Hi there, this is a long shot. We got an extension done completed end 2000. Our roof is a disaster and has been leaking since early 2001. They came out fixed it etc and we left it for a while. Finally in 2007 we decided to get our act together (after 2 kids - quite distracting) and contacted a specialist (building) legal advisor. She tells us that it is past the 6 year deadline although we might still have a case. She does investigative work which costs us 4k - and the result is that while she thinks we might have a case, it's past the deadline and it is looking like it could end up costing a lot to fight this and what happens if it goes 50/50. Based on the small amount of work already costing us 4k, we decide that we'd have to pump a lot more money in and since to fix the roof would be about 15k, we decide to bite the bullet. The roof is only short of needing buckets at this stage and we can't face a winter of roof conversation again. The fact is the roof ends lower than the guttering so it's bad design with the water facing an uphill struggle to get into the gutters..and the rest, badly stuck together, wrong tiles etc.
So it would seem that house insurance is no good to us. We tried this once and they told us that house insurance does not cover bad workmanship and the only recourse is the builder. Any other sources that we might be able to claim - other than the builder of course.
Thanks
Wishbone.
So it would seem that house insurance is no good to us. We tried this once and they told us that house insurance does not cover bad workmanship and the only recourse is the builder. Any other sources that we might be able to claim - other than the builder of course.
Thanks
Wishbone.