Hello,
for our new build, the heat pump is not available.
The builder has declared force majeure and has therefore postponed the completion indefinitely.
Moving in would fail because, as originally planned, heating and hot water cannot be provided using the heat pump.
Here is my consideration:
I can heat with the wood stove (small bungalow, energy-efficient house, one story, no children, 20 years of experience heating with wood) or, for short periods and individual rooms, electrically.
I only need hot water for showering. This can be heated using an electric kettle and poured into a camping shower.
Overall, this should still be cheaper than paying rent.
So I can manage heating and hygiene. Is there any formal requirement that would prevent moving in?
Thanks for your replies!
Best regards
Bauherr and his wife
for our new build, the heat pump is not available.
The builder has declared force majeure and has therefore postponed the completion indefinitely.
Moving in would fail because, as originally planned, heating and hot water cannot be provided using the heat pump.
Here is my consideration:
I can heat with the wood stove (small bungalow, energy-efficient house, one story, no children, 20 years of experience heating with wood) or, for short periods and individual rooms, electrically.
I only need hot water for showering. This can be heated using an electric kettle and poured into a camping shower.
Overall, this should still be cheaper than paying rent.
So I can manage heating and hygiene. Is there any formal requirement that would prevent moving in?
Thanks for your replies!
Best regards
Bauherr and his wife
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Bauherrlein4 Aug 2022 17:03WilderSueden schrieb:
The important point is not the term “ready for occupancy”… you ordered a house with heating, and if it is missing, that is a defect. What matters is that all missing elements are clearly identified and not accepted. Logically, a retention should be applied until the defect is resolved. If this is only an agreement between the developer and us, I don’t see any issues at this point.
What matters now is that we are prepared (hence my question) and can make an acceptable proposal.
One more thing just came to mind. Could the building insurance refuse to cooperate?
EDIT: I will just call them and explain the situation.
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Neubau20224 Aug 2022 17:14Bauherrlein schrieb:
If it’s just an agreement between the developer and us, I don’t see any problems right now.
What’s important for us now is to be prepared (hence my question) and to be able to make an acceptable proposal.
Something else just came to mind. Could the residential building insurance cause problems?
EDIT: I will just call them and explain the situation. A developer will hardly let you move into a house that isn’t finished yet. If it’s a construction company, the situation might be different.
Similar situation with us. We ordered a geothermal heat pump from Bosch in February 2022. So far, the appointment is scheduled for the end of August 2022. That wasn’t clear even a week ago. What about alternatives? Like other heat pump manufacturers? Some are still readily available.
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Bauherrlein4 Aug 2022 17:22Neubau2022 schrieb:
A developer will hardly let you move into their unfinished house. If it’s a construction company, it might be different.
It’s similar for us. We ordered a geothermal heat pump from Bosch in February 2022. So far, the installation date is set for the end of August 2022. This was still uncertain a week ago. What about alternatives? Other heat pump manufacturers? Some are still readily available.Good idea! I will check tomorrow whether there’s an alternative. This decision needs to be approved by the specialist.
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Janabalenciaga19 Aug 2022 11:10@Bauherrlein we are currently in a similar situation. The move-in was planned for October-November, but now it turns out that the heating company can’t get a single heat pump from any manufacturer. Although we were originally promised delivery in August 2022. I would be interested to know if you have found a solution?
My husband wants to temporarily switch to a gas heat pump instead. He can have this procured and installed through his own company. But I’m quite sure that our general contractor won’t agree to something like that. Basically, the company didn’t want to do anything like a partial handover at all…
My husband wants to temporarily switch to a gas heat pump instead. He can have this procured and installed through his own company. But I’m quite sure that our general contractor won’t agree to something like that. Basically, the company didn’t want to do anything like a partial handover at all…
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Bauherrlein19 Aug 2022 11:27Janabalenciaga schrieb:
@Bauherrlein we are currently in a similar situation. The move-in was planned for October-November, but now it turns out that the heating company can’t get a single heat pump from any manufacturer. Although we were originally promised a delivery date in August 2022. I’d be interested to know if you have found a solution?
My husband wants to switch temporarily to a gas heat pump instead. He can arrange purchase and installation through his company. But I am quite sure our general contractor won’t agree to something like that. Basically, the company didn’t want to do any partial handover at all… Hello,
we still don’t have any new information.
However, we installed a fireplace, which we can use as an alternative heating source.
We are targeting a move-in date in November. With some compromises, that should be possible. We have found a solution for heating and hot water.
I would think twice about the gas heat pump, especially if costly conversions are planned later.
Better to look for alternatives (wood stove, electric heating?). Anyone who is also paying rent can get a lot of heating for that rent money.
As I said, at the moment everything points to a compromise that, in theory, will make the move-in possible.
Best regards
Bauherrlein schrieb:
We have found a solution for heating and hot water.It would be interesting for other readers if you could briefly outline this solution.Similar topics