09-12-2017, 10:45 AM
You can get a magnet sweeper at most big box stores, but I would absolutely call the company back to do it. If nothing else it puts it on record that they left the nails laying around, which can be a dangerous situation.
I had a new roof put on a few years ago. After completion, there were nails everywhere, in the grass, gutters, some even dropped through the grate into the air conditioner fan. With 2 small kids, I was livid. Made them come out and clean up their mess. (looked to me they hired a couple of kids to come and pick up the nails, but whatever, it got done). That taught me that for any renovation project like that, I have it as part of the contract that one of the criteria for final payment is clean up per my approval.
I had a new roof put on a few years ago. After completion, there were nails everywhere, in the grass, gutters, some even dropped through the grate into the air conditioner fan. With 2 small kids, I was livid. Made them come out and clean up their mess. (looked to me they hired a couple of kids to come and pick up the nails, but whatever, it got done). That taught me that for any renovation project like that, I have it as part of the contract that one of the criteria for final payment is clean up per my approval.
