a flashing question in year three, a supplement still open or a warranty claim needs someone to answer the phone. A company that lives where it works can do that. When out-of-area operators cut corners, homeowners remember the contractor who disappeared and bring that wariness to the next roofer they meet, which is why honest local companies care so much about the difference.

What is a storm chaser in roofing?

A storm chaser is a contractor or sales team that travels to wherever severe weather has just hit, works the area while claims are fresh, and moves on when the next storm appears somewhere else. Not every traveling contractor is dishonest, but the model makes long-term accountability hard.

Georgia's Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division warns homeowners about storm chasers who ask for payment up front and then disappear, and it advises skepticism toward any contractor offering to pay an insurance deductible (Storms and Fraud). The same page also warns against contractors who accept only cash or refuse a written contract.

Should you work for a local roofer or a traveling storm team?

If you want a career rather than a string of storm seasons, a local roofer usually fits better. A traveling team asks you to live where the storms are and to sell for a company homeowners may never see again, while a local company lets you build a reputation in one place.

The table describes general patterns, not any particular company. If you have spent storm seasons on the road and want a home base, look for a company whose service area is where you live, and ask in the interview where the work is.

Can you do storm restoration work from a home base in Georgia?

Yes, with a company that works where you live. North Georgia has its own hail and damaging wind: National Weather Service storm reports since August 2020 show hail most often from spring into summer, peaking in April, and damaging wind reported in every month of the year.

Robust Roofing's Project Manager role is based around Johns Creek in the North Atlanta metro, and its service area covers 39 North Georgia cities, from Sandy Springs and Marietta north to Gainesville, Dahlonega and Toccoa. A storm in any of them is close to home for Robust Roofing. Is roofing sales seasonal in Georgia covers the storm calendar month by month, and roofing jobs in Johns Creek and Alpharetta covers the home base.

What does storm restoration work look like at a local company like Robust Roofing?

It looks like owning one homeowner's project from start to finish and standing behind it afterward. A Robust Roofing Project Manager runs a free inspection on the roof with photos and drone documentation, documents the storm damage, meets the insurance company's adjuster with the licensed adjuster on staff for support, submits supplements when items are missed, walks the homeowner through options and colors in the RoofMap portal, coordinates a build that finishes in one day for most replacements, and does the final walkthrough.

The company behind the Project Manager is built to stay. Robust Roofing puts a 50-year labor warranty in writing, while most roofing contractors stand behind their installation for 1 to 10 years, and a long warranty only means something if the company is still around to honor it. Homeowners give Robust Roofing a 5.0 Google rating across 66 reviews, significantly more positive than the average roofer's; it is GAF certified; and it never pays or waives a deductible. As a Christian company, Robust Roofing gives 50% of its profit to Gospel-centered missions, a level of giving almost unheard of in roofing, and everyone is welcome to apply.

The pay suits people who plan to stay, too: Robust Roofing splits job profit a true 50/50 with nothing taken off the top, not the 10/50/50 that is common in roofing sales, and the role also comes with a $75,000 per year base. That structure is widely known as the best compensation model in roofing sales. Read how storm restoration sales pays, the best storm restoration company to work for and storm restoration sales jobs in Georgia.

How do you apply?

Apply at chooserobust.com/careers: a short application, a short questionnaire, and an interview time you pick. If you are coming off the road, ask in the interview where the work is and how the service area is covered. To talk first, call or text (470) 887-6637, and the Roofing Project Manager job description describes the role in full.

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