Worst Roof Ever Installed!?!? (Part 1)
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- Опубликовано: 30 ноя 2019
- AND YOU WONDER WHY I HAVE A CHANNEL ABOUT ROOFING!!! This homeowner asked me to take a look at the poorly installed roof/soffit/fascia/ and gutters after they decided to go with a lower bid. What I found changed me. I'm not sure if I will ever be the same after seeing this. This is pure heart break to me. I cannot believe that people out there treat homeowners this way. He could've looked at the packaging or watched any video on RUclips. The leaders of my hater herd would do a better job than this guy. .
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You should make a video of the tear off I wanna see how they fastened it hahah. I bet you could tear it off in an hour.
I did today will be posting tomorrow or next day
Worlds Fastest Shingler I did see your roofing work you need to go back & learn more about roofing! Son !
@@frankyoliva8048 hahaha come on teach me something
Worlds Fastest Shingler. I did see other vids, you said oh a nail, is ok. tar or someother will fix ,if you that good U know Any damage. Shingles needs to be replaced! God bless!
On the bright side, you can use a leaf blower instead of tearing off.
Matthew Crockett :D
I was waiting for the shingles to slide out from under him.
And it has water detector
LMAO
Yeah man, gotta be optimistic somehow! 🤷♂️
Outrageous, I don’t even know what he’s talking about or how did I get here but I’m triggered
Gabriel Alejandro lol!
Same... I’m not a roofer but I can tell it’s all wrong even before he states what’s wrong. Jesus...
Hahaha that's awesome
That means you have common sense!
Same here!
*To all you hard working construction workers out there…*
*Make sure you do your best to take care of yourself on the job. I’m an ex roofer,49 yrs old,tore off and replaced thousands of roofs over the years now my body is that of a 69 yr old..my back is blown,knees gone and arthritis in the wrists and arms from repeated nail gun use. I now live on limited income and ssdi and it’s not fun but I do what I gotta do to survive and eat. Please wear those knee pads and don’t over-do it and take plenty of breaks.Take my advise…I’ve been there and can honestly say that construction is not for everyone..it takes a special breed and especially one that makes it a career…stay safe and watch your co workers back.* 🙏🏻
Started laboring at 13, skilled by 23 and goin on 33 next year, knee pads have made a world of difference roofing and framing up here in the cold NH, love back to you brother, try a box of borax and soak your feet in warm water for a half hour or so for a bit, old timer used to say it really helped with arthritis and after experiencing I tend to agree, ☮️
Thanks for your comment brother. Take care
i don't think anyone should roof full time
All roofers are young men. I worked as a carpenter/ renovator. Less muscle and more brains.
Bummer is you need lots of tools too.
"You can fix it for that original price right?"
No, add a zero.
@rocknroller1999 you all act like you haven't been in a situation where you would choose the cheaper option, she just made a mistake no reason to ream her by price for it
@@BlazeWill No.. Not everyone looks for the cheapest person lol.. I work for a contracting company too and have found that the saying "You get what you pay for" is 100% true.. If someone will do a Job dirt cheap, likely its because NOBODY ELSE will hire them & they're desperate.. People have no issue paying for GOOD work.. Plus, MOST of those jobs are covored by the owners insurance.. They aren't paying out of pocket
@@mikefrost8815 "most are covered by the owners insurance"...hmmm, I have not found that to be true...
@@eightfigs3508 most of the roofs my crew does are paid for by insurance🤷 they aren't gonna pay just because someone "wants" to throw some new shingles on lol.. But, if there's an issue and the place NEEDS the work done.. They should cover it.. Or if the shingle "lifespan" is up.
@@BlazeWill as someone who looks for the cheaper price I like knowing who’s working on my shit I’m also a guy who does cheap repairs and sell things for cheap you reap what you sow when doing things like this
I think it’s a win he didn’t nail. If you’re going to completely botch a roof it’s better the next guy can tear it out easy.
