Thom, I agree with you totally. It was my fault for hiring the wrong contractor, however it is unreasonable to expect a homeowner to have any construction knowledge, especially construction of their roof, if that is not their field. I'm sure you have someone do your web design? taxes? Surely you don't do your own dental work... It is kind of implied in the job title that one knows what they are doing, or at least we hope it is. But live and learn... as I did.
As for the dumpster.. Really? Does that mean I can file a claim on the roofers insurance policy for that? The cheapest bid I got to fix it was $7000. How do I find out who the contractor is insured with? He surely wont tell me.
As for the structural issues, No, they are not the roofers problem, however there is no reason my roof should look like that when my adjuster paid for 5/8" cdx and there is skip sheating. Of course thats not what the roofer put on my roof tho. I think a lot of the waviness comes from the trash lodged in between the 1x4s and the decking and the nails that they didnt pull out or hammer down. I have looked at it from both sides and can see big chunks of broken wood lodged underneath the decking..
It wasnt a matter of going with the cheapest roofer either, I see that all the time and have no pity for those people. Especially those who call me back after they chose someone else to do their roof because they were cheaper. I paid every bit of my insurance money, my deductible and some extra to have the gutters cleaned. Almost 24k BUT I guess you could say instead of complaining about it, I did something about it. Not only for myself, but for everyone else too. Every roof I sell is one less person that has to go through what I went through. I wasnt trying to save the world, but I can definitely do my part.
Im going to look right now and see if there is a board laid along the valley.. that is very possible and makes sense.