ᐅ Is it acceptable to pay an extra charge for a light gray exterior facade?
Created on: 27 Feb 2022 14:42
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KnibbelDibbel
Hello dear forum members,
we are building with a local general contractor. When asking about a light gray exterior facade, an additional charge of 3500€ would apply.
An acquaintance (also in the construction industry) mentioned that such light shades should not incur extra costs.
I would like to hear more experiences and opinions – is this normal or not?
Our scope of work description states the following:
"The mineral-based exterior plaster will be applied as a white fine plaster over a full-surface base coat. To prevent cracking, different types of substrates will be properly reinforced. The surface will be textured with a grain size of 2–3mm (0.08–0.12 inches)."
Thank you and best regards
we are building with a local general contractor. When asking about a light gray exterior facade, an additional charge of 3500€ would apply.
An acquaintance (also in the construction industry) mentioned that such light shades should not incur extra costs.
I would like to hear more experiences and opinions – is this normal or not?
Our scope of work description states the following:
"The mineral-based exterior plaster will be applied as a white fine plaster over a full-surface base coat. To prevent cracking, different types of substrates will be properly reinforced. The surface will be textured with a grain size of 2–3mm (0.08–0.12 inches)."
Thank you and best regards
11ant schrieb:
The ban on surcharges for light colors from 1871 applies only on the left bank of the Rhine, predominantly in Protestant communities.For the sake of completeness: ...and only on days ending with G or H....B
Benutzer20027 Feb 2022 20:20The additional cost is probably due to the fact that your facade is finished with standard white plaster rather than white paint. This means an extra work step is required (a double coat of paint or colored plaster with a leveling coat?) for a large surface area.
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HilfeHilfe28 Feb 2022 05:32Well, the contract states white and not light gray. They will probably need to buy additional paint, which will be more expensive.
Benutzer200 schrieb:
The extra charge probably comes from the fact that your facade is normally finished with a white plaster rather than being painted white.
So there is an additional step involved (a double coat of paint needed or a pigmented plaster with a leveling coat?) for a large surface area. That must be it!
SoL schrieb:
Fairness only exists in sports.
You can try negotiating, but your bargaining position is very weak. If the extra cost is really for pigmented plaster versus 2-3 coats of paint, you can of course request quotes elsewhere (using the existing scaffolding).
KnibbelDibbel schrieb:
Our scope of work description states the following:
"The mineral-based exterior plaster will be applied as a white fine plaster over a full-surface base coat. To prevent cracks, various types of substrates will be properly reinforced. The surface will be textured with a grain size of 2-3mm (0.08-0.12 inches)."
It will probably be similar for us, also a local general contractor. White is specified in the contract; verbally, we were told this can be disregarded and that a slight darkening or a different light shade might be possible—so probably not, and negotiating this won’t help in this case.
What caught my attention in your scope of work description is the sentence: "To prevent cracks, various types of substrates will be properly reinforced."
That means, to me, that you don’t have a full-surface mesh skim coat. According to our contract, that’s the case for us too; our contractor said that would cost around €4,000 more and we will probably have that done.
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Aloha_Lars28 Feb 2022 09:56KnibbelDibbel schrieb:
Maybe "allowed" was not the best choice of words. Of course he IS allowed to charge that, the question is more about how fair it is and whether we might be able to negotiate 😉 This is not about fairness. He is making you an offer, and you can accept it or not. The choice is yours. You could also have someone else do the work if you want. "Fairness" here implies that you are being ripped off, which is not the case.
Didn’t you address this at the very beginning during contract negotiations?