Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof?
Not long ago had a rubber roof installed by Michael S. White 443-845-5133. Very pleased with the price and the promptness. So far so good! Andre From: jeanneknig...@msn.com To: chat@charlesvillage.info Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 08:00:23 -0500 Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? The rubber roof was expensive but is long lasting. Kelbie Roofing in Columbia did the did porch roofs, flashing and installed commercial grade gutters too. If you get on the roof and look around, you can see the difference between the tar roofs and the rubber membranes if your neighbors have them. I struggled for a year on this and wasted alot of money on alternatives and fixes to ceiling plaster before just deciding to do the rubber roof. It was well worth it. Jeanne Knight 2513 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410 366-2849 410 977-8851 cell Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 07:37:42 -0500 From: dawnac...@gmail.com To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? We used Liberty Roofing as has several people on my block. Not sure if they do rubber roofs, but they are an excellent company. Dawna Cobb On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 12:09 PM, John Spurrier jfs...@hotmail.com wrote: Locating the source of roofing problems can be a challenge because most evidence of a leak doesn't correspond with an obvious defect directly above. As water tries to make its way to the lowest point it doesn't always follow the path suggested by the pitch of the roof. I know people whose leaks came from a poorly roofed/flashed firewall on the neighbor's roof. John Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:52:15 -0500 From: jdy...@verizon.net To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? I don't know what kind of roof u have, I had leaking from my front porch roof. It needed caulking ar'd the flashing. no more leaks. judy On 12/06/2010 08:11 AM, Christine Gray wrote: I have to agree. I have a leak in the third floor front, which no one has been able to find. In fact, I offered a repairman $100 if he would just find the thing. He didn’t find it. James guaranteed he would find and fix it and that my roof/ceiling would no longer leak. I forget how much I paid him for that and other roof work; $700, I think. It still leaked and leaks. After all I had heard of his work, I was disappointed. He did come back and told me he couldn’t find the leak. I have not had him back since. Christine Gray From: chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info [mailto:chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info] On Behalf Of Jeanne Knight Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 7:35 AM To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? I found James McDonald's work to be awful! Everything he did on the back of my house had to be torn up. Abot 15 gallons of warter got trapped under his job, got rancid and had had to be redone. With the help of a lawyer, I got half of my money back. Ultimately I had Kelbie Roofing do the whole roof. They do an excellent job. They have done others on my block with excellent results. Jeanne Knight 2513 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410 366-2849 410 977-8851 cell From: slg2...@cs.com Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 05:23:59 -0500 To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? Emil: James McDonald Roofing MHIC #80778 at 443-538-2104 is a Flat roof specialist who does torchdown rubber roofs and stands behind his work by coming back as needed for touchups. He is very reliable and does good work. He knows all about Charles Village roofs and has been doing them for years. He advertises in the Charles Villager. Sharon Guida ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info
Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof?
