Hello everyone,
we are finally living in our KFW40 house, which has really gone through ups and downs.
Basically, only "minor issues" remain, although almost all were unnecessary and already known.
DEKRA has inspected the house, and we’re still living in what is basically a 4/5 construction site.
Anyway, I recently happened to notice that the ventilation is missing in the dressing room in the attic.
Usually, we have ventilation in the ceiling, mostly near the edges of the rooms, in ALL nine rooms.
Even the basement has ventilation, except for a very small storage room on the upper floor.
I only noticed this because it was very warm and musty in the still unfurnished dressing room.
Today, the site manager and the "climate technician" (?) came by to have a look.
Of course, the blame is being shifted, and there’s no talk of "it was forgotten."
It was built as it was in the plan. Now the plan is being requested to see if it includes ventilation there.
If it is included, the matter is clear. If not, it should be clear as well, right?
I think this will definitely end in a dispute, but what is the real technical and legal situation?
Do I have to accept that ventilation is missing in such an important room where all our textiles are stored?
And how can this be "easily" solved? Suspended ceiling? Or a breakthrough to the next-door bathroom?
Thanks for your opinions and advice.
we are finally living in our KFW40 house, which has really gone through ups and downs.
Basically, only "minor issues" remain, although almost all were unnecessary and already known.
DEKRA has inspected the house, and we’re still living in what is basically a 4/5 construction site.
Anyway, I recently happened to notice that the ventilation is missing in the dressing room in the attic.
Usually, we have ventilation in the ceiling, mostly near the edges of the rooms, in ALL nine rooms.
Even the basement has ventilation, except for a very small storage room on the upper floor.
I only noticed this because it was very warm and musty in the still unfurnished dressing room.
Today, the site manager and the "climate technician" (?) came by to have a look.
Of course, the blame is being shifted, and there’s no talk of "it was forgotten."
It was built as it was in the plan. Now the plan is being requested to see if it includes ventilation there.
If it is included, the matter is clear. If not, it should be clear as well, right?
I think this will definitely end in a dispute, but what is the real technical and legal situation?
Do I have to accept that ventilation is missing in such an important room where all our textiles are stored?
And how can this be "easily" solved? Suspended ceiling? Or a breakthrough to the next-door bathroom?
Thanks for your opinions and advice.
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pagoni20205 Mar 2021 19:39The crucial element is the specified plan; it will provide the guidance, along with the contract or agreement stating that this plan must be carried out.
Who decides whether ventilation is installed there or not?
The interesting part: In the second construction phase, there is a house with an almost identical floor plan in the attic. Bedroom, small WC, dressing room. Slightly different shape but identical overall. There is ceiling ventilation installed in every room there.
The interesting part: In the second construction phase, there is a house with an almost identical floor plan in the attic. Bedroom, small WC, dressing room. Slightly different shape but identical overall. There is ceiling ventilation installed in every room there.
In my opinion, this room is not nearly as important as you suggest. After all, it only stores textiles. Nobody really "lives" there. You are only there briefly, and your clothes go into the wardrobe completely dry, so there is no moisture inside. You don’t ventilate a wardrobe either, do you?
Lostie schrieb:
It was built exactly as it was in the plan. This plan is now being requested to check if it includes anything about that. You should have the plan: just review the building application or the construction drawings.
Lostie schrieb:
I think this will definitely end in a dispute, but what is the actual technical/legal situation? Why? Who is supposed to argue? Don’t you make mistakes? It’s unfortunate, but no reason to lose your composure.
Lostie schrieb:
Do I have to accept that ventilation is missing in such an important room where all our textiles are stored? No, this will probably lead to a compensation payment.
Lostie schrieb:
And how can this be solved "simply"? Ventilate manually?
Or install a decentralized ventilation system in the room.
I don’t want to go into detail about how the house construction proceeded and still is.
Plans were often changed without informing us, and the plan I approved didn’t show any ventilation at all.
A technician once showed me one over the phone, something I had never seen before.
By the way, for your information: we built through a developer who also provided the tradespeople.
Of course, mistakes happen, but our small list of errors keeps growing day by day.
These aren’t even major issues—basically just the basics that any apprentice should know.
Anyway, that’s not really the point here; the fact is that the ventilation was obviously forgotten.
Even if we try to overlook the clothing issue, what about meeting the KfW standards?
I think it’s important for KfW40 certification that every room is properly ventilated.
As I said, even the basement storage room has ventilation, and the dressing room has about 80% less than that.
What might a decentralized ventilation system look like?
Plans were often changed without informing us, and the plan I approved didn’t show any ventilation at all.
A technician once showed me one over the phone, something I had never seen before.
By the way, for your information: we built through a developer who also provided the tradespeople.
Of course, mistakes happen, but our small list of errors keeps growing day by day.
These aren’t even major issues—basically just the basics that any apprentice should know.
Anyway, that’s not really the point here; the fact is that the ventilation was obviously forgotten.
Even if we try to overlook the clothing issue, what about meeting the KfW standards?
I think it’s important for KfW40 certification that every room is properly ventilated.
As I said, even the basement storage room has ventilation, and the dressing room has about 80% less than that.
What might a decentralized ventilation system look like?
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