Need advice on bad plumbing by contractor
I came across this forum while looking online and thought someone might be able to help.
In April 2006, I had a professional plumber come to my house and replace both the front and rear spicket on my house due to leaky seals.
Everything has been fine until a few days ago (time unknown). My wife told me that when she turned on the faucet, water came out from behind the siding. She told me this at like 10 at night, so there really was no reason to check it at that time.
Well, this morning I wake up to hear my CO2 alarm going off. It got wet, and sent it into hysterics. So did everything else in my basement get wet too.
Long story short - After some cleaning up and investigating - the frost free valve was installed with a slant running towards the house - so the water would not have drained out of the line as intended. The front faucet is fine - just the rear of the house is the problem. I have read about leaving the hose on after freezing conditions, and feel this was not the case. Either way - I feel that the faucet was installed incorrectly, so hose or not - it would not have functioned properly regardless.
Do I have any recourse to hold the plumbing company responsible for the damages (will need carpeting, 1 wall sheetrocked, and replacment of items that were on floor, not shelves). I believe this is a direct relation to their installation, but I do not have a good reason why it took 2 winters to freeze. Am i past the period for going after them? The damage is too much just to eat, so I may have to file a homeowners claim if the plumbers are not willing to work with me.
Any suggestions on this? Thanks
I came across this forum while looking online and thought someone might be able to help.
In April 2006, I had a professional plumber come to my house and replace both the front and rear spicket on my house due to leaky seals.
Everything has been fine until a few days ago (time unknown). My wife told me that when she turned on the faucet, water came out from behind the siding. She told me this at like 10 at night, so there really was no reason to check it at that time.
Well, this morning I wake up to hear my CO2 alarm going off. It got wet, and sent it into hysterics. So did everything else in my basement get wet too.
Long story short - After some cleaning up and investigating - the frost free valve was installed with a slant running towards the house - so the water would not have drained out of the line as intended. The front faucet is fine - just the rear of the house is the problem. I have read about leaving the hose on after freezing conditions, and feel this was not the case. Either way - I feel that the faucet was installed incorrectly, so hose or not - it would not have functioned properly regardless.
Do I have any recourse to hold the plumbing company responsible for the damages (will need carpeting, 1 wall sheetrocked, and replacment of items that were on floor, not shelves). I believe this is a direct relation to their installation, but I do not have a good reason why it took 2 winters to freeze. Am i past the period for going after them? The damage is too much just to eat, so I may have to file a homeowners claim if the plumbers are not willing to work with me.
Any suggestions on this? Thanks
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