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TheSecond55
Warning: Long Post. Our roof needed replacing, as there was a leak caused by the previous roofers. One of the workers accidentally bump-shot a nail that was not under the shingle overlap and then disguised it by painting it with tar. (That person was a real artist. It was years before the leak became apparent.) Because the leak was at the overhang and would not do any ceiling damage we waited as long as possible to replace the roof. Accidents happen; covering the bad nail shot by painting it with tar and not telling us just plain sucked. As all shingles turn black with age, it was not noticeable until it was too far gone to deal with. So, we went to Angie’s List and found David Lundberg. What a find! I am a retired carpenter and have done plenty of roofs in my younger days; I know what to look for. He told me on the phone that he was covered up with work and it would be at least 2 months before he could do our roof. We were willing to wait, and are really glad we did. His estimator, Cam, came out and measured and estimated, including repairs that I showed him and a couple things I did not. He was thorough and comprehensive in his assessment. He wrote up the estimate and set down with me and went over every single task they would be performing. Once the building permit from the City of Winter Park was obtained, they proceeded. One crew stripped and repaired any bad plywood and dried the roof in and another crew installed the new roof. Once the roof had been stripped, the bad plywood replaced and the roof dried in, the shingles were delivered. The stripping crew worked 2 6-hour days; they left just as the day was getting way, way hot. I thought that was awesome. (If you that haven’t worked a roof in the Florida summer you just don’t know.) The day after they finished the roofing crew arrived and began putting down the eve drip and shingles. They would work until it became too hot as walking on the shingles can damage them when that are too warm. There was also a 2×6 fascia on the front of the house that needed to be replaced. The shingle crew did that after it was too hot to walk on the shingles. I’ve worked in the carpentry field for 37 years; I had never seen a 24ft 2×6. Ever. Mr. Lundberg had special ordered it so there were no scarf joints in the fascia. Awesome³! When the roof was completed, the Winter Park inspector came to check the roof. He shared with me what I had already found out; David Lundberg Building and Roofing Contractor does nothing less than first-rate work and at a fair price. All of the workers on the crews were courteous and conscientious about the work they performed on our house. The stripping crew found a lot more damage to the plywood decking than could be observed before the roof had been stripped. All of it was repaired and a very nominal cost was added to the final bill. I Googled the definition of Lundberg and found it is a Swedish name meaning “wooded hill”. I thought for sure it meant honesty and/or integrity. The Swedes need to get that fixed. Thank you, Mr. Lundberg for an excellent roofing experience.