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COMMUNITY OUTREACH
UNION CONTRACTOR
STEPS IN TO FIX
ROOF FOR SWINDLED
HOMEOWNER
Local 188 members,
standing from left: Lloyd
Rose, Brad Hubbard
(foreman), Dan Toothman,
Bill Mitchell and John Paul
Smith. Kneeling are Josh
Smith and Jericho Hickman.
On May 16, WTOV 9 News (Wheeling, WV) aired
a story about a family who was scammed by
an unreliable roofing contractor. Penny Hall of
Bridgeport, OH, contacted the news station about her
story with the hope of spreading the word to prevent the
situation from happening to another innocent family.
Penny found her roofer in the classifieds. When he
showed up at her home to talk about the project, he was
early. Looking back, Penny thinks that was intentional,
since the contractor knew her husband wouldn’t be home.
“He came over to the house, he quoted me a price of
$4,000 to do the roof,” Penny said. “Well I gave him a
check for $2,000, and I never heard from him again.”
After the story aired, Roofers & Waterproofers signatory
contractor Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal
stepped in to help. Kalkreuth Roofing is based in Wheeling,
WV, and employs members from several local
unions for jobs throughout the East. Roofers & Waterproofers
from Local 188, Wheeling, WV, performed the
labor on this charity job.
“We extended an offer to Penny to re-roof her home
free of charge,” company President John Kalkreuth told
WTOV 9 on May 18. Penny was thrilled and exclaimed
that a situation like this “brings the trust back in people.”
That day, Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal’s Service
Manager Shawn Snodgrass visited Penny’s home
to review shingle samples with her and her husband
while Service Estimator Zane Harvey took measurements
for the material order. The tear-off and application
of her new, energy-efficient roofing system was
completed on Saturday, June 4.
John Kalkreuth added, “We’re honored to be able
to do this for Penny and her family and are happy we
could help out.” ■
The Kalkreuth crew replaces the roof
of a local family who was scammed
by an unscrupulous roofing contractor.
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