Company tears down siding from wrong Minn. house
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A simple mapping error caused a roofing company to tear down the siding from the wrong New Ulm home.
The owner called police last week when she came home to find a crew ripping up the siding.
The crew was subcontracting for Burnsville-based Schmidt Roofing. Company co-owner Clint Schmidt says the crew was supposed to do the work at 210 North Franklin St. but went to 210 South Franklin instead.
Schmidt says a crew member had called to say no one was home, but a description of the house matched the actual customer's house. He says the crew was five hours into the job and had about half the siding removed when the homeowner arrived.
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Schmidt tells The Free Press of Mankato the homeowner will receive brand-new siding, an $8,500 value.
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Information from: The Free Press
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