Super Demand for Local Remodeler’s Services After Big Storms

Spencer Tait's office has been overwhelmed with calls for repairs and restorations in the last two weeks.

Superstorm Sandy wasn’t finished wreaking havoc in South Jersey when the voice messages started piling up on Spencer Tait’s office phone two weeks ago. Two days later, Tait, of the family business Taitco/Tait Roofing in Moorestown, said he's been trying to prioritize the more than 100 calls he received.  Hurricanes in New Jersey are uncommon. But one in late October is just plain strange. “We don’t really remember a storm like this during this time of year, at least since we’ve been in business. And this storm was way worse than Irene,” said Tait, referring to the hurricane that unleashed high winds and powerful rains on the region in late August 2011. Estimates say Sandy caused $50 billion in damage along the East Coast, making it the …

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