Kelbie Roofing charged $8000 and included all new flashing. gutters etc. and some demolition and rebuilding of the roof on the back of the house. I could have had the old layers removed and disposed for another $2000 but decided against it. This was for a thicker membrane and longer lifetime and warranty than another estimate I had for $4000. The less thick the material, the less it costs. There are probably better deals but I was really desperate at this point and my neighbor a few doors down clearly had a great roof so I asked who had done the work for them and contacted Kelbie. The Jim McDonald disaster cost me $2500 for one-third the roof (ended up being about 10 feet in reality--he thought I would never go up there to see) which all had to be taken up and redone after it finally rained a few times. See below. Jeanne Knight 2513 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410 366-2849 410 977-8851 cell From: jf...@jfruh.com Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 14:47:27 -0500 To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? Would people mind sharing what they paid for these rubber roofs?I had Liberty Roofing reseal our roof (not install a rubber one) a few years back and at the same time replace our skylight -- it all came to $925. Not sure how that broke down between the two tasks. jf On Dec 8, 2010, at 2:44 PM, Andre Barnett wrote: Not long ago had a rubber roof installed by Michael S. White 443-845-5133. Very pleased with the price and the promptness. So far so good! Andre From: jeanneknig...@msn.com To: chat@charlesvillage.info Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 08:00:23 -0500 Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? The rubber roof was expensive but is long lasting. Kelbie Roofing in Columbia did the did porch roofs, flashing and installed commercial grade gutters too. If you get on the roof and look around, you can see the difference between the tar roofs and the rubber membranes if your neighbors have them. I struggled for a year on this and wasted alot of money on alternatives and fixes to ceiling plaster before just deciding to do the rubber roof. It was well worth it. Jeanne Knight 2513 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410 366-2849 410 977-8851 cell Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 07:37:42 -0500 From: dawnac...@gmail.com To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? We used Liberty Roofing as has several people on my block. Not sure if they do rubber roofs, but they are an excellent company. Dawna Cobb On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 12:09 PM, John Spurrier jfs...@hotmail.com wrote: Locating the source of roofing problems can be a challenge because most evidence of a leak doesn't correspond with an obvious defect directly above. As water tries to make its way to the lowest point it doesn't always follow the path suggested by the pitch of the roof. I know people whose leaks came from a poorly roofed/flashed firewall on the neighbor's roof. John Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:52:15 -0500 From: jdy...@verizon.net To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? I don't know what kind of roof u have, I had leaking from my front porch roof. It needed caulking ar'd the flashing. no more leaks. judy On 12/06/2010 08:11 AM, Christine Gray wrote: I have to agree. I have a leak in the third floor front, which no one has been able to find. In fact, I offered a repairman $100 if he would just find the thing. He didn’t find it. James guaranteed he would find and fix it and that my roof/ceiling would no longer leak. I forget how much I paid him for that and other roof work; $700, I think. It still leaked and leaks. After all I had heard of his work, I was disappointed. He did come back and told me he couldn’t find the leak. I have not had him back since. Christine Gray From: chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info [mailto:chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info] On Behalf Of Jeanne Knight Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 7:35 AM To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? I found James McDonald's work to be awful! Everything he did on the back of my house had to be torn up. Abot 15 gallons of warter got trapped under his job, got rancid and had had to be redone. With the help of a lawyer, I got half of my money back. Ultimately I had Kelbie Roofing do the whole roof. They do an excellent job. They have done others on my block with excellent results. Jeanne Knight 2513 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410 366-2849 410 977-8851 cell From: slg2...@cs.com Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 05:23:59 -0500 To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? Emil: James McDonald
Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof?
Sharon, I'm glad you've had good experience with McDonald, but ours was mixed. Here's a link to a post in the Chat List Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/msg01578.html where we report on his problematic customer service. Fortunately we didn't encounter problems the way Jeanne did. Our work was OK from what we can tell. --Emil On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 05:23, slg2...@cs.com wrote: Emil: James McDonald Roofing MHIC #80778 at 443-538-2104 is a Flat roof specialist who does torchdown rubber roofs and stands behind his work by coming back as needed for touchups. He is very reliable and does good work. He knows all about Charles Village roofs and has been doing them for years. He advertises in the Charles Villager. Sharon Guida ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ -- Emil Volcheck volch...@acm.org http://EmilVolcheck.com/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof?
