Hello dear members,
With our builder, only the screed (with underfloor heating) is installed, and the floor covering must be laid by the buyer after handover.
However, the interior doors are already installed by the builder beforehand.
I am quite concerned about the issue of “interior doors installed but floor covering still needs to be laid.”
I’m not an expert, but my gut feeling is that the floor covering should be laid first, and then the doors installed.
The builder doesn’t know which floor covering I will choose and, unfortunately, is not interested.
Isn’t there a significant risk that the gap between the floor covering and the door leaf might end up being too large? Or possibly too small?
I also imagine there could be problems with the transition between the door frame and the floor covering, since the floor has to be laid around the frame.
I picture all of this as quite unsatisfactory.
What do you think about this approach? Or is it common practice, with good solutions available?
The builder is very inflexible, so retrofitting the doors afterward is unfortunately not an option.
Thank you very much for your help!
With our builder, only the screed (with underfloor heating) is installed, and the floor covering must be laid by the buyer after handover.
However, the interior doors are already installed by the builder beforehand.
I am quite concerned about the issue of “interior doors installed but floor covering still needs to be laid.”
I’m not an expert, but my gut feeling is that the floor covering should be laid first, and then the doors installed.
The builder doesn’t know which floor covering I will choose and, unfortunately, is not interested.
Isn’t there a significant risk that the gap between the floor covering and the door leaf might end up being too large? Or possibly too small?
I also imagine there could be problems with the transition between the door frame and the floor covering, since the floor has to be laid around the frame.
I picture all of this as quite unsatisfactory.
What do you think about this approach? Or is it common practice, with good solutions available?
The builder is very inflexible, so retrofitting the doors afterward is unfortunately not an option.
Thank you very much for your help!
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fach1werk17 Nov 2019 22:28Foiled door panels are usually not suitable for trimming afterward. Although we changed the sequence of tiling and door installation in the construction contract, we also set aside a small piece of the floorboards for the carpenter installing the doors, which we only fitted after handover. He measured the size perfectly.
Best regards, Gabriele
Best regards, Gabriele
If I’m seeing this correctly, you have the same builder as we do. We removed the installation of the interior doors and installed them ourselves afterward. Just a tip: make sure to check the doors during the final inspection. We didn’t do this because we didn’t want to unpack all six doors. When we installed them, we then noticed that one door leaf had holes. Nobody took responsibility for it.
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