notdapolice
Senior Member
I will be going to Springfield Illinois May 28 to take and PASS my Illinois Roofing Contractors Exam to become a licenses roofing contractor in the state of illinois. Test is 75 questions on the "How to's" of roofing Steep-Low slope,Metal, Wood Shake and Slate and tile roofs and OFC OSHA employee safety. I have heard that most who take the exam fail the first time even the guys with 30 years experience. I have been in and around the roofing trade for 20 years and been actually performing the work for about 9 now. I have been studying and taking notes for about a month now along with my in the field exp. and am hoping that im prepared enough to pass. I have been pondering the idea of starting my own company for about 2 years now and have decided that im not getting any younger(roofing is a young mans game really) and im sick of only making part of the money involved in the roofing trade while doing all the work. I figured i would get up early on the day of the exam and eat a good breakfast. Then i would maybe take a jog around the block get the heart flowing. Then come home and play a few games of scrabble to exercise my mind a little bit and head out for the exam 
^ My girlfriend was believing me until i said i was gonna "exercise my brain with a few games of scrabble". Anyway i was just posting cause its getting closer to the date and im a little bit nervous about the whole thing but its gonna be what its gonna be. If i fail I can just pay the state of illinois another 219 dollars and retake it. Fingers crossed i pass it the first time around and can start making my and my family's life a lil bit easier financially wise. Well ill be off to work here in about an hour(had some rain this morning slowing us down) just figured i would share a bit of non metal detecting information about whats going on in my world. All you guys have a good day and stay dry.
^ My girlfriend was believing me until i said i was gonna "exercise my brain with a few games of scrabble". Anyway i was just posting cause its getting closer to the date and im a little bit nervous about the whole thing but its gonna be what its gonna be. If i fail I can just pay the state of illinois another 219 dollars and retake it. Fingers crossed i pass it the first time around and can start making my and my family's life a lil bit easier financially wise. Well ill be off to work here in about an hour(had some rain this morning slowing us down) just figured i would share a bit of non metal detecting information about whats going on in my world. All you guys have a good day and stay dry.
But at least you're making a move to try and better yourself , I've made money on every roof I ever did , theres money in roofing , and its pretty easy to bid them also . In fact I've got 3 roofs I'm contracting out next week . 
