Hello,
I’m new here and first of all, I want to say that I have already read many informative posts.
Really great forum!
We are planning to build a shell home.
One very important question I want to ask first:
How do you handle the acceptance of owner-performed work?
We would like to include electrical work, underfloor heating/plumbing as owner-performed work that requires official acceptance.
Now, this owner-performed work must be inspected and approved by an independent certified contractor.
Are there any problems with this?
Do companies resist approving work that they did not perform themselves?
Best regards
laley
I’m new here and first of all, I want to say that I have already read many informative posts.
Really great forum!
We are planning to build a shell home.
One very important question I want to ask first:
How do you handle the acceptance of owner-performed work?
We would like to include electrical work, underfloor heating/plumbing as owner-performed work that requires official acceptance.
Now, this owner-performed work must be inspected and approved by an independent certified contractor.
Are there any problems with this?
Do companies resist approving work that they did not perform themselves?
Best regards
laley
Hello,
I think doing work yourself is always a bit tricky, not just because the actual time and material effort is often underestimated.
For example, by installing the exterior insulation on the basement, we could have saved about €2,000 in labor costs. However, in this case, I don’t want to risk that if something goes wrong, warranty services might be denied.
You then get statements like "You used a non-approved adhesive that damaged the waterproofing" or something similar. That has happened before.
It’s different, for example, with plastering or painting interior walls. I could live with some paint peeling off there. Or also with installing interior doors. If I mess up here, I can live with the resulting defects, and these wouldn’t affect the house itself or pose any kind of danger.
If I were an electrician, of course, it would be a different matter. Then I would know what I’m doing.
Regards...
I think doing work yourself is always a bit tricky, not just because the actual time and material effort is often underestimated.
For example, by installing the exterior insulation on the basement, we could have saved about €2,000 in labor costs. However, in this case, I don’t want to risk that if something goes wrong, warranty services might be denied.
You then get statements like "You used a non-approved adhesive that damaged the waterproofing" or something similar. That has happened before.
It’s different, for example, with plastering or painting interior walls. I could live with some paint peeling off there. Or also with installing interior doors. If I mess up here, I can live with the resulting defects, and these wouldn’t affect the house itself or pose any kind of danger.
If I were an electrician, of course, it would be a different matter. Then I would know what I’m doing.
Regards...
Hi,
I can imagine that some people might overestimate themselves.
However, I work professionally in a skilled trade (metalworker) and I’m eager to finally work on my own house.
Of course, I’m not exactly sure how long everything will take, but we have planned six months for our own work, and I think that should be sufficient!?
For tasks like insulating the basement, I would be cautious, but we are building without a basement.
And in any case, all my work will be inspected and approved by the site manager and/or a certified company, provided I find one...
We might at least book the protime package since we have the least experience in heating/plumbing and electrical work.
Everything else should be feasible for us.
Regards,
LaLey
I can imagine that some people might overestimate themselves.
However, I work professionally in a skilled trade (metalworker) and I’m eager to finally work on my own house.
Of course, I’m not exactly sure how long everything will take, but we have planned six months for our own work, and I think that should be sufficient!?
For tasks like insulating the basement, I would be cautious, but we are building without a basement.
And in any case, all my work will be inspected and approved by the site manager and/or a certified company, provided I find one...
We might at least book the protime package since we have the least experience in heating/plumbing and electrical work.
Everything else should be feasible for us.
Regards,
LaLey
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perlenmann14 Jul 2012 12:31laley schrieb:
We would like to include electrical work, underfloor heating, and plumbing as owner-performed tasks subject to inspection. laley schrieb:
We might at least book the protime package because we have the least experience in heating/plumbing and electrical work.
Everything else is manageable for us. So, what will it be? What do you actually want to do yourself?
Well, we DO want to handle the electrical work, underfloor heating, and plumbing ourselves. However, based on what I’ve read here, it seems to be quite difficult to find companies that will officially approve or inspect our own work. On top of that, we have limited experience with electrical, underfloor heating, and plumbing installations.
Hello,
...Then I’d advise against it. Taking on work yourself in areas where you lack experience is not a good idea. It will be really difficult to find a licensed professional willing to take responsibility for what you have done.
Best regards
laley schrieb:
Well, we DO want to carry out the electrical work, underfloor heating/plumbing ourselves. But from what I’ve read here, it seems difficult to find companies willing to approve the work done by homeowners. On top of that, we have little experience in electrical work, underfloor heating/plumbing.
...Then I’d advise against it. Taking on work yourself in areas where you lack experience is not a good idea. It will be really difficult to find a licensed professional willing to take responsibility for what you have done.
Best regards
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