Hello 🙂
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Our house will be move-in ready by June 1st. Since we went for a turnkey build and I usually work during regular construction hours when the contractors are on site, I didn’t always have the chance to check everything myself.
As we are eagerly anticipating moving in and the garage was delivered today, I took the afternoon off to watch the process in person (narrow street, 9 meters (30 feet) garage – impressive how a truck maneuvers in such tight space 🙂 ).
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I used the surveying time to walk through all the rooms and noticed that the double RJ45 sockets (2 outlets) were unfortunately not fully installed. Only single sockets were delivered here. The electrical selection only specified one socket, but I interpreted this to mean that the double outlets didn’t need to be documented separately. (I don’t build a house every day!)
The site manager confirmed the issue and admitted he forgot to inform the electrician that double sockets were ordered. Since the network cables can no longer be pulled in, this defect remains unresolved.
For 5 double network sockets with connection points including the distribution panel (which costs less than 20€), we were charged 800€.
What do you think is a reasonable compensation given that this defect can no longer be corrected? The double sockets serve a specific purpose.
Why am I even asking: We had the washbasin including the mixer tap (Grohe Eurosmart Cosmopolitan) removed from the contract and were told we would receive a credit of 88€. In my opinion, this does not reflect the material and labor costs.
I know I can’t expect to get rich 🙂
Thank you very much and have a great weekend 🙂
*Offtopic*
Our house will be move-in ready by June 1st. Since we went for a turnkey build and I usually work during regular construction hours when the contractors are on site, I didn’t always have the chance to check everything myself.
As we are eagerly anticipating moving in and the garage was delivered today, I took the afternoon off to watch the process in person (narrow street, 9 meters (30 feet) garage – impressive how a truck maneuvers in such tight space 🙂 ).
*End of Offtopic*
I used the surveying time to walk through all the rooms and noticed that the double RJ45 sockets (2 outlets) were unfortunately not fully installed. Only single sockets were delivered here. The electrical selection only specified one socket, but I interpreted this to mean that the double outlets didn’t need to be documented separately. (I don’t build a house every day!)
The site manager confirmed the issue and admitted he forgot to inform the electrician that double sockets were ordered. Since the network cables can no longer be pulled in, this defect remains unresolved.
For 5 double network sockets with connection points including the distribution panel (which costs less than 20€), we were charged 800€.
What do you think is a reasonable compensation given that this defect can no longer be corrected? The double sockets serve a specific purpose.
Why am I even asking: We had the washbasin including the mixer tap (Grohe Eurosmart Cosmopolitan) removed from the contract and were told we would receive a credit of 88€. In my opinion, this does not reflect the material and labor costs.
I know I can’t expect to get rich 🙂
Thank you very much and have a great weekend 🙂
Yeah, one-third of the price seems reasonable. Only half was delivered, and the difference represents the costs you'll now have to cover yourself to fix the defect (buying a switch, electricity for 20 years on standby).
Any "but now he has to deliver" tactics only work if you pay for the trade separately and no money has been paid yet (see above). With a general contractor including the electrician, this won’t work. Or you could check again if the cable can be replaced. He probably won’t want to replace it because then he’d likely just run the same cable again instead of installing a new double cable. And of course, that won’t work 🙂
Any "but now he has to deliver" tactics only work if you pay for the trade separately and no money has been paid yet (see above). With a general contractor including the electrician, this won’t work. Or you could check again if the cable can be replaced. He probably won’t want to replace it because then he’d likely just run the same cable again instead of installing a new double cable. And of course, that won’t work 🙂
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Bieber081511 Jul 2016 21:28wrack schrieb:
I only have photos taken before the boxes were installedThese photos might help to determine whether there are empty conduits installed.
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@andimann
(Among business people, verbal agreements are also considered contracts – but in private versus business matters, only written agreements count, if I’m not mistaken).I think you’re mistaken – verbal contracts are indeed valid between private individuals as well (or do you write down your bread order at the bakery counter with a signature and receive a countersigned copy?) – however, it is a matter of proof... If you receive three rolls instead of two, you can complain on the spot and that’s that – with electrical outlets, it’s a different story...Similar topics