ᐅ Reduction of living space due to knee wall height

Hello,

we are building with a developer. So far, we haven’t had any really bad experiences with them. But we are still at the beginning of the construction. 🙂 Our knee wall height on the first floor was recently reduced from 100cm (39 inches) to 70cm (28 inches). We only noticed this by chance on a new floor plan sketch. However, we want to keep the 100cm (39 inches) as originally agreed and signed. Unfortunately, we are not getting any response from the developer because the person responsible is always on vacation. Has anyone had similar experiences and can tell me if we now have to accept the 70cm (28 inches) height?

Have you already signed a contract? Would you accept it if the roof simply got left out ;-)

compario schrieb:
we are building with a developer.

You cannot build with a developer. You can only buy from a developer (often even before construction starts). I suspect you actually have a general contractor (who is hired to build a house on a plot of land that you own). This makes a huge difference:

Case A: Developer, you have not bought yet. Solution: simply do not buy.

Case B: Developer, you have already bought: then they cannot just build a different house than the one they sold.

Case C: General contractor: they also cannot unilaterally change the building specifications.

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The question is first: why is he doing this? I don’t think it’s about saving a row of bricks (and if it is, you have the wrong general contractor). I’m more concerned that the development plan requires the 70cm (28 inches) or that otherwise specified height limits are being exceeded.

kaho674 schrieb:
I am more concerned that the development plan requires the 70cm (28 inches) or otherwise specified height limits to be exceeded.

In a general contractor scenario, it would be at least inappropriate to respond without consulting the client first (i.e., discussing alternatives), and a subcontractor would not be authorized to quietly construct a different building than what was agreed upon and sold.

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Even if that is the case, the contractor should proactively address it instead of being unreachable for inquiries. Regardless of the reasons, this reduction saves bricks and should be compensated.