Hi,
Silly question perhaps... but would like input and opinions.
- I had renovations done last summer to my bathrooms. The original contractor was let go after it became apparent that he was over his head in terms of proper finishing. He has since gone bankrupt.
- We got a permit from the town I live in (Suburb of Montreal). We provided a rough description and a crude drawing where partitions were going to be going in our bathroom downstairs. We received the permit with no further questions.
Consequently, it was discovered after a sewer backup that the plumbing that was done by the contractor that was let go, did not meet spec.
I can bore you with many more sad details and might if you want =96 but here is the essential question.
I now realize that we could have possibly avoided this plumbing problem if the person at the town who issued us the permit had told us that we could have the town=92s inspector come and approve or question certain procedures at certain stages (electricity before putting up the walls, plumbing before cementing the floor etc). I was not aware of this at all.
Question:
Is it the town=92s responsibility to inform home owners that we had the right to call in their inspectors at certain stages in construction, or does the responsibly solely lie with homeowner to know these things ? Do I have a case, to and proceed to sue the city for neglecting to give us this critical information, or am I guilty of being ignorant ?
Thousands of dollars must now be spent to rectify the situation, that in my opinion could have been avoided.
Thanks.