Hello everyone,
We have a newly built house and later noticed with regret that our facade is slightly uneven:
According to the construction company, it is annoying but within the acceptable range and less than 1mm.
After consulting my lawyer, he said that the DIN 18202 standard allows a tolerance of 7mm (0.28 inches) over 2m (6.56 feet), and only between measurement points—that seems like a bad joke.
My facade looks unprofessional and poor, but it’s still within the standard???
What do you think about this? And yes, the final inspection has already taken place, but such work should not be handed over to a customer.
We have a newly built house and later noticed with regret that our facade is slightly uneven:
According to the construction company, it is annoying but within the acceptable range and less than 1mm.
After consulting my lawyer, he said that the DIN 18202 standard allows a tolerance of 7mm (0.28 inches) over 2m (6.56 feet), and only between measurement points—that seems like a bad joke.
My facade looks unprofessional and poor, but it’s still within the standard???
What do you think about this? And yes, the final inspection has already taken place, but such work should not be handed over to a customer.
Steve_D schrieb:
My lawyer (we have legal expenses insurance) said we should focus on the general building authority approval for the external thermal insulation composite system.
Still, I find the 7mm (0.28 inch) tolerance quite high, and if my facade is still within that tolerance, An insurance against lawyer incompetence would probably be more urgent here. The panels were installed unevenly, which cannot be compensated for by a thin final plaster coat. I don’t see any reason to suspect the use of unsuitable panels. Does he usually only handle claims related to heated floors? Construction cases, probably not.
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Steve_D schrieb:
that these raised areas are only visible when the sun shines on them from the side. ... or from some distance. I had to look twice to realize it was a plastered wall surface; at first glance, I saw a panel door – a surface divided into rectangular sections.
In my opinion, the problem here is that the unevenness from the installation of the panels does not work with the thickness of the plaster layer. It’s possible that a tape has also been applied at the joints of the panels to specifically hide this unevenness.
From my point of view, something is clearly substandard if any layperson can easily recognize it as such.
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Bieber0815 schrieb:
Off-topic: My understanding was that legal protection insurance policies typically exclude construction-related matters for homeowners. Which insurance do you have, and to what extent does it cover cost reimbursement? Are you working with a specialist construction law attorney?He has the Advocard 360.
It covers up to €1000 (about $1100) per year for any kind of legal advice, but does not cover disputes related to home construction.
Source: Test.de
“The claim by Advocard that the 360° legal protection provides legal security in all situations is a marketing falsehood. The product name and advertising may give consumers the wrong impression that they can always hire a lawyer at the insurance company's expense for any legal issue under the 360° coverage. However, this is not the case, especially for court cases. There is no legal protection insurance on the market without exclusions, including Advocard. For example, an Advocard client does not have legal protection for court disputes related to house building.”
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Knallkörper29 Oct 2017 17:14Steve_D schrieb:
Our lawyer is now trying to approach this through the building authority’s approval process for the thermal insulation system. Since this is not available in our case, our general contractor still has to arrange it, which means someone has to inspect the facade and this person must come from the general contractor. This way, we could avoid hiring an independent expert on our side.Why do you think someone needs to inspect the facade? If your general contractor receives the building authority’s approval by mail, then the matter is settled from their side.
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