We've had quite a bit of rain during the 2 previous weekends. Probably, the water in the foundation of our house has already accumulated for months. But a week ago, it became apparent in all of the walls of our central corridor. At first we were afraid that our floor heating system would have a leak. But the pressure in the tubes hasn't gone down, even after we had closed off the circuit for days. So it has to come from outside. Probably from the drainage tube behind our house. Christine recalled that the men who constructed the wall behind the house had found this tube when they dug a trench for the foundation. And they had warned her that it had been put there in a way that violated all the rules of a decent drainage. The guys have tried to mend it for as much as they could. But obviously not enough.
So, why is this good news, you might ask? It's Danilo's first big mistake! He, who never bothered to show up at the construction site but nevertheless charged us €11.000,- just for being "director of works". He, and his buddy Nezio who did the actual work, will now have to answer for this major cock-up. We're very well aware that in the end we'll probably have to make a compromise with him regarding the lawsuit and the amount we still ought to pay him. After all, the works on our house have been completed, even if he is a big con who's brought us in so much trouble. But with this, we'll see how fast he'll be willing to settle...
Realistically, Danilo is far too arrogant and will probably not want to abandon the courtcase or settle for a reasonable amount. But now we're sure that he'll be digging his own grave in that case. Our new (and very good) sollicitor was very clear about that! She's going to send Danilo and Nezio a very juicy registered letter about the damage to our house. We can't wait for their reply!
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