Responsiblity for broken bath mirror after window replacemnt

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My dad lives in a flat in a converted Victorian property which has recently undergone redecorations. He specified that he wanted a replacement window in the kitchen – a dg unit - and left the keys with the builders as he had planned a months holiday whilst the work was ongoing. Upon his return he has found that his bathroom mirror has been broken with glass shards left on the floor.

I suspect that this is a consequence of the vibration from the banging to get the old window out of the frame. Would this be down to my dad to replace, or would the builder be liable here? Thanks for any help.
 
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TBH it's probably not worth the hassle unless it's a very very very expensive mirror.

If he really wanted to he may be able to claim on his contents insurance but I'd just put a new mirror up myself.
 
Fair point, rjm, it does sound a bit trivial and my dad can replace the item himself without too much difficulty. But what I forgot to add was that the next door flat also has had their mirror crack, presumably due to the work undertaken. Should this also be something that my dad should cover?
 
The builder is responsible for any damage to next door as well if it was through something they were doing, vibration for example.

Is there a management in place for the building, they should have insurance.
 
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doitall said:
The builder is responsible for any damage to next door as well if it was through something they were doing, vibration for example.

Is there a management in place for the building, they should have insurance.
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Yes, there is buildings insurance but there is a an excess of around £150 for any claim.
 
Who hired the builder, it should be down to him in that case.

Seems a bit odd though that 2 mirrors get broken in different flats, are we sure one of the decs isn't a Vampire.
 
The freehold is owned by the tenants and collectively they make the decisions to carry out the major redecorations every few years, appointing the necessary builders to do this.

Yes, it is a bit odd that 2 mirrors should break, but the bathrooms, though belonging to two different flats, share the same wall.
 
You'd be hard pressed to prove a small window replacement downstairs would be responsible. Are these wall mounted mirrors or just propped up shaving mirrors?
 
It is not a particularly small window – about 1.4m by 1m. The bathrooms are on the same floor as the kitchens. The neighbours reckon there was a lot of noise re getting the old unit out; the builders needing to use a lot of force in the process.

No, Joe, they are not shaving mirrors. My dad’s is about 400 x 500mm. I am not sure about the neighbour’s mirror, though.
 
Sorry for the delay. The mirror is screwed to the wall by two screws one each side.
 
Well how did the screws come out? Not even an earthquake would pull the screws out.
 
I'll have to check with my dad but I don't see why the screws would have shifted - I am assuming that the mirror broke into pieces and the screws remained in place. I will try to confirm this though.
 
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