ᐅ What degree of deviation is acceptable when laying masonry?
Created on: 8 Apr 2022 19:46
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WilderSueden
We visited the kitchen installer today and then went to the construction site where the ground floor was completed this week. We noticed that the kitchen measurements differ slightly from the original plan. According to the plan, the kitchen should be 2.995 meters wide, but I measured 2.909 meters along the wall and about one centimeter more at the transition to the dining area.
I understand that masonry work isn’t exact to the millimeter ("the bricklayer is happy as long as he stays on the property..."), but around 8 centimeters seems a bit much to me. Is this still acceptable, and what would be the best way to handle this? Should I ask the general contractor to have the bricklayers on the upper floor re-measure more carefully? In principle, I could live with a kitchen width that’s about one handbreadth smaller.
I understand that masonry work isn’t exact to the millimeter ("the bricklayer is happy as long as he stays on the property..."), but around 8 centimeters seems a bit much to me. Is this still acceptable, and what would be the best way to handle this? Should I ask the general contractor to have the bricklayers on the upper floor re-measure more carefully? In principle, I could live with a kitchen width that’s about one handbreadth smaller.
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WilderSueden9 Apr 2022 18:14Small update. My suspicion was confirmed. The structural calculation for the upper floor was a bit too optimistic in the original plan, and after recalculation, the wall between the bedrooms had to become load-bearing. As a result, the doors no longer fit, which affected the hallway and stairwell. And apparently, I was not informed about this...
askforafriend9 Apr 2022 19:31I was at our shell construction site just a week ago – almost everything fits within 1mm or is perfectly exact. Except for one wall length – that is 3mm too long. My construction manager says the shell builder is allowed tolerances up to 1cm (0.4 inch). Anything beyond that has to be reworked (good luck with that).
Your example shows me again why I didn’t go with a general contractor. It’s such a frustrating black box.
But why 40cm (16 inches) anyway – that can’t be right?
Your example shows me again why I didn’t go with a general contractor. It’s such a frustrating black box.
But why 40cm (16 inches) anyway – that can’t be right?
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WilderSueden10 Apr 2022 10:06askforafriend schrieb:
Why 40cm (16 inches) though – that can’t be right? I still need to clarify why they are planning 40cm (16 inches) blocks for me when apparently they don’t exist.
tomtom79 schrieb:
By the way, there are also base cabinets 50cm (20 inches) wide. There are even 40cm (16 inches) ones. Saving those 10cm (4 inches) shouldn’t really be an issue. Currently, we have a 100cm (39 inches) cabinet in the middle. We’ll just reduce it to a 90cm (35 inches) one. But I’d really prefer to avoid the stress of the house not fitting together.
WilderSueden schrieb:
I need to clarify why 40cm (16 inches) blocks are planned for me when they apparently don't exist. I'm not sure, but maybe they do exist in Austria after all.
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