Hello,
my question concerns a situation with our general contractor:
We visited the construction site to check on the progress.
A subcontractor working for the general contractor asked us whether the chimney (which we had installed ourselves as a special request) should be fitted with corner beads and plastered. We agreed to this on site. Normally, with special requests, the general contractor provides a quote, so the buyer receives a cost estimate and can then decide whether to proceed. Instead of a quote, the subcontractor had already completed all the work, and the general contractor charged us at a price we would never have accepted and, if necessary, would have carried out ourselves or commissioned separately after completion.
What can be done in this situation? Does the general contractor have the right to refer to the fact that we gave the order on site and therefore no prior quote was required?
Thank you in advance!
my question concerns a situation with our general contractor:
We visited the construction site to check on the progress.
A subcontractor working for the general contractor asked us whether the chimney (which we had installed ourselves as a special request) should be fitted with corner beads and plastered. We agreed to this on site. Normally, with special requests, the general contractor provides a quote, so the buyer receives a cost estimate and can then decide whether to proceed. Instead of a quote, the subcontractor had already completed all the work, and the general contractor charged us at a price we would never have accepted and, if necessary, would have carried out ourselves or commissioned separately after completion.
What can be done in this situation? Does the general contractor have the right to refer to the fact that we gave the order on site and therefore no prior quote was required?
Thank you in advance!
SimonBe3 schrieb:
When building with a developer, as buyers we generally do not have any authority over the subcontractors. Zauberwesen schrieb:
Furthermore, the developer has no payment claim against the client. When dealing with a developer, you do not build with them—you buy from them (possibly something that still needs to be constructed). From a buyer’s perspective, there is no subcontractor involved; subcontractors only exist in contracts with a general contractor. Similarly, there is no client in the case of a developer (or the developer would be the client themselves).
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Zauberwesen6 Feb 2020 21:18The terminology still needs to be added.
In principle, my answer applies to constructions where a person has a house construction contract with a general contractor (at least that’s how I understood the original poster).
In principle, my answer applies to constructions where a person has a house construction contract with a general contractor (at least that’s how I understood the original poster).
Sorry, I should clarify that again.
There is a developer contract in place, not a general contractor agreement.
We were allowed to visit the house, and a tradesperson hired by the developer asked us about the corner bead and plaster. (He knew that we are the buyers.)
I hope everything is clear now?!
There is a developer contract in place, not a general contractor agreement.
We were allowed to visit the house, and a tradesperson hired by the developer asked us about the corner bead and plaster. (He knew that we are the buyers.)
I hope everything is clear now?!
Okay, in this case: the tradesperson asks if anything else is needed. The buyer agrees. The tradesperson completes the work and informs the builder that it has been done. The builder issues the invoice.
My question: why do you have an issue with this now? Just on principle? Did you want to do it yourself? Who else would have done it?
How high is the invoice and for which specific items?
My question: why do you have an issue with this now? Just on principle? Did you want to do it yourself? Who else would have done it?
How high is the invoice and for which specific items?
ypg schrieb:
Why do you have a problem with it now?On one hand, we had asked the developer in advance for a quote for these items, but we didn’t receive any response. On the other hand, as buyers, we believed that special requests would be handled through a prior quote according to the purchase contract. (We assumed that we do not have authority to give instructions, since at the moment it is neither our land nor the house.)
ypg schrieb:
Did you want to do it yourself? Who else would have done it?Either our chimney installer, ourselves, completely omitted the corner rails depending on the price, or we would have awarded the contract externally after the house was completed. We just wanted to be the ones to make that decision.Similar topics