After returning from our vacation, we visited our construction site for the first time today. In the meantime, the internal window sills have been installed. We were shocked by the many cracks.... Of course, it is a natural material, but it really doesn’t look good. Is this normal and something we just have to accept?
Another question: Our front entrance door has already been installed, even though the interior plastering hasn’t been done yet. We have already noticed some scratches. The door wasn’t covered at all to prevent damage. The interior work is only just beginning, and different tradespeople are coming and going. How was this handled in your experience, and who is responsible for any potential damage?
Thank you for your opinions. We’re a bit upset with the carpenter right now.
Another question: Our front entrance door has already been installed, even though the interior plastering hasn’t been done yet. We have already noticed some scratches. The door wasn’t covered at all to prevent damage. The interior work is only just beginning, and different tradespeople are coming and going. How was this handled in your experience, and who is responsible for any potential damage?
Thank you for your opinions. We’re a bit upset with the carpenter right now.
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motorradsilke17 Aug 2022 15:16SaniererNRW123 schrieb:
No, door frames are always installed after the interior plaster. Frames may only be installed beforehand if they are flush-mounted.
You can easily see this in practice when visiting older buildings, where there is always plaster beneath the frame.
If you install the frame before the plaster, you are also installing it before the screed. Therefore, you practically cannot install the door frame beforehand, as it is set with a minimal gap above the screed and floor covering. We are talking here about the front door. That is installed before the plaster and screed. It’s different for interior doors.
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Neubau202217 Aug 2022 15:20Myrna_Loy schrieb:
🙂 And now everyone reading here knows that you are planning a natural stone slab eight meters long in the kitchen. 😉And what is so bad about that? It was meant as an example to show that size does not always matter. Not always... :-)
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SaniererNRW12317 Aug 2022 15:24motorradsilke schrieb:
We are talking about the front door here. And it is installed before plastering and screed. Room doors are different.No, usually not. The plaster and screed leave some space. The door is installed at the very end and is slightly adjusted afterwards.N
Neubau202217 Aug 2022 15:24motorradsilke schrieb:
We are talking about the front door here. It is installed before plastering and screeding. Interior doors are different.I have learned this now as well. I outsourced the doors and only followed the installation timing for the interior doors as shown on the construction plan. As a result, the exterior and interior plastering, as well as the screed, had to be done twice—once before and once after the door installation. Here are photos from outside and inside.
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Neubau202217 Aug 2022 15:26SaniererNRW123 schrieb:
No, usually not. Plaster and screed leave some space. The door is installed at the very end and then minor adjustments are made. Doing the work twice means double the travel costs and total expenses. The construction time also gets extended because the plasterers have to come right after the door installation, which rarely works out...
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SaniererNRW12317 Aug 2022 15:49Neubau2022 schrieb:
Two rounds of work mean double the travel costs and total expenses.Just like in your case... But it's still cheaper than constantly repairing the damage to the door. And then there are the discussions with the homeowners – as you can see here with the original poster.
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