[Greenbuilding] firing a roofer, preventing mold, etc

[Ben Pratt]

Great advice. People on this list are wise and smart.

I did call the guy. i just wanted to get his 
insurance info. i told him i needed to verify 
before he proceeds and to not come tomorrow.I did 
talk to the insurance co's answering service. As 
far as his license is concerned, he said it was 
under another company name. that name is not 
listed either.

Tomorrow, if i find he is covered, i'm calling 
servicemaster or whoever else can get rid of this 
nasty wet insulation. It is terrible work, and my 
injured hand makes it harder.

As soon as he finds out the check has been 
stopped, he'll be clued in a bit more than he is 
now. But if he does have valid insurance, i want 
to use it.

I think "the right thing" will be to pay him for 
the materials if he leaves them. I think the 
material he's put down on the roof can stay, with 
some corrections to the flashing. But his time 
can compensate me for mine--and my family's 
inconvenience. We had to move everything from the 
upstairs, for example. I was actually prepared to 
pay this guy a lot more than the going rate 
because i wanted it done right. He can't even 
tarp a roof properly--not just once, but twice.

I am an overly dedicated teacher, so i am going 
in tomorrow. But my neighbor the large police 
officer will be at home, and my wife will be 
ready to call 911.

Now i'm going up to do some more work on the tarps.

thanks again. I have high hopes of an insurance 
claim and not getting screwed too bad on this one.



-Ben





At 8:40 PM -0400 10/7/07, Speireag Alden wrote:
>Sgrìobh Ben Pratt:
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