This company did not do our roof. They did our neighbor's roof and while they covered and protected our neighbor's plants, they did nothing to attempt to protect ours. As they peeled the old roof off, the debris dropped onto one of our trees, breaking a sizable limb off the tree so it was no longer symmetrical. The debris also extended over onto my driveway. When I pointed it out to the guy who was in charge, his comment was, "Well, I've got to work here." He sent one of his crew down to move the majority of debris from my driveway, but did nothing to further protect my plants and trees. He told me that if I had a complaint, I should call the company. I asked him if he had a card and he said I could get the number from their trailer that was parked down the street in front of my neighbor's house.
As I was taking pictures of the damage, I could see no one on the roof near where I was standing. Suddenly, a piece of old shake roofing struck me in the head, bounced off my shoulder, hit the sidewalk next to my driveway, and struck me in the leg. The piece did not just "slide off the roof" as it landed on me approximately 8-9 feet from the property line and about 12 feet from my neighbor's house.
They guy saw that we were upset and said that the owner of the company would be coming by at 1:30 pm to talk with us. At about 1:00 pm, a man rang my doorbell and asked if we had an issue with AA Rite-Way Roofing. My wife and I joined him outside to discuss the damage to the tree and the negligence of the crew in throwing debris off the roof without making sure there was no one in harm's way.
As I was trying to explain to him what had happened, he started talking before I was finished, telling me that I shouldn't have been standing in a work area. I told him that no one from the company had come to our house before beginning work to say that debris would be thrown from the roof and that, if there was a child at our house, it would be very easy for the child to be playing in the area and have debris fall on them. I told him that it is the responsibility of the workers to make sure that no one is below where they are discarding the debris.
The guy's response was indifferent. He accused us of being rude because we raised our voices while trying to talk with him and he wouldn't listen to what we were saying. He insisted that the reason I was struck with the debris was because I was standing where the debris would slide off the roof and that I should have known better. When I again pointed out that I was on my property, not my neighbor's and that it was 8-9 feet from the property line, he insisted that when I had my roof done, debris from my roof landed on my neighbor's property. When I tried to to explain to him that such a thing did not occur, and that my roofer All Roofing Eagle dropped the old roof debris into a dropbox in my driveway, he said he had "been doing this for 30 years and he could guarantee me that that is not what happened." Given that he wasn't here at the time, I don't see how he could possibly know what my roofer did. He then said, "I'm not going to argue with you." I explained we weren't arguing, but he wasn't listening to what we were saying.
I asked him if he had a business card and he said, you have our office number. I said I would like a business card, since he didn't even identify himself and tell me his name. He said he didn't have any business cards on him. Still no name and he didn't look old enough to have "been doing this for 30 years."
He offered to pay us $100 for the tree. I told him I wanted a tree of the same size to replace the one they damaged and he said, "Well, find one and give us a call before you buy it." We agreed to do that.
As he started to walk away, he again accused us of being rude.
We will see if this is resolved to our satisfaction. read more