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My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year.
It's at least 25 years old and I realize it's time. Since it will require a full tear off, I know it's going to be around $15,000. So far I've talked to three contracting firms and none have even bothered to come and give me an estimate. Not even a call back to reschedule. Is business /that/ booming? I'm obviously getting peeved. Guess I will keep trying. |
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On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 7:46:55 PM UTC-4, philo wrote:
My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. It's at least 25 years old and I realize it's time. Since it will require a full tear off, I know it's going to be around $15,000. So far I've talked to three contracting firms and none have even bothered to come and give me an estimate. Not even a call back to reschedule. Is business /that/ booming? I'm obviously getting peeved. Guess I will keep trying. IDK, depends on local conditions. Here in NJ there was no problem getting quotes 6 months after Sandy, when you would think they would be extra busy. I had 3 here inside a week I think. |
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On 09/14/2017 06:53 PM, trader_4 wrote:
On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 7:46:55 PM UTC-4, philo wrote: My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. It's at least 25 years old and I realize it's time. Since it will require a full tear off, I know it's going to be around $15,000. So far I've talked to three contracting firms and none have even bothered to come and give me an estimate. Not even a call back to reschedule. Is business /that/ booming? I'm obviously getting peeved. Guess I will keep trying. IDK, depends on local conditions. Here in NJ there was no problem getting quotes 6 months after Sandy, when you would think they would be extra busy. I had 3 here inside a week I think. Thanks. Guess I will just ask some more |
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On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 7:59:12 PM UTC-4, philo wrote:
On 09/14/2017 06:53 PM, trader_4 wrote: On Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 7:46:55 PM UTC-4, philo wrote: My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. It's at least 25 years old and I realize it's time. Since it will require a full tear off, I know it's going to be around $15,000. So far I've talked to three contracting firms and none have even bothered to come and give me an estimate. Not even a call back to reschedule. Is business /that/ booming? I'm obviously getting peeved. Guess I will keep trying. IDK, depends on local conditions. Here in NJ there was no problem getting quotes 6 months after Sandy, when you would think they would be extra busy. I had 3 here inside a week I think. Thanks. Guess I will just ask some more One thing to think about is venting, if it's adequate, if you want to change or add. I got rid of a power vent in favor of ridge venting when I did mine. Another is to take a look if there is any rotting of any of the fascia boards at the soffits. I had some, I did that work myself. None of the companies said a word about that, IDK what happens if they notice it at the time, ie do they offer to fix it? It would screw up their work cycle that's for sure, they would have to get the right material, etc. It's certainly better to do it first, as they will put drip edge over the soffit fascia boards and the new shingles will extend over it, etc. If you do it first, you don't have to worry about damaging the old shingles. How about gutters? They in good shape? |
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On 09/14/2017 07:11 PM, trader_4 wrote:
Thanks. Guess I will just ask some more One thing to think about is venting, if it's adequate, if you want to change or add. I got rid of a power vent in favor of ridge venting when I did mine. Another is to take a look if there is any rotting of any of the fascia boards at the soffits. I had some, I did that work myself. None of the companies said a word about that, IDK what happens if they notice it at the time, ie do they offer to fix it? It would screw up their work cycle that's for sure, they would have to get the right material, etc. It's certainly better to do it first, as they will put drip edge over the soffit fascia boards and the new shingles will extend over it, etc. If you do it first, you don't have to worry about damaging the old shingles. How about gutters? They in good shape? I have a lead an another roofer, will get more info soon. The gutters were replaced 25 years ago and still in good shape but there may be some rotting wood. I will of course have them look for that and replace as needed. My days of going up on tall ladders are over. Also, last time they did add a number of roof vents. BTW: The bank owned house a few doors away is really a nightmare. They put new gutters up right over rotted wood. Houses in my neighborhood usually sell within a few weeks but this one has been vacant for about a year. |
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On 9/14/2017 7:46 PM, philo wrote:
My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. It's at least 25 years old and I realize it's time. Since it will require a full tear off, I know it's going to be around $15,000. So far I've talked to three contracting firms and none have even bothered to come and give me an estimate. Not even a call back to reschedule. Is business /that/ booming? I'm obviously getting peeved. Guess I will keep trying. Hard to believe. No absence of contractors around here. I got 4 bids before accepting one for new deck in a few weeks. If you put your name on one of the internet in a site like Home Advisor, they will be contacting you. Not necessarily recommending as they had none of the good contractors I know around here when I looked at their roofing contractors. Roof is maybe next inline and I'm going to call the ones I like in the Spring. Don't hire just any roofer but make sure they are licensed with workers comp. |
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In article , "frank says...
