ᐅ Roof covered with incorrect tiles – house approved.

Hello,

Our list of defects was long, but everything was completed to our satisfaction. However, when our roof tiles for the patio roof were delivered, we noticed that the tiles installed on the house roof were not the ones we had contractually ordered. The issue is the difference between granite and black. We simply did not question this point at the time. Only when comparing the tiles did the difference become clearly visible.

What options do we have? The builder was a well-known prefabricated house supplier.

The house was accepted several months ago.

As far as I know, you only have a chance during the warranty period if the defect can clearly be traced back to an error by the builder during construction.

I would say you should give it a try.

Unless you approved the brick color during the final inspection or the bricks had already appeared by then and were accepted by you. In that case, it might be more difficult.

During the material selection, we chose bricks in deep black. Two months before the house delivery, I received a change notification stating that the bricks were changed to granite due to the building permit / planning permission requirements. However, I had already obtained approval from the building authority for the deep black bricks and informed my construction manager about this. He then changed the brick color back to deep black. I have the entire correspondence in writing. At the final inspection, I only signed off that the roof was covered. No statement was made regarding the color or accuracy.

You didn't notice at the time of the final inspection that the roof was the wrong color?

SilentGalaxy schrieb:
At the final inspection, I only signed to confirm that the roof was installed. No statement was made regarding the color or correctness.

Such a final inspection does not exist in this form. When you accept the house, you are confirming to the general contractor that you approve of their work, meaning they have fulfilled their contractual obligations.

I find it interesting how often homeowners underestimate the legal consequences of acceptance.

SilentGalaxy schrieb:
I had already obtained the building permit / planning permission for the deep black bricks

Probably for nothing, if the difference is so small that you only notice it after months. And I think a more practical color tone is better in the long run than one where you feel like you have to wipe off every crumb.

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