To keep it as brief as possible: hired a builder in August 2013 to renovate my dad's rental flat. Amongst others he put in a new shower. christmas 2014 there was a large leak in the bathroom which he fixed.
Since this year's students moved in a large amount of water has pooled on the bathroom floor, and on the wall behind the shower head. I have hired a plumber to sort this and he tells me that the original shower fitting has numerous problems: shower tray was not laid flat so water pooled in one area. Area around tiles not waterproofed so water pooled on the wall. Pipes under shower tray were odds and ends with loose joints (not one long pipe), one pipe joint has a plastic bag wrapped around it, the shower tray was cracked on the underside. Cheapest materials used throughout.
Everything has been taken away and will have to be replaced. The wall behind the shower is wrecked and has to come down. Students will be 2-3 weeks without a shower and will want compensation. Plumber and carpenter likely to cost £1500 or more.
I want to alert the relevant bodies to this guy's poor work ,and get compensation from him. How do I go about it? Many thanks.
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Builder's botched job costing £1500+ to fix, what recourse do I have?
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whataboutbob · 07/12/2015 10:37
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