I almost got a new roof this morning

[cbelt3]

Santa ? You’re early !

[Acer]

The neighbor's new shingles are dimensional like ours. They are not the same color as ours, but the color would have worked on our house. We have a larger addition so they may have run short of materials later in the day.

[GGD]

I wonder if the roofer's liability or some other insurance would cover "accidents" like this if it did proceed

[RAMd®d]

I wonder if the roofer's liability or some other insurance would cover "accidents" like this if it did proceed   .

Yeah, 'how much extra is your incase we can't get the address right coverage?'


careful folks, this roofing thread could easily drift into the political discussion. .

Threads don't drift, they're steered, deliberately or stupidly, they're steered.



WTF do you do in a case like that? call 911 and have police force them to fix the roof? seriously. .


Nope.

Calling the police could be a good start but the best they could do, unless maybe it's Mayberry, it what's called a civll standby.

There's no actual crime committed, so it's a civil matter.

The cops can/make take a report, but they'd be there to make sure there wasn't a crime in the making between a ticked off home owner, the supervisor, and the crew.

They could deescalate, maybe mediate, but that's it.

The homeowner gets all the info he can, calls the roofing company, and if necessary, a lawyer, as applicable state law allows.

Not being a roofing guy, I'm curious as to what a company might do, if the mistake wasn't caught early.

I guess it would depend on how much was removed.

Roofs can be patched, so maybe removing and repairing a huge section to fix a smaller section wouldn't be required?

Make a deal to discount a new roof?

Save the trouble of small claims court/court?


You not only saved a huge headache for yourself, but you likely saved several guys' jobs. .

Yes, a mistake like that could likely put some companies out of business.



Years ago, I knew someone who lived on a private street that didn't get city or county support.

A neighbor called a company to deal with some kind of issue that required a deep hole through the asphalt.

They set up in front of the wrong house, started digging, then cut the county water supply to at least one house.

Someone from the crew said the pipe 'rusted through' (actually some kind of PVC conduit) and needed to be replaced, for a fee.

That didn't happen. 

Several phone calls and a certified letter got the repair done, quickly, if not immediately.


So, yeah, a real, potential CF averted.

[twiggy2025]

Actually happened to my neighbor about 2 months ago. The house was unoccupied at the time. He had sold and moved out. I don't know at what point the roofing contractor realized it was the wrong roof, but the roof was completely finished by the end of day two. The existing roof had no damage and was 7 years old. My neighbor paid the contractor nothing & said he wouldn't sue. I wonder about the overall quality of the finished job & how long it will last for the new homeowner....

[RAMd®d]

If your neighbor had sold and moved out, why would there be a question of payment and or suing?

[twiggy2025]

Sold, but not closed.
Something like this gives the buyer the opportunity to renegotiate terms prior to closing.