Hello everyone. Our electrical work has been/is being done entirely by an apprentice. When I asked the boss if I would have to pay less because of the apprentice’s hourly wage, he simply said no, since the apprentice takes twice as long. We were given a quote beforehand. So the price neither decreases nor increases because of this. What are your thoughts on this, and how is the situation generally? According to the boss, the work was checked periodically. The apprentice is in their third year of training and this is their first independent construction site.
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HilfeHilfe22 Mar 2020 15:36Tx-25 schrieb:
Thanks for the feedback. With the explanation, the issue is clear to me now. I will discuss the concerns I noticed again with the manager, and then everything should work out.What concerns would those be? There’s no need to “force” defects just because the trainee is mainly worried about the bill, pardon the expression.The cable routing is not straightforward. In the ceilings, the cables run diagonally across the rooms, the cables are tangled, and in the utility room they run first in front of the pipes, then behind them, then again in front—zigzagging. The cables are not the correct length (the cutouts in the polystyrene had to be made wavy because of this). Some cables were forgotten and were supposed to be laid loose in the screed (at least I placed the underfloor heating membrane over them). The switches are installed 12cm (5 inches) from the doors instead of 15cm (6 inches). Conduits were not recessed deeply enough, cables were forgotten, electrical plans were not understood, but nobody was asked (these were the forgotten cables). Conduits were installed in places where they were not wanted, and too many chases were cut.
Routing cables in a straight line is not necessarily a problem. To my knowledge, cables are allowed to run crosswise in ceilings. There is no specific installation zone for that. Tangled cables look untidy but are not a defect either.
What do you mean by cables not being the right length?
Cables embedded in screed are not necessarily an issue, as long as they do not run throughout the entire house.
Switches, if agreed upon that way, are a defect. Otherwise, they are generally acceptable. Are they 12cm (5 inches) from the door frame or from the rough opening?
Conduits should have been pointed out as an issue by the following trade, and then the electrician would be called back.
Regarding conduits, I say better to have them and not need them.
As long as the wall is still standing, such openings or others are by no means problematic.
All in all, it is generally not a big issue, except for the communication on their part.
What do you mean by cables not being the right length?
Cables embedded in screed are not necessarily an issue, as long as they do not run throughout the entire house.
Switches, if agreed upon that way, are a defect. Otherwise, they are generally acceptable. Are they 12cm (5 inches) from the door frame or from the rough opening?
Conduits should have been pointed out as an issue by the following trade, and then the electrician would be called back.
Regarding conduits, I say better to have them and not need them.
As long as the wall is still standing, such openings or others are by no means problematic.
All in all, it is generally not a big issue, except for the communication on their part.
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hampshire22 Mar 2020 17:44I get the impression that you are looking for any reason to lower the price. First, because of the status of the employee who has done everything for you, and only then due to a few minor issues that are not real defects.
It doesn’t sound like you have a respectful relationship with your service provider.
It doesn’t sound like you have a respectful relationship with your service provider.
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