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Was the plate the proper size?

William T. LeMaster CBO/CEAP/MCP
Okaloosa County
From: codetalk-bounces at myfloridacode.com [mailto:codetalk-bounces at myfloridacode.com] On Behalf Of Ken Rodgers
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:45 PM
To: codetalk at myfloridacode.com
Subject: [Florida Code Talk] Damage Responsibilities

Evening All,
  I know this isn't really a code question but hope I can get some feedback nonetheless.  This is in regards to responsibilities for damages during construction & remodeling.  Normally, it's pretty cut and dry and as such I take full responsibility to make repairs as needed for any damages I may have done.  However, a recent minor incident just raised the question and thought I'd get feedback from others.

  After a recent bathroom remodel job, the customer called to let me know they had to call in a plumber to repair a leak in the hot water line.  During installation of wainscoting over the existing sheetrock, one of my guys had shot a finish nail into it and it didn't start leaking until a few weeks later.  There was a protection plate but unfortunately it did not completely cover the pipes and as luck would have it my guys found the exposed spot.  So, the question is, since the plate was not properly placed, how much responsibility should I or do I bear?  In this particular instance it's not really a big deal and I will most likely cover everything either way (certainly not worth getting into a dispute over).  However, I just thought I'd bring this up as a sort of case study to get feedback for this and future issues.

Thanks,

Ken

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