A large chunk of roof shingles just slid off my house.

Also, you should check with an attorney.

 

Just discovering this thread. I can't help beyond giving the same good advice already here, but I can offer a song -- a commercial jingle that had people at their offices singing every time the commercial came on. It's sort of "Up With People" meets the bean ballet of "Mad Men" meets hey, we're freaking proud of how good our roofing business is!

People look up to our roofing
We craft each job with care
Shingles, metal, slate or tiles
Of quality beyond compaaaaaare

For every roof
Or sheet metal job
We're gonna do the best
And here's the proof:
For more than 50 years
Our name's stood above the ressssssssssssst

Look up and you'll probably
Find Cribbs Incorporated quality
People look up to our craftsmanship
Cribbs Incorporated

People look up to our craftsmanship
Cribbs Incorporated!

Man, if only I could find it on the web. It rocks! It made me want to go out and buy a roof, and I wasn't even a homeowner! I don't know roofs, but I know roofing company songs, and this is the best!



But seriously, great advice on this thread. Good luck, and be a bulldog about this.

 

Not sure if you mean illegal roofer or illegal alien, but knowing where you live, there's probably not a house within 50 miles that hasn't had a crew of the latter on the roof at one point or another. And I don't say that to make a value judgment one way or the other; it's just the reality in that area -- and many others, of course.

 

I'm guessing the latter, but it doesn't matter. It's the "without a permit" part that pisses me off.

And a crew of them is one thing. A lead guy taking shortcuts, then going on the run when he gets busted is a whole 'nother deal.

 

If you're not, and never have been a roofer, I'm not sure it's fair for you to question the ethics of a roofer. [/journalistswhodontliketheirethicsquestioned]

 

If you have a poorly-installed layer of shingles on an old layer of shingles, it all needs to come off and a new layer of tar paper and shingles installed. Any problems, if any, in the roof decking will also need to be addresses after the old roof is torn off.

 

Well aware, oggie.

Latest news: He's in bankruptcy.

 

Yeah, I'd revisit the arson idea.

 

Irish lightnen

 

This whole thread is confusing to me. Im a lawyer and do property insurance litigation. Why exactly are you not contacting your carrier? I represent the carriers not the insurers but if you still need a good lawyer in Georgia pm me and I will hook you up with someone. I'm in Florida so I know a lot of people who practice in Georgia who handle homeowners insurance cases (if you really need a lawyer which you only need if your carrier isn't helping you).