Contractor Damaged My Floor

The house has hardwood floors throughout yet the contractor did not put anything down to protect the floor when they did the demolition.

Contractor damaged my floor. As part of the remodel we knocked down a couple of walls. If you don t already have a copy of the insurance information on hand ask your contractor and give that information to your insurance company. Your contractor should be volunteering to fix any damage they cause. As stated an independent.

This will be used to cover the cost of the property damage. We all know that remodeling can be a hassle. If they damaged it just explain to the foreman and they should have no problem fixing it. Or floor contractors total around 15k she had the money from me 96k to pay them she over charged us in oct of 2015 for the total of 96k now these.

You can t sue yourself for damaging your own property. I have busted my butt to be accommodating to my contractor. Because the contractor is separate from the client the contractor can be liable for damage done. If you re reading this before hiring a contractor remember to look for a licensed contractor with their own insurance.

It s seriously impacted my business but. July 11 2008 3 25 pm subscribe. In the absolute best case scenario your contractor will accept responsibility and offer to cover the damage themselves or file a claim through their insurance carrier. Instead you d have to approach the contractor for redress repairing or replacing the shingles.

If the contractor simply does a poor job improperly installing roof shingles for instance homeowners insurance likely won t rectify the situation because a standard policy typically excludes faulty or inadequate workmanship from its protections according to the iii. Contractor damaged our hardwood floors and i want to bring in a different contractor to repair the damage. But occasionally a construction project turns into a total disaster and you end up at odds with your contractor even though you thoroughly vetted the contractor and the remodeling contract before signing. I do not want to be out the funds to fix the floor should the contractor who caused the damage not pay.

Shoddy workmanship unexplained delays and amenities that never get installed can lead to frustration and anger. But a contractor is not the client and is not an employee of the client. Contractor damaged our hardwood floors now what. All contractors should have general contractor liability insurance.

They are telling me that i have to pay them the full amount due immediately and they will write the check to the floor repair person. I ve moved out with my dogs during the weekdays not easy because i also work from a home office. The same applies to sub contractors. With my crews i always instruct them to leave the home we are working on in at least the same condition we found it.

A company can t sue itself for damage done to its own property by its employees. The good the bad and the ugly.