FAULTY GEYSER REMOVAL 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

Damages:

The damages included a faulty geyser that has since been removed and reinstalled outside the home. This is for obvious reasons, such as preventing the same sort of incident from occurring again. Since the geyser has been removed and the repairs/re-installation conducted, the previous space has been left in a poor condition. There is a pipe exposed currently protruding from the wall that will need to made flush with the rest of the wall. The wall itself is in very poor condition and will need to be plastered/skimmed over and made good. The ceiling is also in a very poor condition and needs to be repaired, plastered and painted.

SCOPE OF WORKS

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

Ceiling repairs:

Remove all affected rhinoboard ceilings.
Supply all required materials.
Fit new ceiling boards to affected areas.
Apply skimming plaster to newly installed ceiling boards.
Prep ceilings for paintwork.

Ceiling paintwork:

Fill, sand and apply basecoat to newly installed ceilings.
Apply 2 coats to entire ceiling area to ensure uniformity in colour throughout the entranceway ceiling.
Paint all attached cornices.

Plumbing:

Re-fit plumbing work.
Ensure all pipework is flush and ready for plastering.

Wall repairs:

Apply skim plaster to affected wall.
Fill, sand and prep the affected walls for paintwork.

Surrounding walls sealer:

Supply all required materials.
Cover all floors carefully to prevent and sealer spilling.
Sand and prep walls for sealer.
Apply 2 coats of sealer to surrounding walls.
Sealer to be applied to all walls (from end to end) to ensure uniformity in shade.

Rubble removal and site clearing: