The Parapet Siding Is Done (but it's not as good as it should be)

The parapet siding is done, but not like we had understood it would be. For pictures, click here.

The guys finished, but after they left, I walked up on the roof to see it closer. The first thing I noticed (and Rachel agreed) is that the cap is wrong. It's in two pieces, not one. That cap is supposed to be a single piece that starts in front, goes over the top, and then down the back side of the parapet for a couple of inches.

At first, they incorrectly put a white cap up (but only for about 20 feet). They ran out of material and then figured out that it was the wrong color. The white cap was one piece. It looked good. We liked how it sloped down the retaining wall a couple of inches. When they replaced the cap with the right color, for some reason, the material is the right color, but it appears to be slightly different and they had to cap in two pieces.

Rachel was even more disappointed when she saw the cap. We also didn't like how they did it at the end where it's supposed to lap over the top of the retaining wall a couple of inches. This second time around, they didn't do that. It looks unfinished from the end. You can see the wood underneath the front of the cap. I'm not pleased.

The salesman called and he wants to come by on Saturday and get final payment. Rachel told him that she doesn't feel comfortable paying until the job is "finished". I guess we'll talk about it Saturday morning when the guy visits. Clearly, what we originally discussed with him, is not what we got.

I can tell you that as parapets, and from what people will see, the siding is fine, but now, with what we know, I wouldn't have this siding on the house walls. I don't think it looks good enough. It looks cheap. However, on the parapets, it is fine.