Hey.
I need some guidance on what my options are regarding bad workmanship, on my neighbours side, causing damage to my side of the house, not just at the partition wall, but further along the front side, causing damage to gutter above my bay window.
Few weeks ago, my neighbours work was completed on their front wall, and their rain gutter was removed and replaced with a plastic badly joining gutter.
I observed the work taking place, and noticed that the joints between the joining gutters of our property were not sealed properly, and till this day has been leaking. The leak is making the plaster work on the neighbours side bubble up.
On my side of the partition wall, my entire wall is soaked from top to bottom, and worse at the bottom, causing Fungi to grow out of the woodwork next to the adjoining wall at the front door.
Immediately after the work finished, it rained and I noticed that my cast iron gutter had been disturbed and was leaking heavily. I was initially planning on going up there, but today it rained heavily, and we had water pouring down the front wall through the disturbed sealed joints.
It appears that the 'roofers' have attempted to line up the two gutters, and moved my cast iron gutters, in the process, disturbing the original seal.
I witnessed water pouring down, and also pouring into the property through the bay window, and onto the carpet. I've had to put two large drill holes in the bay window ceiling to let the water in, to avoid the ceiling falling down. We've had approx 3 ltrs in just one day, and were expecting rain for the next few days.
I've found out where the Builder resides, and what his company name is.
what are the best steps to take? Any help will be gratefully appreciated.
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I need some guidance on what my options are regarding bad workmanship, on my neighbours side, causing damage to my side of the house, not just at the partition wall, but further along the front side, causing damage to gutter above my bay window.
Few weeks ago, my neighbours work was completed on their front wall, and their rain gutter was removed and replaced with a plastic badly joining gutter.
I observed the work taking place, and noticed that the joints between the joining gutters of our property were not sealed properly, and till this day has been leaking. The leak is making the plaster work on the neighbours side bubble up.
On my side of the partition wall, my entire wall is soaked from top to bottom, and worse at the bottom, causing Fungi to grow out of the woodwork next to the adjoining wall at the front door.
Immediately after the work finished, it rained and I noticed that my cast iron gutter had been disturbed and was leaking heavily. I was initially planning on going up there, but today it rained heavily, and we had water pouring down the front wall through the disturbed sealed joints.
It appears that the 'roofers' have attempted to line up the two gutters, and moved my cast iron gutters, in the process, disturbing the original seal.
I witnessed water pouring down, and also pouring into the property through the bay window, and onto the carpet. I've had to put two large drill holes in the bay window ceiling to let the water in, to avoid the ceiling falling down. We've had approx 3 ltrs in just one day, and were expecting rain for the next few days.
I've found out where the Builder resides, and what his company name is.
what are the best steps to take? Any help will be gratefully appreciated.
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