Bradley Enterprises Inc

It went very smooth. They had the whole project done in two days. They were very informative and courteous. They were very punctual and finished the job as scheduled.

We hired a highly qualified Independent Roofing Inspector confirming these defects. The plywood roof decking was damaged, the ice and water shield (State of Illinois law) is missing or improperly installed, the nails and the shingles were also NOT installed as specified in our contract, the manufacturer?s work instructions, or by the Village Codes, resulting in the job failing The Village?s final inspection' approval. There are numerous defects with the installation of the entire roofing system. Some of the defects: 4x8 Plywood Decking: The decking was damaged during removal of the old roofing or from too heavy of a load at the seams (dropped shingle bundles). The plywood decking is now buckled and/or lifted up, and Bradley Enterprises roofed right over the damaged plywood, failing to comply with our contract, and also the Village?s Building Code. Ice and Water Shield (Weather Lock) is either missing or not installed correctly on most of the roof. Nailing: Many nails were not inserted into the shingle?s nailing strip correctly. Therefore leaving exposed nails. Most nails were driven too deep (over penetration) and/or angled causing damage to the shingles. Drip Edge: They said they could re-use our old Drip Edge but in the process damaged it. The drip edges are now bent up causing the gable ends (rakes) to curl up exposing my gable ends, and decking to wind driven rain, snow, and sleet. Left Over Shingles: We asked to keep 2 of the leftover (8 or 9) shingle bundles, the crew left the two bundles outside, and then the salesman called back the next day and demanded them back. Bradley would not allow us to keep any of the leftover shingles. There are also many other instances of substandard poor workmanship. Bradley Enterprises Inc has refused to correctly repair the underlying damaged plywood decking, which would require the removal of the whole poorly installed roofing system.

I had a negative impression of this contractor. They were in an intense rivalry with another business. This was the cheapest of the three contractors, but the quote was only in effect for two weeks, which was useless.