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Leaking balcony, house built 2007.

  • 15-06-2013 1:20pm
    #1
    bofinfan
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    Moved into a new house in 2007, 3 storey house with a balcony. Most of the houses have had balcony leaks at this stage but my leak just occured this week, mid-June 2013. Prior to this the builder or Homebond covered repairs. I checked with Homebond and they only cover water leaks notified within 5 years of a new build so they did not want to entertain me. House insurance will only cover if due to storm damage or a leaking pipe. The roofing company that looked at my house had been called into the estate in 2009 to repair 4 balconies and they said that there was a design problem with all the balconies. The builder does not want to know about any problems. I have been quoted €3,000 to repair the problem which I will have to pay myself.
    Any advice would be welcome. Is the builder responsible when so many houses have had leaks from the balconies? Or is Homebond responsible when the roofing company feel that it is a design problem with all the balconies? It has been a regular sight to see cherrypickers in the estate and a balcony pulled up. There are just 22 houses with these balconies.


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  • #2
    corkplumber
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭corkplumber


    bofinfan wrote: »
    Moved into a new house in 2007, 3 storey house with a balcony. Most of the houses have had balcony leaks at this stage but my leak just occured this week, mid-June 2013. Prior to this the builder or Homebond covered repairs. I checked with Homebond and they only cover water leaks notified within 5 years of a new build so they did not want to entertain me. House insurance will only cover if due to storm damage or a leaking pipe. The roofing company that looked at my house had been called into the estate in 2009 to repair 4 balconies and they said that there was a design problem with all the balconies. The builder does not want to know about any problems. I have been quoted €3,000 to repair the problem which I will have to pay myself.
    Any advice would be welcome. Is the builder responsible when so many houses have had leaks from the balconies? Or is Homebond responsible when the roofing company feel that it is a design problem with all the balconies? It has been a regular sight to see cherrypickers in the estate and a balcony pulled up. There are just 22 houses with these balconies.

    UNFORTUNATLEY its a maintaince issue and no home insurance pays out for maintaince issues.

    HOMEBOND will cover the structure but not internalls within 5 years. so get it fixed asap as a bad down pour of rain. will eventually cause damage to ceilings and walls ect causing more expense to you. Resulting damage from the balcony is not covered by maintaince also.

    If you where living in an aparment with this issue. The responsibilty would be on the owner with the leaking balcony. However IN YOUR CASE. its down to you to repair and pay for it.

    Dont forget water escaping into hidden recess causes more damage. Just because you cant see water damage internally. Does not mean you are having problems internally.


  • #3
    corkgsxr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    Where is it. We fix alot of leaking balconies doubt it would be 3 grand either


  • #4
    corkplumber
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭corkplumber


    corkgsxr wrote: »
    Where is it. We fix alot of leaking balconies doubt it would be 3 grand either
    are you based in cork (corkgxr) i come across a lot of this. can pass them onto you. during the winter on average 10 calls plus are leaking balconies.


  • #5
    shane0007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,677 ✭✭✭shane0007


    corkplumber wrote: »
    are you based in cork (corkgxr).

    I would say he's from Cork & could get to a job very quickly on his GSXR!


  • #6
    corkplumber
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭corkplumber


    shane0007 wrote: »
    I would say he's from Cork & could get to a job very quickly on his GSXR!

    whats gsxr?


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  • #7
    corkgsxr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    Ya I do work for a crowd thats fixing about 1-2 a week.

    087 094 4050 obr maintenance.


  • #8
    corkgsxr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    corkplumber wrote: »
    whats gsxr?
    A suzuki gsxr 600 (a motorbike)
    shane0007 wrote: »
    I would say he's from Cork & could get to a job very quickly on his GSXR!

    I could get away with it when I was a apprentice but not anymore. Id love a job where I didn't have to carry so much tools. Van be gone. Have a car and take the bike to work. But I have far too much tools


  • #9
    corkplumber
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭corkplumber


    could you not get a side cart with a roof rack for the bike.:D


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