[ffresh]

Claims that TV is letting workers rip off seniors is COMPLETELY unfair. TV uses sub-contractors in their construction projects. When I have had the few occasions to call the warranty number in my home book, TV personnel would look up the house address and referred me to the original contractor who did the work - very convenient! We are all independent adults who have survived the mean old cruel world. Is TV supposed to babysit us now - caveat emptor? In addition, during periods of calamity, prices for material and labor increase due to market demand. This is Econ 101 and is a GOOD and NECESSARY thing. If prices did NOT increase, what incentive would there be for distributors and workmen to allocate their resources to a potentially hazardous location and situation? For example, why would suppliers send plywood, gasoline, etc. and workers to an area hit by a calamity of any sort if they can sell their wares in a thousand other places ... again, Econ 101, whether you agree or not with the premise. The market is BRILLIANT in allocating resources as required (without any help from government at ANY level). Folks donating labor and/or supplies in a charitable fashion is another matter but that is not what we're discussing here.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by ffresh

Claims that TV is letting workers rip off seniors is COMPLETELY unfair. TV uses sub-contractors in their construction projects. When I have had the few occasions to call the warranty number in my home book, TV personnel would look up the house address and referred me to the original contractor who did the work - very convenient! We are all independent adults who have survived the mean old cruel world. Is TV supposed to babysit us now - caveat emptor? In addition, during periods of calamity, prices for material and labor increase due to market demand. This is Econ 101 and is a GOOD and NECESSARY thing. If prices did NOT increase, what incentive would there be for distributors and workmen to allocate their resources to a potentially hazardous location and situation? For example, why would suppliers send plywood, gasoline, etc. and workers to an area hit by a calamity of any sort if they can sell their wares in a thousand other places ... again, Econ 101, whether you agree or not with the premise. The market is BRILLIANT in allocating resources as required (without any help from government at ANY level). Folks donating labor and/or supplies in a charitable fashion is another matter but that is not what we're discussing here.

How about just because they would have more work than normal and therefore make more $? Instead of gouging the homeowner just because there was a catastrophe, I mean.

[bunnyhop]

I'm not familiar with any flat rates or hourly rates by Sacks Roofing, but I do know that they are a reputable roofing company. In hindsight, I suppose it would have been best to get a quote prior to having the work done. We normally always get three quotes for any type of construction work. Costs can vary widely.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by CFrance

How about just because they would have more work than normal and therefore make more $? Instead of gouging the homeowner just because there was a catastrophe, I mean.

We will all take note of people who gouged and those who may have slightly upped their prices. We will like one, more than the other, and praise and discuss and advocate those who raised them not at all, and that is how the market works.

I too get annoyed when folks blame the developer for everything that happens that they don't like. It makes me livid. You don't CFrance...But the poster to whom you responded made some valid points.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Well, I never was a math person, so I even hesitated to ask!

it was a decimal in the wrong place and it was per min not er hour. sleep deprivation. i just read an article that explained the older you get the less you are able to sleep.
I'm up at 4:00 AM everyday. I might as well get a part time job

[JP]

Seems to me, the guy drove by, noticed your shingles gone, came back and repaired them. Maybe not even from Sacks

[capecodbob]

I think it's time for you guys to look into handy men. There are many listed in the daily paper. Do you really need a roofer to replace a handful of shingles?

[Jima64]

Sounds like one of the company roofing guys was doing a “side job”. Used to get things like that all the time selling excess paving asphalt or cementbjob from down the street.

[DebiR]

Do not pay anything until you get more info from business, and record everything!

[dvpartlo]

10 of us had Sack roofing come out the week following the hurricane to have shingles replaced and have roofs checked. We all were very satisfied with the work done and the cost. I am confused why the shingles were to be covered under warranty when it was a hurricane that caused the damage.

[Dan9871]

Originally Posted by dvpartlo

10 of us had Sack roofing come out the week following the hurricane to have shingles replaced and have roofs checked. We all were very satisfied with the work done and the cost. I am confused why the shingles were to be covered under warranty when it was a hurricane that caused the damage.

Some shingles are warranted to withstand various levels of hurricane force winds but the labor to replace them sometimes isn't.

[tghoul]

I had a contractor replace 12 caps and I asked him how much for the repair and he said it was free. I guess I got lucky.

[TimeForChange]

I lost about 45 shingles and paid $140 for labor. I bought the shingles for $50. Yes you were overcharged. There was a lot of that happening after the hurricane.

[bookseller61]

I do not own a roofing company but my cousin does. With the overhead he pays I don't know how he can stay in business. Roofing material costs are extremely expensive but it is the insurances and work men's compensation and payroll taxes that are thru the roof, no pun intended! For every $100 in payroll he has to pay , he state gets ?60 in workmans comp. just a little perspective. Forgot liability insurance. Roofers must charge or they can't afford to stay in business