Ontario Home Warranty

We dealt with the manufacturer of the shingles, our contractors, building inspectors from the city, The New People Home Warranty of lawyer, Setup shingles and yet we still have the problem. We even spent 9400 dollars to learn that our shingles we not correctly installed in the building code in Ontario has not been followed.

I used to own a roofing company and your lawyer should have told you that if it wasn't alter the fact and you can prove that you can prosecute people who did the work in the meantime, to not ruin your house to someone else fix the roof and do it well, you can get your money for expenses when you sue the people that made the original, this is the reason why we must have insurance here in us so that if we mess something up, we must go back and fix it.

I guess they did not use the correct type of nails, the type flathead Moreover, to secure the shingles. Now that you know, the code has not been followed, and even facilities were to blame, you have two choices:

A) communicate with the installer and have them correct the errors. If they refuse, sue them for compensation. Basically, you can sue for the money paid for them, the money you spent for inspection, your legal fees and court costs.

2) contact a new installer, correct or redo the installation. You can continue the installation of origin for all of your damages. This includes money you spent to pay the money you spent on inspections, the money you spent to pay the installer other, and your lawyer cost and court costs.

Because the cost is substantial, I suggest you contact a local lawyer had to get advice.

I do not know about the laws in Canada, the United States, you need to have a license revoked and inspection to all roofing works. I guess / your_contractor have not done that.

Typically, the homeowner is ultimately responsible for hauling or making sure it is pulled by the contractor, but the authority of the United States tends to be lenient when homeowners were misled by contractor.

Good luck.

I think your contractor is responsible for the installation of evil. Here in the States we complain, but I do not know the rules in Canada. If you spent $ 9,400 why the problem is not solved? That's about what it would cost to reshingle.

It is unlikely that the manufacturer will help - it looks like a bad installation, then this is the fault of contractors. The city bldg inspector take no responsibility - it is not their fault.

$ 9,400 is probably too low for a lawyer to a case, unless you agreed to pay on an hourly basis or could find other owners who had similar probs with the same contract so that the total damage much higher.

Eastern Ontario has a small claims court for individuals and businesses to take cases in which damages are less than $ 10,000? It may be a better choice - even if you only get partial return.

Here's my strategy:
Hire an independent, highly qualified and recommended roofer to give you a written evaluation and recommendations of your collapse of a roof. It could cost $ 250 - $ 500 for the report.
Take your lawyer and ask his opinion.

You can approach to the original contractor and tell him that you demand of all recommendations and repairs at its expense, before the first autumn storm. Maybe your lawyer can write a letter (another $ 250-300.)

If the contractor told to go pound sand, then you file a complaint with your Board of provincially licensed contractor about the problem and say this is very urgent because of the weather. They must act quickly (persistent) and can threaten to withdraw the license of entrepreneurs. (If your contractor is not recognized, Y.