Roofer Issues

I hired a roofer to replace my roof. We had recently had a hurricane, and I received money to fix my roof, but I spent the money on my fence instead. He came along and wanted to assist me in filing a hail damage claim on my roof in order to replace my roof. Upfront I told him I had previously received money for my roof, which I spent to repair my fence and that I would not be able to pay him the already spent money. He agreed, and we signed a contract. Now that the work is done, he is saying that he didn't realize I had been previously paid and he is asking for the money I was given, even though it is not part of our contract. Please help. Also, he has told me that he was going to put a sign in my yard ti advertise in order to absorb the cost of my deductible, but now he is asking me to pay the deductible as well--our contract says he will pay the deductible. Does this contract mean anything??

Please help!!

The contract IS binding. No deductible.

As to the insurance money you two may need to work that out. One way or another he does have to be paid for his work.

Originally Posted by Unregistered I hired a roofer to replace my roof. We had recently had a hurricane, and I received money to fix my roof, but I spent the money on my fence instead. He came along and wanted to assist me in filing a hail damage claim on my roof in order to replace my roof. Upfront I told him I had previously received money for my roof, which I spent to repair my fence and that I would not be able to pay him the already spent money. He agreed, and we signed a contract. Now that the work is done, he is saying that he didn't realize I had been previously paid and he is asking for the money I was given, even though it is not part of our contract. Please help. Also, he has told me that he was going to put a sign in my yard ti advertise in order to absorb the cost of my deductible, but now he is asking me to pay the deductible as well--our contract says he will pay the deductible. Does this contract mean anything?? Please help!!

He agreed to put the roof on for a specific amount. He told me he would put the roof on for the total amount less the amount that I was previously given. Our contract was for $7574.56, and now he is asked for an additional $3500. I feel like he has already been paid for the work he has done, but he wants the money that we agreed he wouldn't get. Is he obligated to this additional money even though our contract doesn't include it? He told me on multiple occasions that he would absorb the additional money.