ᐅ The building authority rejected the construction application because the house was planned too far back on the lot.

Some time has passed now, and construction has slowly begun.

The next step was getting the mason's drawings approved by the planner. Just from a quick look during the work, I noticed something wasn’t right.

Later in the evening, with some time to relax and a beer in hand, I realized that the bathroom walls upstairs had been shifted, and the wall thickness had also changed.

I then looked into more detail and ultimately found out that the floor plans submitted with the building permit / planning permission application were incorrect. Specifically, the chimney alignment between the ground floor and the upper floor didn’t match.

It seems she only just realized this and simply moved walls without informing me. I thought I was losing it. Additionally, the wall between the shower and the children's room was thickened from 17.5 cm (7 inches) to 24 cm (9.5 inches). Must have enjoyed too much Christmas goose.

Since the shower was carefully planned beforehand, and a lot of time was spent choosing tiles so they wouldn’t need to be cut, I had to step in again and have the walls moved back so everything fits. Of course, the bathroom became smaller as a result. That was to be expected.

The thread just doesn’t end...

dynaudio79 schrieb:

Since the shower was carefully planned in advance and a lot of time was spent to use certain tiles without cutting them

Then I’ll keep my fingers crossed that it actually works out. Because on a construction site, there is no fine detailed work. A one-centimeter (0.4 inch) deviation is practically a perfect hit.

I am aware of that, and it has, of course, been taken into account.

Since you are not addressing the main issue, I assume it is considered normal to alter floor plans?
By the way, we are talking about 18cm (7 inches) here, which I then had to correct again. So it would be a 120cm (47 inch) tile and an 18cm (7 inch) one next to it. Visually, that is really quite valuable...

Deviations from the building permit / planning permission are normal. Variations can occur for structural reasons.
Reviewing the plans is the client’s responsibility. Take your time with this—preferably without alcohol.
Then report any defects in writing. Have the plans revised and only approve them once everything is satisfactory.

dynaudio79 schrieb:

Since you didn’t address the main topic, I assume it’s considered normal for floor plans to be changed?

Yes, it can be normal during the planning phase. However, it’s not normal to discuss or coordinate this with the client.

nordanney schrieb:

Yes, that can be normal during the planning phase. However, it is not normal to discuss and coordinate this with the client.

Is a "not" missing in the sentence, or is it meant exactly as written? Thanks. 🙂