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You’re Working On The Wrong Roof!

January 11, 2006 |

This one is going into the ooops file at Santa Clarita Real Estate News.

The Los Angeles Daily News reported Tuesday January 11,2006 that an unlicenced contractor whose crew unknowingly were at the wrong address and actually demo’d the roof of homeowner Brad Hodge. OOPS!

The work crew had instructions to go to 17722 [street name edited for privacy] Street and ended up at 17722 [street name edited for privacy] Street instead, a neighbor states that he saw the crew walking around the street looking like they were lost and well turns out they were.

The mix up became apparent when the homeowners partents came to the house to install an air conditioner for the home.

The work crew who were apparently engrossed in the task of tearing off and flinging the roofing tiles down to the driveway were interupted when the homeowners father freaked out and demanded to know just what they were doing and why. They crew had not much of a response, couldn’t present a work order, or even a business card for the roofing company.

The owner Barry Elliott of the company who was on site at the time wasn’t much of a help either, taking the stance that “My guys made a mistake and tore of the wrong roof, mistakes happen” [huh?] 

The homeowner is also quoted as stating that Barry Elloitt said “It would be nice if you would compensate me for this job” [This guy has some nerve!]

The company “Precision Roofing” has been in business for some 30 years and the Better Business Burear of the Southland dished out a failing grade of D in 2002 for the companies lack of response to a customers complaint of a leaking overhang, the Daily News reported.

Also reported in the article that the company has not had a valid license by the State Contactors License Board since 2000, and it gets better! Barry Elliott was unaware his license was invalid. [Umm … can you say, someone is not telling the truth here?]

So as our local weather forecaster is predicting rain for Saturday, this homeowner is scrambling to find a licensed contractor to finish the roofing job he never asked for.

I’ll be keeping this one updated and in fact I’ll add a new section on how you can protect yourself from unlicensed contractors.

 

 

 


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