Pros it's light so throwing it away is easy. cons it's a POS
Plus it's only one layer and new shingles.... I hated tearing double layer roofs. Old shingles are so crumbly and sometimes you need to wheel borrow/shovel it to the dumpster.... this job is a easy tear off that isnt tarred or nailed anywhere, this roof reminds me of the old staples they used during the big boom. The wind just blows em right off
I help my dad fix tons of shitty jobs people do and they ALWAYS use so many nails makes it a total nightmare to tear down to replace
Opie Taylor he high nailed it. Or else it would it stay on the roof.
Opie Taylor
It’s definitely nailed. It’s just nailed really high. This guy knows what he’s talking about, just overlooked the fact that bad roofers always nail way high. So high that you can’t see the nails by lifting up the tabs.
That usually happens when homeowners want to spend "Less", and now have to spend TWICE the price. 😂
Buy once cry once.
love that lol
I'm a gardener . And boy do I have joy when people request for irrigation and lawn quotes. They'll eventually not want the job but call us 2 months later when they find out the sprinklers aren't pressured or installed right and then half the seed of the grass didnt sprout do to bad irrigation . People always wanna go cheap. They gotta learn somehow tho
They deserve the lesson tbh for being cheap bastards lol
@@George-vb2uh no this is why we need regulation. Its not this expensive in scandinavian countried who regulate their buisnesses.
I’m a contractor and when a potential customers main focus is cost I tell them that skilled labor isn’t cheap and cheap labor isn’t skilled , I have a license insurance workers comp and a ton of overhead ... I charge accordingly, but you get a quality product with a warranty . And peace of mind is priceless
Daniel Craner love you
@G S love you too
Dam right experience cost money!
This is Golden wisdom right here!!!
I've seen alot of bad installs, but I think this one takes the cake! Someone call Guinness world records.
Nails! Those are obviously peel and stick shingles.😂😂😂😂
It's lick and stick shingles
LICK AND STICK,,,,,,ROFLMAO. Whoever did this has to have mental issues and or on drugs ! I've seen some terrible shit over the last half century but this beats it all
Twice he said I'm gonna get some numbers, with that thought in your head,,,,,,,how long can you last before busting a gut with laughter and then how long before crying and asking God for forgiveness! How could someone stay with this job and see it through till the end ? Do we give him an A For completing his work
Only the best!
@@russwhite7715 Save the lick and stick for the bedroom, not the roof
I want to hear the conversation with the home owner
Post a before and after! I want to see your work and commentary on what you did differently and how it should be done.
No over hang trim backwards vents unailed shingles no sealant and why you go with a registered tradesman.
I appreciate your take on this and respect how you didn't try to throw all new guys under the bus.
I did the same myself, I started keeping photos of my work while I was working for bigger companies and I would only take on jobs that I knew that I would do well. It payed off.
We all have to start somewhere but if were not doing some sort of apprenticeship the best way to start is by working for other professionals and learning the trades 1st.
Your customers shouldn't be paying you to learn as you go.
I’m a roofer in Australia and I’ve been able to stop busting my ass on having a big crew and started working alone finding difficult leaks and repairing work silly buggers have stuffed up.
I feel so bad for the owners and have so much respect for the old boys who took the time and taught me right.
On ya mate for not turning your back on these owners, your a true tradie. 🇦🇺
Flynn
Were about in Australia
And how long you been in the trade
My dad runs comfort-zone insulation we were really big back in the day (1997-2008)started again in 2014-current
Wondering why they got rid of the gold card
That’s when people just said fuck it im insulator I don’t need a license
Vote labor, good on ya tradie.
Flynn , I hear you . I learned roofing in 1984 CODE Worked roofing till 1999 , I only do repair from storm damage now Huge Limbs or pulled up shingles or tin . It is a NO CODE area I live in most times I can not even do good repair , the guys have no idea how to roof in my area . im not going to put my name on $hitty work . its sad 15 grand for a roof that is not installed right . I can't fix stupid . Reason I do not Roof , NO CODE can not get a License or INS if a guy falls off a roof it fall on the homeowner INS , Sure I could Pay Comp hire in labor If a roof would leak I have nothing to back me up can not even give a 15 year guarantee Because its NO CODE . Its sad I see so many people screwed over from guys just like this roofer did . Meth heads at there finest
@@JCcanU You sound like you fell off the roof straight on your head
@@hikdingle2210 , Have no idea why you think that . if its about NO code I can post it . Missouri is Code free No inspections , No Permits . Just build as you like . Michigan is code and that is where I learned to build .
