Well, construction flaws are hardly avoidable. But what can we do about uneven walls? A price reduction?
In short, our shell is complete, the roof is covered, and the facing brickwork has started. Yesterday, the staircase installer came to take measurements. Well, there is a 4cm (1.6 inch) discrepancy in the width of the staircase area... That’s unfortunate, and it will be noticeable visually, especially with a straight steel stringer staircase. It bothers me, but at this point, it can’t be changed. So here’s the question: Can we ask for a price reduction because of this? If yes, what amount is typical in such cases?
In short, our shell is complete, the roof is covered, and the facing brickwork has started. Yesterday, the staircase installer came to take measurements. Well, there is a 4cm (1.6 inch) discrepancy in the width of the staircase area... That’s unfortunate, and it will be noticeable visually, especially with a straight steel stringer staircase. It bothers me, but at this point, it can’t be changed. So here’s the question: Can we ask for a price reduction because of this? If yes, what amount is typical in such cases?
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wadenkneifer31 Jul 2014 13:32Kisska86 schrieb:
@wadenkneifer: At the window/exterior wall or where the landing will be, it is 2.20m (7 ft 3 in) as planned. However, at the stair entry, it is only 2.16m (7 ft 1 in). So actually right between the two walls. The railing is in the middle, and you will see that at the top there is a 16cm (6 inches) gap, and at the landing 20cm (8 inches). The stair builder says some adjustment is possible, but a full 4cm (1.6 inches) is hardly achievable. Of course, he also protected himself in case we might be dissatisfied later.Hello,
then I understood/reasoned that correctly!
My idea/approach would be to keep the railing in the middle parallel and compensate at the outer side/wall side. That way, only a few millimeters per step need to be adjusted. That should be less noticeable than having the middle railings converge.
But as the building expert already said: a creative solution from the site manager and stair builder is needed here!
Best regards,
Michael
@Wallyfan: Believe me, we measured everything and it mostly matched. But we only measured the wall lengths, which fit at the window with 2.2m (7.2 feet). Here we should have measured the angles. We didn’t do that, that’s true. But they were moving so fast... There was no time to keep up with measuring, so I’m not sure if it would have made a difference.
@wadenkneifer: We are our own site managers and are in contact with the stair builder. He was quite confident as well. Thanks for the tip though. I’ll mention it to him and see what he thinks. He’ll probably have to remeasure after plastering anyway, because there still needs to be some adjustments between the floors.
@wadenkneifer: We are our own site managers and are in contact with the stair builder. He was quite confident as well. Thanks for the tip though. I’ll mention it to him and see what he thinks. He’ll probably have to remeasure after plastering anyway, because there still needs to be some adjustments between the floors.
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wadenkneifer31 Jul 2014 13:53Um, if it hasn’t been plastered yet: why don’t you level it before applying the plaster? Then the staircase would be about 4 cm (1.5 inches) narrower overall but could be straight.
Are you managing the construction yourselves? Who is responsible for inspecting and approving the individual trades? It should have been your job to check the shell construction thoroughly, so it can’t only be discovered now through the staircase builder’s measurements.
Are you managing the construction yourselves? Who is responsible for inspecting and approving the individual trades? It should have been your job to check the shell construction thoroughly, so it can’t only be discovered now through the staircase builder’s measurements.
Yes, we have also considered leveling. We might leave that to the shell builder, but he won’t be back for another three weeks.
Yes, we are managing the construction supervision ourselves. The architect is also assigned to this, but I’m not sure what exactly we paid him for. Well, whatever… that’s another story. Thanks anyway for the advice.
Yes, we are managing the construction supervision ourselves. The architect is also assigned to this, but I’m not sure what exactly we paid him for. Well, whatever… that’s another story. Thanks anyway for the advice.
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