According to the factory plans, our roof eave at the gable side is supposed to extend 20cm (8 inches) beyond the outer edge of the external thermal insulation composite system. However, it was built with only a 3cm (1 inch) overhang from that point.
The appearance is now not as desired or planned, and we suspect that our construction company obviously cut costs on materials here.
Has anyone else been in a similar situation?
Did you request a price reduction? If so, how much? Did you receive it?
Or do you consider this being overly picky?
Best regards
jx7
The appearance is now not as desired or planned, and we suspect that our construction company obviously cut costs on materials here.
Has anyone else been in a similar situation?
Did you request a price reduction? If so, how much? Did you receive it?
Or do you consider this being overly picky?
Best regards
jx7
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Bauexperte15 Apr 2016 17:23MarcWen schrieb:
Summer or winter? Or at 20 degrees and 60% humidity? I did ask a serious question!
The original poster would certainly not be the first, nor the last, to encounter issues with construction drawings. And when the designer slips up, a gable wall can look quite strange.
Regards, Bauexperte
I walked through the village earlier and took a look at the gable overhangs... most of the houses in the settlement don’t have any at all – newer houses seem to have between 20 and 30 cm (8 and 12 inches). The Swedish-style house opposite probably has about 50 cm (20 inches), which already looks somewhat like a hat.
Bauexperte schrieb:
I did ask a serious question!I know. Leave me alone, I must have had a clown for breakfast.
If I want the second-to-last rafter to fit flush, and basically want an overhang of one rafter width, then that is about 60 cm (24 inches).
With a 20 cm (8 inches) roof overhang, does the last rafter then rest against the house wall?