Complaint Review: MarisBrooks Roofing

I subcontracted a siding job from Steve Reichert of MarisBrooks Roofing. The agreed price was $7500 with a 50% payment when 50% of the work was done. When 50% of the work was done he gave me a check for $2000 instead of $3750 because he didn't have enough cash. He then went on a 3 week vacation in Wyoming which meant when materials ran out I had to purchase them myself with the promise of being reimbursed when he got back. Needless to say he couldn't afford it when he got back, but said the homeowner owed enough money on the job that I would get it all when the job was completed. I completed the job on1/23/10 and witnessed the homeowner give Steve a check. He said he would mail a check to me on 1/25/10. I called 1/28/10 to make sure he sent the check and thats when the lies started. First he said the check didn't clear, then he said the check bounced, then he just stopped answering the phone when I called. When he stopped answering I sent an e-mail to the company website and got threatened by his wife that if I contacted Steve , the homeowner, or the company again she would press charges against me. As of 3/1/10 she still won't pay and Steve still won't answer the phone so now I have to sue them.

During the job I had to hide damage because Steve wouldn't pay to fix it. Steve also shingled their roof and made a mess of it. Skylight were flashed wrong and overhangs were too short. I had to listen to Steve bullshit the homeowners into thinking it was done right. He's the kind of contractor that gives the good ones a bad name.