ᐅ Insulation in the window reveal – DIN standard

You probably don’t mean your site manager, but the “site manager” of your general contractor. Regarding the insulation (which, in my impression, has been replaced here by a random piece of styrofoam waste), the key is that it is installed airtight against the masonry. As shown here, the condensate that the insulation is supposed to prevent would simply seep behind the “insulation,” so any mold would only be visually hidden (if they have done the inside just as poorly). By calling them “flat craftsmen,” I was probably being euphemistic about these construction assistants. Does “expert” mean that there is already a dispute ongoing?

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You probably don’t mean your site manager, but the "site manager" of your general contractor.

Does "inspector" mean that a dispute is already ongoing?

There was a real conflict with my first inspector and the construction company because he didn’t hold back when pointing out defects.

We withheld money due to a defect, and the contractor acted as if there was no defect and threatened to terminate the contract.

My lawyer advised me to try to keep the construction going since the payment schedule was excessively overpaid. So the strategy was to give in.

Then we got the full brunt from the contractor: threats of partial handover inspections, change of construction supervisor, etc. (of course, all just verbal).

We then decided to switch construction supervisors. Unfortunately, the new supervisor doesn’t openly address defects that he knows the contractor will have a hard time fixing. The supervisor only asks questions and gives suggestions. The lawyer said that given our situation, this is appropriate.

The lawyer only communicates with us. If the contractor knew we had legal counsel, he certainly wouldn’t have continued building. Frankly, I don’t want to spend more months or years discussing defects with a lawyer.

For me, building this house has been a nightmare. I just ended up with the wrong company.

In the meantime, we visited a third inspector and went through some defects with him, including the window reveal and the foam insulation. He said, “That looks very questionable.”

For me, the question now is whether I should pursue legal action once the construction is complete. That’s why I asked about contractual penalties.

Actually, I don’t want to, because I wanted a nearly defect-free house. It’s really frustrating for me.