06/11/2026
Roofing job my parents paid 2k for.
Here’s the story, and honestly, it still makes my blood boil.
My parents had a leak in their porch roof that was causing the porch ceiling to sag. My dad is 80 now, so he contacted Angie’s List, and they sent out three different contractors to deal with it.
The first contractor replaced the old wooden ceiling slats, which had been there since the house was built in 1903, with some kind of sheet vinyl. Then the first rainstorm came, and the vinyl sagged.
The second contractor came out, looked at everything, and said there was a hole in the roof, but he wasn’t equipped to handle it. He said Angie would send someone else. Honestly, respect to that guy for being upfront.
Then the third guy shows up and tells my parents that Angie sent him because he was “the best” and that they didn’t need to worry anymore. He gets on the roof, comes back down, and says he’ll need $2,000 for materials and labor to patch it. My dad writes him a check, and the guy immediately takes it to a check-cashing place.
He comes back and does the absolute mess you can see in the photo.
Then it gets even weirder.
I called Angie to figure out why they were sending people like this to my elderly parents’ house. Turns out Angie had never heard of the guy who introduced himself as Cody. According to the email, they had actually sent someone named Angelna. My parents say Cody showed up at the scheduled time, said he was with Angie, and that Angelna was sitting in the truck while Cody did the work.
At this point, we’ve pretty much accepted that the $2,000 is gone. I’m also telling my dad he needs to stop writing checks to people on the spot.
Be careful out there, especially if you have older parents hiring contractors. Some people have no shame.
