Hello everyone,
Unfortunately, the structural contractor has incorrectly positioned the basement slab by about 20 cm (8 inches). The building authority came to inspect and has now temporarily stopped the construction.
There are two possible solutions to this problem:
1. Tear down the slab including the two walls that have already been poured and have everything redone correctly.
2. Submit a variation request and accept the situation as is.
Option 1 would be an extreme measure, which we naturally do not favor for practical reasons. So, basically, option 2 remains.
How should we approach this? The 20 cm (8 inches) error is significant because there are only 4 m (13 feet) left until the property boundary, where a carport is planned. It still fits, but there is much less "space" remaining. What would be a fair solution here (e.g., financial compensation from the construction company?), since a correction is no longer possible without demolition?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
Unfortunately, the structural contractor has incorrectly positioned the basement slab by about 20 cm (8 inches). The building authority came to inspect and has now temporarily stopped the construction.
There are two possible solutions to this problem:
1. Tear down the slab including the two walls that have already been poured and have everything redone correctly.
2. Submit a variation request and accept the situation as is.
Option 1 would be an extreme measure, which we naturally do not favor for practical reasons. So, basically, option 2 remains.
How should we approach this? The 20 cm (8 inches) error is significant because there are only 4 m (13 feet) left until the property boundary, where a carport is planned. It still fits, but there is much less "space" remaining. What would be a fair solution here (e.g., financial compensation from the construction company?), since a correction is no longer possible without demolition?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
Really? I didn’t even notice that the building authority was there. Only the surveying office came several times. The general contractor had hired them before construction started, and after demolition to check if the old walls fit. The plans and reality didn’t match, then they checked whether the house fit as planned—it was tight regarding the setback from the property line. Maybe that was sufficient. Then shortly after moving in, everything was measured definitively.
Ysop*** schrieb:
So there are already two factors, location and quality, that rather support "building new."Wrong service in the wrong location – the contractor seems to have the attitude of "minus times minus equals plus" :-(https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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neutronbx23 Jun 2020 18:26The decision has been made: demolition and new construction. Thank you all for your input!
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HilfeHilfe24 Jun 2020 07:02and he does that with ??
HilfeHilfe schrieb:
and he is doing that with ??He has to. He received plans beforehand but didn’t follow them.