I don't understand something... What warranty are you worried about if you're selling the house. If I am getting this right...The finished look of a roof is customer satisfaction which is part of doing a job. I haven't seen a picture yet, but with any job..If a customer doesn't like the finished results within reason, again, within reason then it's the contractors responsibility to make good.
Now, It didn't specify in the contract that their wouldn't be two colors. Which means that it didn't specify there would be two colors. If one would read the contract it would be easy to figure that there would be one color. I woujld have to think that any judge would side with the homeowner on the 2 color problem Being that the colors are so different. If they were two dark colors or two light colors that didn't exactly match but were close then I could see his fight. But you're talking of two opposite colors standing out against one another and the fact that the white porch roof didn't end at the porch that, in fact, it started up the main roof. I haven't seen the job but sounds to me the contractor pulled a fast one or someone made a grave error and when realized it continued on with the right color.
Before you contacted a lawyer, did you contact your lawyer on the contractors word he hired one or his lawyer actually sent you a letter?
It seems to me that you need to have something in writing certified and regular mail telling the contractor that you weren't happy with the job becaue it could be easily manipulated that you were hostile and that's why the contractor didn't come back. So, I'm sure your lawyer will handle it now only at a great deal more money.
In the end. I believe the contractor is still entitled to more money, just not all of it. I would call other roofing companies and get their opinions and estimates on what the cost would be to fix the roof the right way. Perhaps other people in the trade can shed more light on the problems at hand. Perhaps not, but, at least you'll have a general idea of the cost to fix it. to use in discussions and in court later on your behalf.
Now, It didn't specify in the contract that their wouldn't be two colors. Which means that it didn't specify there would be two colors. If one would read the contract it would be easy to figure that there would be one color. I woujld have to think that any judge would side with the homeowner on the 2 color problem Being that the colors are so different. If they were two dark colors or two light colors that didn't exactly match but were close then I could see his fight. But you're talking of two opposite colors standing out against one another and the fact that the white porch roof didn't end at the porch that, in fact, it started up the main roof. I haven't seen the job but sounds to me the contractor pulled a fast one or someone made a grave error and when realized it continued on with the right color.
Before you contacted a lawyer, did you contact your lawyer on the contractors word he hired one or his lawyer actually sent you a letter?
It seems to me that you need to have something in writing certified and regular mail telling the contractor that you weren't happy with the job becaue it could be easily manipulated that you were hostile and that's why the contractor didn't come back. So, I'm sure your lawyer will handle it now only at a great deal more money.
In the end. I believe the contractor is still entitled to more money, just not all of it. I would call other roofing companies and get their opinions and estimates on what the cost would be to fix the roof the right way. Perhaps other people in the trade can shed more light on the problems at hand. Perhaps not, but, at least you'll have a general idea of the cost to fix it. to use in discussions and in court later on your behalf.
