J Yates Roofing And Contracting

DO NOT TRUST THIS MAN! Every complaint listed below is 100% true! This man took a large deposit ($7000) from my home sellers to do pre-sale work on their house in Dec of 2018. He cashed the check right away and then refused to return it when client asked to hold off on repairs until the spring. The contract was cancelled within 2 hrs of signing but Mr Y took off with the $7000.00.
Excuse after excuse was given. He was sick, busy, out of money over Christmas etc... He promised and promised to return the money but never did. He stole this money from senior citizens and is a horrible person with zero morals. He kept telling my clients over and over that if they could just give him 2 weeks, 30 days etc that he would repay but 2 yrs later still has not. This is not a good guy, just a con-man thief. I made the mistake of recommending him but please don't fall for his bs. You will regret any interaction you have with this thief.

Jeff Y is deceitful, dishonest conartist. does shoddy work, if any work at allJeff Y receives money up front for down payment then claims the job requires more work than he originally though and needs additional money. Doesn't show up to do the work and makes excuses why he can't show up. Doesn't answer calls.On Friday December 6, 2019 on recommendation of a friend, I hired Jeff Y to replace my roof. He said the cost would be $2,800. My son and I asked him to also do work on the back of the house which required repairing the back lookout room structure, insulate, and install new vinyl siding. The cost for that project would be $3,400. Total cost for both projects would be $6,200. Mr. Y said he would have both jobs done before Christmas (around December 17 &18). In his proposal he wanted $4,000 down, $1,100 for first draw, and $1,100 upon completion (proposal enclosed). I had 3 days to cancel which would have been Monday, December 9. After December 9 I placed several calls to Mr. Y to ask when he was going to start the work, but never heard back from him until Friday, December 13 when he showed up at my house. He sent his worker Phil up on the roof and then Mr Y claimed he would need an additional $1,400 to board the back and the front drip edge. He said the money would be due at completion of the work. (At that point a red flag went up to me that Jeff Y was not on the up and up.) Since I had already paid him $4,000 down and the cancellation period had passed, my son and I agreed to pay the additional $1,400 for the roof. (This meant the total cost for the roof would now be $4,200.)I expected Mr. Y to start work on Saturday, December 14 and present me with a contract breaking down the work to be done, and the material and labor cost for the projects. He did not show up or call. I placed several calls to him from December 14 to December 17 but he never answered my calls until Tuesday, December 17. At that time he said he had broken his arm while arm wrestling at a bar but would have his worker Phil start the work on Wednesday, December 18. However, his worker Phil didn’t come until Saturday, December 20. Mr. Y did not come with Phil. Phil claimed Mr. Y was in the hospital suffering with pain from his broken arm and wanted me to give his daughter, who also showed up, the additional $1,400 that day. I told him no because the proposal stated it was due at completion of the work. His worker Phil, Mr. Y’ daughter and two other people showed up at 2:00 p.m. and worked until 5:00 p.m. They only worked on the front half of the roof putting up 6 boards. They didn’t even bring contractors bags and piled up all the roofing debris they tore up on the back half of the roof (see pictures enclosed). They also broke the fencing around my garden (see pictures).On Saturday, December 21 Jeff Y called and threatened to take me to court for not giving his daughter the additional $1,400. At that point my son got on the phone with Mr. Y and told him we would not give him the $1,400 because he was already paid $4,000 and the total cost of the roof was $4,200, Therefore, we only owed $200 more for the roof (which was not even completed and only had 6 plywood boards on the surface which left my house without proper roofing). I told Mr. Y I would pay him the $200 if he finished the roof before Christmas as he promised; and since the back project had not even been started, to postpone it until spring when the weather was better and his arm was healed. He did not agree to this. The conversation ended with Mr. Y saying he would see me in court and he would win.Later that day Mr. Y called back and said he would agree to finish the roof for $200 and postpone the back project until spring (he claimed he was extending an “olive branch”). He said he would have his lawyer draw up the paper work and he would bring it over to me on Monday, December 23 to have me sign. Mr. Y never showed up or called. I called Mr. Y 3 times that day and he never returned my calls. Later that day at 6:30 p.m. I received a call from Mr. Y’ worker Phil, who left a message on my answering machine, saying Mr. Y didn’t tell him he was to come and finish the roof that day and that the earliest he could come would be on Saturday, December 28. I did not return Phil’s call because (1) the work was to be done before Christmas (December 25), and (2) Mr. Y never called or showed up to have me sign the papers amending the proposed project. At that point I did not trust anything about Mr. Y and wanted nothing more to do with him. I felt this matter needed to be settled legally.

