Need some urgent advice please
I did some drawings for a dormer conversion. Now the owner appointed a incompetent contractor who carried out the work without informing the LA building control for the inspections (He was being paid on a daily rate).
When the work was complete the owner contacted the LA building control to come and carry out the final inspection. When the Building inspector arrived he informed the owner that we don not have any record of any previous visits. So to get around this he advised to expose the roof and the floor so he could examine the insulation and joist works and rsjs.
You can imagine how annoyed the owner was but any way he agreed to expose and will ring when ready. Once exposed 4 days later the inspector arrived and was satisfied.
Home owner carried on and repaired the exposed areas painted and decorated the full property laminated the whole house. Now this has been 6 months since the inspector was satisfied with the works.
Gas and electric inspection was carried out at the property and the owner went to drop the paperwork off at the Building Control Office to so they can issue a completion certificate. The building inspector who carried out the inspection has now retired. Another inspector brought the file out and stated there is a record of a visit at the property and a return visit will be carried out to inspected the exposed areas. So no evidence of the visit to check the exposed areas.
The current inspector agreed to meet up at the house and will take it from there. On his visit you can see clearly the exposed plasterboard cut out on the roof which has been repaired which indicates that this was cut out for inspection. The inspector is adamant to see the the insulation and the floorboards even though its all laminated and decorated. The owner at this stage was very furious and irate that there is no chance he is going to expose after your inspector was satisfied with it. He also stated and argued that is your negligence that you inspector has not documented it. The owner also advised to contact the retired inspector if he can remember the visit bu to no avail.
The inspector is not budging from his decision to inspect again. Owner has emailed and threatend to go to the ombudsman and to see the superior council officer.
Sorry for the long winded thread but i thought it will benefit if you knew the whole situation.
From your professional advice wher the owner stand. worse case scenario can he withdraw his application and go to a approved inspector i do understand the approved inspector still wants to see the job in detail.
I did some drawings for a dormer conversion. Now the owner appointed a incompetent contractor who carried out the work without informing the LA building control for the inspections (He was being paid on a daily rate).
When the work was complete the owner contacted the LA building control to come and carry out the final inspection. When the Building inspector arrived he informed the owner that we don not have any record of any previous visits. So to get around this he advised to expose the roof and the floor so he could examine the insulation and joist works and rsjs.
You can imagine how annoyed the owner was but any way he agreed to expose and will ring when ready. Once exposed 4 days later the inspector arrived and was satisfied.
Home owner carried on and repaired the exposed areas painted and decorated the full property laminated the whole house. Now this has been 6 months since the inspector was satisfied with the works.
Gas and electric inspection was carried out at the property and the owner went to drop the paperwork off at the Building Control Office to so they can issue a completion certificate. The building inspector who carried out the inspection has now retired. Another inspector brought the file out and stated there is a record of a visit at the property and a return visit will be carried out to inspected the exposed areas. So no evidence of the visit to check the exposed areas.
The current inspector agreed to meet up at the house and will take it from there. On his visit you can see clearly the exposed plasterboard cut out on the roof which has been repaired which indicates that this was cut out for inspection. The inspector is adamant to see the the insulation and the floorboards even though its all laminated and decorated. The owner at this stage was very furious and irate that there is no chance he is going to expose after your inspector was satisfied with it. He also stated and argued that is your negligence that you inspector has not documented it. The owner also advised to contact the retired inspector if he can remember the visit bu to no avail.
The inspector is not budging from his decision to inspect again. Owner has emailed and threatend to go to the ombudsman and to see the superior council officer.
Sorry for the long winded thread but i thought it will benefit if you knew the whole situation.
From your professional advice wher the owner stand. worse case scenario can he withdraw his application and go to a approved inspector i do understand the approved inspector still wants to see the job in detail.