Steamroller hits house leaving owner with £15k bill

A homeowner says he has been left with £15,000-worth of damage after a steamroller careered into his house.

Daniel Adcock was horrified after receiving a phone call saying the vehicle had smashed into the front of his Beswick home on Friday.

It is understood contractor Argyle N.W. was carrying out works on behalf of Lovell Homes when a worker was levelling the road on Commonwealth Avenue.

Daniel said he was told the man fell back on the machine’s faulty chair before getting his leg stuck on the accelerator.

It is understood the steamroller mounted the kerb before crashing into Daniel’s home at around 5pm.

The 28-year-old, who manages a nightclub, said his house has been left with severe structural damage, with walls throughout cracked and buckled.Windows at the front of the house were smashed and the front door and an exterior wall destroyed.

Daniel’s insurance company say the external damage alone could cost £15,000 to fix. Repairs inside will cost Daniel thousands of pounds more.He bought the house, which is five-years-old, in 2012.

Lovell Homes, which built the house, have checked the house over for structural damage and say it is safe.

Daniel, who lives with two housemates, said:

A spokesman for Argyle N.W. said: