We have used him twice now, one to do our 80 foot high mansard roof (replacement of the whole roof) plus sealing all of our in-line guttering and again to patch of our mostly flat porch roofs.(2 separate projects) He guarantees all of his work. We've been fortunate enough not to have anything go wrong, other than that of a mansard window in the attic that was detached from the roof. I believe he could have told me about this to prevent a leak (which we needed a carpenter to fix), however I am unsure if he even knew about it. He is honest, knowledgeable, and fair. (he didn't soak me on the fact that some estimates we got were for union members needing to put up scaffolding--which would have cost me an additional $8,000 more) This was the first repair we did to my home 19 months ago; we got about 7 estimates ranging from $5000 to $32000, all for basically the same job.
Dan Myers 1117 S. 46th ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Hurley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Charles H. Buchholtz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 12:23 PM Subject: Re: [UC] Re: Need roof repair advice > Hi, > > Has anyone used Reiter before? I am thinking of asking him to patch my > flat roof. > > -SH > > > On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Charles H. Buchholtz wrote: > > >_ From: Richard Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >_ Subject: Re: Need roof repair advice > >_ > >_ Do you have a lot of sheer and steep roof areas? > >_ > >_Yes, and some flat. > >_ > >_ I don't know your > >_ particular property, but plywood is not always chosen for nor used as roof > >_ decking. > >_ > >_Currently, the pitched roofs have planking underneath the shingles > >_(and shingles and more shingles). I don't know if there's felt or > >_tar-paper or something in between. I'm leaning towards keeping as > >_much planking as I can, and replacing with plywood only where > >_necessary. What would one use other than plywood for a pitched roof > >_these days? I assume that planking is too expensive. > >_ > >_ More importantly, the support(s) underneath the decking can be > >_ damaged as well, and those problems can be even more essential. > >_ > >_Oh yes, big time. > >_ > >_ A recent article in a buildings trade magazine suggested that the old policy > >_ of contracting by seeking multiple (eg. three) estimates and/or soliciting > >_ an expert's opinions or advice is generally less satisfying overall than > >_ finding and establishing a relationship that is reliable, fair, trusting, > >_ and mutual. > >_ > >_That's my plan. I'm not a "three bids, take the lowest" kind of guy. > >_Not even "get six bids, take second from lowest." But I'd like to > >_talk to a few roofers before I marry one :-) > >_ > >_By the way, thank you for all the wonderful advice, both on the list > >_and sent to me directly. I'll try to thank you all individually, but > >_the cards and letters just keep on coming in! > >_ > >_--- Chip > >_---- > >_You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > >_list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > >_<http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > >_ > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
