On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:55:32 GMT, Norminn wrote:


:
: I called the estimator who was handling things up to the day they sent
: out the crew and left him a voice mail message yesterday evening. By
: 9:30 this morning he hadn't returned my call, so I called the project
: manager's cell phone and explained that after they'd sent out those guys
: to replace shingles with exposed nail heads I'd gotten up on the roof
: and found around 70 more exposed nails. He said he'd send a guy out to
: fix it. I said there were around 50 alone on the north dormer and asked,
: incredulous, if it wouldn't be necessary to tear off from the north
: dormer therefore. He said he'd come by himself and evaluate either today
: or tomorrow. So that's where it stands.
:
: Dan
:
:I wonder what an attorney would say. Wonder if the guy is in decent
:financial shape?

I don't know, but they've been in business for 23 years and they were
advanced to two local publications as recommended roofers:

SF Bay Area Consumer's Checkbook, which is a subscription service
The Good Service Guide

I believe they have to be fairly reputable to be so recommended.
Honestly, I thought the estimator's style very worthy of trust. He's
never seemed like the kind of person to misrepresent the situation.
However, when I tried to get him to come over today and have a look for
himself or make any kind of statement concerning what they will do, he
deferred to the project manager. That may be perfectly appropriate. I'll
see what the project manager says tomorrow.

I just found out a couple of other things. I read the instructions on
the packaging for the Elk Corp. Prestique Plus shingles and it says
under no circumstance should the overhang at the rake or eaves be more
than 3/4 inch. I see manyl over 1 inch and one or two appear to be 1.5
inches or more. The instructions also clearly state that the
underlayment has to be two thicknesses and overlapped 19" if the
rise/run is under 4/12. I measured my large (20' x 25') north dormer
this afternoon and it's 2.71/12. Clearly they boobooed. I'm 90+% sure
they didn't do anything different for felt on that dormer than the rest
of the house - one layer of 30 lb., which typical small overlap.

I'm not going to get an attorney involved unless I have to. First I'll
see if they will be forthcoming with the necessary fixes. So far they've
responded to everything I've asked of them. So, I'll be giving the
benefit of the doubt at this point. Maybe they just had a crew with some
lax supervision, maybe their training program has been slipping, I don't
know.