BAIT AND SWITCH SPECIALISTS
As a previous reviewer said.
This has been a most stressful experience, ever! We received a flyer in the mail from this company for a quote for our roof. I had never heard of them, but I was impressed that they took the time to get a google image of the top of my home and give us what we thought was a fantastic price. Their flyer said things like 'limited winter pricing,' and 'we can offer this price because we cut out the middle man, etc.' I looked at the quote for a couple of weeks before calling.
I went in to go over the quote and sign a contract. Their was nothing out of the ordinary that was pointed out to me, and the meeting went well. We agreed on the quoted price, plus a couple of hundred more dollars for things they we needed. I paid a downpayment with an agreement to pay the rest later.
Here's what I found out, much too late, and is the reason for the low rating.
1. Their quote only included half my roof, which was not made clear to me at the time of the contract. The back part of my house is just one level, as opposed to the rest. That part of the roof was not included. They rest their argument on the tiny google image photo of my house where they shaded off what was included. The picture does not do a good job of letting you know that you are not getting the whole roof. They never verbally said "This only includes this part of your roof", nor did they offer to quote the rest. That really hurts because that was the part that needed a new roof the most, as we have some leaking there.
2. We agreed on a price. I paid that price. Now they are saying that we owe about 3 times the original price we agreed on. They did not 'discover' this additional charge until 20mins after they already tore off part of our roof. Specifically, they're saying that we needed a new roof deck, which they "did not know" at the time of the contract. I understand that there are unforeseen factors, however, I am not a roofer. Given the age of my house, and my roof, it should've been mentioned that I could possibly need this, for an additional $XXXX, BEFORE they proceeded to tear off my roof. Had I known that this was a possibility, I would've chosen to wait till I had the money. After all, they mentioned other unforeseen factors, and their approximate price. They showed up to my home and started tearing off the roof when I wasn't home, and 20 minutes later they tell me I owe triple the amount quoted.
They are also claiming that they tore off 4 layers of shingles, which they are also charging us extra for. This I know to be untrue. According to the home ispection report from when we bought the house, we only had 2.
What they have done may be legal, but it is unethical. They gave a low-ball quote to get the job, but now they want me to finance the real cost and pay it up in 1 year. I was upfront with them that the price they told me was all I had to devote to the project, but now they want me to pay money I don't have. It is not right. We will be going to court to settle this.
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