Cardinal Contractors LLC

The roof was done in a timely manner and it looks great. I was very happy with Cardinal contractors work.

Well and work was completed.

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Generally a very good job.  (B+)  Excellent job in dealing with insurance claim issues and paperwork.  Good work crew that persevered through an unforecast, very severe lightning/thunderstorm to cover up the roof while replacement was in progress (took three working days).  Cardinal Contractors proved to be very responsive to my concerns and questions. Scheduling was an issue, but we had a run of extended and unpredictable wet weather. Only a few hiccups such as not covering up the low-voltage lights as we had discussed, and then breaking several ofthem in the process of working though the old roof removal.  Also, theydid not really know how to deal with my Solatube(TM) sky lights.  I ended up ordering replacement domes myself, through a local vendor, and then having Cardinal Contractors install them, which they did just fine.  They worked very well with us to meet our specific requirements. I would gladly work with them again and recommend them to friends and neighbors.

My husband and I had filed a claim two years ago for hail damage and had been turned down by the insurance company. We'd done the $7000 restoration every 5-10 years to maintain the cedar shake roof. Wiser people reading this will say, Never go with the first answer! Boy, is that ever true.
      ***As a quick side note: If you're considering putting a cedar shake roof on your house, don't. Don't get it. Don't even consider it. There are contractors in St. Louis who will install it. Unlike other areas of the country, though, here there are only a couple of uninsured fly-by-nights who will do the required maintenance. You will be at their mercy. I know. I bought a house with one twenty years ago.***
      Anyway, along come the hailstorms of spring 2015. Our insurance agent didn't want to send out an inspector until his "knowledgeable, trustworthy friend" looked at it first. Meanwhile, next door neighbor gets new roof and gutters --same insurance company, different office. Daughter gets new roof. Neighbors all along street and in subdivision get damages repaired. West county basically got a redo. A steady stream of roofers drive in, leave business cards, talk to us, leave samples. We find spare time and go roof shopping. Saw some really bad jobs; crossed a couple of cagey roofers off the prospect list. Found styles we didn't like, namely slate. Found colors that wouldn't do. Talked to roofers who were out to make easy money and move on.
      Looking around really helped. Finally we came across a similar house in St. Albans with the perfect roof for us. Roofer was Cardinal Contractors. Did an angieslist search and read some feedback on Cardinal and Aaron. When you search for Cardinal, there are several companies with slightly different names. Be sure you get Cardinal Contractors on N. Main in St. Charles. Ask for Aaron. I'd read a good review on him, so I was happy when he was the one who came to meet us. He talked us through everything. He always listened. He was on site often--a big plus, and when not, if we needed him, he arrived amazingly quickly. There were a couple issues we thought we had; he explained everything in detail, without any I-know-best attitude, and it turned out to be non issues. For example, we thought the new roofing wasn't horizontal in two places, so my husband took a photo, printed it on graph paper and found out that it was indeed as perfectly straight as Aaron said, just an optical illusion. Aaron did everything he promised, and more. When he painted some trim on the dormers, he decided the cedar had been dinged up a little, so he painted that too. He spray painted the roof vents to match the new roof before installing. He painted all vertical pipes on the roof (stacks and radon mitigation vent) so they'd be unnoticeable.
      The crew worked from sun up to dark. I never saw guys standing around talking, on the phone, or wasting time. Aaron and his crew have restored my faith in roofers. Every evening before they left, they cleaned up. Trash, pieces of roof, plywood, tools, whatever.
      Our driveway is only two years old, and it's stamped concrete. To say we worried about Meridian putting a ginormous dumpster on it would be putting it mildly. Aaron explained how it would work. He took photos of the driveway in case there were issues later. There weren't.
      I was concerned that Aaron would request the final check before everything was complete, because he was doing a great job, and I didn't want to have to tell him no, not yet, not until x, y, or z is removed, finished, painted, etc. To my pleasant surprise, he did not. When there was absolutely nothing left to be done except sit on the bench and admire our perfect new roof, he requested --and I was happy to give him-- the balance.

Cardinal Contractors did a complete roofing replacement at my home. 
Aaron Wallis, from Cardinal Contractors, was project leader, he did an
outstanding job. He was with my project from beginning to end visiting
the site probably several hours each day. Aaron's attention to detail
was outstanding.  He coordinated everything, all of the material
delivery and roofing crews, everything.
My roof is steep (12 pitch), large (5000 sq ft) and somewhat complex and
as such required a full week to completely tear-off and replace,
although two days were cut short due to heavy rain.  My roof has lots of
valleys along with full hip and ridge venting which also had to be
replaced. 
Cardinal Contractors installed an Owens-Corning Total Protection Roofing
System with ice and water shielding and a full synthetic underlay. 
They did additional valley work to prevent a return of ice damage. I
initially relayed my issues, concerns and problems to Aaron and he
translated them into roofing solutions.  The roofing crews did the job
exactly as had been described by Aaron including the special handling of
several problem areas. 
Aaron did the original on-roof inspection returning to meet with the
claims adjuster from my insurance company he made certain the adjustor
considered every aspect of my roof .  I did contact two other
recommended roofers to look at the job, while both provided  complete
bids, neither seemed to have the level of interest or follow-up that
Cardinal and Aaron had.  In their defense this was during a very busy
season with lots of storm damage to properties in the area, they did
eventually me call back.
On my recommendation two friends also had full roof replacements
performed by Cardinal again with Aaron Wallis handling the projects.
At the end of the job Cardinal Contractors provided a paid-in-full
statement, contractors final release, full lien waivers and an
Owens-Corning roofing system warranty document.
Overall I was very satisfied, I would use Cardinal again.

Cardinal Contractors did a complete roofing replacement at my home.  Aaron Wallis, from Cardinal Contractors, was project leader, he did an outstanding job. He was with my project from beginning to end visiting the site probably several hours each day. Aaron's attention to detail was outstanding.  He coordinated everything, all of the material delivery and roofing crews, everything.
My roof is steep (12 pitch), large (5000 sq ft) and somewhat complex and as such required a full week to completely tear-off and replace, although two days were cut short due to heavy rain.  My roof has lots of valleys along with full hip and ridge venting which also had to be replaced. 
Cardinal Contractors installed an Owens-Corning Total Protection Roofing System with ice and water shielding and a full synthetic underlay.  They did additional valley work to prevent a return of ice damage. I initially relayed my issues, concerns and problems to Aaron and he translated them into roofing solutions.  The roofing crews did the job exactly as had been described by Aaron including the special handling of several problem areas. 
Aaron did the original on-roof inspection returning to meet with the claims adjuster from my insurance company he made certain the adjustor considered every aspect of my roof .  I did contact two other recommended roofers to look at the job, while both provided  complete bids, neither seemed to have the level of interest or follow-up that Cardinal and Aaron had.  In their defense this was during a very busy season with lots of storm damage to properties in the area, they did eventually me call back.
On my recommendation two friends also had full roof replacements performed by Cardinal again with Aaron Wallis handling the projects.
At the end of the job Cardinal Contractors provided a paid-in-full statement, contractors final release, full lien waivers and an Owens-Corning roofing system warranty document.
Overall I was very satisfied, I would use Cardinal again.

Very well. Did good job, prompt. However, never provided waiver of lein.