Rippy Contracting

Description of Work: Hired James Rippy of Rippy Contracting to repair Gutters, replace roofing, Flashing, etc. Provided $5150.00 as one half of the $10,300.00 signed contract on 8/31/2013. Scope of work in contract included replacing and rebuilding box gutters, new archetectural shingled, flashing, valleys, facia board and any missing or rotted boards; and re-installation of aluminum soffot and facia. Cleanup of all olf roofing material as well. All work was to be completed by the end of September 2013. Crew did little work during the week and worked on Saturdays mostly. Rippy did not secure the proper building permit resulting in a complaint from the city and work stoppage. They were loud and used the MF word for all of the neighbors to hear (inc little Kids). They deficated (yes deficated) on the 3rd floor and we had to clean it up. Work slowed to a stop in October wiith less than 50% of the Roofing work completed, none of the Gutter and Soffit work started. After repeated exchanges James Rippy returned my clall and indicated that he had "done $5150 worth of work (he had not) and he would give me the name of someone else to contact to finish his job. He took his ladders and dissappeared around mid October taking the remaining uninstalled shingles and leaving the front door of the house wide open. I have since had the partial work that his "crew" completed inspected by a professional Roofing Contractor and in his professional opinion they did such a poor job that the partiel work will need to be removed and re-done not to mention all ofthe unfinished work with exposed felt paper, no chimney flashing, no gutter repairs, etc. Winter is upon us in PA so I am worried about interior water damage. I did not think that this type of thing would happen to me which is why I have since joined Angies List.