Hello,
We are about to receive the handover of our new build from the developer.
During the last inspection, we noticed rather large gaps between the baseboards and the walls. It seems the walls or plaster are not perfectly straight and also not exactly at right angles.
I have attached two photos as examples.
The site manager just dismissed it and said it would simply be sealed with acrylic.
What is your opinion on this? Is this acceptable?
Best regards,
Thomas

We are about to receive the handover of our new build from the developer.
During the last inspection, we noticed rather large gaps between the baseboards and the walls. It seems the walls or plaster are not perfectly straight and also not exactly at right angles.
I have attached two photos as examples.
The site manager just dismissed it and said it would simply be sealed with acrylic.
What is your opinion on this? Is this acceptable?
Best regards,
Thomas
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Myrna_Loy30 Apr 2021 09:00I would rather blame the tradesperson who taped the painter’s fleece to the floor with duct tape,...
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Alessandro30 Apr 2021 09:03They are tiles, so that’s not a problem 😉 It looks neatly done. There is nothing to criticize.
OK, I admit I have a completely different opinion than the previous commenters.
The plasterer did a really poor job and left bumps everywhere, even on such short wall sections. Because of this, the baseboards obviously don’t sit properly against the wall. From the pictures, it looks like about 1 cm (0.4 inches), which is quite significant!
But no one will probably fix it, as it’s extremely time-consuming.
And before you get too frustrated, we also have this issue in some places. The only real solution is to use acrylic...
How do the doors look? Surely there are gaps that are quite large. Maybe check the walls with a 2 m (6.5 ft) straightedge — it’s likely that everything is crooked and uneven (you’ll definitely notice this once you install furniture or lights on the wall and everything wobbles) 🙁
The plasterer did a really poor job and left bumps everywhere, even on such short wall sections. Because of this, the baseboards obviously don’t sit properly against the wall. From the pictures, it looks like about 1 cm (0.4 inches), which is quite significant!
But no one will probably fix it, as it’s extremely time-consuming.
And before you get too frustrated, we also have this issue in some places. The only real solution is to use acrylic...
How do the doors look? Surely there are gaps that are quite large. Maybe check the walls with a 2 m (6.5 ft) straightedge — it’s likely that everything is crooked and uneven (you’ll definitely notice this once you install furniture or lights on the wall and everything wobbles) 🙁
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Stargate8530 Apr 2021 10:45The door frames must not be aligned based on the wall. They need to be set perfectly level; otherwise, the doors will always swing open or shut on their own.
So that works, provided they are level.
Acrylic is also suitable.
So that works, provided they are level.
Acrylic is also suitable.
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