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AndrewFoster

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52. Cost comparison between maintaining a roof like cleaning and replacement.

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 03:27 PM

Mar 29

That’s just awful if that’s really how it happened. Stories like this are also a reminder of how expensive full roof replacement can be compared to simply keeping a roof maintained before it gets to that point. I recently read a breakdown of roof cleaning cost vs replacement, and the difference was huge regular cleaning is obviously a lot cheaper than waiting until moss, debris, and damage turn into a major roofing bill.

If more homeowners stayed on top of maintenance, they’d probably avoid a lot of these $10k+ situations in the first place.

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Woman hires Guatemalans for $10,000 roof replacement job, then calls ICE on them to get out of paying the bill [View all] Miles Archer Mar 26 OP

Evil Johnny2X2X Mar 26 #1

and on that note: here's a couple more tweets orleans Mar 26 #36

I hope her life is ruined over this Johnny2X2X Mar 26 #39

Weather.com's 21613 page today is giving me life Ruby the Liberal Mar 27 #48

This is so fucking maddening. Ferrets are Cool Mar 26 #2

She stiffed them on their wages that is definitely against the law Walleye Mar 26 #31

I hope she gets fined $100,000 and has to work in soup kitchens for a year. C Moon Mar 26 #35

Youre a better soul than i am...ill for sure get banned if i dont stop right now and go outside. Volaris Mar 26 #42

Evil person UpInArms Mar 26 #3

The orange groves in Arizona and the beef processors in Iowa were notorious for that. They should have been ... marble falls Mar 26 #4

Very common in Texas too. markodochartaigh Mar 26 #6

Much more efficient to arrest those hiring them. Most of these bogus arrests travelingthrulife Mar 26 #15

A special place in hell....... enough Mar 26 #5

Theft of Services no_hypocrisy Mar 26 #7

From the article. I hope they bust her. underpants Mar 26 #10

Out her Chakaconcarne Mar 26 #8

That's some grade A prime F'ed up shit underpants Mar 26 #9

Heartbreaking! Wuddles440 Mar 26 #11

I can't post what I think of this person MustLoveBeagles Mar 26 #12

And she calls herself a human being. Passages Mar 26 #13

Wow, what a despicable pos. 😡 Dave Bowman Mar 26 #14

EVIL!!!! jrthin Mar 26 #16

Even if they were all card-carrying members of some drug cartel DFW Mar 26 #17

It was a nice try by this lady. Jacson6 Mar 26 #18

I don't know if Maryland is a "one action" state IbogaProject Mar 26 #22

You should read about Trump Towers and his Polish Brigade. Zackzzzz Mar 26 #34

Won't the owner face charges for hiring the undocumented workers? MichMan Mar 26 #40

What kind of human being does this? CTyankee Mar 26 #19

That roof doesn't look nearly done. progressoid Mar 26 #20

ICE got there faster than she expected? Ruby the Liberal Mar 27 #47

Could she be charged with fraud? She did not intend to pay JT45242 Mar 26 #21

I wish they'd gotten the money in advance... ananda Mar 26 #23

We can probably bet money on what party she belongs to. appleannie1 Mar 26 #24

She learned from Trump Mblaze Mar 26 #25

The roof isn't finished, hope someone charges her $10,000 just to finish Bengus81 Mar 26 #26

She has earned a special place in HELL. Martin Eden Mar 26 #27

Copycat crimes will be incoming if she is not criminally charged. pandr32 Mar 26 #28

Is this...ahem... malaise Mar 26 #29

Sums up greed Marthe48 Mar 26 #30

Be a real shame . . . AverageOldGuy Mar 26 #32

I wonder if the security she's going to have to hire will require Ilsa Mar 26 #44

This is common in red states. In Ohio there was a farm that hired workers who all lived in a hotel for the season ChicagoTeamster Mar 26 #33

This is a felony in Maryland I understand. Kingofalldems Mar 26 #37

She has been arrested n/t TexasBushwhacker Mar 28 #50

Years ago, there was an asshole in NM who did things like that, except niyad Mar 26 #38

How are employers that follow the law, provide benefits to workers, and pay taxes & workman's comp able to compete.... MichMan Mar 26 #41

How is that relevant to this case? Bettie Mar 26 #43

Sounds just like something Trump would do and then leftyladyfrommo Mar 27 #45

Dear Universe, please let this roof be permeable Ruby the Liberal Mar 27 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author AndrewFoster Mar 28 #49

Sick! applegrove Mar 28 #51

Cost comparison between maintaining a roof like cleaning and replacement. AndrewFoster Mar 29 #52