R. Haupt Roofing Construction, Inc.

They just finished a roof on my parents’ house. They were prompt, efficient and polite. Easy to do business with and did a very good job at a fair price. Definitely a company to consider if you’re looking to replace a roof.

Bottom line: Haupt roofing damaged my condo, and refuses to compensate me
Details:
The owner’s son inspected the roof of my building and my rental unit directly below and gave the estimate to repair the leak. I told Haupt that two days before the date of the job I was having the unit professionally cleaned, and that the day before the job the tenant was planning to move in. I asked if that would be ok. Haupt told me that was fine, because «Other than noise, it shouldn’t effect (sic) her.» The foreman on the day of the job inspected inside the unit. Both the owner’s son and the foreman when they each went into the unit on separate days, could readily see the unit was an open beam tongue-​and-​groove cathedral ceiling. But the men doing the job on the roof seem to not have been aware that it was an open beam ceiling and it was necessary to take precautions. Accordingly, as pictures 1 – 4 show, their work caused the unit to be heavily soiled with roofing debris. Every surface of the entire unit was also coated with a fine film of black dust.
While the owner was at first apologetic and asked how he could correct the situation, as soon as I told him a week later on October 30 that roofing debris was still falling down into the unit, he stopped communicating with me.
I decided to wait an extended period of time to see if the debris stopped falling down. It continued to fall. (Picture 5 is from January 2013 and picture 6 is from February 2013). You can literally see in picture 7 from September 2013, pebbles stuck in a ceiling groove, waiting to fall. This was the case all over.
I could not find anyone who had a solution they would guarantee would work. Haupt offered none either.
A year after the repair, on Oct. 23, 2013, I wrote to Haupt but didn’t receive a reply.
On March 17, 2014 and then again on March 27, 2014, I sent Haupt an itemized receipt for my damages to date, but received no reply.
On May 2, 2014 I sent Haupt pictures (8 and 9) my tenant gave me of big pebbles that had just fallen onto her nightstand and pillow. I asked that Haupt provide me with the name of its legal counsel. I didn’t receive a reply.
On August 26, 2014 I wrote to Haupt that I would be filing a claim against themin Small Claims Court.
On August 27, 2014 the owner of Haupt wrote back. He was unwilling to address my concerns, and concluded «Jerry find yourself another past time other than e-​mailing threats»
On August 28, 2014 I wrote back asking for a copy of the contract Haupt claimed that I signed, which did not match the copy of the contract I had in my possession. Haupt did not reply.
In April of 2015 an especially bad debris fall (see picture 10) impelled me to try a contractor’s proposed but not guaranteed solution, which cost $ 700. Hopefully it will permanently stop the falling debris.
Now that the three year statute of limitations is nearing for filing a lawsuit, I am posting this review and will be forced by Haupt’s stonewalling to proceed with all legal remedies available to me.

Took a long time to schedule and then charged me an arm and a leg just to tarp the roof until they could schedule a month later. And beware of overcharges for «damaged wood» it adds up.
Good work, but will probably not use again.

They did a great job for us – they worked hard to get us scheduled and did the job in three days. We had some complications that were unexpected that resulted in extra costs and bringing in additional contractors. It was not this company’s fault and they still got the job done on time. They did a good job of cleaning up.

1^st class operation. From estimates to final details we were impressed. They left our home clean while perfuming the work. Everyone that worked on the house was friendly and they did a great job coordinating work with our solar panel installers. They were prompt and professional I would not hesitate to recommend Haupt Roofing again

Haupt did an excellent job start to finish in re-​roofing my home. I had three layers of old shingles that were coming apart and some of the particles were collecting in my rain gutters. The estimator was very low pressure, responsive to my various questions and quoted me a fair price in contrast to the other bids I received. I liked how the scope of work was entirely spelled out in the estimate as well as what to expect during the project so there are no surprises. The workers arrived on time and got right to work. They reinforced two weight bearing joints in my attic by nailing in additional pieces of wood rather than just securing it with metal ties. No cutting corners whatsoever and the roof passed inspection in a timely manner. The foreman took the time to show me exactly what had been done on the roof so I felt confident everything was taken care of. I was under the impression that I had to clean the debris that fell into my garage by myself once work was complete. However, to my surprise, the whole crew joined in and carefully cleaned just about every corner of my garage leaving it in better condition than before they started. Finally, the earthquake shutoff valve to my gas meter was inadvertently tripped due to the construction. Instead of simply not claiming responsibility, Haupt gave me a small credit to offset the the cost of getting professionals to restore service as well as the inconvenience to me. I think they definitely went above and beyond what the competition would have done. I highly recommend them to anybody looking for honest, clean and professional roofers.

I needed my roof inspected for potential leaks so I did intensive research on Unilocal to find the best roofer for my needs. I called. I got a quick and proffessional response with an explanation of their process.
Mike Baker called to say what time he would arrive. He was prompt, energetic, spirited, personable, professional and detailed in his work. I got the sense that he truly loves his job and people (and dogs).
Mike is honest. He saids the roof was in excellent condition and not the problem. He gave expainations of the reason for my problem and provided solutions. I was surprised whenbi was not even charged.(
R. Haupt is a definite five stars company and truly a rare find. Thanks Unilocal for making this screening process available.; 0)

We needed a small roof repair for missing and fallen tiles and called several roofing companies. Some weren’t interested in small jobs and others seemed unprofessional. Haupt Roofing really stood out for us– extremely professional and prompt both in handling the estimate and the actual repair. Came out when they said they would and fixed the areas I had requested — and they even found another area that needed a new tile and replaced it for no charge. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them and will be using them for any roofing needs!

Came out and did the most thorough job of taking measurements during the estimates stage of my roofing project. In retrospect, I probably would have gone with them to re-​roof my house and garage, but went with another company, which you can read in my profile. Any future roofing repairs that I might need, I’ll go with these guys and have already recommended them to several friends who are close to needing re-​roofs.

Absolutely the best! Fair price, fast/​neat work, as promised. I could not be happier.
Another company wanted more than 5 times than Haupt charged. IMHO you can rely on these people & their work.

Getting broken tiles replaced on your 2 story house can be tricky. Some roofers will tell you that you need extra tiles replaced and there’s almost no way for you to check. I got estimates from 3 companies, and one company lied and gave me an estimate double the cost of Haupt Roofing. I highly recommend Haupt. They did a great job replacing my broken tiles. On time, quickly, and cleaned up afterwards. From Cathy, who helps you over the phone, to Mike who came out and did the estimate, everyone was very nice, honest, and professional.

This company did a bang up job on my re-​roof. The salesperson was very knowledgeable, and listened to my concerns. They offered and installed low profile attic vents. One of my major concerns was the cleanup afterwards, and they took care to clean up completely, to my satisfaction. .
The installation was fast and relatively painless.
I highly recommend Haupt Roofing.