Hello everyone,
We have a newly built house and later noticed with regret that our facade is slightly uneven:
According to the construction company, it is annoying but within the acceptable range and less than 1mm.
After consulting my lawyer, he said that the DIN 18202 standard allows a tolerance of 7mm (0.28 inches) over 2m (6.56 feet), and only between measurement points—that seems like a bad joke.
My facade looks unprofessional and poor, but it’s still within the standard???
What do you think about this? And yes, the final inspection has already taken place, but such work should not be handed over to a customer.
We have a newly built house and later noticed with regret that our facade is slightly uneven:
According to the construction company, it is annoying but within the acceptable range and less than 1mm.
After consulting my lawyer, he said that the DIN 18202 standard allows a tolerance of 7mm (0.28 inches) over 2m (6.56 feet), and only between measurement points—that seems like a bad joke.
My facade looks unprofessional and poor, but it’s still within the standard???
What do you think about this? And yes, the final inspection has already taken place, but such work should not be handed over to a customer.
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Bieber081527 Oct 2017 09:30Otus11 schrieb:
No reservation made for visible defects at handover You can never emphasize the importance of noting reservations enough, but in this case it says
Steve_D schrieb:
we have a new build and unfortunately discovered later which leads me to interpret the situation as meaning that at the time of handover the defect (assuming it is one) was not known. In my opinion, Section 640 (2) of the German Building Code does not apply here, and the buyer retains the usual rights. IMHO.
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baumann4227 Oct 2017 12:34With this lighting, every plaster surface will appear "uneven"; tradespeople are not precision mechanics!!!
Thank you for the feedback. The expert is clear on the matter, but currently we have two problems: we have very little time left and additionally a financial double burden. At the moment, an expert who can easily cost 3000€ is unfortunately too expensive.
My lawyer (we have legal expense insurance) advised us to focus on the general building authority approval of the thermal insulation composite system.
Still, I find the tolerance of 7mm (0.28 inches) quite high, and even if my façade is within that tolerance, it still looks bad.
My lawyer (we have legal expense insurance) advised us to focus on the general building authority approval of the thermal insulation composite system.
Still, I find the tolerance of 7mm (0.28 inches) quite high, and even if my façade is within that tolerance, it still looks bad.
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