Job Date: 7/2/2012 Project cost: $14,000.00…read more
Description of work:
They rebuilt the roof on my 1200 sq. ft. workshop. This included removing the old roofing, decking, ridge beam and rafters; reframing the roof, hurricane strapping, re-decking and laying on a new Timberline roof.
Overall, I couldn't be happier. Their crew was out bright and early a few days BEFORE what I was expecting (based on what was specified in the contract), and by the end of the first day, all the roofing and decking had been removed, picked up and was ready for disposal. The second day was miserable - rain on and off - and bless their hearts, instead of getting out of the rain, they stayed up on our workshop spreading a huge tarp I had over our belongings so they would not get wet, THEN they got themselves out of the weather. This, in my opinion, was "over and above" what I expected - especially when they did this several times that day. The third day was much better, and for the rest of the week - clear skies and a lot of work. By that Friday I had a new, stronger roof structure installed and decked out. Saturday, the cornice crew came out and trimmed out everything, installing new Hardee board soffits and fascia and the following Monday the roofers installed our new roof. They laid approximately 16-17 squares, and stayed with the job that day till it was completed. Tuesday was some minor clean-up, a final inspection and close-out.
Would I hire them again? Most definitely - as a matter of fact, here's my comments on the second job John did for me . . .
Job Date: 8/10/2012 Project cost: $9,000.00
Description of work:
This was the second phase of our workshop rebuild. In this part, John's crew stripped the old siding and storm sheathing off my workshop's walls, installed new storm sheathing, Tyvek house wrap, trim and Hardie-Plank siding. They finished up by painting the workshop to match our house.
My workshop was pretty much ruined during Hurricane Ike (6' floodwaters). I had started some remodeling and repair work shortly before the hurricane hit. I was removing old weathered T-111 siding, removing windows, reframing and installing new OSB storm sheathing. About half of the structure was in the new OSB storm sheathing when the storm hit. Unfortunately, due to the massive amount of damage sustained to our house, my workshop had to wait till now. By the time I was in a position to rebuild my workshop, all the "storm-chasers" and transient carpenters had moved on to other projects, and construction contractors were somewhat harder to find. I had recently heard about "Angie's List" and decided to give it a try - this is where I found John's "Green Leaf Contracting" company. John's crew restored my workshop in two phases. First phase, which I've already reported on, consisted of rebuilding our roof structure and installing a new 50 year Timberline roof. This last phase involved stripping all the remaining old siding and storm sheathing down to the wall studs, installing all new storm sheathing, wrapping the entire structure in "house-wrap" moisture barrier, installing Hardie-Plank lap siding and painting the entire workshop. What was nice about this phase was we had some concerns about leaving open areas in the walls overnight (vandalism). I expressed these concerns and John's crew made sure the building was secure every evening before leaving the job site. As with any construction job, there is always going to be some clean-up afterwards and his crew did what I thought was an exceptional job of cleaning up. I had jokingly referred to my workshop rebuild as my "Sow's ear to Silk Purse Project". John's crews really did pull it off!
