Thank you in advance for your advice about my Slab leak in Florida.
I have a slab leak on the main pipe coming into the house. The water pours out of the slab where the pipes come into the closet with the water heater in the stairwell towards the center of the unit. The leak had damaged the hardwood floors in the dining room/living room and also one of the kitchen cabinets. There was mold between the drywall and baseboard in the closet so they were removed. The leak is yet to be repaired. If the water at the main is turned on water and sand come in from the slab where the pipe comes up through the slab.
This leak started after some pile driving work for bridge widening of I-95 so the HOA suggested that we first contact the DOT. They in turn referred us to their contractors. They finally sent and engineer to inspect, but their report says they are not liable and they claim that the vibrations would not have been the cause of the leak. I have a PDF copy of that report.
The unit is a two-story townhouse. The building has four units in it each with a courtyard. We have an HOA and our HOA fees also cover insurance for the building.
What should I do now that the DOT contractors claim no responsibility? Should the HOA cover it? They say the insurance only covers exterior walls and the roof.
I have a slab leak on the main pipe coming into the house. The water pours out of the slab where the pipes come into the closet with the water heater in the stairwell towards the center of the unit. The leak had damaged the hardwood floors in the dining room/living room and also one of the kitchen cabinets. There was mold between the drywall and baseboard in the closet so they were removed. The leak is yet to be repaired. If the water at the main is turned on water and sand come in from the slab where the pipe comes up through the slab.
This leak started after some pile driving work for bridge widening of I-95 so the HOA suggested that we first contact the DOT. They in turn referred us to their contractors. They finally sent and engineer to inspect, but their report says they are not liable and they claim that the vibrations would not have been the cause of the leak. I have a PDF copy of that report.
The unit is a two-story townhouse. The building has four units in it each with a courtyard. We have an HOA and our HOA fees also cover insurance for the building.
What should I do now that the DOT contractors claim no responsibility? Should the HOA cover it? They say the insurance only covers exterior walls and the roof.