On 9/14/2017 7:46 PM, philo wrote: My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. So far I've talked to three contracting firms and none have even bothered to come and give me an estimate. Not even a call back to reschedule. Is business /that/ booming? I'm obviously getting peeved. Guess I will keep trying. Hard to believe. No absence of contractors around here. I got 4 bids before accepting one for new deck in a few weeks. If you put your name on one of the internet in a site like Home Advisor, they will be contacting you. Not necessarily recommending as they had none of the good contractors I know around here when I looked at their roofing contractors. Roof is maybe next inline and I'm going to call the ones I like in the Spring. Don't hire just any roofer but make sure they are licensed with workers comp. Depends on where you are. About 2 years ago I also used the Home Advisor for contractors. Sent it out around 8 AM and by lunch I had either 3 or 4 to call . Four came out and for 28 squares it was from about 8,000 to 18,000. I did not take the lowest,but then next to the lowest price of just over 8,000 this was for either 40 or 50 year shingles. As I was about 65 If they go for 30 years it should be good enough.... As said, make sure the are insured and bonded. I asked and the contractor showed me the paper work on that. I told him I did not want anything to come back on me if they fell off or any other problems. My roof was almost a 45 deg angle. About 8 men showed up and did not use any safety equipment at all. I thought for sure some would fall off, but they walked around the roof as if it was flat ground. The crew came out about 2 or 3 weeks later as agreed on and was finished in one day. This was a tear off and replace, plus cover 3 power vents and install the ridge vent. They took off the power vents and put in the roof ridge type as per agreement. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 09/14/2017 10:50 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , "frank says... On 9/14/2017 7:46 PM, philo wrote: My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. Depends on where you are. About 2 years ago I also used the Home Advisor for contractors. Sent it out around 8 AM and by lunch I had either 3 or 4 to call . Four came out and for 28 squares it was from about 8,000 to 18,000. I did not take the lowest,but then next to the lowest price of just over 8,000 this was for either 40 or 50 year shingles. As I was about 65 If they go for 30 years it should be good enough.... As said, make sure the are insured and bonded. I asked and the contractor showed me the paper work on that. I told him I did not want anything to come back on me if they fell off or any other problems. My roof was almost a 45 deg angle. About 8 men showed up and did not use any safety equipment at all. I thought for sure some would fall off, but they walked around the roof as if it was flat ground. The crew came out about 2 or 3 weeks later as agreed on and was finished in one day. This was a tear off and replace, plus cover 3 power vents and install the ridge vent. They took off the power vents and put in the roof ridge type as per agreement. Even in my younger days when I earned a living by painting houses, I never went up on a roof other than a single story ranch house. |
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On 9/15/2017 11:20 AM, philo wrote:
On 09/14/2017 10:50 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote: In article , "frank says... On 9/14/2017 7:46 PM, philo wrote: My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. Depends on where you are.Â* About 2 years ago I also used the Home Advisor for contractors.Â* Sent it out around 8 AM and by lunch I had either 3 or 4 to call .Â* Four came out and for 28 squares it was from about 8,000 to 18,000.Â* I did not take the lowest,but then next to the lowest price of just over 8,000 this was for either 40 or 50 year shingles.Â* As I was about 65 If they go for 30 years it should be good enough.... As said, make sure the are insured and bonded.Â* I asked and the contractor showed me the paper work on that.Â* I told him I did not want anything to come back on me if they fell off or any other problems. My roof was almost a 45 deg angle.Â* About 8 men showed up and did not use any safety equipment at all.Â* I thought for sure some would fall off, but they walked around the roof as if it was flat ground. The crew came out about 2 or 3 weeks later as agreed on and was finished in one day.Â* This was a tear off and replace, plus cover 3 power vents and install the ridge vent. They took off the power vents and put in the roof ridge type as per agreement. Even in my younger days when I earned a living by painting houses, I never went up on a roof other than a single story ranch house. I was all over the roof in my younger days but not now. I might go up ladder to 1st level to clean gutters but that's it. One son that is an insurance company lawyer tells me he has several cases in front of him where workers fell off roofs with severe injuries like broken backs or knees that needed replacement and if they don't have workman's comp can come after the home owner. In getting our new deck my wife has gotten copies of insurance for not only the contractor but for his sub that is doing the new deck. Couple of years ago we had a carpet installer fall and punch a hole in the wall and hurt his shoulder. PITA to get him to fix it and he did not complain about sore shoulder. We called our insurance company to see if we could get a rider on our homeowners to cover workers and they said they did not sell them although lawyer son with another company got one. |
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On 09/15/2017 12:54 PM, Frank wrote:
O Even in my younger days when I earned a living by painting houses, I never went up on a roof other than a single story ranch house. I was all over the roof in my younger days but not now.Â* I might go up ladder to 1st level to clean gutters but that's it. One son that is an insurance company lawyer tells me he has several cases in front of him where workers fell off roofs with severe injuries like broken backs or knees that needed replacement and if they don't have workman's comp can come after the home owner.Â* In getting our new deck my wife has gotten copies of insurance for not only the contractor but for his sub that is doing the new deck. Couple of years ago we had a carpet installer fall and punch a hole in the wall and hurt his shoulder.Â* PITA to get him to fix it and he did not complain about sore shoulder. We called our insurance company to see if we could get a rider on our homeowners to cover workers and they said they did not sell them although lawyer son with another company got one. Thanks for the info. I better find one who has insurance then |
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On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:15:35 -0400, Frank "frank wrote:
If you put your name on one of the internet in a site like Home Advisor, they will be contacting you. We used https://nextdoor.com/ for a plumber. Had numerous contact us. |
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On 09/15/2017 09:43 AM, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:15:35 -0400, Frank "frank wrote: If you put your name on one of the internet in a site like Home Advisor, they will be contacting you. We used https://nextdoor.com/ for a plumber. Had numerous contact us. Thank you If this next one does not work out will probably give that a try |
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On Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:21:21 -0500, philo wrote:
On 09/15/2017 09:43 AM, Oren wrote: On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:15:35 -0400, Frank "frank wrote: If you put your name on one of the internet in a site like Home Advisor, they will be contacting you. We used https://nextdoor.com/ for a plumber. Had numerous contact us. Thank you If this next one does not work out will probably give that a try I believe my wife used the site to get recommendations from other owners in our neighborhood. Then went from there. Good luck. |
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On 09/15/2017 10:37 AM, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:21:21 -0500, philo wrote: On 09/15/2017 09:43 AM, Oren wrote: On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:15:35 -0400, Frank "frank wrote: If you put your name on one of the internet in a site like Home Advisor, they will be contacting you. We used https://nextdoor.com/ for a plumber. Had numerous contact us. Thank you If this next one does not work out will probably give that a try I believe my wife used the site to get recommendations from other owners in our neighborhood. Then went from there. Good luck. Thanks Five years ago I knew this day was coming so at least have the money set aside. Even got the wife to agree, no big vacation next year. |
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On 9/15/2017 10:37 AM, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:21:21 -0500, philo wrote: On 09/15/2017 09:43 AM, Oren wrote: On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:15:35 -0400, Frank "frank wrote: If you put your name on one of the internet in a site like Home Advisor, they will be contacting you. We used https://nextdoor.com/ for a plumber. Had numerous contact us. Thank you If this next one does not work out will probably give that a try I believe my wife used the site to get recommendations from other owners in our neighborhood. Then went from there. Good luck. We used home advisor to find a couple of roofers to give us bids on replacing our roof. It was at the end of its life and was beginning to leak. So, we chose the better company, and they did a nice job of tearing off two layers of old roof, replacing wood where needed, and putting a new roof on in one day. They left as it was getting dark. We thought they would be back the next day to clean up their mess, but they only came back to retrieve some extra roof packages. I was finding nails all over the driveway around our vehicles, and my husband kept calling them to come clean up their mess. They had promised to leave our yard as if they had never been there, and did not keep that promise. They also did not replace all the fascia boards with new primed wood that was agreed upon. My husband could never get anyone to answer the phone when he'd call for them to come fix the wood and clean up the yard. They were supposed to go through the yard and driveway at least 3 times with a large magnet to pick up stray nails, and failed to do that. I finally had enough of them ignoring us, so I got on the Home advisor website and left a message there to no avail. Then I emailed the Better Business bureau and filed a complaint. Let me tell you, the very next day the BBB contacted the business, and we woke up with our phone ringing off the hook wanting to talk to my husband about that complaint. The owner himself was wanting to get that complaint closed, but my husband told him it was the wife who was NOT happy. I was the one picking up roofing nails near and around our vehicle tires every day. Dear husband called the man back and he was in our living room within the hour. He called the job supervisor to our house and ripped him a new one for not following up messages we left on his phone. They fixed everything with the fascia boards, went thru the yard and picked up debris they left behind, and ran that gigantic magnet on wheels through the yard surrounding the driveway and found more nails that would have washed into the driveway after a good rain. That business owner would have kissed our feet to get that BBB complaint closed. He kept saying that one complaint was costing him thousands of dollars every day in new business. -- Maggie |
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On 09/14/2017 07:15 PM, Frank wrote:
On 9/14/2017 7:46 PM, philo wrote: My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. It's at least 25 years old and I realize it's time. Since it will require a full tear off, I know it's going to be around $15,000. So far I've talked to three contracting firms and none have even bothered to come and give me an estimate. Not even a call back to reschedule. Is business /that/ booming? I'm obviously getting peeved. Guess I will keep trying. Hard to believe. No absence of contractors around here. I got 4 bids before accepting one for new deck in a few weeks. If you put your name on one of the internet in a site like Home Advisor, they will be contacting you. Not necessarily recommending as they had none of the good contractors I know around here when I looked at their roofing contractors. Roof is maybe next inline and I'm going to call the ones I like in the Spring. Don't hire just any roofer but make sure they are licensed with workers comp. Since this is going to be a minimum of $15k, just surprised that they don't even bother to give an estimate. The next one hopefully will be better. |
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On 9/15/2017 11:18 AM, philo wrote:
Don't hire just any roofer but make sure they are licensed with workers comp. Since this is going to be a minimum of $15k, just surprised that they don't even bother to give an estimate. The next one hopefully will be better. They don't even have to come out. Some use Goggle earth to see the roof and calculate size. |
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On 09/15/2017 11:34 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , says... On 9/15/2017 11:18 AM, philo wrote: Don't hire just any roofer but make sure they are licensed with workers comp. Since this is going to be a minimum of $15k, just surprised that they don't even bother to give an estimate. The next one hopefully will be better. They don't even have to come out. Some use Goggle earth to see the roof and calculate size. The one I settled on used that Google earth calculator. He was off by abut 2 squares on a 28 square roof. I tried to tell him he was off,but he said not so. Roofing crew came out and looked at the number of shingles and said they thought there was not enough delivered. Sure enough they setimator was off by about 2 squares, but it did not cost me any more. He was probably off due to how steep the roof is,but you know how it is, can not tell anyone with the computer stuff they are wrong. Also, Google Earth cannot see rotted wood or damaged gutters. Due to trees , only half my roof is even visible |
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On 09/15/2017 10:49 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 9/15/2017 11:18 AM, philo wrote: Don't hire just any roofer but make sure they are licensed with workers comp. Since this is going to be a minimum of $15k, just surprised that they don't even bother to give an estimate. The next one hopefully will be better. They don't even have to come out.Â* Some use Goggle earth to see the roof and calculate size. I can see my roof from Google Earth but the ones I talked to said they would come out in person. At any rate, I think I have a lead now. My step-daughter's boyfriend's brother has his own roofing company and he has over 20 years experience. I will talk to him next week. |
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On 9/14/2017 7:46 PM, philo wrote:
My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. It's at least 25 years old and I realize it's time. Did they come out and look at it? Inspect your house? I've heard of things like this but in 52 years of owning houses, I've never had anyone look at anything. But I'm also a good looking guy that is very trustworthy. |
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On 09/15/2017 08:23 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 9/14/2017 7:46 PM, philo wrote: My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. It's at least 25 years old and I realize it's time. Did they come out and look at it? Inspect your house? I've heard of things like this but in 52 years of owning houses, I've never had anyone look at anything. But I'm also a good looking guy that is very trustworthy. Two of them returned my phone call and set up a time to come out and estimate. They never showed up, never called ...nothing. Also, I went over and talked to the boss of the work crew replacing the roof of a neighbor's house. I said to him when he had a minute to come over and give me an estimate. He agreed but never bothered to walk over. I suppose they just have too much business this time of year. I recall when I was painting houses and it got too late in the year, I still gave estimates and had work waiting the next year. |
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On 9/14/17 7:46 PM, philo wrote:
My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. It's at least 25 years old and I realize it's time. Since it will require a full tear off, I know it's going to be around $15,000. So far I've talked to three contracting firms and none have even bothered to come and give me an estimate. Not even a call back to reschedule. Is business /that/ booming? I'm obviously getting peeved. Guess I will keep trying. Those three have already told you all you all you need to eliminate them from consideration. -- Liberals don't want a government, they want a mommy. |
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On 09/15/2017 12:10 PM, Wade Garrett wrote:
On 9/14/17 7:46 PM, philo wrote: My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. It's at least 25 years old and I realize it's time. Since it will require a full tear off, I know it's going to be around $15,000. So far I've talked to three contracting firms and none have even bothered to come and give me an estimate. Not even a call back to reschedule. Is business /that/ booming? I'm obviously getting peeved. Guess I will keep trying. Those three have already told you all you all you need to eliminate them from consideration. Yep, though I doubt I'll hear from them again, if they ever would decide to call or show up I would never consider them. |
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philo posted for all of us...
My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. It's at least 25 years old and I realize it's time. Since it will require a full tear off, I know it's going to be around $15,000. So far I've talked to three contracting firms and none have even bothered to come and give me an estimate. Not even a call back to reschedule. Is business /that/ booming? I'm obviously getting peeved. Guess I will keep trying. If they are so busy then riding around the area should give some names. I did that last roof and they gave me a price but my neighbor recommended someone else - who did the work - prices were very close. I wish I had used the one I found... Long story there. I don't know why they are not returning your call. They can't smell bad breath over the phone. g I'm sure material prices will be going up with the hurricanes so maybe they want to fudge their quotes until prices stabilize. Go to a supply house and get some names. They usually don't steer people wrong. You aren't on one of those slow pay / bad customer lists are you - or have symbols on the curb? g I had another funny comment but I forgot it... You have until May so... -- Tekkie |
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On 09/15/2017 02:29 PM, Tekkie® wrote:
philo posted for all of us... Go to a supply house and get some names. They usually don't steer people wrong. You aren't on one of those slow pay / bad customer lists are you - or have symbols on the curb? g I had another funny comment but I forgot it... You have until May so... As mentioned , looks like I may have a lead, should know next week |
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On 09/14/2017 06:46 PM, philo wrote:
My insurance company tells me I need a new roof by March of next year. It's at least 25 years old and I realize it's time. Since it will require a full tear off, I know it's going to be around $15,000. So far I've talked to three contracting firms and none have even bothered to come and give me an estimate. Not even a call back to reschedule. Is business /that/ booming? I'm obviously getting peeved. Guess I will keep trying. The fifth one I contacted actually showed up! Roofing business must be really good. |
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On 19 Sep 2017, philo wrote in alt.home.repair:
The fifth one I contacted actually showed up! Roofing business must be really good. I have similar problems as you. I need roof work done, but of the several roofers I contacted a few months ago, they all either never responded or told me they weren't interested in the job. I'm about to start of a new round of exploration. I want to have it done by the onset of winter. |
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On 09/19/2017 08:23 PM, Nil wrote:
On 19 Sep 2017, philo wrote in alt.home.repair: The fifth one I contacted actually showed up! Roofing business must be really good. I have similar problems as you. I need roof work done, but of the several roofers I contacted a few months ago, they all either never responded or told me they weren't interested in the job. I'm about to start of a new round of exploration. I want to have it done by the onset of winter. Two of them never called back...two called back and made an appointment but never bothered to show up...not even a call. I will not even attempt to give them a 2nd chance. The guy who came over today called me right back...made an appointment same day and even called later to tell me he was running a few minutes late. I feel good about this one as he carefully inspected both the inside and out. If the estimate is anywhere close to where I think it should be I'm going to hire him. It's a well known firm in town. |
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On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:51:31 -0500, philo wrote in
The fifth one I contacted actually showed up! Roofing business must be really good. If you are anywhere within 600 miles of Houston or Florida, they are all probably down in those places raking it in. -- Web based forums are like subscribing to 10 different newspapers and having to visit 10 different news stands to pickup each one. Email list-server groups and USENET are like having all of those newspapers delivered to your door every morning. |
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On 09/20/2017 07:18 AM, CRNG wrote:
On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:51:31 -0500, philo wrote in The fifth one I contacted actually showed up! Roofing business must be really good. If you are anywhere within 600 miles of Houston or Florida, they are all probably down in those places raking it in. I'm up in Wisconsin and since I told them it could be done next year the "kinda busy right now" excuse would not work with me. The guy who did show up for the estimate told me he was very busy but always has time to fit someone in. I like that attitude! |
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Roofing contractors Follow up
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 09:34:37 -0500, philo wrote:
On 09/20/2017 07:18 AM, CRNG wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:51:31 -0500, philo wrote in The fifth one I contacted actually showed up! Roofing business must be really good. If you are anywhere within 600 miles of Houston or Florida, they are all probably down in those places raking it in. I'm up in Wisconsin and since I told them it could be done next year the "kinda busy right now" excuse would not work with me. The guy who did show up for the estimate told me he was very busy but always has time to fit someone in. I like that attitude! Sounds like you might just have a winner. |
