I wanted to check this out on who is to blame when a tradesman damages something. If a person is installing something and drilled into a concrete wall which resulted in electrical cables chased into the wall being damaged. I had to get an electrician out to find the problem and then fix it. There was nothing obvious to indicate that there was cables chased into the walls but the tradesman did not obviously check if there was. The question is if it is an error on behalf of the tradesman who drilled into the wall and as a result be responsible for settling the bill that was paid to the electrican. I was going to deduct the amount I paid the electrican from his bill as he caused the problem. He says its not his fault? Has anyone experienced any situation like this before or give advice?
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