Badger Contracting Inc Reviews
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By James S.August 24, 2021
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By Marvin D.June 29, 2019Roof$6,000Read more
We hired Badger Contracting to remove/replace our roof. The new roof has been leaking since the first winter and the owner, Barry Flaks refuses to fix it.
The contract included 3 roof penetrations based on a sketch I provided. The penetrations were located incorrectly. They cut new penetrations in the correct location, but didn’t close off the 3 incorrect penetrations. They “patched” the 3 holes with roofing material; if someone steps on they will fall thru.
After making an appointment with Mr. Flaks to pay the balance, I inspected the roof, then informed Mr. Flaks that there were major issues. I contacted the manufacturer (Firestone) who informed me that based on photos I provided, the roof was not installed according to their installation requirements and that there was no warrantee. Before I agreed to the work, Mr. Flaks talked about the manufacturer’s warranty and the contract states that there is a manufacturer’s warranty; but there is no manufacturer’s warranty. Some of the problems include:
- Holes in the roof structure thru the decking and substrate. No decking or substrate.
-Exposed plywood on the edges front and back. Flashing does not overhang the plywood.
-The edge detail was not installed per the manufacturer’s instruction. There is no blocking.
-The corners were not done correctly and they used an excessive amount of “tape” instead of heat welded corners. The Firestone rep. who looked at the roof in person described the corners as “overworked and sloppy parapet details on inside and outside corners”. He also said “Unless significant water has penetrated under the membrane, perhaps you could nurse this along for a few years and adhere a TPO fleece back to in 3-5 years”. Note that since the Firestone Rep made that statment, water has penetrated under the membrane constantly since the first winter. The decking and roof joists are saturated when it rains. This is important based on his statement.
-The gutter was not correctly re-attached. Rain bypasses the gutter and is cascading down the exterior wall likely damaging the wall.
-The insulation substrate per the contract was to be 3-inch. When measured at the six penetrations, it is 2-inch thick.
-And the photos speak louder than words.
Other issues included:
-The workers helped themselves to the refrigerator without asking, and left bottles all over the house.
-The house inside and out was a complete mess after the second day and they had to come back to clean. It was still a mess after.
-The neighborhood kids said the workers were urinating in bottles and throwing them off the roof.I expressed my concerns immediately and repeatedly (everything is in writing) and here are some of Mr. Flaks quotes:
“OK how about I just start over? Allow me the opportunity with no lawyers or anything to do it over.”
“I am happy to redo the roof and correct any way you see fit. I am a man of my word and will do what it take to correct including starting over. I would like the opportunity to fix my mistakes please.”These are direct quotes of Mr. Flaks from his emails. Is he a man of his word? So what has he done to correct his mistakes? In fact he has refused to fix the roof, which would require being torn off and starting over. I’ve sent him dozens of photos of the leaking roof during rains. I even asked him to come see the leaking while it was raining. What has he done? Mr. Flaks has hired lawyers, filed a judgment against me, and has hired a collection attorney to collect on the judgment. Meanwhile my new roof continues to leak, it’s cost me time off work, time dealing with him and his lawyers and constantly dealing with water in the house. It’s been a huge frustrating mess. So if and when I pay the judgment that his collection lawyer is forcing me to do, I will need to hire another roofer to remove the new roof he installed and pay to have another new roof installed correctly by a different contractor. Two years wasted and counting and saga working with Mr. Flaks continues…
I have a siding replace job done by them. The contract pricing is not cheap which I am OK with that. But the craftmanship and details of construction were really bad. The water started to leak through a couple of places. It takes a while to get them back to inspect the issues. The siding also started to fell off around the windows. Finally, I hire another contractor to fixed the issue. YOU NEED TO AVOID this contractor.