ᐅ Bathtub – The general contractor does not want it to be installed recessed or lowered.
Created on: 5 Jan 2020 13:05
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bauenmk2020
Hello everyone,
We have a large 80x180 cm (31x71 inch) bathtub in our bathroom. The bathtub is placed in front of a window with a sill height of 69.5 cm (27.4 inches) above the finished floor level. The tub itself is about 60 cm (24 inches) high. It is installed on a bathtub support frame set on the finished floor. The construction manager insists on this because I mentioned that the tub feels too high for us and we would prefer to place it directly on the rough floor. He says that it must be placed on the finished floor to prevent water damage from penetrating the building structure.
I continued planning and realized that there will be almost no space left for the faucet fittings, as there are only a few centimeters between the top edge of the bathtub and the window sill height. So, the faucet cannot be installed where it is planned in the execution drawings.
After confronting the construction manager, he now says he will check possible solutions. For example, removing the faucet fittings and instead supplying water through the overflow. This would incur additional costs, which we would have to bear!
I’m really not satisfied with this! Someone else who is also building with the general contractor has their tub placed directly on the rough floor—it seems they have a different construction manager.
My question to you:
What arguments can I give the construction manager to have the tub placed on the rough floor after all? Are there regulations or current best practices that require placing it only on the finished screed/floor for reasons like “water tightness” in case of water damage?
Is such a “compromise solution” to be paid for by the homeowner, or is it the contractor’s responsibility? According to the construction manager, “it’s your house, individually planned and built, so your wishes and your costs”...
Edit:
We set the window sill height as high as possible. Higher than 69.5 cm (27.4 inches) is not possible due to the window and knee wall.
We have a large 80x180 cm (31x71 inch) bathtub in our bathroom. The bathtub is placed in front of a window with a sill height of 69.5 cm (27.4 inches) above the finished floor level. The tub itself is about 60 cm (24 inches) high. It is installed on a bathtub support frame set on the finished floor. The construction manager insists on this because I mentioned that the tub feels too high for us and we would prefer to place it directly on the rough floor. He says that it must be placed on the finished floor to prevent water damage from penetrating the building structure.
I continued planning and realized that there will be almost no space left for the faucet fittings, as there are only a few centimeters between the top edge of the bathtub and the window sill height. So, the faucet cannot be installed where it is planned in the execution drawings.
After confronting the construction manager, he now says he will check possible solutions. For example, removing the faucet fittings and instead supplying water through the overflow. This would incur additional costs, which we would have to bear!
I’m really not satisfied with this! Someone else who is also building with the general contractor has their tub placed directly on the rough floor—it seems they have a different construction manager.
My question to you:
What arguments can I give the construction manager to have the tub placed on the rough floor after all? Are there regulations or current best practices that require placing it only on the finished screed/floor for reasons like “water tightness” in case of water damage?
Is such a “compromise solution” to be paid for by the homeowner, or is it the contractor’s responsibility? According to the construction manager, “it’s your house, individually planned and built, so your wishes and your costs”...
Edit:
We set the window sill height as high as possible. Higher than 69.5 cm (27.4 inches) is not possible due to the window and knee wall.
bauenmk20205 Jan 2020 22:46@Domski
Such details were not discussed with us. We could choose from a limited selection of fittings. The bathtub was not even available at the showroom during the selection process. We only considered dimensions of 80x180 cm (31x71 inches), manufacturer Ideal Standard.
At the moment, I don’t see any “additional costs because the client requested it,” but simply a planning shortfall, which is the responsibility of the general contractor. I hope we can reach an agreement. I will keep you updated.
Such details were not discussed with us. We could choose from a limited selection of fittings. The bathtub was not even available at the showroom during the selection process. We only considered dimensions of 80x180 cm (31x71 inches), manufacturer Ideal Standard.
At the moment, I don’t see any “additional costs because the client requested it,” but simply a planning shortfall, which is the responsibility of the general contractor. I hope we can reach an agreement. I will keep you updated.
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