Demetrius Congress

So glad that Joi added a listing for Demetrius. I got his name from Anita when I had a minor roof leak… thanks to gutters that had separated from the house or something.
I called him; he showed up when I wasn’t there and repaired the problem. He then reported back to me and left me a bill in the mailbox. THEN I left him a check in the mailbox so he could get paid quick-​quick. Seriously, I never even met him. Everything was phone and a dropbox (which made me feel all spy-​like) and was so easy.
Fast forward 3 years and I haven’t had a problem. So I’m a happy camper.

Demetrius Congress. The man lives up to the promise of his name.
I can’t think of a more necessary (and more boring) home necessity than an intact roof in a city where torrential downpours and hefty storms occur on the regular. And my roof, well, it’s as jenky as they come. I’ll put it to you this way: when I bought the house, the well-​meaning former owners (not saying this sarcastically mind you. I am now friends with the former owners and they live on the other half of this house) found some hack who made all kinds of promises to fix what was found lacking on the home inspection, only he did nothing besides get Wolfman and Toni (who are senior citizens, mind you) to lend his broke ass some extra money on top of what they faithfully paid him upon finishing his «work.»
It’s a long story. But my friends go their money back from this individual. Wolfman don’t play!
But he unfortunately got another hack to do his own kind of weak patchwork. He didn’t have to do any of this, as it wasn’t part of the contract, just a suggestion on behalf of my realtor and that’s all good, but I knew a new roof would be inevitable. And yet, I stupidly spent time and money painting my ceilings gold. Because, Joi.
Fast forward 6 months: the first tropical storm of the season and my living room ceiling paint job is effing destroyed by a leak. Curses!!!
I saw my dreams of a non outhouse-​like bathroom go down the drain.
Look. I know I need to replace the roof. But I’d rather try and fix the serious spots before plunking down my future awesome bathroom money down on a DAMN ROOF, dammit. The fact that my current bathroom disturbs me to my core and has me having weekly fits… well, I’ll spare you. Patching… it’s the New Orleans way, come on!
Demetrius came recommended by friends, as I couldn’t find too many decent reviews for roofers on Unilocal NOLA (I think this is more of a food and fun-​oriented city, truth be told).
What a nice guy. He came and assessed, gave me what sounded like a decent estimate and explanation and returned within days (after another rainstorm) to do the patch work, explaining that the problem had to do with the cracked «cee-​ment» on the chimneys (or something to that effect. The «cee-​ment» part is what I remember clearly). He told me it was guaranteed, so when I had another leak a couple months later, he returned and fixed it at no extra charge. And it’s held up ever since!
By the way, I waited to write this Unilocal review after the worst storm of the season flooded my block to the point where there were waves coming up my front steps, so…
Even more great news: He and his family do bathrooms, too (construction, plumbing and the like). Need something done to your house? Demitrius knows someone.
Now go fix that roof, friends! And buy yourself a new kitchen or bathroom too!