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How long is a contractor responsible for repairing issues in a new home?
Posted on 2/23/20 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 2/23/20 at 6:05 pm
I remember at closing I was told 1 year for contractors work and a 10 year warranty on the home.
We have been in this house for 14 months. Saturday morning my wife was getting ready in our bathroom when the vanity lights went out and the GFCI outlet her hair drier was plugged in gave up too. I checked the breaker panel and nothing was tripped. The GFCI would not test or reset. Today I replaced the GFCI outlet today thinking that may be the problem. It wasn’t. Nothing on the switch panel or that outlet works. Obviously there is a dead short somewhere.
Long story short, is my contractor responsible for fixing this issue?
We have been in this house for 14 months. Saturday morning my wife was getting ready in our bathroom when the vanity lights went out and the GFCI outlet her hair drier was plugged in gave up too. I checked the breaker panel and nothing was tripped. The GFCI would not test or reset. Today I replaced the GFCI outlet today thinking that may be the problem. It wasn’t. Nothing on the switch panel or that outlet works. Obviously there is a dead short somewhere.
Long story short, is my contractor responsible for fixing this issue?
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Posted on 2/23/20 at 6:39 pm to drfeelgood
You already gave your answer.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 6:42 pm to HubbaBubba
I guess ‘yes’ was too difficult to type.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 6:43 pm to HubbaBubba
quote:
You already gave your answer.
this ^^^^^
and its not a huge deal, somewhere a nail went through the wire between outlet and breaker, call electrician to get new wire run and your done. it shouldnt cost all that much, maybe a couple hundred
Posted on 2/23/20 at 8:18 pm to drfeelgood
Call the contractor/electrician and ask. They may just fix it for you even though dont have to.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 8:38 pm to drfeelgood
New Home Warranty Act
You can scroll to the right to see what all is covered and for for long. Just contact the contractor if you think it's covered. If they give you trouble, those statutes tell you what to do next.
You can scroll to the right to see what all is covered and for for long. Just contact the contractor if you think it's covered. If they give you trouble, those statutes tell you what to do next.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 11:10 pm to drfeelgood
There’s a 2 year on major mechanicals to an extent.
quote:
Two years following the warranty commencement date, the plumbing, electrical, heating, cooling, and ventilating systems exclusive of any appliance, fixture, and equipment will be free from any defect due to noncompliance with the building standards or due to other defects in materials or workmanship not regulated by building standards.
Posted on 2/24/20 at 8:29 am to drfeelgood
Are you certain you know which breaker those outlets are on? Check to see if it is an arc fault breaker. If I remember right, they might not trip "all the way" like a regular breaker. It will move only halfway, so sometimes you might not notice it as tripped. If you aren't familiar with those, they will have a small square "test" button on them, usually green. To reset it, switch it completely off then back on.
Note: They tend to go bad more often that regular breakers.
Note: They tend to go bad more often that regular breakers.
Posted on 2/24/20 at 9:56 am to drfeelgood
The new GFCI's are a pain in the rear. It may be the GFCI, or as was stated above, an issue with the wire somewhere along the way.
Posted on 2/24/20 at 10:56 am to drfeelgood
The short answer is 1 on cosmetics, 2 years on mechanical and 5 on structural if in Louisiana.
LA New Home Warranty Act
LA New Home Warranty Act
Posted on 2/24/20 at 11:49 am to drfeelgood
I called my builder and he came right out this morning and fixed the problem in an hour. It was an issue with the arc fault breaker. Thanks for the replies.
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