FrogLick
Silver Member
Correction, that last line should read "Contingency" fee.
I don't recommend a Lester Building at all. Lester Bldgs. engineered my building and recommended one of their Dealer/Builders telling me that they do "Good Work". What I got was that Lester Bldgs. shorted me on drip stop and exterior plywood and engineered the plywood incorrectly. Their Lester Dealer/Builder built my building in less than 10 days and left town, weeks later we had our first rain at which time I found that I had 25 leaks in my roof, I had puddles all over inside my building. This Lester Builder/Dealer told me that if they had to come back for anything it would be a $500 minimum so I got up on the roof myself and found that they had installed the roof screws which didn't even hit the Purlins, I fixed all that myself. It took me 2 years to finish and move into my building at which time the more serious problems were found. 8 Roof Purlins not nailed, not one nail holding them in place which would explain why on windy nights it sounded like my roof was going to blow off. Gaps/Openings in my roof valleys that caused my attic insulation to be blown away and rain coming in. Bird Blocks not installed, blocks that were installed were not nailed, not one nail in them. A lot of the soffit pieces only had one staple holding it on. Facia boards barely on the Truss, nails missing the Truss. I paid an Amish Crew from Graber Bldgs. just weeks ago to come in and fix my building problems, but I first called Lester Bldgs out for help, but after they discussed it with Lester Bldgs. Upper Management they advised that they feel no responsibility for any issues on my building and also its out of the 1 year warranty. My building issues were done in the initial Lester engineering and construction of my building by both Lester Buildings and the Lester Dealer/Builder that they told me did "Good Work", so I don't recommend buying a Lester Building at all, you may end up going thru what I had to deal with.
The customer should review the building with the builder before the builder leaves. Most builders offer a one-year workmanship warranty. Customers should contact their builder if they see any workmanship issues during the first few months of it being up.