CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS

What You Need To Know About Construction Defects

Construction defect claims often reveal many pitfalls with regards to determining fault and coverage. The severity, difficulty, and amount of work from construction defect claims continue to rise. Because of this, claims managers find it necessary to turn to dynamic people and ideas to handle the details of these claims. Over the past several years, the insurance industry has seen a rise in the size of construction defect cases throughout the nation. The cases our construction defects lawyers at Arguello Law Firm handle involve six kinds of issues:

Geologic Hazards Such as Soil and Slope Instability: Many builders and developers face great dangers in collapsing soil and hillside communities that may be open to landslides. Through proper design and construction techniques, many dangers such as landslides, rock falls and flooding can be anticipated and avoided.

Design Errors: A number of homeowners find poorly designed structures and systems that do not function properly. These deficiencies may include inadequately designed flooring, septic, heating, plumbing, ventilation, roof, and irrigation systems, among other parts of a home or building.

Poor Workmanship: Poor workmanship is often the most widespread complaint. Builders often employ unqualified, inexperienced, or unsupervised laborers or cheap subcontractors, leading to a number of construction defects.

Failing Roadways and Infrastructure: Roadways and other community infrastructure and amenities warrant carefully designed engineering and construction, and require consideration of soil and environmental conditions.

Construction Material and Product Failures: Many times, structural components and building materials just fail. This may be the result of manufacturing errors, inadequate construction techniques and application, or the mixture of components and materials with the environment.

Insurance Disputes and Serious Personal Injury: The construction defects lawyers at our firm have extensive experience working with all types of insurance policies. Serious personal injury claims stemming from negligible construction can include electrocution, burns from fires, and allergic reactions to unstable or toxic building materials.

Construction Defects Attorneys

Our construction defects attorneys at Arguello Law Firm have the rich knowledge and years of experience required to fully understand design concepts, construction techniques, and insurance. Our construction defects attorneys possess a strong understanding of the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved in the construction process.