help with roofers , what do we do next?

Question

we first signed the papers with our roofers on the 2nd of october,after months of trying to find one,
he said the work would be done no later than the 15th of the month, on the 17th we were waken by the materials being delivered, none of them spoke english, we had to move the materials off our lawn,
finally on the 25th the roofer returns our calls and says he will have it done by the 30th ,
when that day went we called and called ,now he says he broke his toe .
how much longer should we deal with this ,plus we got a lien by registered mail from the materials peoples,
we chose this companty because they are family owned
been in buisness longer than i have been around,
i hate to go to the bbb,but what can or should we do ,
its almost winter ,i know there is a leak i dont want it to get worse

all we did is sign papers which reminds me to go read them again
no money was given to the roofers it seems i will pay more if i fire him pay for the materials and then get a new roofer hopefully the roofer will come through
if not i hope the material people will come get there stuff
it was a bear to move but they left it in the driveway and the lawn

Answer 1

go to the BBB. no respected company acts this way towards customers.
they put a lein on you for the materials? that's nasty, cold stuff there.

Answer 2

The materials delivered are going to be needed by whomever does the labor. Pay for them and release the lien, or return them for credit. You may have to pay some transportation costs.

Review your contract. Are there any terms in it concerning time limits or constraints? Make you complaint in writing to the roofer, send it certified with return receipt. File your complaint with the BBB. If no response, check for possible relief in the payment method, if you used a credit card you can file against payment there. If you gave him cash up front, you may need an attorney if the amount is too big for small claims court. Good luck.

Answer 3

...and I'm willing to bet you paid the contractor before he did the work, didn't you.

Well, if you did, you'll have to bite the big one. Chances are he'll be long gone before you could get him into small claims court. In the mean time, you are responsible for paying for the materials.

Go ahead and file a complaint with your state contractors licensing board, the BBB, and whoever else will take the report.

Next, you'll need to find a reputable contractor. Looking in the phone book yellow pages, or the classified ads in the paper won't ensure you'll find someone worthwhile. What I would do is go to a Home Depot, Sears, or Lowe's if you have them around, and get one of their referral contractors. Usually they only deal with reputable contractors because their company name is at stake. Good luck.

Answer 4

Raven go to the clerk of court. Pick up forms to sue in small claims cout. localy you pay when you file them.
Show them to the roofer an GIVE him a dead line an tell him you sue if hes not done by then.
I use to be a mechanic this action will get most moveing with out actual sueing. Used this method many times for cars not picked up after 90 days.

Answer 5

Keep after him. Don't give him any more money until the job is done correctly. Also, do not pay him until you get a written lien release from his materials peoples (his suppliers). You may end up paying them yourself to get that lien release and deduct the money from his total.

Also, require a lien release from him before you pay him.

Threaten with a lawyer, then follow up with a letter from your lawyer. Give him a deadline for compliance and hold his feet to the fire.

Remember, if you fire him, those materials are yours and you will have to pay for them.

Answer 6

Hmmm . . construction isn't a tidy business - in a lot of ways. I'd be patient. Materials leining against you is odd. You will probably want to find out what exactly is going on. And if in doubt, pay them direct.

Answer 7

Did you supply permission for the scaffolding to be on your backyard, interior the 1st occasion? If not, they might desire to have asked you and you need to have refused. not plenty you're able to do appropriate to the noise i'm afraid. there is sure to be noise while artwork is being achieved. The mess - I particularly might have a notice with the contractor. Any slates or rubble on your backyard could be picked up on the tip of each working day and put in their pass, which I presume they have.

Answer 8

Do you have a written contract? What are the terms? If you have a State Division where you live check to see if they are licensed. This should have all been done before you signed a contract.

Answer 9

sorry....to gilfinn...DONT EVER USE HD OR LOWES CONTRACTORS......they pay the least reputable companies to do the work for them and make all the profit so the real contractors have to come in and fix the jobs they do work on.....