Who's at fault??

[johnryan]

good luck tomorrow. hope it all goes your well for you.

 

[poynton phil]

Well I turned up at 9am, apparently the builders cant make it today so we are meeting over the weekend (hopefully)

Anyway why i was there i drilled a hole in the crack across the conservatory, and found it to be on a joint, which is on a joist.

Then I put another hole a few inches away, and put a interscope though and had a look.

The joists dont seem to be very big, and they are braced but there is not any support along it, as the builders said they had done.

I didn't do anything with the other 2 cracks yet as the customer dont want holes everywhere, at the moment. I cant see the next crack being on a joint, as its 1.9m away, and only goes though 2 tiles, as does the 3rd crack, which comes off a wall, and is on the line of the old wall.

They have spoke to a legal advisor on this, and have been told that both parties me and the builder are liable, them for not doing the work properly, and me for tiling on a unsuitable substait.

I am certain there was not any movement when I tiled, could it have started to move, for any reason since work was completed.

I will let you know how the meeting with the builder goes, when it actually happens.

 

[Scott]

If you stipulated that work was needed on the floor and it was carried out, albeit not properly then you should be ok as to your best intentions you WERE tiling to a suitable substrate?

 

[macten]

You tiled before the heavy duty kitchen went in didn't you?