John Hubert Roofing

John Hubert Roofing is a small, Somerville-based roofing contractor that also does carpentry and masonry work around Boston. Its BBB profile lists it as a sole proprietorship — owner Jubert Martinez — started in 2009, not accredited but carrying an A+ rating. The written record is thin and mixed. A 2021 review described a prompt, professional response — the owner showed up within an hour of a call, inspected the roof, and gave useful advice. A different 2021 review described the opposite experience: a promised visit to measure broken windows for a quote that never happened, despite repeated follow-up calls, leaving the homeowner without a fix going into winter. There's also a more pointed concern from outside the review platforms. In a 2024 Reddit post, a commenter alleged that the owner has never pulled a permit in Boston under his own name in the past fifteen years — a specific and serious claim, though it comes from a single anonymous poster and isn't independently confirmed here. A separate 2024 Reddit thread was more neutral, naming the company as one of the two most affordable of six roofing quotes a poster collected. Given how little is on the record and the specific permit allegation circulating about the business, a homeowner considering John Hubert Roofing should ask directly about permitting on any job and get firm, written scheduling commitments before relying on a verbal promise to follow up.