Hi,
I have am having a loft conversion done and one of the builders accidently caused a mini flood back in Oct 2016. Basically the cold water tank had been relocated to the scaffold temporarily and some pipe was inadvertently directed in to the loft when roofers were working.
The water came through directly below in to the rear bedroom, front bedroom and bathroom of first floor and then in turn in to living room!
In addition to structural damage the double bed in rear bedroom and sofa in living room got wet.
We also have good quality laminate flooring installed in living room and bedrooms.
My builder admitted liability and says he will sort out the damage. It is now Jan 2017 loft conversion is nearing completion albeit slowly. I assume this is covered by his liability insurance?
My dad didn't report this to his insurance company as he didn't think they would pay out...did he do the right thing?
As it was builders fault I assume he can claim damages from his insurance company and so he won't be out of pocket in putting right the damage?
So clearly redecoration is required. The bedrooms had ceiling paper which has been painted and the walls painted lining paper as well as laminate flooring. So builder will have to put right.
Wrt to laminate flooring, it looks okay apart from slight curling along length of boards. Would boards need to come off to check if underlying subfloor of timber floorboards was okay? Would this need to be done in living room too? Some advice would be most appreciated.
Many thanks.
