[Greenbuilding] firing a roofer--update and 2 questions

[Racheli Gai]

Hi Ben,
Good that things are looking up!

Regarding payment to the guy you hired: IMO you owe him
nothing, considering how much *you* paid in time and aggravation.

Once it's all over (assuming everything got fixed at no expense to you),
you could decide to be generous and pay some, but I don't think
you have an *obligation* to do so.  (And it's not even clear to me
that it would be a good thing for that guy, who really should be looking
for a different line of work (or working on getting some training).

Best,
Racheli.



On Oct 8, 2007, at 8:49 PM, Ben Pratt wrote:

>
>   I am feeling very fortunate today that I did finally get the roofers
> insurance companies name. With that, i called a company,
> servicemaster, that aggressively pursued the insurance co's
> permission to come in a get the place dried out. They have removed
> some of the insulation and are running big fans and dehumidifiers. i
> am a bit concerned they haven't taken up the floorboards in the
> crawlspace (because i am certain there is wet insulation under there,
> but hopefully that will happen first thing tomorrow. They are
> supposed to be bringing a big truck in that will vacuum out all the
> wet insulation.
>
> question 1: The ceiling in the living room is sheetrock covering
> plaster and lathe. There was a lot of moisture coming through the
> light fixture, and there are a few spots where paint is bubbling.
> Does that entire ceiling need to come out?
>
> question 2: I want to do the right thing. If the inspector says the
> part of the roof completed (roughly a third to a half) is OK:
> 1.should i pay the guy for his materials and a part of the labor. 2.
> Should i wait to make sure all the damage is corrected, and then pay
> him if i don't have out of pocket expenses?  3. should i consider
> that the inconvenience of working on it for 25 hours this weekend,
> having to live in a torn apart house, etc, is partially or fully
> equal to what he did on the roof? 4. let him take me to court and let
> the court decide?
>
> I must say, it is great that my wife was able to stop  payment on the
> check for the half upfront. I once had an experience where the guy
> made a bad mistake the first day, took off with half the money and
> lots of my tools. Then i had to pay to fix the damage.
>
> Thanks everyone for you help. i think and hope the worst is over.
>
> -Ben
>
>
>
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