putting your foot in it

[uug197h]

removed a bathroom suite and a shower cubical some of the floor boards had rotted and others had been chopped up before and placed back i stood on one of the boards and it slipped of the joist and my foot and half my leg went through the kitchen ceiling the customer asked if she had been hurt who would be liable (she didn't ask how i was) I would like to now the answer if any one knows and who is liable for the ceiling

[MrSpoon]

hmm not sure who would be liable but i bet she'll pretend to injure herself and get some money out of you

[DB-Tiling]

hmm not sure who would be liable but i bet she'll pretend to injure herself and get some money out of you

no chance of that. i was in the kitchen laughing my tits off
the said board had been cut that close to the edge of the joist it was a joke. as for the rotten ones (obviously kept away for them till they are replaced) they were joined underneath with skirting board.

[charlie1]

Eye be carefull there uug, I would seek some pro advice on that first thing tomorrow, sounds like it could be trouble.

[brian c]

whoever took them up and replaced them previously...surely?

[MrSpoon]

no chance of that. i was in the kitchen laughing my tits off

lol id love to see it happen too, but whos going to be there tonight keeping an eye out, she didnt have the courtesy to ask how he was, which indicates she doesn't care about others, so maybe she will look after number one and accidentally slip/trip as she makes her way to the loo in the middle of the night in dark as the tiler smashed her bulb while lifting the bath out and hadn't replaced the bulb. not saying she will do this but lets face it theres some evil sods out there that will take advantage of every opportunity

[deanotile]

She is responsible for making sure the area you have to work in is safe as in effect she is the contractor. But you are responsible for your one safety. As for the damage the house insurants should cover that.

[DB-Tiling]

this is the best bit. we have our usual plasterer coming friday pm to do the bathroom ceiling. so asked if he would do the kitchen one in the am. sorted.

she wants it artexing too

[Droopy]

I would think as long as you are not the one who made an arse of cutting the floorboards you went through, then she will be the one liable, mate.

Phone your public liability insurer and find out though.
Then if she is liable, she can pick up the tab for the extra work.

[LM Ceramics]

ive done it before when i was on work experience at school working for a plumber i went to pass the blow torch and stepped on this floor board and my foot went straight through the celing luckily the ceiling was getting re boarded anyway phew

[uug197h]

If the floorboard moves or is rotten and you have not removed the floor board and you put you foot through it and the ceiling below its the customers responsibility for the repair and your injury, we had this one repaired telling the customer it was a good will gesture (we are on the third job for this customer and they are wanting another job doing early next year) keep the customer happy and keep the work coming in.

[GazTech]

If you had been injured who would have payed.....the customer is liable for the repair of their own house...

[MICK the Tiler]

Down here if you injure a member of the public they are able to make a claim against your public liability insurance, as for the damage if the clients house insurance did not cover for accidental damage then this would also be claimed on you public liability and as for your own injuries then you would be covered by work cover.

In Oz if you take on a job you are responsible for the workplace health and safety of the job until the contract is finished no matter who or what may have caused the initial problem in the first place.

Put it this way a plumber comes in after i've tiled the bathroom (the job has been signed sealed and delivered and all amounts due paid in full} slips on the floor whilst holding a spanner wich flies out of his hand and twirls across the room and hits the home owner in the head and she ends up blind. Can they sue me?............................................... ...........

























I DON'T THINK SO

[deanotile]

If you had been injured who would have payed.....the customer is liable for the repair of their own house...

It is the customer responsibility to provide a safe working environment as well Gaz.

[uug197h]

its not the customer responsibility to provide a safe working environment but it is the customer responsibility if the area you are working is in disrepair and you have an accident

[mz30]

From what i can gather the loose floorboards were underneath the bath/shower you removed,if thats the case you are liable for creating an unsafe workplace.

For instance if you were removing a window and putting in a door (in place of window)and never supported the gap with a joist/rsj and the back of the house fell down you would be liable for creating an unsafe workplace.

I know the comparisons are miles apart ,but would be judged the same.