[Greenbuilding] firing a roofer, preventing mold, etc

[Ben Pratt]

i remember seeing a tow-truck driver in Germany sweeping up the 
little bits of glass and plastic from a minor accident. i couldn't 
believe it. Here in the US, that would never happen. Those little 
bits would be left to be caught in car tires, swept away by the rain 
ect. My German friend said that al such profesionals are trained and 
take pride in their work. WOW.
Roofers here, are so inconsistent. It's really hard to find one who 
is good, and that you can trust. Unless the company is run by your 
friend, it's just a roll of the dice. I hired someone highly ranked 
on "angies list" to do a patch after the storm 6 weeks ago. Ten 
minute job--he charged me 250 bucks. Found out later he had only made 
it worse.
Ben


At 9:50 PM -0500 10/8/07, wmdorsett at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>I'm sorry about your whole saga, Ben. At least in our county, 
>roofing is not one of those skills that requires either a license or 
>a permit. I'm not sure why it is considered semi-skilled, as so much 
>depends on it and there are so many ways for an amateur (or 
>lackadaisical pro) to mess up.
>
>Bill Dorsett
>Manhattan, KS
>
>
>Ben Pratt wrote:
>>-I asked my  roofer if he got his permit on Monday. He said he 
>>didn't know he needed one.
>>
>>


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