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r/homeowners•
ClaudeSmoot

Roofing company left significant tire ruts in my lawn while dropping off supplies

We're getting a new roof tomorrow, and the roofing company dropped off 2 pallets of supplies. Despite having a double-wide driveway (can fit 2 rows of 3 cars), they managed to leave significant tire ruts in the (soaked due to 2 days of rain) lawn (which I work hard to maintain). Additionally, I have in ground sprinkler heads which may have been damaged - but it's too dark right now to determine if they hit any heads.

What should I tell these jokers prior to starting their job tomorrow? Should I demand the damage be repaired now? Or in the spring? The other problem is, I don't want them throwing down some crappy contractor seed - as silly as it sounds I use a specific type of grass (KGB) and don't want them throwing down whatever seed they have lying around. I'm almost tempted to ask for the money required for ME to fix the damage (probably 5-10 bags of soil, small amount of KGB seed + delivery because I'm not wasting my time on account of their screw-up) and I'll fix it in the spring.

Not to mention if they did hit a sprinkler head, I'll have to have the irrigation company come out and figure out the extent of the damage. Sorry if I sound like an ass but this was not the way I wanted to cap off my day. How should I handle this?

Posted Dec 17, 2019, 10:23 PM UTC

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blacklassie•

Tell them in the morning that there’s damage to the lawn that you’re still assessing and that final payment may be withheld until a satisfactory resolution is worked out.

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craggycrawdad•

I would speak directly with whoever is in charge of the project and explain to them exactly what happened. Explain that either they will pay the cost of the damage or take it off the top of the project cost. Also, DOCUMENT DOCUMENT DOCUMENT. Take photos, get names, times dates and all that in the event it needs to go to court.

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insultos•

Put a a tarp on your lawn where possible as a suggestion to be careful on your grass. You cant expect the workers , to know how much you care about your lawns grass

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alrashid2•

I mean they shouldnt be driving through your lawn without asking... kind of common sense

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ClaudeSmootOP•

All good advice folks. Much appreciated! I'm certainly willing to forgive a fuck up on their part... shit happens. I guess the key will be how they intend to fix it.

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12LetterName•

Keep in mind that the dudes that show up tomorrow are just there to put your roof on. They had nothing to do with the people that delivered your product. Take this up with the owner of the roofing company, and he can take it up with the delivery company.

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ClaudeSmootOP•

Excellent point! Although that might complicate things, as now there’s another party involved. The good news is the roofer has been in our neighborhood replacing wind damaged roofs for over a year now, and has done about 10 houses on our block alone, so I’d suspect they’d want to maintain their good reputation and do this right.

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