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Tekram Roofing , Fort Myers, Florida
Tekram Roofing and Construction Services; aka Tekram Services, LLC
2585 Fourth St., Fort Myers, FL.
This company was hired based on our realtors recommendation (no fault is blamed on our realtor as he acted in what he thought was good faith) even though they were highest of 3 quotes. 90% of work was done by self proclaimed subcontractors who all but one could not speak English and then hard to understand.  They arrived in a bus (up to 14) type van and some had beach sandals on feet to work on roof.. They brought multiple home size air compressors very old and used small jack hammers on roof spraying tile pieces everywhere with some using tire irons and others just hammers (left us over $500 electric bill). Daily left their lunch papers and drink cups/cans on lot next to us and we had to clean up after them. Another self proclaimed subcontractor put new soffit/fascia part way on and never came back to finish.  He also said he always did the skylights for Texram but he was obviously upset they did not this time and said our skylights were a mess and that is what they got for always trying to save money. (The owner of Texram denies he uses subcontractors to us and by Oscar, the General Manager, prior to starting then again in front of us and Morris Law firm's paralegal by the owner Brad, though then why did the shingles group and the fashia installer & helper tell us they were? What are we to believe?). Cape Coral inspector came, told inspector roof leaking multiple places and he passed the roof. Why get a permit if roof passes leaking and soffit and fascia falling off house and job not done? This has been a horrible experience.  Obviously warranty not good when never finished job to begin with. Never would give us insurance information as requested. (Update finally did 2 years+ later).

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Album starts with home photos before roofer started for comparison and rest shows the damages and home like they left it less than month later. They started roof a couple weeks after we bought the home. The roofing job was totally unprofessional and kept getting promises everything would be fixed. After 3 home inspections of the damages by the owners they at first stated turning over to insurance company as damage so extensive and over their $5,000 deductible. Then 3 days later gave low ball offer as stated had a recent claim and their premiums would go up, said they were done with it and final offer. I texted and emailed pleading with them to turn over to their insurance like first told us they would but they refused. Now through attorney want to inspect 4th time as right to inspect like 3 times wasn't enough? Just another game we feel they are playing as if a year of dealing with this has not been enough stress on us.  We would never recommend this company to anyone.

They also did not clean up with exception of pressure washing (straight water) dock into the canal and driveway shooting the debris all over the lawn and shrubs as did not sweep and ineffective as first rain and more debris from lawn back on both.  They tried to pressure wash house starting with guest bedroom and shot water into the house through windows as on so high a pressure and I was shouting to stop and just waved at me as could not understand my English. That ended the only clean up they did.

We have over a hundred more photos and listing agent said has about a 100. We also have dozens of texts and then also emails that confirm time frame of damages and reporting same to Oscar, the General Manager, with photos attached. We also had home inspection just weeks previous with our realtor and a friend who were present.  Our pool service also stated can attest to condition of pool area. Have friends who can attest as well as neighbors and listing and selling realtors. All photos are dated on my camera phone and Amazon cloud as to date taken to verify time frame.

