Long & convoluted story. We are renting house. One morning came down to find extractor hood hanging down a couple of inches. Propped it up with boxes etc till got it repaired.
AFter boxes removed, big crack in glass hob. The crack actually starts from a big chip that was already in the hob when we moved in.
landlord is disputing our request for him to repair it,
He says the hob coming down is probably cos one of my kids climbed onto the surface and pulled on the hob, and possibly also walked on the hob and that's why it's cracked.
He says this is the likely senario, and that the chip already in the hob is irelevant. He wants us to claim on our insurance, but I don't think they'll aceept a claim as it's glass.
He's subsequently offered to go halves.
AIBU to think he should pay all, as
the hood did come down by istelf, my kids def didn't climb up and swing on it (??!! grrr)
the hob was already chipped, thus weakened. IMO a crack from this chip was only a matter of time.
Or should I just take it on the chin and accept it? But then that's like admitting we did it when we didn't.
How do we get him to accept it?
Could well do without agro.
Bloody dishwasher has bust and lkeaked all over floor this morning, flooding kitchen, I daren't tell him.