ᐅ Construction supervision through a homeowners’ protection association, private builders’ organization, technical inspection agency (such as TÜV or DEKRA), independent expert, or another option...?
Created on: 2 Dec 2015 16:04
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Bauexperte
A friendly hello to everyone,
who doesn’t know it... or has at least read or heard somewhere: external construction supervision is supposed to help avoid trouble/problems during the adventure of building a house!
Since this topic often comes up in discussions, I would like to ask you to share your personal experiences with experts or associations on the way to your own home in this thread:
Homeowners who consciously decided against external supervision:
As this thread fills up with contributions (which I hope it will), I will pin it at the top of this section. Then every potential homeowner – before starting their project – can get information on the pros and cons of both options.
Thanks for your support!
Best regards, Bauexperte
who doesn’t know it... or has at least read or heard somewhere: external construction supervision is supposed to help avoid trouble/problems during the adventure of building a house!
Since this topic often comes up in discussions, I would like to ask you to share your personal experiences with experts or associations on the way to your own home in this thread:
- Why did you hire external construction supervision?
- Which expert did you work with?
- How many inspections (at which stage of the construction process) did you arrange?
- What did it cost?
- What are your experiences?
- Would you make the same decision again?
Homeowners who consciously decided against external supervision:
- Why did you choose not to use an expert?
- What are your experiences?
- Would you decide the same way again?
As this thread fills up with contributions (which I hope it will), I will pin it at the top of this section. Then every potential homeowner – before starting their project – can get information on the pros and cons of both options.
Thanks for your support!
Best regards, Bauexperte
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BauBauNRW9 Dec 2020 21:14I quote: "You have not made enough posts to be able to send personal messages." From how many posts is this the case?
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BauBauNRW11 Dec 2020 14:42User0815 schrieb:
Unfortunately, no one knows that for sure. The estimate is 100 or 150.Thanks, then there must be a lot of useful information in between if so many posts need to be collected.
@Subwoofer is there another way to communicate about this?
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homecomer3 Jan 2022 14:29We decided to go with DEKRA. A well-known name that supposedly guarantees reliability – unfortunately, that was far from the truth. Over €3000 (approx. $3300) wasted. In several building sections audited by DEKRA, errors went completely unnoticed and were only discovered during the construction company's internal quality control. And I emphasize, these were obvious defects for any expert! The consequences only became apparent after the 5-year warranty period. However, DEKRA did not consider it necessary to acknowledge the mistakes or at least offer a settlement proposal. Instead, they dismissed us with a dismissive letter, and that was it:
Conclusion: STAY AWAY FROM DEKRA
Conclusion: STAY AWAY FROM DEKRA