Hello,
I am quite new here and hope this is the right place for my concern.
We are currently having a turnkey house built through a developer, meaning we are purchasing the finished house along with the land. It is a semi-detached house, 130sqm (1400 sq ft), currently at the shell stage, with the roof and windows completed, so the house is basically “closed in.”
We have now discovered serious defects in the construction of the interior walls. Some of the bricks were cut with an axe instead of using the available saw. The walls look accordingly poor and have been covered with large amounts of mortar, so later on when installing furniture, we can never be sure if it will hold properly. In plain terms: it is botched work.
A complaint to the developer about these defects has so far led to nothing; it was ignored. We can never reach the responsible people by phone, and we have not met the site manager even once in person.
We have now hired an independent building expert, who repeatedly pointed out that the following documents are needed for ongoing construction supervision:
Structural engineer’s report
Energy performance report
We asked the developer to provide these documents, but this was refused; we were told we would receive them only once we officially own the property.
What can we do now?
Even if the developer denies us an expert on site and exercises their property rights, we would at least like to have an expert present at the final handover. But the documents will only be provided AFTER this handover....
Is the developer required to provide these documents at least before the final inspection?
Do we at least have a chance to report the defects already identified and demand corrections? Even if it is very inconvenient to reopen finished walls, as mentioned, there has been no dialogue with us so far. So far, we only have photos as “evidence.”
I would really appreciate any advice, as this whole building project is becoming extremely frustrating.
Thank you and best regards
I am quite new here and hope this is the right place for my concern.
We are currently having a turnkey house built through a developer, meaning we are purchasing the finished house along with the land. It is a semi-detached house, 130sqm (1400 sq ft), currently at the shell stage, with the roof and windows completed, so the house is basically “closed in.”
We have now discovered serious defects in the construction of the interior walls. Some of the bricks were cut with an axe instead of using the available saw. The walls look accordingly poor and have been covered with large amounts of mortar, so later on when installing furniture, we can never be sure if it will hold properly. In plain terms: it is botched work.
A complaint to the developer about these defects has so far led to nothing; it was ignored. We can never reach the responsible people by phone, and we have not met the site manager even once in person.
We have now hired an independent building expert, who repeatedly pointed out that the following documents are needed for ongoing construction supervision:
Structural engineer’s report
Energy performance report
We asked the developer to provide these documents, but this was refused; we were told we would receive them only once we officially own the property.
What can we do now?
Even if the developer denies us an expert on site and exercises their property rights, we would at least like to have an expert present at the final handover. But the documents will only be provided AFTER this handover....
Is the developer required to provide these documents at least before the final inspection?
Do we at least have a chance to report the defects already identified and demand corrections? Even if it is very inconvenient to reopen finished walls, as mentioned, there has been no dialogue with us so far. So far, we only have photos as “evidence.”
I would really appreciate any advice, as this whole building project is becoming extremely frustrating.
Thank you and best regards
Also don't get me wrong.
But I really don’t see any problems here. As long as the walls are properly anchored, the holes are definitely not defects. It’s up to the plasterer to fill these and then apply a smooth, level coat to the walls.
Of course, it’s not exactly attractive. But defects? None are visible based on the pictures.
But I really don’t see any problems here. As long as the walls are properly anchored, the holes are definitely not defects. It’s up to the plasterer to fill these and then apply a smooth, level coat to the walls.
Of course, it’s not exactly attractive. But defects? None are visible based on the pictures.
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Great bricklayers, although this is certainly not their profession.
Photo 1: Not neat, but the gaps can still be closed with bricks.
Photo 2: Poor workmanship – the front section is no longer a wall but a pillar, which would need to be properly documented. This part was probably patched later. No wall ties are likely present.
Photo 3: Wall ties are missing, so this is a defect.
If you look at the photos and the site manager does nothing about it, you can't expect anything better for the rest of the house.
Photo 1: Not neat, but the gaps can still be closed with bricks.
Photo 2: Poor workmanship – the front section is no longer a wall but a pillar, which would need to be properly documented. This part was probably patched later. No wall ties are likely present.
Photo 3: Wall ties are missing, so this is a defect.
If you look at the photos and the site manager does nothing about it, you can't expect anything better for the rest of the house.
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