I was disappointed with the roof, the crew did not speak English, so they were not, and did not, communicate with me and I was not able to communicate with them. They also began hounding me for final payment of 300 for a tarp and 80 for replacing two areas of decking (40 bucks per square).
This company does not know what it is doing; was not aware that 7400 bucks had been paid, and wants proof of payment. The check to A-1 roofing was cashed on October 21st.
I hired an attorney who sent A-1 a certified letter stating that if they want proof of payment I would like proof of:
* Proper permits were filed for this job (No permit filed with the city as per contract said that A-1 would apply for permits)
* I need to have proof that A-1 has the proper permit to operate in Marion county.
* That A-1 is properly licensed and bonded.
* Proof that ridge and cap shingles were installed on ridges of roof (instead of using roofing shingles to create ridge and cap shingles)
The crew came with some cheap looking wooden cart that hitches to the back of a truck; very unprofessional looking. They did not pick up/clean up after the first day of work and did a poor job cleaning up when they left. The contract states that a magnet sweep would be done after each day of work. That did not happen. My husband found several nails in the driveway and more around the perimeter of the house.
Spoke to Mr. Moore via phone: (Note: I never saw Mr. Moore after the contract was signed) I told Mr. Moore that when the workers left, they left the cart in front of my garage and I could not get my car out of the garage for two days. When they left I was not sure they were coming back, they never told me anything, the job did not look like it was completed, and there was debris surrounding the house. I asked if someone was coming back, when someone would return and was not given a time but I stressed that I needed my car. I expressed my concern and expressed my less than enthusiastic feelings about the roof, said that I had concerns about the chimney area and the roofing surrounding the area: It did not look finished. Mr. Moore sent a guy out - he did not identify himself - my husband and I pointed to the areas of the roof and chimney we had issues with. He said that he would return Monday (October 17h). No one did. However, someone came out to collect payment instead.
It took 22 days for work to begin. The contract says 6 to 10 days.
I Hired a roofing inspector. The inspector reported the following:
* Drip edge not done insufficient shingle overhang
* Counter flashing not replaced. Old counter flashing was used on a 25+ year old roof.
* This job was done, A-1 roofing did not do a stellar job, but 'cut corners whenever it was possible to do so'
A-1 posits that the roof is done and 'payment is due at the time of service.'
* Did not agree that work was finished. No one ever came out/returned to address our concerns.
* Our own visual inspection: portion of roof near chimney looks incomplete/unfinished.
These are my concerns:
* Because chimney was not properly/poorly done, there will be roof leaks and damages incurred because of those leaks.
* Because of improper overhang - drip edges- there will be leaks and damages incurred because of those leaks.
* Because of using shingles to create ridge and cap shingles, there will be leaks and damages incurred because of those leaks. read more