This message is a reply to an archived post by Tramway Guy on March 30, 2009 at 12:30:59.
The original subject was "Lester Buildings".
I don't recommend buying a Lester Bldg. at all, I bought one and just weeks ago I had to pay an Amish Crew from Graber Buildings to come in and fix the mistakes and poor workmanship on it. Some of what Lester Bldgs. did is to short me on roof dripstop that I paid extra for and they shorted me on exterior 3/4" plywood that I told them I wanted on all exterior walls and they incorrectly engineered the exterior of my bldg. Lester Bldgs. also provided me with one of their Lester Dealer/Builders from out of state telling me he did "Good Work", which was a lie. A few weeks after he built my bldg. and left town and we had our first rain I found that I had 25 leaks in my roof, I had puddles all over inside my bldg. Before this Lester Dealer left town he told me if he had to come back it would be a $500 minimum, so I ended up fixing these leaks myself, and what I found was that he had installed the roof screws missing the purlins. It took me 2 years to finish and move into my Lester Bldg. at which time we started noticing more serious problems, so I called in the Amish to check my bldg. out who found several problems, but before I paid them to fix them, I first called in the Lester Buildings Regional Manager and asked for help. This Lester Manager was shocked at my bldg. problems, but after he spoke with Lester Upper Management he said Lester doesn't feel any responsibility for what they called my "Building Issues", and would not be helping me, so I paid the Amish Crew just weeks ago to fix my Lester bldg. and the following is what they found: 8 roof purlins not nailed, not one nail in them, they actually lifted one up and out to show me, which would explain why it sounded like my roof was going to blow off on windy nights. Gaps/Openings in my roof valleys where wind was blowing in and had blown my attic insulation away in those areas, cold wind was also finding its way into my furnace plentum/duct work. A lot of soffit only had one staple holding it on and when the staples tried to go thru the steel they bent only allowing 3/8" to go into the facia board, which would explain the rattling we were hearing, also they used vented soffit on the gable ends which should have been solid soffit. Facia boards barely on the trusses and nails missing the truss, we had to sister nailers on the sides of some trusses. Facia cover not cut to fit causing the ends to dip down an inch. 2 bird blocks not installed and the ones that were installed were not nailed, again not one nail in them, I personally screwed every one of them off myself. When I turned Lester Buildings into the Better Business Bureau they responded to my complaint by putting most of the blame on their Lester Bldgs. Dealer/Builder, you know, the one they provided to me and told me he did "Good Work". This Lester Bldgs. Dealer/Builders name is C&C Construction, Willis Childress is the owner, and he did do poor workmanship on my Lester Bldg., but I would never had known he existed if Lester Bldgs. had not provided him to me and said he did "Good Work", but Lester Bldgs. is also at fault for shorting me on roof dripstop and exterior plywood that I paid extra for and the incorrectly engineering of the exterior of my bldg. When the Lester Bldgs. Regional Manager told me that Lester Upper Management would not be helping me, I asked them if they could at least give me a discount on the soffit materials that I needed to make the repairs with and they said no! On their reponse to the BBB though they said they allotted me those materials and made it sound like they just gave them to me, I responded back and let them know that Lester Bldgs. would not allot those repair materials to me until I paid full price for them, which was around $2,500. So I paid for some Lester materials twice. With what I went thru with my Lester Bldg. I would not recommend anyone to buy a Lester Building, if you want a good building I can give you the name and number of some good Amish guys.
The original subject was "Lester Buildings".
I don't recommend buying a Lester Bldg. at all, I bought one and just weeks ago I had to pay an Amish Crew from Graber Buildings to come in and fix the mistakes and poor workmanship on it. Some of what Lester Bldgs. did is to short me on roof dripstop that I paid extra for and they shorted me on exterior 3/4" plywood that I told them I wanted on all exterior walls and they incorrectly engineered the exterior of my bldg. Lester Bldgs. also provided me with one of their Lester Dealer/Builders from out of state telling me he did "Good Work", which was a lie. A few weeks after he built my bldg. and left town and we had our first rain I found that I had 25 leaks in my roof, I had puddles all over inside my bldg. Before this Lester Dealer left town he told me if he had to come back it would be a $500 minimum, so I ended up fixing these leaks myself, and what I found was that he had installed the roof screws missing the purlins. It took me 2 years to finish and move into my Lester Bldg. at which time we started noticing more serious problems, so I called in the Amish to check my bldg. out who found several problems, but before I paid them to fix them, I first called in the Lester Buildings Regional Manager and asked for help. This Lester Manager was shocked at my bldg. problems, but after he spoke with Lester Upper Management he said Lester doesn't feel any responsibility for what they called my "Building Issues", and would not be helping me, so I paid the Amish Crew just weeks ago to fix my Lester bldg. and the following is what they found: 8 roof purlins not nailed, not one nail in them, they actually lifted one up and out to show me, which would explain why it sounded like my roof was going to blow off on windy nights. Gaps/Openings in my roof valleys where wind was blowing in and had blown my attic insulation away in those areas, cold wind was also finding its way into my furnace plentum/duct work. A lot of soffit only had one staple holding it on and when the staples tried to go thru the steel they bent only allowing 3/8" to go into the facia board, which would explain the rattling we were hearing, also they used vented soffit on the gable ends which should have been solid soffit. Facia boards barely on the trusses and nails missing the truss, we had to sister nailers on the sides of some trusses. Facia cover not cut to fit causing the ends to dip down an inch. 2 bird blocks not installed and the ones that were installed were not nailed, again not one nail in them, I personally screwed every one of them off myself. When I turned Lester Buildings into the Better Business Bureau they responded to my complaint by putting most of the blame on their Lester Bldgs. Dealer/Builder, you know, the one they provided to me and told me he did "Good Work". This Lester Bldgs. Dealer/Builders name is C&C Construction, Willis Childress is the owner, and he did do poor workmanship on my Lester Bldg., but I would never had known he existed if Lester Bldgs. had not provided him to me and said he did "Good Work", but Lester Bldgs. is also at fault for shorting me on roof dripstop and exterior plywood that I paid extra for and the incorrectly engineering of the exterior of my bldg. When the Lester Bldgs. Regional Manager told me that Lester Upper Management would not be helping me, I asked them if they could at least give me a discount on the soffit materials that I needed to make the repairs with and they said no! On their reponse to the BBB though they said they allotted me those materials and made it sound like they just gave them to me, I responded back and let them know that Lester Bldgs. would not allot those repair materials to me until I paid full price for them, which was around $2,500. So I paid for some Lester materials twice. With what I went thru with my Lester Bldg. I would not recommend anyone to buy a Lester Building, if you want a good building I can give you the name and number of some good Amish guys.