Ivette
coral gables,#2Author of original report
Wed, February 15, 2012
How dare you insinuate that this is somehow our fault or that we are to blame for the situation you put us in. Yes, it was our every intention to salvage and reuse the antique tiles that you removed from our home. We were going to integrate them with the Colombian handmade tiles that we were supposed to have received from you and never did. We still have the tiles and tried to use them with the barrel tiles that we purchased. The historical society of coral gables was thoroughly aware of every step that we made and we tried to integrate them with the tiles we purchased from Spain but could not.
We do have a contract from you that you conveniently made out to our former general contractor. I'm sorry that you feel the need to betray your customers by using your uncles license number to do work. Moreover not having workman's compensation is illegal in this state. Too bad that we didn't do our research on that - shame on us for that one.
With regard to us using our original roofing contractor that we didn't hire - we didn't have a choice! You left us with an unprotected roof! It rained every day and the water was pouring in! We even still gave you the benefit of the doubt and gave you time to get workmans comp which you were unable to produce. Are you kidding me? What were we supposed to do? Continue to let the water pour in, have more ceilings collapse? Let mold form inside the walls? I dont think so. We had two other roofing companies come in for estimates and went on the advice of our GC and used the other company. I also went before the board of architects and got my roof tiles approved. I do things the right way - we are people of our word. You told us you were sorry and that you would deliver our tiles. Repeatedly. That never happened.
Yes, you are right - my daughter and I could not live in the house under those conditions. But that certainly does not excuse you for what you did to us. Obviously I'm not the only one. And I will continue to pursue this wherever I see fit. I have a contract, I have affidavits from two roofers that can attest to the poor work you did, and I have the business card of the uniformed state agent that stopped your workers while they were on my roof. I also have cancelled checks that we gave you. But more importantly I have now a beautiful new roof and I have my integrity because I am a person who keeps my word. Not that I care, but how can someone like you sleep at night?I trusted you Danny. We both did. That was our mistake.
Daniel Arguelles
Miami,#3REBUTTAL Owner of company
Wed, February 15, 2012
Your story is a fabrication for your own benefit. Your roof has been completed now for some time and coincidently by the original roofer your husband had originally insulted. There exists no signed contract between Artezanos and yourself. If you can produce one, I would be very interested in seeing it. Chapter 11 of the Florida Building Code and the Coral Gables local ordinance require the salvage of antique Cuban and Spanish Tiles public or private for re-use and re-application as a requirement before re-roofing. Some consider this a major inconvenience similar to an expensive asbestos abatement. The re-conditioning of said antique tile for re-use is very expensive and specialized, and in most cases also a requirement for historically designated structures because of its significant character defining aspect of the architecture. The re-conditioned tile has always been in your possesion and curiously did not find its way back up on your roof. There are many roof tiles that could have been assimilated into your job without the need of bastardizing such an historically important home with machine made contemporary roof tiles. It was your own choice
There have been no others that have been ripped off. I will make a point to respond to the other comments as well. I am aware of your very thorough compliant to the Miami Dade County Officials and the fact they found no probable cause. I wonder why?... I'm sorry we did not have the opportunity to meet in person, perhaps if we had, your husband would have not been so misguided. You were never present. If you can't produce a signed contract I will ask you to please refrain from slandering my company with your self serving comments or I will persue them legally.