ᐅ When is it considered a construction defect? A wall misplaced by 10 cm
Created on: 20 Aug 2021 23:02
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FloOlden
Hello everyone,
I have a problem and honestly don’t know how to handle it. I am currently building a timber house, and a major mistake has occurred. The house is a single-family home with both a ground floor and an upper floor. During construction, I noticed that a wall on the upper floor was misplaced by 10cm (4 inches). Because of this, no bathtub fits in the bathroom anymore. My question is, what rights do I have regarding this faulty workmanship? The wall can’t just be moved since the roof is already in place. Additionally, the walls on the ground floor are also all shifted by 10cm (4 inches).
What can I do, and what rights do I have?
I have a problem and honestly don’t know how to handle it. I am currently building a timber house, and a major mistake has occurred. The house is a single-family home with both a ground floor and an upper floor. During construction, I noticed that a wall on the upper floor was misplaced by 10cm (4 inches). Because of this, no bathtub fits in the bathroom anymore. My question is, what rights do I have regarding this faulty workmanship? The wall can’t just be moved since the roof is already in place. Additionally, the walls on the ground floor are also all shifted by 10cm (4 inches).
What can I do, and what rights do I have?
hampshire schrieb:
Your building partner who confirmed the error Oh, did they – in what way exactly?
FloOlden schrieb:
The company said it was their mistake regarding the wall because they overlooked a measurement in the drawing, which caused the error. That doesn’t necessarily sound to me like a written acknowledgement of a formally reported defect (especially since the original poster is still asking here whether it is actually a defect), but more like something they communicated informally via WhatsApp…
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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Gartenfreund22 Aug 2021 06:48Perhaps a sliding door could also work.
konibar schrieb:
In my opinion, a 10cm (4 inches) error is already relevant for building approval.The layout of the interior rooms usually does not concern the building authority, as long as the volume, roof shape, location, etc. remain unchanged.
So far, I wonder what solution the person responsible proposes.
If only the upper floor with the bathtub is problematic, I also wonder why they don’t simply modify it on site in lightweight construction.