My issue with Reiter was that I called him out to give me an estimate on replacing my porch roof, and when he called me he had gone up onto the main roof of my house, and insisted on giving me an estimate on that, rather than the porch roof. The porch needed doing, too, but he told me that my house roof was over 15 years old, in really bad condition and that it hadn't been silvercoated in years. Funny, since I had done it the summer before, and know from when I bought the house that the roof was only 6 years old then (therefore 9 now). I didn't use him for the porch roof, either - his estimate came in at three times all the others I got.
Karen Heenan -----Original Message----- From: Margie Politzer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 8:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Re: Need roof repair advice I recently posted about a bad experience I had with Reiter. He has some very inexperienced guys working for him. I had to call them back 3 times to fix a rain gutter they installed, and it will never be right. Margie Politzer > From: Jeff Abrahamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Jeff Abrahamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:31:12 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [UC] Re: Need roof repair advice > > I've had really good experiences with him, too. > > Check the archive, search on roofer, or even on reiter. This comes up > often, you'll find lots of opinions. > > http://www.purple.com/list.html > > -Jeff > > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 12:23:41PM -0500, Sharon Hurley wrote: >> 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>. > > -- > Jeff > > Jeff Abrahamson <http://www.purple.com/jeff/> > GPG fingerprint: 1A1A BA95 D082 A558 A276 63C6 16BF 8C4C 0D1D AE4B > > ---- > 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>.
