UK Damage Costs assistance

[mackatoon]

Hi Guys

Just after some advice as every day is a school day.

So putting some power into a garage using SWA. Fuse board is in a little toilet downstairs so drilled through external wall in line with the consumer unit high up near the ceiling pretty much top corner, within building regs safe zone.

Anyway I've gone through a water pipe. There was no clue that the pipes were there. Anyway I've got the pipe repaired through a mate.

However the question is do you put the repair cost onto the customer? It was the only route through to the board and there was no indication that a water pipe was there.

Interested to see your thoughts.

Thanks

Andy

 

[Petej999]

Hi Guys

Just after some advice as every day is a school day.

So putting some power into a garage using SWA. Fuse board is in a little toilet downstairs so drilled through external wall in line with the consumer unit high up near the ceiling pretty much top corner, within building regs safe zone.

Anyway I've gone through a water pipe. There was no clue that the pipes were there. Anyway I've got the pipe repaired through a mate.

However the question is do you put the repair cost onto the customer? It was the only route through to the board and there was no indication that a water pipe was there.

Interested to see your thoughts.

Thanks

Andy

ACCIDENTS like the one you describe should be covered by your insurance, that is of course if you have any, just put in a claim no need to charge customer.

 

[telectrix]

ACCIDENTS like the one you describe should be covered by your insurance, that is of course if you have any, just put in a claim no need to charge customer.

problem there is that you have an excess of £250 which is more than a repair by a plumber would cost you, so not worth claiming unless the water has caused additional damage shoving the repair costs to well above the 3250.

 

[James]

problem there is that you have an excess of £250 which is more than a repair by a plumber would cost you, so not worth claiming unless the water has caused additional damage shoving the repair costs to well above the 3250.

Forgot to press the shift key?

 

[telectrix]

must be as it's BBT . (before beer time).

 

[Midwest]

When I first returned to the industry a few years back, I cut a CH pipe with a circular saw. The pipe was not marked and flattened to go in gap between RSJ & under the chipboard flooring; water everywhere, before I could stop it. Insurance claim for decorating and carpet cleaning. Client even tried for a new 3 piece suite, but declined by loss adjuster. Three weeks later, client said his CH 3 way packed up, because of the leak. Insurance wouldn't add to the claim, so I had to pay for it.

All for a poxy new socket, I was installing for client.
After that, I became really nervous cutting into chipboard flooring

Four years later, this was my near miss with a gas pipe.

I was cutting the chipboard, with a 4" holesaw very carefully. Nothing to suggest the pipe was there (I put the markings on the flooring). Never touched the pipe. The Gods were looking down on me that day.

The same week, we found this when removing old units in a kitchen refurb. The screw just scratched the pipe.