Reroofing? Stay away from Roofbuddy

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#319439 25-Apr-2025 10:06

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-man-claims-roofbuddy-operates-as-modern-day-cowboy/GVB2MMM3MRBAJOI4LY4O5HZUQU/

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/558826/association-deeply-concerned-about-roofing-claims

Fronted by Arthur Green (buddies with Pete Evans).

Sounds like a Pricespy for roofing, but not worth the hassle.

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#3367351 25-Apr-2025 10:15

Yes. However not quite a Pricespy-type operation - Roofbuddy do act as an intermediary.

They say all work is checked by their in-house Licensed Building Practitioners before the customer is given an OK to pay the contractor. As in the links above, that hasn’t worked so well for several customers.

Note that the LBPs are not independent but there’s some protection for customers because there is a formal government-run LBP complaint reporting system in place. They can lose their license if at fault.

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#3367353 25-Apr-2025 10:21

Roofbuddy act as an intermediary to help customers find suppliers - the contract is with the supplier who failed so I don't understand the hate to Roofbuddy.

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#3367354 25-Apr-2025 10:21

Is it just me or are roofers always the toughest tradies on the site? Always swearing and leaving cr@p lying around.

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#3367355 25-Apr-2025 10:25

Dulouz:

Roofbuddy act as an intermediary to help customers find suppliers - the contract is with the supplier who failed so I don't understand the hate to Roofbuddy.

I can locate cowboys all on my own without an intermediary clipping the ticket and reneging on their responsibilities.

From TFA -

Kenian Fatherly said he signed up with Roofbuddy because the company says it performs safety checks on roofers, and because it claimed to use third-party quality assurance experts to check workmanship before signing off the job.

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#3367356 25-Apr-2025 10:30

Someone was on Reddit few days before the Herald ran an article about, saying they were crap.

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#3367359 25-Apr-2025 10:34

Dulouz:

Roofbuddy act as an intermediary to help customers find suppliers - the contract is with the supplier who failed so I don't understand the hate to Roofbuddy.

Yes but their quality assessor people are their own staff, not a third-party without a vested interest in the job.

If you've done a poor job but been asked to assess it yourself, of course you're going to say "everything's fine" and tick all the boxes, otherwise you won't get paid.

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#3367360 25-Apr-2025 10:36

Dulouz:

Roofbuddy act as an intermediary to help customers find suppliers - the contract is with the supplier who failed so I don't understand the hate to Roofbuddy.

RB take responsibility for checking the job before OKing customers to pay. They have allegedly told customers that their inspectors are independent - but their website says ‘in-house inspectors’. Probably a moot point whether an LBP employed by RB can be described as independent. Sounds like a conflict of interest.

RB have egg on their face in respect of several inspections and have admitted that. They have lost at least one case in the Disputes Tribunal. Very serious situations for affected customers so no wonder there’s some hate around.

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#3367365 25-Apr-2025 10:55

johno1234:

Is it just me or are roofers always the toughest tradies on the site? Always swearing and leaving cr@p lying around.

Not just you, on the feral scale they knock it out the park.

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#3367472 25-Apr-2025 16:04

Close friends of ours went through RB to get a new roof on their home a few months ago. It was one of the simplest jobs imaginable and it went OK but they did have to get the contractor back to fix something. Can’t remember now what it was but all came out OK in the end.

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#3367556 25-Apr-2025 19:11

johno1234:

Is it just me or are roofers always the toughest tradies on the site? Always swearing and leaving cr@p lying around.

As an electrician, i accept the challenge to leave more crap behind if you need me to

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#3367578 25-Apr-2025 22:39

hsvhel:

johno1234:

Is it just me or are roofers always the toughest tradies on the site? Always swearing and leaving cr@p lying around.

As an electrician, i accept the challenge to leave more crap behind if you need me to

Sparkies are a bit messy, leaving behind bits of insulation and wire. A bit like surgeons they expect someone else to tidy up after them. Plumbers are usually ok but in my experience carpenters are most likely to sweep up and leave the site spic and span.

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#3367667 26-Apr-2025 14:21

johno1234:

Is it just me or are roofers always the toughest tradies on the site? Always swearing and leaving cr@p lying around.

It's the trades that sweep their trash into drains for me or pour grout down them because they don't want to empty their bucket elsewhere..

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#3368167 28-Apr-2025 09:10

quickymart:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-man-claims-roofbuddy-operates-as-modern-day-cowboy/GVB2MMM3MRBAJOI4LY4O5HZUQU/

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/558826/association-deeply-concerned-about-roofing-claims

Fronted by Arthur Green (buddies with Pete Evans).

Sounds like a Pricespy for roofing, but not worth the hassle.

I think you mean BuildersCrack.

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#3375688 22-May-2025 16:06

MikeFly:

johno1234:

Is it just me or are roofers always the toughest tradies on the site? Always swearing and leaving cr@p lying around.

Not just you, on the feral scale they knock it out the park.

Evidently you have never had underfloor insulation installed.

My wife locked herself in the house when that crew turned up. One had an ankle monitoring bracelet on.