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megaphone said:
OP did you do this as a favour? Did you charge for your time or just the kit involved? Did you invoice, give the school a proper bill? Are you insured to carry out this type of work?
How is any of that relevant?I'd be tempted to reply suggesting that if the miscreants broke a window to gain access that she seek compensayshun from the manufacturer of the glass.
On the other hand perhaps she's already trying that.
I don’t have insurance and I don’t normally do this type of work. The school is state run. The job was done by me and I did turn a profit. This wouldn’t of been an issue had we not had this falling out. She is trying to claim compensation to put right the damage of broken wiring and the fact the wires according to her should of been in metal conduit. When I installed the system I did explain to her verbally that ideally the metal towers the cameras were on should be replaced with the wiring going inside them but she said money was tight so not to do it. But I guess she isn’t claiming off the alarm company for the fact the alarm went off or the double glazing company for the window breaking when a brick went through it.
wjwren said:
I don’t have insurance and I don’t normally do this type of work. The school is state run. The job was done by me and I did turn a profit. This wouldn’t of been an issue had we not had this falling out. She is trying to claim compensation to put right the damage of broken wiring and the fact the wires according to her should of been in metal conduit. When I installed the system I did explain to her verbally that ideally the metal towers the cameras were on should be replaced with the wiring going inside them but she said money was tight so not to do it. But I guess she isn’t claiming off the alarm company for the fact the alarm went off or the double glazing company for the window breaking when a brick went through it.
Looks like you need to lube up then.wjwren said:
I installed a cctv system for a friends mom 3 years ago, she is a head teacher at a school and had limited budget so needed it cheap. All has been well and its worked fine but the school got broken in to last week and she blames my poor workmanship that the thieves could cut the wires. She now wants compensation from me. This has only come about as my co worker has split up from her daughter - nasty breakup. Before this we were all on very good terms. She also had me install a hidden cam in the staff room though didnt mention this in the snotty letter - im not sure this is even legal?
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