There is always small claims court...take pictures, keep reciepts and my guess he will just give up and pay when he gets the letter of demand or a small claims action. If not...it might not be worth your time to persue it further...good luck, Ross
Especially if you live in Florida....the insurance companies are looking to dump customers in hurricane alley....though the alley done moved last summer!
I kept on calling, with each call getting a little more demanding. Today out of the blue, he shows up, looks at damage, apologizes and says he'll take care of everything. Amazing, he doesn't call back for 5 days, then suddenly shows up. Persistence paid off.
Bob
-> Bob,
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-> Call your insurance agent, have the damage documented, and file a claim.
-> Get in touch with the plumber's bonding company ( your insurer may do this).
-> File a complaint with the licensing board.
I doubt that your insurance company will do anything about it if it is just water. I had a roof leak that my insurance company (State Farm) would pay to repair, but they would do nothing about the carpet -- even if there was mildew due to the water from the roof leak. They suggested that I just use a fan to dry it out read well.
In fact, your carpet may be just fine if you suck up as much of the moisture as you can (shop vac or carpet shampooer) and dry it out using a fan or two.
I agree that an insurance claim might be the wrong way to go. Besides, your claim may be less than your deductable.
Suzie,
My mother had exactly the opposite experience in 2004 with a plumbing leak. The insurer replaced or fixed all of the water damage but would not fix the leak itself. I think that the OP should get his carpet and other damage fixed professionally. The question of a "deductible" isn't important since the plumber or his bonding company will make good on that. He needs to notify everyone, take some pictures, mitigate his damages, and get them fixed.
Dave M.
The plumber stopped by this afternoon and agreed it was his problem and said he'd take care of everything. He was a little slow in his response and actually didn't respond until I threatened, but in the end, he agreed it was his fault.
Bob
Is the leak like this one?
Congrats for your persistance....I have found that many times it *does* pay off......Ross
I took a plumbing course a couple years ago. There was an apartment maintenance man who used compression fittings because he didn't know how to solder. His boss told him to learn or pay for the fittings himself.
Anyhow; if you paid by check I sure hope you stopped payment.
Oscar_Lives posted for all of us....
Ohhh Oscar, that's not a leak, thats a fountain!
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the > work, he turned water back on and didn't check for leaks. There was > nothing obvious at first, but 15 minutes after he left the bedroom carpet > was soaked in one corner. He had put the ferrule in backwards in a > compression fitting in the bathroom. I fixed that leak and phoned his > answering machine to express my displeasure and ask him what he was going > to do about the stained carpet. An hour later I discovered a second leak > on a compression fitting on 5/8 inch copper pipe. I phoned again and again > and he won't call back. Since this guy is licensed, should I notify the > state licensing board? I'm afraid to call another licensed plumber because > the next guy might be worse than the first one so I'll get out my torch > and sweat in a decent fitting to replace the compression fitting, but I'm > still p*ssed about the carpet. I somehow thought a licensed professional > would know how to connect two pipes together.
Is the leak like this one?
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That was in BAD TASTE!!!
I do believe so. As someone who has used a lot of ferrules. They are both symmetrical, and also they have a circumfrence.
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On 27-Jan-05 At About 22:47:55, Stormin Mormon wrote to All Subject: Re: plumber problem - what now?
SM> From: "Stormin Mormon"
SM> I do believe so. As someone who has used a lot of ferrules. They are SM> both symmetrical, and also they have a circumfrence.
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news: snipped-for-privacy@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... "He had SM> put the ferrule in backwards in a compression fitting in the SM> bathroom."
SM> Not that I'm an expert on ferrules, but the ones I recall were SM> symetrical. Aren't they?
Wrong as usual. there are some ferrules that are one sided.
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