A. Forino Gutters

He has a very bad attitude and temper. Stopped answering phone calls and actually hung up on my mother.

While recently having painting and carpentry work done to my home, the carpenters and painters noticed that I would also need work done on the roof and Yankee gutters in order to avoid continued damage from drainage problems. Since I was thoroughly pleased with their work, I was happy when they referred me to an experienced roofer. The carpenters referred me to one Anthony Forino. I contacted Mr. Forino to set up a time when he could come out and give an estimate on the job. Mr. Farrino came out, and gave me a verbal, wide ranging cost estimate. In the meantime, he requested that the carpenters remove and replace soffits, fascia boards and rebuild the Yankee gutter boxes in order to facilitate the roofing portion of the repairs. He then told me verbally that he would return and give me a formal written estimate once those replacements were made. When the carpenters finished their work, I tried to schedule a return visit for Mr. Farrino, but was disappointed when I could not reach him after leaving voice-mail messages. Forino did not return calls to either myself, or the carpenters that referred me to him. I eventually managed to make contact with Mr. Farrino by phone, but he seemed a bit incoherent, and by his words, unsure that he could even make an appointment or do the job. He cited his work schedule as the reason he could not even make the appointment to come out and give a detailed written estimate. After this exchange, I decided that I could not wait for Mr. Farrino to commit to even an estimate, and moved forward with another roofer to complete the project. Needless to say I was not pleased with Mr. Farrino?s lack of communication, which indicates what may be a lack of professionalism. I also found it very strange that in today?s economy, any independent contractor would be turning away business. Perhaps Mr. Farrino?s operation is doing so well, that it can be selective and actually turn away clients? A call declining the work for whatever reason would have been welcome. In any case, I cannot in good conscience recommend Mr. Farrino to anyone. Hopefully your mileage will vary.