How to get a contractor to fix damage they caused

“And this morning, we found the whole garage ceiling is leaking. Damaged the whole garage ceiling and wall. It's directly under the kitchen.”source ↗

““That is dishwasher problem, not mine””source ↗

“I am already tired to deal with this ceiling repair... and this plumber......”source ↗

“Sewer line repair 2 weeks after doing a full renovation 😞 Pour one out for me”source ↗

“I’m doing some remodeling and asked the electrician to add an outlet for a mounted TV. I assumed he’d pull the outlet and fish the line through, but he made this cut just above the lower outlet.”source ↗

“Just a lazy install because he didn't care that you are left with a drywall repair.”source ↗

“Fence company hit, and broke not one, but two of our lines from our well.”source ↗

“They broke another line, or another section of our well line.”source ↗

“My question is, who's responsible for the repair, the homeowner or the fencing company?”source ↗

“Right after the job was finished, I started hearing a constant running water sound, and my subsequent water bills were absolutely astronomical.”source ↗

“This handyman jobber hacked about 7ft off of the bottom of these 30ft arbs with a sawzaw yesterday and not only does it look like total shit but now makes a hidden graveyard visible from the street.”source ↗

“Installer is a hack. 100% possible without that drywall patch.”source ↗

“When I was digging a trench for a french drainage system, the only people who came out to mark the propery was internet/phone companies. The city said... good luck with everything else!!”source ↗

“there's a tight turn in my apt garage and I fucked up and hit this gutter, Im about to tell my landlord tomorrow morning but I wanna know how much of a damage it'll be so I'll be mentally prepared 😭”source ↗

“How much is this gonna cost?”source ↗

“While I was figuring this out, I had contacted him to say my toilet was constantly running and I couldn’t figure out what was causing it. He didn’t even offer to come and take a look or offer suggestions.”source ↗

“Well… this is how they left the job. The soffit is completely pulled down in sections, and some of it is bent and cracked.”source ↗

“No contract and I agree, there has to be a way to carefully remove the vines without ripping down my soffit and fascia. They just grabbed and pulled and destroyed my property.”source ↗

“I didn't, only the deposit”source ↗

“This summer, our living room ceiling collapsed because the AC pan was on a sloped away from the drain. My wife and I were denied by insurance, quoted $8500 for mold remediation, and ended up taking it upon ourselves to clean up the mess.”source ↗

“Am I able to ask him to fix the drywall and insulation that need to be replaced? Doesn't he have insurance for that?”source ↗

“I feel this. I had an arborist come over to trim 20 years worth of tree branches around my house (previous owner was neglectful). They did a great job but the bobcat/carts ruined my very fragile backyard shade grass. The only hope now is to aerate/overseed and hope for the best next season. 😔”source ↗

“brought my wife’s Honda CRV 2014 with 114k miles to a mechanic. they were supposed to change the starter out and they encountered a seized bolt and declined to work on it further.”source ↗

“we took it to a second shop and they noticed the transmission had a crack in it from the first shop. We called the first mechanic who admitted they cracked the transmission and finally admitted fault from attempting to get the seized bolt out.”source ↗

“the first mechanic is offering to replace the starter as originally promised and not repair the transmission. They have offered to give a warranty for the cracked transmission but they are not willing to go through their insurance or replace it with a new transmission.”source ↗

“During the process of changing the soffits and fascia, they smashed the entire front garden as well as some railroad ties used to build the garden beds.”source ↗

“They did fix the damaged portions of the wood but they are refusing to do anything about the garden.”source ↗

“I'm being told the garden damage was unavoidable and they will not be doing anything for us with respect to that.”source ↗

“The problem is, I am struggling with what to ask for as compensation.”source ↗

“I'm not sure what to go about asking for to make this right, but I want to allow the company to try to make it right.”source ↗

“So we are having an issue with the roofing company coming back out to adjust our gutters.”source ↗

“Also they tore off this very window box when preparing for the work. Instead of coming inside asking me if I could remove it. They literally ripped it off the front of the window sil.”source ↗