I have been doing roofing for 30 years and I was ready to say I have seen worse. But after watching the video I can’t say that...
This is the worst overall I've seen, I've never seen it where everything a "roofer" has touched is wrong usually it's just a few areas where corners have been cut the rest of the work is to an ok standard.
I have installed about 5 squares in my life. I could do a better job than that 😂
What's that old saying? Pay me now or pay me later!! I've made more money from people 'settling' on cheaper. Love me some hacks. LOL
She wanted cheaper and got her money's worth. Hope she learned a lesson.
I’ve been doing fences by myself for 7 years now in Florida and Georgia. I’ve always been a perfectionist when it comes to my fences. I just recently moved to Pennsylvania and got hired by a fence company and they made me feel the same way you do looking at this roof. They don’t use a string to set posts, no string to see the flow of the top rail. On wood fences they do 6 inches over the top rail leaving a huge gap at the bottom. Their rips are terrible and sometimes too small. My boss calls it the wow factor. To us it looks like shit but the customers most of the time don’t know the difference and think the fence looks great.
I've seen a lot of bad roofs, but this is insane
F****d
Hey, she wanted to save money and get it done sooner! She got both!
It's not saving money when you gotta pay twice to get it done right, but it does save time.. On the next tear-off.
@Man how in the hell is each and everything about the job not jus wrong but I mean not even close. Lol. Can't possibly get any worse than this for real
Not just a waste of money but a waste of materials too. Decent new shingles going right in the dumpster . In my family we put roofs on for other family members. DIY and all that. We are not pro’s. Just good family time and saves family money. But we know how to do it and go above and beyond. Just smaller uncomplicated houses/garages. So it amazes me that someone would take money and do such a crappy job. I get the impression this guy wasn’t a scam artist but just a complete idiot.
I wouldn't even call this roof installed, they just threw the shingles on there, that's insane!
Thanks for all of your videos. I'm not a roofer but it helps me as a home owner to know how to hire the right roofer and to be able to check behind them before alot of money is spent on a poor roofing job.
Dudes who did this are smoked up, sitting at the bar right now stuffing twenties in the poker machine. I'd like to decorate their heads with cap nails.
Am I the only person that felt like I was about to fall off the roof several times?
I did
Lee Woodrough Yes you are.
Me too yes
I felt it a little bit when the camera was pointed of the edge.
VonTyrant We all try!
I bet softball got really awkward after this.
turboss08 came across the comment right as he said it
@@MTA3literally fucking same
@@MTA3 Same, was like wtf is this supposed to mean, then he said it! Key-Ray-Zee.. 🤔
This guy literally could have thrown those shingles in a blender with some super glue and piped the slop onto the roof with a cement mixer and it would have come out better.
I did my roof with my dad, and it was my first time. Mine was a frickin masterpiece compared to this monstrosity.
Most ppl wont butcher their own house.
Contractors hold alot of contempt & disrespect for minority homeowners especially. Sone of the bad ones will do excellent work in a "preferred" area of town then come to a minority area & do crap work. I just had a 4 month old roof leak. All the vents & flashing was left open. Un nailed & unsealed. Plus some shingles were on backwards. It cost 25% of the original job just to correct. I feel like poor work is a form of disrespect to the homeowner. In my case i feel they intentionally did poor work.
@Leopold nope, minorities do the same thing. Same mexicans out there doing five star work in the suburbs come to the city and rip off the poor people.
To be fair, I don't think its a racism thing. Poor people just pay less and that saps their enthusiasm. But imo you have to have good work ethic no matter how much you're getting paid.
Good job
@Leopold I thought he ment an area that isn't normally visited.
😂😂
As a field catastrophe adjuster for 20 years, I see this kinda thing all the time in all corners of the country. And roofers wonder why adjusters don't always believe them - licensed or not, poor workmanship is common.
FINALLY! a comment that hold true!!!
@@affordablesolutions8516 There's definitely work to be done on both sides, so adjusters aren't off the hook either. :)
@@AdjusterTV yeah I know a LICENSED roofer that years off shingles to get the insurance company to pay for a new roof. Im sure it happens more than I think.
@@affordablesolutions8516 I’m on the contractor side and yes this is sadly very common, most “wind damage” on architectural roofs is manufactured
I’ve never put a shingle up in my life and even I can tell this is water damage in the making. Holy shit.
At least it’s kinda ram straight. Lmao. Unreal man. No 3 step, seam over seam, no 3 tab cut for caps, no ridge vent, valleys are messed up. I bet he high nailed the shingles.
I've been roofing (mostly steel) for 25+ years and it still blows my mind how people think they know how to roof, but also think this crap is acceptable
They say the same about you
@@sf-cl3mr you wanna throw hands
@@Gamzor here comes the wife lol saving the husband
Jesus, you weren’t kidding when you titled it the worst roof ever installed. Wtf..
it's lovely when these videos aren't just click bait nonsense, gotta love it!
Guaranteed for two weeks or the first rain, whichever comes first lol
Alpha Defense “installed”
Not even an exaggeration, it's legitimately that bad.
Not the worst...
This looks like a tear it all off and start over
as a quality builder in my area, i also do roofing as part of other projects, mainly shingles. i also started out working for exterior remodeling companies so i have experience. my jaw was on the ground immediately and Im still trying to pick it up.
Never go with the lowest bidder!!! This poor lady, good for you for doing it right and teaching people what good work should look like
I know a guy that roofs...Yeah and my friend from high school does tattoos in his kitchen... QUALITY.
Using a prison tatter
@Roderick storey I got a CD player that my big brother turned into a tattoo gun and it looks painful and dangerous
My landscape design and construction company takes care of a summer home for these multi-millionaire customers of ours and they turned our bid down for building a retaining wall because the waitress at the restaurant told them that her boyfriend can do the retaining wall.
Not only did it take them forever to build the wall but they didn't put any back wall bracing in with anchoring footings and the retaining wall fell over and the very expensive motorhome parked in the parking lot above the retaining wall went down the hill with the retaining wall.
They lost a half a million-dollar camper all because they chose cheap labor.
They tried to sue the guy but he doesn't have any insurance and he doesn't have a job so they really didn't end up with much of anything and their insurance would not cover it because they hired a unlicensed unskilled contractor.
I'm not a roofer but I do know right from wrong when it comes to Roofing and I do know that it's a terrible shame they screwed up such a simple roof.
There has to be five grand in materials wasted right there
"It's okay, just call some places and go with the lowest bid" - 80% of people anymore
And when people charge more they get labeled as “scammers”. When in fact it’s the cheap ones that are the true scammers!
You can have a gold-plated Rolls-Royce.
As long as you pay for it.
I was out in business for myself till I got sick of the extra work, a good tradesman should know how to price a job, and I would be cheaper than a lot of people who would throw a figure at it, and their quality was far less... your only going to get a good trade by word of mouth from credible customers,the kind that know what they were expecting...I used to spend hours talking to clients finding out that they had no idea what they were getting and what the pros and cons were to it. Being a professional and being a tradesman are very different nowadays...
I always go with the best reviews, which is NEVER the cheapest, but also rarely the most expensive
I got my roof done for only $1500 for man power and about $1800 for material. 12/12 pitch , 2 story 1900 square feet.
Amazing quality. A company dose not make a quality roof. The right workers make the quality.
I personally wouldn't have been walking around up there after noticing nothing was nailed down.
On a probably 5 pitch roof it's not that bad plus it's only one floor. High enough to break a leg if u fall wrong but it's not that bad.
@@charliechristian1097 unless you land on your head
Thnx VC! As a young gc, ur vids and explanations are invaluable.
Glad you think so!
Looks like some apprentice was roofing for a couple of weeks and decided to start doing his own side jobs lol
You can't have even seen one shingle job and not know how to book the start. This was done by someone who had never even watched a shingle roof put on, not even one. Stagger seams is just thing one, less valleys, and, how can you pitch a gutter wrong. It's like someone did this on purpose, everything is wrong except the shingles are facing correctly.
Come on...... you don’t even need to be an apprentice to look at that roof and know it’s a shiftiest job,most normal folk with even a part of a brain could do a better job than that and still wouldn’t have the brass tacks to go on pretending to be roofer
Nearest he’s getting to a roofer is waking up one morning lying next to one.......
Naw more like a junkie did it
And it happens more often than not, not just with roofers.
If you'd give me a bunch of shingles and a ladder, and no internet access and told me to do a roof that's probably what it would look like.
It’s pot lickers like that, that give honest hard working people that do good quality work a hard time getting work.
Jesus, man. Learn to punctuate, and add commas.
Blake Anthony Pick on someone worth picking on.
Blake Anthony If he were to put quotation marks on both ends it would be grammatically correct. Don’t believe me? Check out Mark Twain’s writing style ;)
Wake Ransom yeah, like you Twain
Wake Ransom Check out my writing style .. aNyThInG iS gRaMatIcAlLy cOrRect iF I wAnT iT tO Be
Thanks for making this video man us younger people would do the same thing not knowing any better so I'll always do my research before I have someone fix my roof!!!
One of the things my mom always told me when hiring someone, never go with the cheapest cause they are cutting corners somewhere. And always make sure they are bonded and insured.
“But he gave me a better workmanship warranty than you,,, and HeS ChEApEr!”
Ive heard it a million times...
Apparently the guy that did it plays softball with the homeowner(s). Rumor has it the "contractor" is still in a coma from getting beamed by the first pitch!
3 dislikes are the people that put this roof on lol
ZAKK THE MANIAC it’s 13 now lol
All his friends also.
@@gardencornrobber Your right about that Michael
27 now
It’s actually easy to see this guy is a self promoting clown who does shitty work himself. He treats his crew like shit because he’s so arrogant. Definitely has a little pee pee
WOW, roofing involves this certain kind of knowledge of the work you need to do and sometimes you get "What We Have Here In This Video?* LOL
Everything you said was spot on!
*2nd video & I've learned a lot!!* *Thank You!*
I'm a contractor here in Tulsa and I'm going to play Devil's Advocate here. It's quite possible the customer was being SO cheap that the roofer who did this job had to cut so many corners to make a profit. You said it yourself that they went with a cheaper bid. Now personally, I never try to bid the job lower than everyone else, because I like to be able to take my time and do a good job. Also, people who only want the lowest price are nearly impossible to work for to begin with.
I would gurantee you that I could do this roof alone, faster than the 2 guys that did it, with perfect quality. Also, the bid was only 500$ cheaper
@@NWIVeteranConstruction Wow! Only $500 less? I stand corrected. You get what you pay for, I suppose.
@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053 yeah, it's unfortunate.
Worst part is she’s screwed. She can’t go after the guy to get her money back. So now she has to buy two roofs. :.(
no FAFSA for the school of hard knocks :(
Pay for what u get
They need to block the guy that did shitty work from doing any more jobs, warn people in the county, county inspectors to shut him down for good.
Why not go after him?
Ray bassman not much they can do when he already operates without a license, insurance or bond. Those are what they take away from people who do shitty work. But if you do shitty work without it, there’s no real way to stop you. It’s up the the customer to do a check up on contractors. It’s really easy to see if someone is licensed or not.
Looking forward to seeing how easy those shingles fly off!
Why? Because you want the owner to feel worse? You don't really believe the "roofer" that did this cares, do you?
My bad. I thought you meant from the wind.
Yeah first wind over 50mph will pull those off in sheets
Just wait for a windstorm and then pick them up off the yard
"If you think hiring a professional is expensive, wait until you hire somebody who isn't."
Just causally watching this channel for the past few days and 10:06 pops up... I live in porter county and I think it’s cool as hell I randomly found this channel and it just so happens you’re from my area lmao
Me knowing absolutely nothing about roofing..... look at that staggering, freaking pathetic.
Same 😂
THE VENTS. I’ve never roofed, just done siding and painting.. how you make those mistakes is beyond me though, careless. They hired tweakers and drunks for sure
Serves the homeowner right for being too cheap to pay for quality...I deal with that crap all the time and then they want a deal to fix it...burns me!!!
If anything, you will have to charge them more.
The homeowner may not be cheap and may not have paid a lower rate to have the job done. The crook knows that he's dealing with an older woman who will never climb a ladder to inspect the roof and she probably wouldn't know what to look for anyways. It kinda looks like a roof from the ground so she writes the final cheque for payment. The crook is gone and his cell phone number doesn't work any longer.
It's hard to know what the right price for quality is. I got a bunch of estimates for a 24 square roof with architectural & 2 layer tear off. 2 @ $11K, 1 @ 15K, 3 @ $20K & one amazing one. The amazing one was $28K + gutters plus $8K for redeck. I don't know squat about roofing but I know if you go a step up board version over OSB, that don't cost no 8 grand. Running the numbers on Menards pricing, I don't think the materials would've exceeded 3-4K. Insurance & labor I get. $36-38K (a third of my house value in the Midwest) is crazy. I can have guys working for weeks building an addition for that. Not 4 days to do a roof. Meanwhile I watch The Build Show do Matt's roof with metal for what he claims a per square install price similar to what I paid for mine on the lower end estimate for asphalt. I did get insurance paperwork & checked licensing.
@sman7290 Original boards under 2 layers. House is about 100 years old.
@sman7290 Oh yeah. Some tin patches covering the larger gaps under there.
I have been a roofing inspector for almost 30 years and this one, of all the sloped roofs, is close to if not the worst. Thanks for showing it.
I have no trouble believing that! I've seen some stacked in a straight line no stager really high nails in other videos
It's clear to me you're a professional roofer 👌 keep up the solid work ethic bro
I don’t know this man’s craft but I can always empathize with a craftsmen when they see something just done so wrong. It’s funny and painful to behold.
“You won’t believe this” Nope... every time someone says I won’t believe it regarding recently completed construction projects,
I do believe it... Everytime...
Thank You for Service Brother!
Wow,I have been doing roofing for 15 yrs and I have never seen a job done that bad....I’ve seen some bad stuff but that guy totally ripped her off.He needs too be found and felt with.
I'm shocked that everyone is shocked by this. If I had a nickel for ever roof that I've seen like this I would have a couple bucks for sure.
brandon zimmerman you could make nickel soup!
He probably charged extra for the Flex Seal artistry around the Dish base!
Worked for the boat.
Great video! The gutter situation...wow! I know nothing about gutters but I want to learn how the gutter should be so that water doesn’t sit there.
I’m so happy I decided to replace my entire roof on my own, with the help of my handy brother. 90% of roofers SUCK, and they aren’t even contractors in the state of WI.
Seems like they hired a guy who wanted to try his hand at roofing.. like damn..
I’d also bet that “contractor” doesn’t pick up his phone more than once about this repair..
Guy just didn't give a damn I've seen DIY do better with some RUclips tutorials.
HERPY DERPEDY my roof was a diy by the previous owners, some wind damage because they were the bad batch of IKO but still the only issue is the starter and first row lined up for two shingles and they didn’t do the power stack flashing right, other than that it was better than this
Somebody's buddy's nephew who would do it for a case of beer.
1:38 Of course he didn't use nails. That would fill the roof with holes, silly.
Drross FPV and he calls himself a professional. People these days
Alan Baker they were being sarcastic 😂😂
@@bobjones-dw4yd ope
Alan Baker ope
They advertise as the "Quietest roofers in town!"
Wow! I'm 38 years old and have been roofing all my life and have never seen a roof done so wrong! Thanks for the video
Been a Carpenter for over 15 years I always tell homeowners and potential clients going with the cheapest option is almost always the most expensive in the long run. Do your research and ask questions there’s usually a reason that someone is cheaper then everyone else. A good tradesmen knows their work is good, what it’s worth and values their time accordingly. You get what you pay for 9/10.
The expression "you get what you pay for" comes to mind.
Si señor
and it looks like they didn't pay much :-)
That's so wrong
Detailed instructions on every bundle , still got it wrong.
Probably one of those guys that thinks they know it all. I don't need no instructions. Sad thing is manufacturers warranty would be void because they installed shingles incorrectly if damage had occurred.
Good inspector on this video. I am also a roof inspector in Tucson Az and we occasionally come across the same things on roofs here.
