The job was delayed because the gingerbread supplier was taking a long time to prime the shingles. The first day on the job he asked me about the spacing for the shingles. It turns out the manufacturer's recommendation is way off and he grossly underestimated (by 40%) the amount of shingles needed. I was extremely ticked off about this because if he had accurately estimated the materials, I would have ordered them over the Internet for much less. The website had a minimum order of $1,000. His original order would have been less than that. The correct amount would have been enough to make it worth ordering from the website. He charged me more than $1,000 more than I would have paid if I'd ordered the correct amount myself. His workmanship was poor and he did a lousy job cleaning up. I spent more than three hours picking up after he left and two months later I still find debris. He left holes in and red paint on my white house where he screwed his scaffolding into the house.
Description of Work: I hired Nick to replace the shingle siding on my house with "gingerbread" siding (diamond shaped.)
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
4.0
$7,000
Response from KOVSCEK RENOVATION LLC
THE JOB WAS ON SCHEDULE AND MATERIALS WERE TO ARRIVE ON TIME UNTIL THE HOME OWNER CALLED THE WEEK BEFORE TO ASK TO HAVE THE SHINGLES PRIMED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. I CALLED THE SUPPLIER, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THEM IN TO BE PRIMED BUT BECAUSE OF THE SHORT NOTICE IT WAS GOING TO TAKE AN ADDITIONAL WEEK. EVEN THOUGH MY CONTRACT WAS FOR UN-PRIMED SHINGLES I DID NOT CHARGE THE ADDITIONAL $286 TO GET THEM PRIMED. WE HAD DISCUSSED THE SPACING AHEAD OF TIME AND DECIDED ON A 7 1/2 INCH EXPOSURE WHICH WAS STIPULATED ON THE CONTRACT THE HOME OWNER SIGNED. AT THE END OF THE FIRST DAY WHEN SHE CAME HOME SHE LOOKED AT THE SPACING AND DECIDED SHE DID NOT LIKE IT AND CHANGED IT TO 5 INCHES. I TOLD HER IT WAS GOING TO ADD MORE SHINGLES TO THE JOB AND WAS GOING TO COST MORE. SHE TOLD ME TO ORDER THEM. BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY SHORT NOTICE TO GET THE ADDITIONAL SHINGLES ON SITE THEY HAD TO BE RUSH ORDERED WHICH CAME WITH AN ADDITIONAL "RUSH" FEE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. AS FOR THE QUALITY OF THE WORK, I TAKE PRIDE IN MY WORK TO SAY THE WORKMANSHIP WAS POOR IS A LIE. EVEN THOUGH WE HAD PROBLEMS I NEVER LET THE QUALITY SUFFER. I DID CLEAN UP AFTER THE JOB, THERE WAS EXISTING DEBRIS WHEN I STARTED, SHE WANTED IT LEFT ALONE. IF IT WAS FROM MY WORK I OFFERED TO COME AND REMOVE IT BUT SHE WOULD NOT ALLOW ME ON HER PROPERTY. THE PAINT ON THE HOUSE WAS OLD AND PEALING IT WAS TO BE SCRAPED AND RE-PAINTED AFTER I LEFT SO THE HOLES AND RED MARKS WERE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE PAINTERS.
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