Builders Liability

BigMarv

Hi,

I posted a thead a few weeks ago about a builder who did an awful job on installing a fence.

He installed a fence on top of a wall (not really fit for purpose), and didnt check or warn that the wall/fence were suitable. In the strong winds that followed, the fence blow over, damaging the wall in the process.

He started the work on a Friday, and he was due to return on the next Tuesday to finish the fence (he had not installed all the screws, a couple of panels were not yet done, etc, but it was almost finished).

We had strong winds on the Monday, so he didn't give me suffcient warning that the wall needed work (he mentioned it on that Friday after he completed the work, but didn't say that it was urgent - nor did he highlight the area that needed repairing - he said the base of the wall needed repairs when actually the top of the walls did).

As the fence was not finished before the storm hit, does that make him liable to fix the wall/fence?

Thanks