New Home: Getting something fixed outside 2 year window

amad500

Hi,

I have recently been in contact with Bellway to try to get my guttering sorted. It was clearly a Friday afternoon job as endcaps have fallen off repeatedly and now I noticed that a corner joint had come apart. So, up the ladders I go to push it back together to find the original install had cut the long section of pipe too short so that it won't actually make a proper joint.

Since this is clearly an install issue I feel Bellway should be liable but since I've been in the property 3.5 years they just don't want to know. I'm just unlucky it didn't fail inside the window.

Am I really just out of luck or would I have a case to push this further via small claims?

Thanks.

marcia_

amad500 said:

Hi,

I have recently been in contact with Bellway to try to get my guttering sorted. It was clearly a Friday afternoon job as endcaps have fallen off repeatedly and now I noticed that a corner joint had come apart. So, up the ladders I go to push it back together to find the original install had cut the long section of pipe too short so that it won't actually make a proper joint.

Since this is clearly an install issue I feel Bellway should be liable but since I've been in the property 3.5 years they just don't want to know. I'm just unlucky it didn't fail inside the window.

Am I really just out of luck or would I have a case to push this further via small claims?

Thanks.

 Its down to you to fix. You signed the agreement that gave a 2 year period sndnits not a major building fault so you cant expect them to fix it.