On 7/29/2019 8:46 PM, MarkK wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jul 2019 00:38:40 +0000, MarkK wrote:

Hi All,

I'm out in the sticks in NW Florida. Had a new metal roof with new
seamless gutters installed on a two story.

The roof looked decent enough but the gutter was just wrong looking. I
brought it up to the "project manager" and he said it would be "fine".
Problem is -- the metal roof overhangs the gutter about 75% or more of
the width of the gutter. Water comes off the roof and 90+ percent of it
goes right over the edge of the gutter and lands on the walkway and
stairs below. I'm no longer in Kansas -- I'm in crazy town.



The "contractor" is blowing me off, refusing to answering my calls.

Today, I contacted the county building department. They said this
individual did not pull a permit (contrary to the written contract) and
he was not a licensed contractor (I f**ked up not checking out this
individual after he did a superb job on a neighbor's house). They gave
me the number of the state "authorities". I have less than zero respect
for this state "government" -- almost as worthless as the county
"authorities".

The original contract shows this genius was claiming to work under a
certified roofing contractor (or so he claimed) so I will contract them
to find if they will provide cover for this scumbag. Stay tuned -- more
news at 11.


Reading this, an additional caution I would like to add is that if a
contractor is unlicensed and does not get permits it is also unlikely
that he has workmen's compensation insurance. Most homeowners insurance
will not apply to workers injured on their property. My son, an
insurance company lawyer, told me a story of an uninsured contractor
falling off a roof and the homeowner was held responsible.