Had a contractor do work on my house without a contract.? -

I ve known this guy and his family for decades and thought I could trust him. The finished results were not good and he is now charging more than he listed in his written (but unsigned by me) agreement. Details: He put a roof on my house. Ended up putting wrong shingles on which didn t match the house. He agreed to paint the house to match the shingles. Roof has lumps and a leak in driving rain. He claims that when he took off the old roof, he found that he needed double shingles, which he didn t estimate for. Now he s threatening legal action for balance that he thinks I owe him ($1650). Do I have any case if I were to get a lawyer and sue him?

no question, no signed contract. too bad for him.bf

Yes you do. If you have a copy doesn t matter if you signed it. It s still a contract. In remodeling projects it rare that you don t run into unforeseen costs. When they are found the contractor should come to you and discuss them right away before he proceeds. Were your existing shingles discontinued? Was he picking the color as close as possible to your existing? Lumps and leaks, you might have to get a professional roofing contractor to give you an estimate to correct the problem. If all this is under $5000.00 in most states you can go through small claims court, no attorneys. Either way he is going to claim you owe him $1650.00 and you will have to show your claim for what it takes to correct the problems and the judge will decide the outcome.Good LuckJim