I thought a lot if you write the review
But I think it's very important for people to know who they're dealing with
I do a lot of renovations to other people, today I have 2 teams that I trust. A year ago, I took Jeff Yates to work with me. In the first two jobs, he worked fine, professional work and I was satisfied. From the moment I gave him several jobs, he began to disappear, the damage he did was enormous. I tried to complain to the district attorney and told me I had no signed contract with him.

I'm not saying that he does not know how to work, I just say he uses the money I gave him to do other jobs and then he does not have money to do my jobs, Then he presses you to give him more work to get more money so he can finish the first job. And if you're not willing to give him more money he's gone.

If he can screw me, I do not suggest a private customer to take him. Because all that matters to him is money and not the job.

This man did a horrible job. I live in a townhouse with six other units. My neighbor right next door had his flat rubber roof replaced a couple months before first. His team used a relatively high rated contractor who sent a team of 6 people or so for a whole week. These guys removed the entire existing rubber roofing and replaced it legit. His roof has been fine since. Mr. Yates said he would send me a "Team". First Mr. Yates only could take cash, and almost all of it was needed upfront. I offered a check, and he would not accept a check. He only would take cash. I went to the bank with him and handed him over the first deposit which was a large sum of cash.
A couple months went by and Mr. Yates finally came over. His team consisted of himself and a guy named Phil. They came around 10:00 AM. Mr Yates probably spend a few hours on my roof that afternoon. Most of the time they were gone, "Buying more material". Throughout the day he kept claiming he found more things and needed more money. I had to spend another $500 that day alone that he demanded. Mr. Yates stated he was done by around 4PM. I was flabbergasted that he was able to get my whole rubber roof replaced by himself in such a short time. Especially that he and Phil spent most of the day gone after getting here so late. His coworker Phil spent his day spackling the drywall where the ceiling leaked. He stated and in my contract I would be getting "drywall replaced". Philly used spackle. He spread it around and let it dry, and I paid $700 just for this service. I could of went to Lowes spent $20 and a half hour of my time for what Phil did.
Well, not long after they were gone the ceiling where Phil spackeled was already chipping and falling down. A week or two later the window was leaking again. I had Jeff come back out. He gave me a story how I needed another downspout (which may be true), but never mentioned it in his contract or initial assessment. He then said I need another $1,500 to offer him to complete that. He didn't even look at how he flashed over that section of wall.
I wrote a bad review similar to this one on a site that connected me to Mr. Yates and another site he is on. His company has multiple 5 star glaring reviews on this site. They mysteriously all seem to be in the same style of typing and similar style of wording (but that is not for me to judge). A week later I get a call, text, and email about how I have to take my reviews down or I would be sued. I actually took my reviews down before researching how his threatening lawsuit (a SLAPP lawsuit) is complete . I am in the process of verifying if this Esquire who was CC'd on Mr. Yates email and text actually is legit and works with this man threatening lawsuits against people's first amendment rights.
In the end I am well past the time he did my roof. I have been having multiple problems, more damage, and his warranty is complete useless. At the time I gave the guy my money I went off his 5 star reviews on the site that directed me to him. I noticed he only has 5 star reviews and 1 star reviews. The 1 star reviews all sound exactly to my experience and the 5 star reviews are very vague and sound all very similar. I did not see his Revdex.com score then as it was buried on the internet at the time. The complaints on this Revdex.com all sound very familiar. At this point I am just paying another legit roofer to fix the work he should have done right.

