We recently had our roof replaced by RIG, and will not do business with them again. Here are some of the reasons:
* We were told that work would begin 3-5 weeks after signing a contract, and that someone would call to set up a specific time. Less than three weeks later, a work crew arrived at our home with no advance notice, on a day that was not at all convenient for us.
* On the day the crew arrived, we had an early-morning appointment. When we returned home, we found men on our roof ripping off shingles, etc., and throwing the material to the ground wherever it was convenient. This included our native plant garden, in front of our house, which was crushed. Many of the plants were destroyed, and others are still recovering. (RIG later credited our account $100 for replacement plants.)
* When the crew arrived, they found our back yard fenced, with a locked gate. Our dog was in the yard. Rather than make any attempt to contact us for instructions, they broke into the yard by dismantling the latch mechanism on the gate. They then decided, again without our input, where to relocate our dog.
* When we arrived home, my wife had been advised by her doctor to stay home, rest, and relax for a day or two while recuperating from a minor procedure. When the crew was told this, they responded that, having already started, they could not stop without exposing our house to potential damage should it rain while they roof was partially missing. (There was no rain forecast for at least the next several days.) Rather than rest and recuperation, we were subjected to two days of scraping, hammering, and heavy footsteps on the roof.
* At 6:00 PM on the first day, we asked the crew to please stop for the day, so we could at least have a couple of hours of quiet at dinner time. They refused to stop until we threatened to call the police and have them arrested for trespassing.
* On the second day, a little before 9:00 AM, the crew somehow snapped a faucet off the exterior of the house. We had to shut off the water supply to the entire house until it could be fixed. We were told that RIG had an arrangement with an emergency plumber, who would be there shortly. A short time later, we were told that he was "on his way". After lunch, we were told that RIG did not know where the plumber was, or when he would be there. He eventually arrived, repaired the broken pipe, and replaced the faucet. We were without water for over 6 hours.
* When the crew left at the end of the second day, they left bits of roofing materials and a great deal of shingle grit in our swimming pool and scattered about the pool deck area. A couple of weeks later, after a follow-up visit from a RIG representative, we were told that someone would come out and clean it all up properly. A week after that, we contacted RIG to see when that might actually happen. We were told that we were "first on the schedule" for the following day and that they started at 7:00 AM. We rearranged our schedules accordingly. Around 8:30 AM the next day, we called RIG and were told that the crew was working on a different job, and that they would come to our house later that day. No one could tell us when that might be, and no one recalled having said that we could expect them by shortly after 7:00 AM. At that point, we told them that we were done with them, and to tell the crew NOT to come to our house. RIG credited us another $100 in compensation, and I cleaned up the mess myself.
In short, RIG's work crew, after entering our property illegally, exhibited an indifference to our needs and caused damage to our property, and communication with the staff and office personnel throughout this ordeal ranged from nonexistent to misleading. Based on our experiences with RIG, I will not recommend them to anyone. read more