Clifford Roofing

Twenty-seven Google reviews, and every single one is five stars — the kind of unbroken run that's either a very good sign or a reason to look closer. Clifford Roofing works out of Hingham and describes itself, on its own site, as a South Shore shop for leak repair, full roof replacement, inspections, and storm or hail recovery. Every one of those 27 ratings has landed since last August, so this is a young track record, not a decade-deep one. The most recent reviews back up real, specific work. One customer says the crew walked them through an entire roof-replacement insurance claim; another describes the crew flagging hidden shingle damage mid-job instead of quietly billing around it, and still called the price reasonable. A tile-roof patch this spring wasn't as clean — that customer reported a delayed start over a truck issue, a late permit, and a few missed callbacks, though they still called the price fair and the cleanup mostly thorough. Worth knowing before calling: a handful of the Google reviews attached to this listing actually describe hiring other companies by name — RedPeak Roofing, Riverstone Roofing, Modern Exterior, one just "GBR" — not Clifford Roofing. That doesn't mean the underlying work described is fabricated, but it does mean the five-star average shouldn't be taken at face value; it's worth asking Clifford directly for recent job photos or a couple of references before booking. For a leak repair or a full re-roof on the South Shore, the grounded specifics in the newer reviews — the insurance-claim help, the upfront word on hidden damage — are a more reassuring signal than the star count itself. Get the scope and price in writing, and ask what changed since the rougher review this spring.