Our Adventures In Family

Mr. Roofer in his big kind heart is going to fix our brand new roof so it doesn’t leak.  Isn’t that nice of him?

The honest truth is that he didn’t think he should bear the financial burden of making the roof unleaky.  He thought that we should have to pay to have a tress system (or whatever) installed to divert the water off of the roof.  Apparently the water is pooling on the flat roof and the sheer weight of it is pulling the seams of the roofing apart.  I get that.  However, there were two quotes given to our insurance company and the other roofer suggested we have a membrane roof put on.  Turns out that would have been ideal and perfect.  But…here we are.  Mr. Roofer told us that a membrane roof was essentially overkill and unneeded.  Now he says there is no way he could have known what was going to be going on with our roof.  We are taking the stance the he is a “professional” roofer.  This is what he does.  He roofs.  He doesn’t change tires or breed llamas…he roofs.  You would think that a roofer could assess a roof situation and fix the problem.  Not only did he incorrectly assess the flat roof but his repairs on the shingled roof lasted mere weeks before they quit preventing rainstorms inside our house.

I know what you must be thinking, “why so angry?”  I’m not angry…just frustrated.  We are going to bear the burden of replacing the ceiling in V’s room.  All we are asking for is a roof that doesn’t leak.  After threatening to contact the better business bureau he agreed to fix the problem.  Now all we have to do is get it done and wait for the next set of showers to see what happens.  We are hoping for the best.  Mr. Roofer…we are trusting you again…