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My Experience with A&E Brothers Roofing
What happened when I hired A&E Brothers Roofing to replace my roof.

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DAY One
Demolition and Prep

Day one was pretty good. The team showed up early, and worked throughout the day, demolishing the old roof and prepping it for tar and install. I was feeling like I made the right decision with these guys. I didn’t know it at the time, but this was going to be the only good day on the project. Every other day was somewhere between “Well, that sucks.” and “OMFG, call the fire department!”. by @mybadroof

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Day Two
The Fire and the Fire Department

The First of Many Issues

I work from home, so I was sitting in my office on the other side of the house, when I noticed the incredibly strong smell of tar, and thought to myself “That can’t be right. Let me go see what’s going on.” Well, someone left the tar machine unattended and it was starting to overheat. Feet from my house, it caught fire.

Have you ever heard a fire truck’s siren off in the distance and known that it was on its way to put out a fire at your house? Well, I have, and it’s not a good feeling. by @mybadroof

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After the Fire

As you can imagine, I was elated that my house didn’t burn down. It was a mess. It looked terrible, smelled like tar for the next few weeks, and the side of the house where the fire occurred would have to be sandblasted later, but hey, at least I still had a house. That’s good news, right? by @mybadroof

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The Next Day
I’m Sure Things Will be Better Now

The fire was tough. I could not have never imagined to find myself in a situation where my house could burn down while my roof was being replaced, but now that was over, and I was sure that going forward things would be better. Plus, the roof guys started bringing a fire extinguisher, because… You know… safety first. by @mybadroof

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Well Boy, Was I Wrong!

After the fire, I was sure that going forward, everything would be great. I mean, after almost burning down someone’s house, you’d think that they’d be on their best behavior. You’d hope that they would “measure twice and cut once”, and make sure that everything within their control would be perfect from there on out. Well like me, you’d be wrong. by @mybadroof

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The Bad Drip Edge

After I complained, it was eventually replaced, but the first time the drip edge was installed, it looked like it was put in for a Charlie Brown cartoon. Honestly, when I saw it my jaw dropped. I couldn’t believe that was acceptable. by @mybadroof

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The Bad Tile Install

Rather than installing the tile to the edge, like every other house you’ve ever seen, someone, for some unknown reason, thought it would be a great idea to cut the tiles back—apparently, to later cement the edge. This was not what I wanted, and after some hard talks it got fixed, but fixing it created other problems. by @mybadroof

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Day Sixty-Four
Fixing the Bad Tile Install

The Other Problems 😐

It took some back and forth, but they eventually agreed to fix the tile install. Now, it wasn’t easy. To do it, meaningful amounts of the roof had to be re-demolished, re-papered and re-tiled. And with that work, came the risk of mistakes. And by “risk”, I mean absolute freakin’ certainty that something would go wrong.

Can you believe they didn’t re-paper the roof correctly and we got a leak? Well, we did! I mean, it was incredible… You have one job! How do you get a leak like this in the middle of a roofing project? by @mybadroof

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Day Eighty
The Lien

You Learn Something New

At this point, we were almost done. The roof was mostly completed, it didn’t look half bad, and I hadn’t had an aneurysm, so I was feeling pretty good. But it didn’t last. About two weeks after the tile was re-installed I got a letter informing me that I would have a lien put on my home if A&E Brothers Roofing didn’t pay their supply house.

This was news to me! Although, there had been a lot of friction on the project, I paid them everything they asked for, every time they asked for it. I did not withhold payment at any point. But for some reason, their suppliers had not all been paid.

I also learned that in the state of Florida, if you hire a contractor and they don’t pay their subcontractors, you’re on the hook… with your house! The subcontractors can and will put a lien on your home until they get paid.

Well, that was unexpected. by @mybadroof

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Day Eighty-Eight
Resolving The Lien

I Had to Call All the Subcontractors

As you can imagine, I didn’t know exactly where to grab the Lien issue. It was a complete surprise and an incredibly stressful thing to learn.

Fortunately, the lady I spoke with at supply house was great. She very patiently explained to me the situation, and gave me some helpful advice on how to try to resolve it.

Eventually, the folks at A&E Brothers Roofing did fix the issue with the supply house, but I had to have them give me a list of all the subcontractors, and call them myself, to make sure they weren’t owed any money. It took a little over a week to get everything done, and it wasn’t fun. It sucked the whole time. by @mybadroof

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A Few Months Later
The Cement Discolored

It Was Nice While it Lasted

Well that didn’t take long. I really thought we were done. Like done, done. But no! A few months after the project completed, the cement discolored. I called A&E Brothers Roofing, and they sent someone out to review it. They then referred me to the manufacturer.

The manufacturer told me this is a case of efflorescence.

If you don’t know, “efflorescence is a temporary surface discoloration common to all concrete products”. This is from their literature.

It’s also a word that means they think I’m a “comemierda”. And they must be right, because after everything else that happened, they somehow convinced me to give it a year to see if the discoloration would subside.

So let’s wait the year… by @mybadroof

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