We used Liberty Roofing as has several people on my block. Not sure if they do rubber roofs, but they are an excellent company. Dawna Cobb On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 12:09 PM, John Spurrier jfs...@hotmail.com wrote: Locating the source of roofing problems can be a challenge because most evidence of a leak doesn't correspond with an obvious defect directly above. As water tries to make its way to the lowest point it doesn't always follow the path suggested by the pitch of the roof. I know people whose leaks came from a poorly roofed/flashed firewall on the neighbor's roof. John -- Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:52:15 -0500 From: jdy...@verizon.net To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? I don't know what kind of roof u have, I had leaking from my front porch roof. It needed caulking ar'd the flashing. no more leaks. judy On 12/06/2010 08:11 AM, Christine Gray wrote: I have to agree. I have a leak in the third floor front, which no one has been able to find. In fact, I offered a repairman $100 if he would just find the thing. He didn’t find it. James guaranteed he would find and fix it and that my roof/ceiling would no longer leak. I forget how much I paid him for that and other roof work; $700, I think. It still leaked and leaks. After all I had heard of his work, I was disappointed. He did come back and told me he couldn’t find the leak. I have not had him back since. Christine Gray -- *From:* chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info [ mailto:chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info] *On Behalf Of *Jeanne Knight *Sent:* Monday, December 06, 2010 7:35 AM *To:* chat@charlesvillage.info *Subject:* Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? I found James McDonald's work to be awful! Everything he did on the back of my house had to be torn up. Abot 15 gallons of warter got trapped under his job, got rancid and had had to be redone. With the help of a lawyer, I got half of my money back. Ultimately I had Kelbie Roofing do the whole roof. They do an excellent job. They have done others on my block with excellent results. Jeanne Knight 2513 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410 366-2849 410 977-8851 cell -- From: slg2...@cs.com Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 05:23:59 -0500 To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? Emil: James McDonald Roofing MHIC #80778 at 443-538-2104 is a Flat roof specialist who does torchdown rubber roofs and stands behind his work by coming back as needed for touchups. He is very reliable and does good work. He knows all about Charles Village roofs and has been doing them for years. He advertises in the Charles Villager. Sharon Guida ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.infoarchive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing listc...@charlesvillage.infohttp://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.infoarchive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof?
Emil: James McDonald Roofing MHIC #80778 at 443-538-2104 is a Flat roof specialist who does torchdown rubber roofs and stands behind his work by coming back as needed for touchups. He is very reliable and does good work. He knows all about Charles Village roofs and has been doing them for years. He advertises in the Charles Villager. Sharon Guida ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof?
I found James McDonald's work to be awful! Everything he did on the back of my house had to be torn up. Abot 15 gallons of warter got trapped under his job, got rancid and had had to be redone. With the help of a lawyer, I got half of my money back. Ultimately I had Kelbie Roofing do the whole roof. They do an excellent job. They have done others on my block with excellent results. Jeanne Knight 2513 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410 366-2849 410 977-8851 cell From: slg2...@cs.com Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 05:23:59 -0500 To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? Emil: James McDonald Roofing MHIC #80778 at 443-538-2104 is a Flat roof specialist who does torchdown rubber roofs and stands behind his work by coming back as needed for touchups. He is very reliable and does good work. He knows all about Charles Village roofs and has been doing them for years. He advertises in the Charles Villager. Sharon Guida ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof?
I have to agree. I have a leak in the third floor front, which no one has been able to find. In fact, I offered a repairman $100 if he would just find the thing. He didn't find it. James guaranteed he would find and fix it and that my roof/ceiling would no longer leak. I forget how much I paid him for that and other roof work; $700, I think. It still leaked and leaks. After all I had heard of his work, I was disappointed. He did come back and told me he couldn't find the leak. I have not had him back since. Christine Gray _ From: chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info [mailto:chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info] On Behalf Of Jeanne Knight Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 7:35 AM To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? I found James McDonald's work to be awful! Everything he did on the back of my house had to be torn up. Abot 15 gallons of warter got trapped under his job, got rancid and had had to be redone. With the help of a lawyer, I got half of my money back. Ultimately I had Kelbie Roofing do the whole roof. They do an excellent job. They have done others on my block with excellent results. Jeanne Knight 2513 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410 366-2849 410 977-8851 cell _ From: slg2...@cs.com Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 05:23:59 -0500 To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? Emil: James McDonald Roofing MHIC #80778 at 443-538-2104 is a Flat roof specialist who does torchdown rubber roofs and stands behind his work by coming back as needed for touchups. He is very reliable and does good work. He knows all about Charles Village roofs and has been doing them for years. He advertises in the Charles Villager. Sharon Guida ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof?
