The new geyser has been fully installed with the hot water supply running correctly. A PIRB certificate will be submitted shortly along with the invoice for the repairs.

I have provided a breakdown of the various damages affecting the property. The resultant damages inside the apartment are as follows:

Flooring (Parquet):

• Due to the geyser burst, an immense amount of water poured onto the kitchen floor and bled into the adjoining passageways connecting to the lounge and the bedroom.
• This has ultimately led to the parquet flooring to lose its adhesive properties causing it to lift very badly.
• Moisture based damages have affected the timber making up the parquet panels causing the panels to swell and expand.
• The only way to rectify the floor is to lift the flooring, prep the floor’s surface and refit the blocks. Thereafter the flooring will need to be sanded thoroughly and coated with a sealer.
• The flooring in the kitchen is made up of vinyl planks and seems to be in fine condition. There was no lifting or planks peeling from the screed. I do have my concerns though, as the adhesive keeping the flooring down could potentially lose its adhesive properties and dislodge. This may be a latent issue and I feel it is important that this is brought up in case any issues occur at a later time.

BICs:

• All of the lower BICs have been very badly damaged by the geyser water.
• The BICs lower panels and bases have split, peeled and can clearly be seen warping.
• In order to gain access to the geyser and replace the cylinder, our plumbing team had to dismantle the section of the BICs serving as an encasement for the geyser cylinder. This has ultimately led to some of the panels to break slightly due to the stripping. These panels can thankfully be repaired and salvaged. There are panels that have unfortunately been severely damaged by the water causing the timer to swell and warp – please see attached photos as a reference.
• These above-mentioned BICs will all need to be disassembled, new materials purchased and the BICs reinstalled as per the existing design and layout.

Paintwork (Walls):

• The walls have subsequently been very badly damaged due to the replacing of the geyser. Graze marks left behind on the walls can clearly be seen in the area where the geyser is.
• We will need to paint the wall from end to end to ensure a quality finished paint application.

Skirting boards:

• The skirting boards will need to be attended to while the parquet flooring is being repaired.
• Due to the sanding machines, the skirting boards tend to get scuffed and they will need to be sanded and decorated with a sealer.
• The lengths of skirting boards in the central foyer just outside of the kitchen have been drenched in water and have subsequently pulled away from the walls – refer to the attached photos as a reference.
• Badly affected sections of skirting boards that were damaged by moisture will need to be removed, prepped and reinstalled thereafter to ensure a quality finish.

Carpentry works:

• The doors in the immediate area and the connected passageway have been damaged slightly and have swollen at the bases causing difficulty to open and close the doors properly.
• We will need to remove the doors, plane them to size and refit them.

Paintwork (Carpentry works):

• Paintwork repairs will be required to bring the doors and skirting boards back to their original condition.
• The doors in the property are all painted with white enamel while the skirting boards are coated with a tinted wood sealer.

Unforeseeable damages:

• The kitchen took the brunt of the damage and is therefore the worst affected section in the property. At the time of the assessment it was very difficult to determine the state of the damage to the cupboards. It is recommended

Latent damages:

• Due to the quantity of the water that poured from the geyser cylinder, it is apparent that the base of many of the walls were drenched in water. This ultimately leads to rising damp and subsequently blistering to the paintwork in the area.

• The tenant stated that she had been experiencing electrical faults in the apartment. I feel a reserve should be allocated to electrical related repairs if necessary.
• A thorough test will be conducted at the property before any repairs are to be conducted.

 

SCOPE OF WORKS

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

Parquet flooring repairs – Sanding and refurbishing work: Move all furniture out of workspace and prep the area thoroughly for sanding works where necessary. Block off all entranceways and doorways to prevent unwanted dust from entering or covering the adjoining rooms. Fill, sand and prep floor for polyurethane sealer application. Apply sealer to the entirety of the floor – corner to corner. Skirting boards to be repainted when flooring repairs have been completed – materials and labour included in costing. Skirting boards: The skirting boards in the living room area and the passageway interlink. We have included an allowance to repair the skirting boards once the parquet flooring has been repaired and sealed. Dehumidifier allowance: A dehumidifier has been costed for to dry out the area at a faster pace, once the old flooring has been removed our team will be placing 2 dehumidifiers in the affected spaces.

Carpentry works (Built in cupboards – BICs): Dismantle and remove existing components. Dispose of all affected and unusable components. Leave geyser section of the BICs rear backing board exposed to ensure that the brackets are secured directly to the wall. Supply and fit new components as per existing BICs unit. Seal BICs as per existing design. Unforeseeable damages may arise from the cupboard.

Carpentry works (Skirting boards – Passageway and bedroom 2): Remove damaged skirting boards and dispose (where necessary). Supply and fit matching meranti skirting boards as per existing. Fit the skirting boards after the new parquet flooring has been fitted/installed, sanded and coated with a sealer.

Carpentry works (Kitchen, bedroom 1 and storage room doors): Remove existing door. Plane lower section of door and where necessary to ensure a proper fit to the frame. Prime the door for painting. Apply enamel paint as per the existing. Re-hang door as per existing. All locks and trims to be re-used as per existing.

Paintworks (Walls – in all affected areas): Fill, sand and prep walls for paint application. Apply two coats of high-quality wall paint to all walls in the area. Paint to be applied from corner to corner. Surrounding walls are to be painted with a single coat to ensure uniformity in appearance. Match paint colour as per existing.

Paintworks (Ceilings – kitchen area): Fill, sand and prep ceiling for paint application. Apply high-quality PVA paint to ceiling in the affected area. Paint to be applied from corner to corner.

Rubble removal:  Remove all materials. Clean and clear site thoroughly before vacating completely. Ensure that the site is left in a clean and orderly manner. Higher rate used due to access – team to carry rubble through the connected staircase.