I'm not one to write many online reviews. Further, as a small business owner myself, I understand that not every experience can be perfect. However, I feel compelled to warn people away from this company. I had to them do a flat roof for me about 7-8 years ago. I've had at least 10 leaks. Recently, we had a heavy rainstorm and water starting leaking through the top of one of my windows. Pulled the drywall off above and found soaking wet and rotted out framing. It had been a slow leak for years evidently.
My experience throughout the years with the owner has been terrible. After install, found out they completely subbed it out, no supervision like a previous reviewer stated. Early on, they sent out the sub (apparently at his own expense) and all he did was make up excuses, blame Rick for being cheap, then try to use calk (EPDM lap cement to be more specific) everywhere. Had a bubble form in the EPDM the size of a beach ball and they tried to blame me (you know, I must have climbed up and pulled up the EPDM and put some sort of chemical down, then glued the EPDM back down). They tried blaming wild animals for a tear, which the manufacturer laughed at. Didn't seal at the overlap of the dripedge, the overlap separated and water got in. EVERY single penetration has leaked. I'm not exaggerating - I've had flowing water coming through my ceiling on multiple occasions. On and on. Warranty ran out a few years ago and I now have to keep it patched up.
RESPONSE TO RICK:
1. The crew of guys told me on multiple occasions they were subcontractors. There was a head guy and all of the other workers worked for him, as he told me. In fact, your salesperson admitted that several of the crew were new and inexperienced, contributing to the issues.
2. The portion of the house you did the roofing on was added on in 1993. Is that "very old?"
3. I took a picture of the tears and sent them to EPI. Customer service laughed at what you told me. In fact, if you remember, they sent a regional manager out and forced you to address a number of issues.
2ND RESPONSE TO RICK:
1. Haha. Ironically, the one area of the roof that has been solid is the roof-to-wall transition between the new and old portions of house. Not a single issue there. This also reminds me that I did not mention my very first issue with your work - you removed 2-3 rows of clapboard to run the EPDM up the wall and just left the old torn up (which your crew tore up) copper flashing hanging off the side of my house. Also, you didn't replace the clapboard. I've told the story to several contractors and roofers over the years and they've all said that repairing the siding should have been included in the bid.
2. All I can go by is what your guy told me. He said he was a sub when he did the original work and then complained mightily when he had to come back to fix the first round of issues, again stating that he wasn't being paid for the repairs since he was a sub.
3. We specifically discussed animals tearing up the roof. The absence of scratches and bite marks led RPI to believe that it was not an animal as the culprit. It appeared to be clean tears in the EPDM. This, along with the bubble, led them to believe that you perhaps spilled something on the underlayment which reacted with the EPDM/EPDM glue, since they were in the same area. read more