Who is responsible for the removal of brush
carol_annie
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Comments (1)As I later discovered, there's a Weeds forum that's most likely a much more appropriate forum than this one. I'm adding a post there. My apologies if this was the wrong forum in which to ask my question. Thanks....See Moreneighboring trees dead and dangerous - who's responsible for what
Comments (13)We have the opposite end of this - when we bought the house, we didn't notice the large gash (a long-ago healed lightning gash) in the ENORMOUS pine tree that's just barely on our side of the property line. A couple years ago, the house next door sold, and the new neighbors freaked out. The gash faces them, so they noticed it. They asked us to cut the tree down. Problem is, it would take a crane to get the thing out - it's easily 20-30+++ feet above the roofs of the houses. To get in there, the crane would have to drive over our leach field, which would crush the entire leach field and require replacing the field afterwards. I shudder to think of the bill. Frankly, the tree looks healthy to me. It's still vigorous and doesn't drop branches any more than other trees around. To be safe, I had a tree guy come by. He told me he thinks it will stil be here for years and years, and all the above about the crane. He only knew of one person around who *might* be able to handle the work. I should have asked him if he'd write all that down so we don't look negligent, but I didn't think to, because I really don't think anything will happen. All our houses nestle in the woods. We're the type to figure out how to live in harmony with that. The neighbors let a logger in last summer to clear-cut their entire yard. (I think they're not into living in the woods.) When they had the logger in there last year, I tried asking the logger & them to go the last bit and get the tree, but the logger would never discuss it with me. (I'm not sure he had the equipment, given that it's between both houses.) And the neighbors didn't try and help solve the problem. If they wanted it solved that badly, that would have been the time to do it - we could have gotten a crane in through their clear-cut yard, which was obviously torn up already. We would have been happy to give them permission at that time to get it cut down on their own. We don't have the huge amount of money sitting around that it would take to get the thing out, and an expert's told me it's just fine. They're not actively hostile or anything, but I do know they think we should get it taken care of. What do you do in a situation like this?...See MoreWho's responsible if cabinets are damaged removing countertop?
Comments (9)Unintended minor damage occurs during stone installation all the time. That is to be expected when handling large bulky objects in a confined space. There are waivers written into every stone contract that cover incidental damage. Now, if they accidentally drop the stone, that is why they have insurance. It’s for accidents. Incidental damage is not an accident. It is part of the standard risk of the job. Final paint and cabinet touch up always need to happen right at the end of any remodeling job. It is the same for doing any controlled demo in a structure where portions are attempting to be kept. As in if you want a new shower, but want to keep your existing floors. That intersection of old and new on the floor can not be guaranteed not to sustain some damage from the demolition of the shower. That is a risk that the homeowner must assume when trying to blend old and new together without doing a complete gut. Now, if the contractor damages a pipe, and it floods the house, that’s covered by his insurance. The damage to the floor tile that is touching the shower curb will not be covered by anyone. The contractor may offer to install some of the shower tile at the shower entry, but he isn’t going to rip out the entire bath floor and put in new tile. Not without getting paid to do so....See MoreAdvice Needed - scratched tile - who is responsible ?
Comments (2)All of you are responsible and all should share the blame equally. The store recommended a wrong product, you very easily could have have and should have read the packaging for the products you supplied to the tile setter, and the tile setter as he should have known better and or read the bag for what he was installing. Wrong products happen but installing them indicates acceptance. He should have refused to keep going once he realized the tile was getting scratched, not just notified you, You should have stopped him immediately and contacted the tile store at that point before anyone went any further....See Moredavidandkasie
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