I have never had a situation where there was question about liability for damage.
I did a commercial tile cleaning job on Sunday at a hair salon. Got a call on Monday saying they have some Pergo at one of the corners that is warping up and asking if I had anything on it that would leak water. When I went to see it and it appears the tile in the area in question slopes a bit to the area of Pergo that has the problem. The only way any moisture could get into the area would have come from when I pre-sprayed the floor ahead of scrubbing with oscillator. That is the only moisture used.
I had a contractor go and take a look at it and he felt that while some moisture may have sloped to the area it also appeared that there could have been some previous issue. He felt there was some damage prior.
I assume some moisture may have run into the area and added to the problem warping a couple pieces of the floor. But my question is about how much liability is mine. I worked with reasonable care and was not aware of any sloping before doing the work. There was no caulking to prevent water from getting to the area, and the area is the hair washing station. The Pergo is an inch thick and probably 4 boards are affected. It could run into replacing the entire area and would not be inexpensive.
The job total was about $650 and they have not paid me yet.
Am I liable?
I did a commercial tile cleaning job on Sunday at a hair salon. Got a call on Monday saying they have some Pergo at one of the corners that is warping up and asking if I had anything on it that would leak water. When I went to see it and it appears the tile in the area in question slopes a bit to the area of Pergo that has the problem. The only way any moisture could get into the area would have come from when I pre-sprayed the floor ahead of scrubbing with oscillator. That is the only moisture used.
I had a contractor go and take a look at it and he felt that while some moisture may have sloped to the area it also appeared that there could have been some previous issue. He felt there was some damage prior.
I assume some moisture may have run into the area and added to the problem warping a couple pieces of the floor. But my question is about how much liability is mine. I worked with reasonable care and was not aware of any sloping before doing the work. There was no caulking to prevent water from getting to the area, and the area is the hair washing station. The Pergo is an inch thick and probably 4 boards are affected. It could run into replacing the entire area and would not be inexpensive.
The job total was about $650 and they have not paid me yet.
Am I liable?