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On Your Side: Iowa roofing company accused of ripping off Missouri customers; AG investigating SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - After storms hit the Ozarks, you may see roofing companies knocking on doors looking for repair work. But for one Branson man, a deal that seemed too good to be true turned out to be exactly that. When Daniel Reed hired Valor Roofing and Construction, he says he didn’t know they were from out of state. Even so, he trusted that the work would be completed as promised, especially since he was going through his insurance company. “You put your faith in these people, and they take advantage of it,” said Reed. Reed says that after last year’s April hailstorm, his roof took a hit. So when a door-to-door salesman with Valor Roofing and Construction made his way through his neighborhood, he listened to the pitch. “This company, they use top-grade material. It’s guaranteed for up to 10 to 15 years. I was like, cool, let’s do this,” he said. Reed says he filed a claim with his insurance company and signed a contract to have the work done in April of 2025. But he says, soon after he made the down payment of $6400, communication with Valor Roofing and Construction stopped. “I started calling and calling and calling, never getting any response. Then I called them, and I said, look, you either get back with me and tell me what’s going on or I’m going to bring a lawyer into it,” explained Reed. We confirmed with the city of Branson that Valor Roofing and Construction did not have a peddler’s or business license required to do business in town. A check of Missouri’s Secretary of State’s website shows no Valor Roofing and Construction registered. When we looked more into the business, On Your Side discovered it had an Iowa address. The phone numbers and names Reed had matched the company in Iowa. A check of Iowa’s state records reveals Valor Roofing and Construction’s license was dissolved by the Secretary of State in August of 2025 and remains inactive. We called the Iowa Attorney General’s office. Three complaints have been filed against Valor Roofing and Construction. Those investigations are confidential. We checked with Iowa’s Division of Insurance and found that owner Nick Larrimore has been charged with first-degree theft, insurance fraud, and forgery. We reached out to his attorney but have not heard back. It’s set for trial in September. In Missouri, Valor Roofing and Construction has been sued twice for breach of contract. In one case, the couple suing won a judgment for more than $14,000 after the company didn’t show up in court. In the other case, a couple claims Valor Roofing and Construction did the work on a new roof but not to the quality they expected. The roofing company responded and denied the claims and added a countersuit. That case goes to trial next month as well. His attorney for that case sent us this statement: The Plaintiffs did not object in any way to the materials or the roof until Valor asked for full payment per the terms of the written contract. We look forward to the opportunity to have the true facts revealed at a hearing. Reed filed a complaint with the Missouri Attorney General. “They apparently responded back to her the same way they had told me previously. ‘Well, my husband’s out of work. He’s got health issues. We’re going to try to pay him next month, part of the money. Then the following month we’ll pay him the rest of it.’ I haven’t gotten a dime,” said Reed. “We’ve only had 2 complaints in our office. One of those complaints we were able to resolve and got a refund for the customer. The other one, we’re still working our way through the dispute with the company,” said Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway. She added a note about Valor Roofing and Construction. “We do want to get the message out about this particular company, that people should be careful when dealing with them,” said Hanaway. She urges all consumers to do their research before hiring a professional roofing company. “I know it’s really hard if your roof is leaking. You want to do something quickly,” she said. “But I don’t want people to be left in a situation where their roof is still leaking, and now they put down $ 5,000, and it’s just gone.” Reed says he’s not only out a roof but thousands of dollars. “This is a hit that I can’t replace. I lost my insurance over this. I had to go with a different insurance company because they were like, hey, if the work’s not done, we want our money back. I can’t give it to you because they’re not giving it back to me,” explained Reed. We reached out to the owner of the company, Nicholas Larrimore, but his phone number was disconnected. We also called the number for the business listed online; it wasn’t working either. If you’re looking to get roofing repairs done, the AG wants to remind you to do your homework. Be sure to check with your city to make sure the company has a business license. A quick online search of reviews may also give you insight into how they do business. To report a correction or typo, please email [email protected]. Please include the article info in the subject line of the email. Copyright 2026 KY3. All rights reserved.