Steve A Schumucker General Contracting

Upon discovering that there were two layers of roofing instead of one higher up on the roof, Schmucker said the extra dumpster would cost $800, would I split the cost with him. I said sure, since none of the other 4 contractors had noticed this detail either. He then seemed to go about cutting other corners, including using a 15 pound felt instead of the orange material. His entire crew was Mexican except for his driver. The roof is on crooked, with the shingle edges being flush with the drip edge of the gutters at one end of the garage/first floor element of my tri-level, but overhangs by about two inches over the doorway, next to the dormer or second story part. At that point it looks like a rolled roof edge like that odd house on the south west corner one block east of State and Anthony. This makes the gutters look like they are jutting out over the 30" foot garage roof like a pagoda. When I mentioned it to him he blamed it on the gutters. The front looked odd as well, and again he said, "It's your gutters.: In addition, the aluminum siding on the second story was left as it was when the shingles were pulled away: The edges were ruffled by stress and daubed with tar residue from the seal that had existed to the old shingles. When I complained he said, "Well it was a tear off." The shingles do not overhang the descending fascia from the upper story, with no drip edge or protective measures taken: The roofing materials lie on the bare wood like the ingredients of a BLT, (bacon lettuce tomato sandwich), bare untreated wood showing. Because of angle at which the shingles were applied, (a two inch difference over 43 feet) there was what roofers call FISH MOUTHING between the chimney and the second story, a run of about 9 feet: That is, there were arches in the shingles due to crowding, and summer heat did not cause these arches to melt down to create a seal. Also, the roof vents used do not all match. In addition to repeatedly blowing fuses with his giant air compressor, the surges ruined a classic Magnavox tube type console stereo previously owned by a proud Magnavox engineer. Although hSchmucker said he had to replace some plywood sheathing over the entryway next to the seconf floor "dormer," the sheathing there is painted like the rest of my trim and fascia. For this I paid another $100. When I had the gutters cleaned in fall of 2010 the back run of 43 feet was found to be packed with tear-off debris. I WILL NEVER HIRE ANOTHER AMISH CONTRACTOR, EVER. In fact, I'm wondering what "Schmuck" means. He failed to come when I called regarding these problems, though he promised to, and gave dates on which he would appear. I considered this a failure to observed the workmanship warranty which is considered an industry standard. I called him in May of 2009 and in June of 2009. I then had to try to get other roofers to do these repairs, which took five tries. In November I got a man to fix the chimney flashing, fishmouthing, install j channel over the raw siding, and recheck all venting, which ran my overall costs to $1100 more than Schmucker originally quoted.