Yates will take your money and give you excuse after excuse for not showing up to do the work he was contracted for. He uses materials left over from previous contracts and the materials are sub-standard. Yates is not accredited by the Revdex.com and has an F rating. I’m

I paid Yates contracting $2,500 on July 5th 2018 down payment to repair a retaining wall & 2 concrete pads. The retaining wall already down, they broke up the concrete pads, did not remove all of the debris, I have not seen them since!

Hired Jeff Yates contracting to install rubber roof on my home- three story roof in front, two story roof in back. Also, per contract, yates was to install termination bars and to repair chimneys on third floor. I paid jeff yates in full. He was delayed in commencing work. The first issue arose on monday august 13 when a portion of the rubber roof on the second floor detached. I contacted jeff and he came to repair the area on monday august 20th- installing some termination bars sporadically. It was on this date that I came home from work to find jeff's brother- rodney- drinking beer on the roof while he worked. I also found several bottle caps for beer on the second floor roof, which can be seen from my bedroom. Jeff even stated to me, and my friend Kristi, that they expected problems with the second floor roof because the surfaces were damp when he installed it.
On Sunday 9, 2018 a significant amount of water began entering my home from the second floor back bedroom, second floor back bedroom bathroom, second floor back bedroom water heater closet, second floor back bedroom window frames, second floor living room, as well as, third floor landing, third floor bathroom, and first floor kitchen. The amount of water entering the house was significant. It ran down walls and caused huge bubbles in the paint, it poured out from under baseboards, it dripped down through recessed lighting and smoke detectors, and it eventually made it to the first floor. When I called Jeff on the 9th he said he couldn't come out. On the 10th- he couldn't come out. Finally, on tuesday he and his brother as well as one other man did come to the house. In the meantime, I purchased two dehumidifiers (a total of three not running) and also did my best to place two tarps on the roofs.
I attempted to contacted jeff numerous times. When he finally answered, I explained that there was significant damage. That there must have been a major defect in his workmanship and requested his insurance company's information. he became defensive and refused. I, in turn, contacted my insurance carrier, Travelers.
I was not at home on tueday 11th, however, my roommate sean was- sean allowed jeff and the men access to inspect inside the house and the roof.
I was on the phone, from work, with jeff while he was at the house. He attempted to blame the leaks on the tarps that I placed- after the fact- as well as flex tape that I placed over a seam on the rubber roof that was totally unglued.
He was very dismissive and hostile. I again asked him to submit a claim to his insurance and he declined. I also instructed him to place tarps on roof to prevent further damage and he declined. He had a bucket of tar as a solution to the significant leaks and told me that If I didn't allow him to place tar on the wet roof, that I would be "On my own" and he would have nothing to do with the roof.

His contract expressly states "10 year no leak guarantee" and that he would place termination bars and repair the chimney. None of this has been true.

My insurance company estimates damage at over 9,000 dollars.
Three insurance agents and an independent roofing inspector viewed the roof and damage. The conclusion of the roof inspector is that the roof was installed incorrectly- the seams of the rubber run haphazardly, there are no termination bars, and the edges are not properly fixed to the underlying structure.

As a result of Yates incompetence and dismissive attitude, significant damage has been done to a house that was totally renovated less than 2 years ago.
I now need to hire another roofer to replace the incorrectly applied roof from yates.

Additional information: There are 6 court cases against Yates contracting. Some of which could not be served because they could not find mr yates.
His business address is a vacant building.
I located his last known insurance carrier, his residential address, his landlords information, as well as have his truck's license plate number and photographs from my homes surveillance system to aid in locating jeff yates.

mr yates has been paid in full to completely install a roof, gutters, downspouts and has not finished. The contract was signed April 25,2017 and
it is now Oct. 2,2017 and the work has not been completed. I have called yates over twenty times and he continues to make excuses but never shows up.
Every time it rains hard my garage floods, my basement door floods and it is impossible to enter the front door because of the water.