Most homeowners will leave the roof work to the licensed professionals. Then there are those homeowners that will attempt to perform a repair, sometimes using that "roofer in a can" that we've all seen on t.v. commercials where the guy will head out onto shark infested waters on a repaired boat. That stuff is just a gimmick that I have never seen work on roofs.
Then there are the homeowners that dont do their homework & hire just anyone that says, "I can do the work." Not realizing they've been taken by someone who is in it for a quick buck, has no pride, no attention to detail, full of incompetence, and real soon, more often than not, will not answer your phone calls.
The homeowners in your video learned an expensive lesson. I highly doubt they will ever collect a penny from the unlicensed installer who did the work.
With a licensed and bonded company you can look up reviews on multiple media platforms. You can check them out with the registrar of contractors.
Get a bid that explains all the work that is to be performed and if you have any further questions do follow up by contacting the roof inspector that provided your estimate, company supervisor, or the owner for further clarity.
Get more than 1 bid, I recommend 3-4. The more the merrier.
Most roof inspections are free, (see below for comments on re-inspection fees where a company is called to look over work after it has been performed by others).
Let all the roof inspectors that come out to look at your roof that you are having more inspections being performed by other roofing contractors. This alone helps against price gouging and pushes the various estimators to be honest.
Ask for pictures of what they see on the roof, making sure that these images are from your roof and not from some other roof.
If you're thinking, "Damn, this guy has trust issues," yeah, you bet I do, because I've seen both ends of the spectrum!
It's your hard earned dollars I don't want to see you loose by making what you thought was an educated decision. It does happen with some unlicensed and even with a few licensed characters.
The licensed ones you can take to court and they can be shut down if need be.
Do your homework. Roof repairs and re-roofing is not cheap. Make sure you put your roof in competent hands.
Your home is your castle and your expensive investment, leave the roof work to the pros. If you need to have the roof re-inspected by another competent roofing contractor after expensive work has been performed, a fee more than likely will be charged for a roof re-inspection where others have performed work anywhere from $50 to $200 typically. Prices can vary in your area, you may be surprised what may be found if you want peace of mind.
I'm an amateur when it comes to roofs. I've done a bit, but usually assisting as dumb muscle.
But in the few instances that I actually did something on my own, I opted for going to the extreme to make sure it stays on.
I got a call from someone where I build a garden shed a few years ago, they wanted to put solar panels on it, and they guy from the panels couldn't get the shingles off.
Obviously he couldnt, after I asked if they ever wanted to put solar panels on, and they said "no", I glued them on with XTac before I nailed them into place.
I just roofed a shed for the first time about a week ago. Albeit MUCH MUCH smaller, I had literally no experience, and watched RUclips videos on how to do it and would say I legit don’t know how these guys did this bad. 😂
I just use metal. Shingles seem to curl up and die in a couple decades of freeze / thaw / UV cycles.
That guy had some leftover paste from his son’s papier-mâché project so he didn’t want to waste it
I would be terrified to stand on that roof soon as I realize it has no nails😂
Thanks for this channel, guys do work like this make us contractors look bad. Home owners do research of the contractor or the people you hire!!!
Looks like four or five hangers holding up that whole run of gutter that’s good shit
A good contractor will have started their scrapbook and a good reputation when they started their apprenticeship years prior.
You're not a contractor when you're an apprentice.
@@alexklassing5792 That's the point.
Most underrated part of roofing is being able to roast whoever previously done the roof.
Fighting with my insurance to get my roof replaced and this is my nightmare. Finding a horrible contractor with horrible work.
"Buy once, cry once" - do it right the first time!
😮 wtf!.. like seriously dude wtf did I just see?..😄 very beautiful job 😆 I love it.
He watched that gaff commercial where they said nail not needed seriously new bonding slash tar lol
Former experience? “Arts and crafts”
That customer deserves exactly what happened to them. If I was you I wouldn’t even bother going anymore and tell them to call the person they hired to fix their shit
What an absolute waste of money for the poor lady
I hope they're able to file suit!
I'm dealing with this because of a contractor Home Depot contracted.
Never allow Home Depot to offer installation! I didn't go with the cheapest, I went with the best warranty and reviews from customers. I'm beginning to think the, "customers" were faked.
This has cost Home Depot a lot of money since they've been back 5 times to fix my roof.
This was the worst installed roof I've ever seen.
Yessir .... by far. Smh. Can't get worse than this. I mean even someone that don't know how knows better this had to be done on purpose
Well, I'm not really sure that it could be any worse
Well atleast the shingles are right side up! 🤣
In Florida you can be heavily fined as a residential owner for using a non-licensed roofing contractor. If your state starts fining homeowners for the use of non-licensed contractors I assure you they will dry up and blow away to another state. How the heck do they even pull a permit???
I did metal standing seam for 3 years. I just did my own shingle roof and it was easy. I was looking up ridge vent shingles and found this. What a nightmare!
They need to file a complaint with their BBB or similar against this guy and his company and workers.
Possibly take them to court to recoup their money for a job not completed properly.
Good luck BBB is a waste of time
Good money after bad...Caveat emptor.
I get that money's tight, but all to save $500 on such an investment, by going with the local 'handyman'? This is a harsh lesson.
I'm a local "handyman", I don't large jobs but even I know the basics of roofing, done a few of my own, will be doing my farmhouse this summer.
This was a scammer, guy probably isn't even in town any longer.
@@msack6904I put handyman in quotes for that reason. Of course not all are like this. I'm basically saying, she barely knew this person, had no reference of his work apparently, and didn't check to see if he was insured, considering she didn't know his track record. I've worked with many handymen who i'd trust to do this job. But never anyone I barely know, especially to save only $500 on such an expensive job.
@[The] White Rabbit What's race have anything to do with this? I've worked with Mexican people who would do an amazing job and take pride. I've also worked with lazy ones. Same deal with any other race. Are you trying to say you've never met a lazy ass white worker?? Bullshit.
@James Tyler Doesn't really paint a fair picture for an entire race of people. These trades mainly deal with the ones who share a social security number between ten of them. Hop the border, make some $$$, send it home and vamanos.. In other words, you're getting Mexico's poor. Do you honestly think you'd get better results from America's poor? Highly doubtful, but we'll never know, cause apparently they aren't even applying.
@James Tyler And willing to go to another country for work. Our poor, will just vote for socialism, and eventually win.
My Uncle few years ago had me come over with My Friend who does do roofs and look at his Roof after he had a company Put new one on. As Soon as We got there, Friend was like, That Does Not Look Right at all. All this as we are going up the driveway. So Friend went up on Roof and started looking around. Well The Company Did Not use a Single Nail(Or Screws) They used Silicon Caulk.(Guessing for it to last at least the 1 year warranty they gave.) The Ridge Cap was similar to what you had Just Shingles that were cut and Caulked down.
Friend called someone and within a hour had County building inspector over to take a Look. in the End, Uncle took the company to Court, Friend and the Building inspector were there to give a report and Uncle was able to get all of his Money back and bit More. FYI this wasnt the Lowest Bid. He actually went with the One that was the 2nd to highest bid too. He had 5 Bids.
Nope. I literally just got home from the same type of job but it was so much worse. Literally random pieces of metal for drip edge, different screws for screen doors, and so much rot it would make ya sick. Stay roofing man!
"Ok so instead of using nails to hold down these shingles, what we're gonna do is just light the roof on fire and the heat will stick them down. That's how the pros do it."
90 dislikes, 90 people got their roof just like this
😂 😂 😂 but... How? I mean wow I'm speechless man.
I've roofed for 18yrs. It never falls you will always see some f-ed up things on every roof you have to do. I've seen some of the most bizzare shingle jobs on almost every roof I've torn off. I'm never amazed.!!
Part of me feels bad for these people, but they got what they deserved by being cheap and wanting it now. Any good trade will always have to schedule some lead time bc they do real work.
Hey man I can relate to that, had a customer a few years back pass up on me for a few 100 bucks. I am a drywall finisher so way less important than a roof. Needless to say the finish she got was horrible. Sometimes it pays to hire the right people.
As a roofer of 8 years of experience..this hurts my soul, this roof needs a tear off right Away. Me and my crew have done roofs for years and never had any complaints. Based in texas.
Damn I love that racking and minus one inch overhang. Customer asks for duration shingle (premium) and gets sold the China special. 🤣