We purchased a house that was supposedly refurbished, the bathroom was the only problem it had a brand new suit and the walls were all panelled, the floor is laminated. Having a disabled daughter and husband we had too have the bath removed and a shower fitted to replace it. This was costly in itself but we knew that before we purchased the house.
When the builders we employed to refit the bathroom removed the bath they found all the joists were broken, they had been patched up with 3 by 2 timber but no way was this enough to make the joists safe. My plumber rang me straight away and said he could not and would not fit a shower tray onto this floor and the joists would have to be replaced. he sent me photos of the joists which I and he still have. He said had he not removed the bath and we had used it there was a great possibilty that the bath when full and my husband of 20 stone got in it , it would have gone through the floor. The thought of this happening to my disabled daughter really upset me to say the least
We had to agree to have this done at a cost of £480, I have since written to the seller and asked that this money be repaid to me. I wrote on 2 occasions and this morning received a letter form her solicitor stating 'neither they nor the seller will enter into any further correspondence with me relating to the purchase of the property'.
As the broken joists would not have shown up on any survey as the bath, flooring and wall covering would have been ruined this would have gone undetected until luckily the bath was removed before we moved in or until something seriously dangerous happened to one of us.
I feel very strongly about this as I feel it is deception on their part and would like to take this further. I would just like to ask if you think a small claim is the next best step?
When the builders we employed to refit the bathroom removed the bath they found all the joists were broken, they had been patched up with 3 by 2 timber but no way was this enough to make the joists safe. My plumber rang me straight away and said he could not and would not fit a shower tray onto this floor and the joists would have to be replaced. he sent me photos of the joists which I and he still have. He said had he not removed the bath and we had used it there was a great possibilty that the bath when full and my husband of 20 stone got in it , it would have gone through the floor. The thought of this happening to my disabled daughter really upset me to say the least
We had to agree to have this done at a cost of £480, I have since written to the seller and asked that this money be repaid to me. I wrote on 2 occasions and this morning received a letter form her solicitor stating 'neither they nor the seller will enter into any further correspondence with me relating to the purchase of the property'.
As the broken joists would not have shown up on any survey as the bath, flooring and wall covering would have been ruined this would have gone undetected until luckily the bath was removed before we moved in or until something seriously dangerous happened to one of us.
I feel very strongly about this as I feel it is deception on their part and would like to take this further. I would just like to ask if you think a small claim is the next best step?
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