BURST PIPE AND RESULTANT DAMAGES CLAIM

ASSESSMENT

Black Bird Construction was contacted by the client’s insurance company to assess and conduct repair work. An assessment took place at the client’s property in Durbanville, where various items were inspected and a quotation was then generated and accepted by the insurer and client. Below is a breakdown of what transpired during the claim and excerpts of the assessor’s findings have been included as a means to explain the various building work required to repair the damages. The scope of work has also been included along with photos of the damages before and after the repairs were completed. We hope you enjoy the post and if you would like to learn more about Black Bird Construction please feel free to contact us.

REPORT

A faulty fitting was found to be the problem behind the leak and has since been replaced. The only resultant damages are to the exterior of the home. I have provided a breakdown of the damages below:

Resultant Damages:

In order to access the affected plumbing works, our plumbing team created an opening in the wall from the exterior of the property. This was to avoid an immense amount of resultant damages from occurring from the inside of the home.
The plumbing repairs have been successfully completed and pressure tested the wall can now be bricked up, plastered and repainted.
I have attached a quotation to this email to conduct these very repairs.

SCOPE OF WORKS

BELOW IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE REPAIR WORK CONDUCTED TO THE RESULTANT DAMAGES AT THE AFFECTED PROPERTY:

Brickwork | Plastering (Stipple):

Supply all required materials and labour.
Brick closed the opening created to access the affected pipeline.
Apply cement plaster thereafter.
Apply a stipple finish to the plasterwork as per the existing finish.
Allow drying thoroughly before commencing with the paintwork.

Paintwork:

Fill, sand, and prep walls for paint application.
Supply and apply paint to affected areas.
Apply plaster primer to newly repaired areas.
Supply and apply high-quality exterior paint to affected walls.
Paint to be applied from corner to corner.
Colour codes to be supplied by the client

Rubble removal | Site clearance:

Remove all rubble from the site and ensure that the client’s property is left in a clean and orderly manner before departing from the site indefinitely.