Ang Moh bangalas… that’s actually pretty
funny! 
The Mexicans in the construction industry
here have a reputation for doing fast work, at the expense of
quality. A couple of years ago, as a result of damage received from
the numerous hailstorms we experienced, our townhome association’s
insurance company agreed to pay for the roofs of all 17 buildings
in the complex to be reshingled. The insurers contracted the task
out to a roofing company that used Mexican labor.
The association’s board (on which I serve as
the treasurer) was told by the roofing company that it would take
three days to reshingle each building, and that they would have two
crews working the complex, meaning two buildings would be
reshingled every three days. If everyting went according to
schedule, it would mean all the buildings in the complex would be
reshingled in just under a month.
Well, everything did go according to
schedule, and the roofers finished their work in less than a month.
However, they didn’t bother cleaning up the literally tens of
thousands of sharp roofing nails that had fallen around the bases
of the buildings from when they removed the old
shingles.
Then we had some heavy rains after the work
was completed, and a number of the townhouse units immediately
reported roof leaks. This information was forwarded to the insurers
and they sent a building inspector out to take a look at the roofs
of the affected units. He discovered that the roofing crew had
forgotten to lay down the plastic waterproofing barrier between the
shingles and the roof structure on some of the units. Additionally,
a significant number of the shingles were unevenly lined up, didn’t
overlap consistently, and/or were secured to the roof with an
insufficient number of nails.
Mexican "workmanship" my arse...
(The insurer got another roofing company to
correct the mistakes.; I think they also initiated legal action
against the original roofer to recover the cost of hiring the
second contractor.)
Oh my gosh! That's awful!! 
I really feel sorry for the owners of the
units!
