
John McClung Roofing
About us
John McClung Roofing understands that proper installation procedures are extremely important. Many times, an improper installation will void your warranty on your roofing materials, whether it is due to inadequate ventilation, condensation of moisture, improper nail placement, or too many layers being applied to a roof. We will make sure your roof is installed correctly the first time. Call us directly at (828) 582-4165.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Metal, Residential Shingle, or Flat Re-Roofing and repairs. Solar tubes and Skylights.
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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"Thank you for taking the time to review us! We appreciate your feedback!"
"Thank you for taking the time to review us! We appreciate all feedback... especially after it's been a while since we completed your project! Glad you are still happy with your new roof! :-)"
"Thank you for taking the time to review us! I sincerely apologize that you never heard back from us. I did check with your estimator and he had no record of any messages from you, maybe there was a phone glitch, I'm not sure... but either way, I'm very sorry. I hope you found someone to do the work for you.. if not, and you would still like us to do it, please call our office at 828-582-4165. Thank you!"
"Thank you for taking the time to give us a review! :-)"
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"Thank you so much for this kind review! I'm sorry for my delay in responding. I apparently have missed some reviews the last several months. Hope you are still enjoying your new roof! :)"
The flashing was replaced and extended. The tiles were replaced and Jesse took the time to tell us exactly what he had done and why. McClung roofing does NOT guarantee roof repairs - just roof replacements, but Jesse promised us that he would come back promptly if there was a further issue - and he did. He needed to come back and seal the sky light glass. The sky light had been moved and played with so much that the seal was damaged.
Part of the $1,000 fee was for a new flashing kit but still the charge for approx 2 hrs of work seemed high. However we had spent far more than that on replacing and repairing this sky light; so if this fix works it will be the best money we ever spent.
"Thank you for taking the time to give us a review! I'm so sorry for my delay in responding... I have apparently missed some reviews this past year! I hope your skylight is still performing well! Please call if it's not! :)"
After signing their contract we were told that it would be about 5 weeks before they could get to our house. They called at 7PM one night and said they would be over in the morning to start. At that time we had not been provided with any color options for the shingles and had to scramble and pick out a color from the Certainteed website.
A crew showed up and did a quick job of tearing off and replacing the shingles. They did a pro job with the installation and the roof looks good.
They could have done a better job when removing the existing shingles and clean up. They parked their dump trailer in the driveway very close to white garage doors that are only about two years old. The doors now have many scratches, scraps, and black markings from the shingles hitting them. Several places where the vinyl siding wraps the house were also dented and marked. After they were finished I walked around in our driveway (which is concrete slab) and picked up 20ish nails.
When their guy showed up to collect payment, I showed him the damage to the siding and asked him about using the coupon for $100 Home Depot gift card that they are advertising on the angieslist.com website that comes with paying for a job over $3000. He assured me that these would be taken care of. It has been about 9 weeks now since we paid for service and we have not yet received any follow up communication from John McClung Roofing staff.
"Thank you so much for taking the time to review us... glad to hear you are still enjoying your roof over a year later! :)"
"Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback and review us! We appreciate your business. :)"
I am hopeful that my problem is at last solved.
McClung was recommended highly by Angie's List and by my insurance agent. I was very pleased with the initial visit. The other 2 companies that came out wanted to redo 3 mistakes made by the previous company, and Randall from McClung wanted to redo 4. Even though this meant I would be spending more money, what he said made sense to me and I wanted this taken care of once and for all, so I decided to go with him. He seemed to know more than anyone else about how to flash a stone chimney.
Once they decided to start the job (which was a full 2 months after I signed the contract--they are very busy) it went smoothly and well. They started about 8:30am and finished about 5pm. I'm a female senior citizen so I'm not about to go up on the roof and look the job over. But from the ground I could see that the area around the bottom of the chimney was visibly changed. For the first time in 3 years, it looked to me like chimney flashing should look. The crew obligingly took my suggestion that we should run my hose up on the roof and see if we could see any water coming into the attic.
Fingers crossed--I think they did a good job!
"So glad to hear that the flashing is performing well so far. Please don't hesitate to call us if you notice any problems! Thank you for taking the time provide feedback! :)"
OK, here's the deal. The contract was for roof replacement, installation of gutters and installation of gutter guards. The house is an A-frame with parts that have a very steep pitch, and a part that has a more normal pitch. The scheduler kept calling a wrong number, and as a result, on the day of installation, called at 8 AM to give me thirty minutes' warning that the roofing crew was on its way. I have total respect for that crew. They were all locals and they had a positive attitude. No swearing was allowed despite the difficulty of the job. There were a few details left to be worked out at the end of the job, but those were promptly corrected. They left the site cleaner than it was when they arrived. Great looking new roof, with a lifetime guarantee, they are great. I recommend the roofing department of John McClung without reservation.
However, there were some difficulties. One is that half an hour after the crew pulled out, I got a call asking to "negotiate" an extra $1200 in the price because there had been more labor cost than they anticipated and they had to use longer nails. I could understand an upcharge if there had been undiscovered rot or they had to replace decking, something like that, but this was basically a matter of they didn't estimate correctly and they wanted to make it up at the end, without warning me that this was coming. We managed to settle for a lesser amount but if you are concerned that the contract price might not end up being the actual price, you'd be right to worry. Some of the other roofing companies that I interviewed had clauses in their contracts that defined when an upcharge would be added, but this one did not. So buyer beware.
But the worst part of the story is the gutter job. The roof was completed on October 28 and the gutters were to come shortly afterward. The first install date was to be November 2, but they didn't show. Afterward a series of no shows, calls offering excuses and explanations, rescheduling and more no shows. On November 14 (a Saturday) they showed up and put up most of the gutters and downspouts but no gutter guards. They were going to come the following Monday to finish, but again, no show. I called asking what was going on and was assured I would receive a call from the gutter supervisor, but he never called. Thanksgiving came and went and I wrote a letter essentially detailing the problem and asking them to either finish the job or declare that they would not finish it so that I could hire somebody else. About a week later a crew showed up at 4:20 in the afternoon, put up a ladder and started cleaning out the debris from the gutters but they declared that they didn't have the tools they needed and they left. Again they were supposed to come back on Monday, followed by more no shows, explanations, rescheduling and no-shows. We are now at December 13 and the gutters still have no gutter guards, and one section has a gutter lying on the ground, uninstalled. The gutters have debris in them. I have no clue when they are coming to finish, or indeed, if they are. I certainly believe that John McClung Roofing is as perfectly capable of timely and professionally installing gutters as they are of doing a great roofing job on a difficult roof, but as of today I don't have the job complete, there is no date scheduled for the job to be completed, and this gutter situation is a complete fail, beyond the fact that there are some unprotected, debris-filled gutters on most of the house. I've been patient and cooperative. I put my concerns in writing, so none of this should come as a surprise to the folks at John McClung, but all to little avail. Perhaps tomorrow I'll be pleasantly surprised and this will all be a bad memory, but right now I'm feeling pretty disappointed.
"Even though we had some hiccups, we still appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback, both the positive and the negative. We aren't perfect, but we strive to make all of our customers happy. Happy New Year! :)"
"Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We appreciate our customers!"
"Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We appreciate our customers!"
"Thank you for taking the time to offer feedback! We appreciate our customers!"
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