I don't know what kind of roof u have, I had leaking from my front porch roof. It needed caulking ar'd the flashing. no more leaks. judy On 12/06/2010 08:11 AM, Christine Gray wrote: I have to agree. I have a leak in the third floor front, which no one has been able to find. In fact, I offered a repairman $100 if he would just find the thing. He didn't find it. James guaranteed he would find and fix it and that my roof/ceiling would no longer leak. I forget how much I paid him for that and other roof work; $700, I think. It still leaked and leaks. After all I had heard of his work, I was disappointed. He did come back and told me he couldn't find the leak. I have not had him back since. Christine Gray *From:* chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info [mailto:chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info] *On Behalf Of *Jeanne Knight *Sent:* Monday, December 06, 2010 7:35 AM *To:* chat@charlesvillage.info *Subject:* Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? I found James McDonald's work to be awful! Everything he did on the back of my house had to be torn up. Abot 15 gallons of warter got trapped under his job, got rancid and had had to be redone. With the help of a lawyer, I got half of my money back. Ultimately I had Kelbie Roofing do the whole roof. They do an excellent job. They have done others on my block with excellent results. Jeanne Knight 2513 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410 366-2849 410 977-8851 cell From: slg2...@cs.com Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 05:23:59 -0500 To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? Emil: James McDonald Roofing MHIC #80778 at 443-538-2104 is a Flat roof specialist who does torchdown rubber roofs and stands behind his work by coming back as needed for touchups. He is very reliable and does good work. He knows all about Charles Village roofs and has been doing them for years. He advertises in the Charles Villager. Sharon Guida ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof?
Locating the source of roofing problems can be a challenge because most evidence of a leak doesn't correspond with an obvious defect directly above. As water tries to make its way to the lowest point it doesn't always follow the path suggested by the pitch of the roof. I know people whose leaks came from a poorly roofed/flashed firewall on the neighbor's roof. John Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:52:15 -0500 From: jdy...@verizon.net To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? I don't know what kind of roof u have, I had leaking from my front porch roof. It needed caulking ar'd the flashing. no more leaks. judy On 12/06/2010 08:11 AM, Christine Gray wrote: I have to agree. I have a leak in the third floor front, which no one has been able to find. In fact, I offered a repairman $100 if he would just find the thing. He didn’t find it. James guaranteed he would find and fix it and that my roof/ceiling would no longer leak. I forget how much I paid him for that and other roof work; $700, I think. It still leaked and leaks. After all I had heard of his work, I was disappointed. He did come back and told me he couldn’t find the leak. I have not had him back since. Christine Gray From: chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info [mailto:chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info] On Behalf Of Jeanne Knight Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 7:35 AM To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? I found James McDonald's work to be awful! Everything he did on the back of my house had to be torn up. Abot 15 gallons of warter got trapped under his job, got rancid and had had to be redone. With the help of a lawyer, I got half of my money back. Ultimately I had Kelbie Roofing do the whole roof. They do an excellent job. They have done others on my block with excellent results. Jeanne Knight 2513 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410 366-2849 410 977-8851 cell From: slg2...@cs.com Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 05:23:59 -0500 To: chat@charlesvillage.info Subject: Re: [Chat] contractor for a rubber roof? Emil: James McDonald Roofing MHIC #80778 at 443-538-2104 is a Flat roof specialist who does torchdown rubber roofs and stands behind his work by coming back as needed for touchups. He is very reliable and does good work. He knows all about Charles Village roofs and has been doing them for years. He advertises in the Charles Villager. Sharon Guida ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
[Chat] contractor for a rubber roof?
Hello, neighbors, Has anyone gotten a rubber (or rubber membrane) roof for your rowhouse? Our roof is ten years old, due for replacement, and we'd like to get the more long-lasting rubber roof. We've gotten recommendations for Turner Roofing and Essex Roofers and wondering if anyone has heard about them. Fick Bros. is local, and they do rubber roofing: http://fickbros.lawrencemg.com/services/roofing/epdm.html but previously on this list, Richard Burnham said they were expensive. Has anyone hired Fick Bros.? Thanks, --Emil -- Emil Volcheck volch...@acm.org http://EmilVolcheck.com/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
