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Tom1607 schrieb:
And I’m also surprised that the site manager didn’t tell you that a waterproof membrane would still be applied.

I assume that this is what he discussed with the roofer who is scheduled to come tomorrow. But I’m not certain.

Is it okay for the render to get soaked with every rain before it is finally sealed and drained? The render is already bubbling in some areas, and the site manager says it won’t just go away on its own and that technical equipment will be needed to fix it later.

No, it will naturally be damaged if it gets wet. That is not acceptable!

I wonder who would even allow plastering to be done when the roof isn’t properly finished yet – that can only lead to problems! I really feel sorry for you, but the site manager doesn’t seem very competent. And why isn’t he sharing any information with you? I mean, if he discusses something with the roofer that needs to be done tomorrow, why doesn’t he tell you? Personally, in a situation like this, I would keep pestering the site manager until he opens up and tells me what’s going on, how, and when it will be fixed. If I didn’t like his answer, I’d demand alternatives!

Example: Our site manager scheduled painting the walls and sanding the screed floor in the same week. When I asked how that was supposed to work considering dust generation and painting (not to mention how they’d get in each other’s way), he said the floor sanders have a good dust extraction system. I responded that there probably isn’t any dust extraction good enough to allow painting at the same time. He admitted that and rescheduled the painters to come only after the sanding was completed.

Bookstar schrieb:
No, of course it breaks when it gets wet. That’s not acceptable!

Then I wonder why the roofing work and so on aren’t completed before plastering. How are they supposed to fix that afterwards?

KingSong schrieb:
Example: Our construction manager scheduled wall painting and screed sanding in the same week. When I asked how that was supposed to work given the dust generation and painting (not to mention that they would just be getting in each other’s way), he said the screed sanders have good dust extraction. I replied that no dust extraction is good enough to paint alongside it. He admitted the point and scheduled the painters only after the sanding.

You clearly understand the workflow on a construction site much better than I do. I wouldn’t notice things like that.

KingSong schrieb:
I really feel sorry for you, but the construction manager seems to be a real problem!

At the moment, there is a substitute construction manager because our main manager is on vacation. But he doesn’t make a bad impression. From my point of view, he inherited the problems and now has to make the best of a project he doesn’t know in detail. He’s like a firefighter, and I believe he would have noticed timing issues and other shortcomings earlier if this were his project. This construction manager was also recommended by other homeowners we spoke to before signing the contract. However, it was not possible to agree on a specific construction manager beforehand.

...and after the weekend, I thought: great, 10 pages of new house photos. But instead, I see the continuation of the well-known floor plan thread...

This is not the case for us. Here is an excerpt from our district office:

Unless otherwise defined in the development plan, the definition of the knee wall commonly used within the local jurisdiction of the district office is:

The measurement between the top edge of the unfinished attic floor and the bottom edge of the rafter at the level of the unplastered exterior wall.