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Roofing contractors Follow up
On 09/20/2017 01:22 PM, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 09:34:37 -0500, philo wrote: On 09/20/2017 07:18 AM, CRNG wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:51:31 -0500, philo wrote in The fifth one I contacted actually showed up! Roofing business must be really good. If you are anywhere within 600 miles of Houston or Florida, they are all probably down in those places raking it in. I'm up in Wisconsin and since I told them it could be done next year the "kinda busy right now" excuse would not work with me. The guy who did show up for the estimate told me he was very busy but always has time to fit someone in. I like that attitude! Sounds like you might just have a winner. I should know within a day or two. |
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Roofing contractors Follow up
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 07:18:49 -0500, CRNG
wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:51:31 -0500, philo wrote in The fifth one I contacted actually showed up! Roofing business must be really good. If you are anywhere within 600 miles of Houston or Florida, they are all probably down in those places raking it in. Just very recently a contractor in Las Vegas packed his truck and trailer and headed to the Houston. Local news had an article about it. |
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Roofing contractors Follow up
On 09/20/2017 01:25 PM, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 07:18:49 -0500, CRNG wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:51:31 -0500, philo wrote in The fifth one I contacted actually showed up! Roofing business must be really good. If you are anywhere within 600 miles of Houston or Florida, they are all probably down in those places raking it in. Just very recently a contractor in Las Vegas packed his truck and trailer and headed to the Houston. Local news had an article about it. Well, the guy who showed up still has not given me an estimate so I decided to use Home Advisor. On their recommendation I have two more to try on Monday |
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Roofing contractors ....Conclusion
On 09/24/2017 06:10 PM, philo wrote:
On 09/20/2017 01:25 PM, Oren wrote: On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 07:18:49 -0500, CRNG wrote: On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:51:31 -0500, philo wrote in The fifth one I contacted actually showed up! Roofing business must be really good. If you are anywhere within 600 miles of Houston or Florida, they are all probably down in those places raking it in. Just very recently a contractor in Las Vegas packed his truck and trailer and headed to the Houston. Local news had an article about it. Well, the guy who showed up still has not given me an estimate so I decided to use Home Advisor. On their recommendation I have two more to try on Monday Did not need Home Advisor, the guy I expected to give me the estimate did send it after all. Since it was slightly less than what I expected I took it. Now all I have to do is get some money into my checking account. Out of five calls to contractors only one showed up. |
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Roofing contractors : add't follow up
They are doing the last of the work today. It will be exactly one week.
Considering they missed several days due to rain not too bad. I was told it would be done within six days depending on weather. In addition to them correcting a mistake in the original 1898 construction that lead to a chronic (but small) front porch leak...they are completely re-doing the chimney flashing that they told me we not done very well when I had the chimney replaced maybe 20 years ago. Additionally they are putting flashing/edging all around the edge of the roof. The folks who did it last time skipped that step. |
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Roofing contractors : add't follow up
On Sun, 8 Oct 2017 09:50:47 -0500, philo wrote:
They are doing the last of the work today. It will be exactly one week. Considering they missed several days due to rain not too bad. I was told it would be done within six days depending on weather. In addition to them correcting a mistake in the original 1898 construction that lead to a chronic (but small) front porch leak...they are completely re-doing the chimney flashing that they told me we not done very well when I had the chimney replaced maybe 20 years ago. Additionally they are putting flashing/edging all around the edge of the roof. The folks who did it last time skipped that step. Just in time for Winter. Ya done good! |
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Roofing contractors : add't follow up
On 10/08/2017 05:21 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 8 Oct 2017 09:50:47 -0500, philo wrote: They are doing the last of the work today. It will be exactly one week. Considering they missed several days due to rain not too bad. I was told it would be done within six days depending on weather. In addition to them correcting a mistake in the original 1898 construction that lead to a chronic (but small) front porch leak...they are completely re-doing the chimney flashing that they told me we not done very well when I had the chimney replaced maybe 20 years ago. Additionally they are putting flashing/edging all around the edge of the roof. The folks who did it last time skipped that step. Just in time for Winter. Ya done good! Of course the winter here is slow coming but this is one time I've at least got the jump on things. |
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