Hello everyone, I hope this is the right place for my question:
We have an uneven screed. It rises by 35cm (14 inches) over a distance, dropping more than 10mm (0.4 inches) towards the wall. Assuming this defect is undisputed. The floor covering was installed on the uneven surface. Although the uneven floor was noticed, it was not recognized as a construction defect (lack of knowledge about the situation).
After realizing the issue, the defect was reported to the construction company (by email). However, the company refused to fix the problem, stating that nothing could be done since the floor covering was installed without first checking the floor.
Is this correct? Is the company no longer responsible for repairing this defect? Or is it possible that the company must fix the defect but is not obliged to cover the costs of reinstalling the floor covering?
We have an uneven screed. It rises by 35cm (14 inches) over a distance, dropping more than 10mm (0.4 inches) towards the wall. Assuming this defect is undisputed. The floor covering was installed on the uneven surface. Although the uneven floor was noticed, it was not recognized as a construction defect (lack of knowledge about the situation).
After realizing the issue, the defect was reported to the construction company (by email). However, the company refused to fix the problem, stating that nothing could be done since the floor covering was installed without first checking the floor.
Is this correct? Is the company no longer responsible for repairing this defect? Or is it possible that the company must fix the defect but is not obliged to cover the costs of reinstalling the floor covering?
Just a quick question – how much does an expert witness or building surveyor usually cost? Are there general rules of thumb, like a price per square meter (sq m) of living space times x? Plus an additional amount for the basement? If you’re building with architects and want them to approve the main points. Is it more around $500 or $5,000?
Panama17 schrieb:
Just a quick question – how much does an independent expert usually cost? Are there general rules of thumb like price per square meter of living space? Plus extra for the basement? If you’re building with architects and want the main points inspected. Are we talking about roughly $500 or $5,000?Go for the middle range.
They usually get involved at key stages of construction, but of course they can also be requested on specific occasions in between, which tends to be more expensive.
EveundGerd30 Apr 2015 19:30Hmm... I actually wanted to make one clarification, even though the discussion has ended.
@Lexmaul79: I may not have clearly explained what our friends said regarding a building expert. They recommend the two-person principle involving an expert. Sometimes this is also for self-protection. Homeowners can be quite demanding. By the way, only one of our friends worked as a contractor in the new development area, and their client had an expert involved. Incidentally, that expert has a very good reputation.
Our general contractor has a good reputation as well.
I wish you all the best with your house construction.
Best regards, Eve
@Lexmaul79: I may not have clearly explained what our friends said regarding a building expert. They recommend the two-person principle involving an expert. Sometimes this is also for self-protection. Homeowners can be quite demanding. By the way, only one of our friends worked as a contractor in the new development area, and their client had an expert involved. Incidentally, that expert has a very good reputation.
Our general contractor has a good reputation as well.
I wish you all the best with your house construction.
Best regards, Eve
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churichek1 May 2015 11:08In our build, unfortunately, the defects only became apparent later on, by which time the construction company had already gone bankrupt. Well, we were out of luck in that regard...