Note: 2 years later City of Cape Coral fined Tekram per letter copy received $5,000.  Said retiring inspector obviously did drive by inspection as never should have passed inspection.
Jan. 2016 damage364 Images12081 visitsAlbum by Geri RamsierPhotos by geri
Enlarge photo 1 House as when we made offer and moved in on Dec. 28, 2015.
Enlarge photo 2 Photo from realtor Sept. 2015 four months prior and how it looked when we bought home.  Mulch ruined, shrubs and trees died as whatever in white dust from tile removal on roof and being tramped on as well as latters, and more drug through killed all landscaping. Even used the decorator front wall as saw horse to cut wood.
Enlarge photo 3 Family room prior to roofer
Enlarge photo 4 Family room and eat in area prior to roofer
Enlarge photo 5 Shows landscaping and soffit and fashia prior to roofer, Sept. 2015 taken by realtor.  All the landscaping including tree dead and all mulch gone as spread all over yard. See below photo taken after roofer got through with out landscaping.
Enlarge photo 6 Note how clean pool cage is and no holes in screen.  now blackish pool cage from tar and black paper falling all over pool screen and running color onto pool cage. Pool area prior to roofers. Photos after this are documentation of what damage we mostly have not fixed yet except get all dead landscaping trees and bushes out and mulch picked out of grass which took weeks.
Enlarge photo 7 Laundry room prior to roofer.  The shelf above washer and dryer fell off wall when the delivery of material truck dumped huge pile of shingles on roof shaking whole house. Sounded like bomb going off.  Drywall repaired, waiting on painting and then put shelf unit back up.  Just painted 4 months earlier. Found 2 slabs leaks caused at time that requires whole house repipe, repairs would not work.
Enlarge photo 8 Prior to roofer. Pool screen not damaged and screen enclosure white, not blackened with black from roof paper and etc. Pool redone and new enclosure screen as well as all tile and pavers were only 4 years old.  Previous resident paid $17,000 per next door neighbor in late 2012 just prior to cancer diagnosis.
Enlarge photo 9 Prior to roofer when we bought it and moved in Dec. 28, 2015.
Enlarge photo 10 Grass, shrubs and dock prior to roofer.  Note the shrubs all dead as were covered in white tile dust. Roof Smart state they cover all shrubs, pool, enclosures prior.  This was NOT done.
Enlarge photo 11 Kitchen, see the tree through window? It died as buried in white dust and all shrubs basically stoned. Took us hundreds and hundreds of hours clean up, they left clean up to us. They only pressure washed the dock which lasted to first rain and the white dust all over lawn went right back on it.  Put all that white dust and stones that was on dock into canal, not sure that legal?
Enlarge photo 12 Prior to roofer, loads of dust and chips of tile went everywhere, house was filthy. Whole house was pristine and a cleaning crew had just been in.  By lifting out skylights and not cleaning roofing area prior
Enlarge photo 13 Family room prior to roofer
Enlarge photo 14 Family room prior to roofer
Enlarge photo 15 Bath prior to roofer.  Caulk and grout fine as well as no water marks like currently. That whole wall to outside got hit with water over and over, they poured some tar on shingles and threw mess of caulk on and slowed down but still leaks (we had drywall repaired but already has mold again as still getting wet).
Enlarge photo 16 Before roofer
Enlarge photo 17 Before photo, grass fine in back and white enclosure not blackened. Bushes alive and grass green.
Enlarge photo 18 Taken Oct. 2015 when looked at house before new roof.
Enlarge photo 19 Taken during home inspection.  This room walls and ceiling damaged during roof and thereafter, it has now been repaired with drywall and just had walls painted week of 20th. Ceiling cannot be repaired/painted untill skylights replaced.
Enlarge photo 20 Taken during home inspection
Enlarge photo 21 Taken during home inspection
Enlarge photo 22 Taken during home inspection
Enlarge photo 23 See back wall under window as fine. Roofers shingle sub without our permission during rain shoved their equipment there damaging wall both sides.
Enlarge photo 24 Taken during home inspection
Enlarge photo 25 Taken during home insection
Enlarge photo 26 Photo of only existing damage visial during home walk through except wher 8 by 8 inch hole bottom pool screen made by police to let out trapped cat.
Enlarge photo 27 Taken during home inspection prior to roofer
Enlarge photo 28 FROM HERE ON IS HOME A FEW WEEKS LATER AND DAMAGE DONE BY ROOFER. They started roof a couple weeks after we bought home. Some of tile chips from roof this photo.
Enlarge photo 29 Board left after roofers said done.
Enlarge photo 30 Clean up left for us.  Landscape damage as seen in photos.
Enlarge photo 31 Pool had so much debris ruined new pool filter and had be buy another.
Enlarge photo 32 Damaged
Enlarge photo 33 Leak after roof on. Still leaking year later.
Enlarge photo 34 Look even?
Enlarge photo 35 Tiny leak before roofers and stated would take care of that first but left and still leaking. Got so bad one point water running out of bath down hallway.
Enlarge photo 36 Skylights installed we are told improperly, black paper showing rim, drywall stained from leaks
Enlarge photo 37 Delivery truck hit mailbox
Enlarge photo 38 Truck delivery of 2 trash containers car width, put 2 next to each other in a single car driveway causing damage
Enlarge photo 39 one of  containers, wood did not go underneath
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