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2016-11-29 01:14:21
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Hi, we have our final planning meeting on 13.12, after that everything goes to the building authority.
I told my seller from the beginning, at the first offer, that the Rotex ventilation system, the outdoor unit, is wrongly positioned. It cannot be placed as shown on the plan because the garage is supposed to be there.
They just said, "Okay, no problem. It can be changed in the planning and placed higher up."
Now I wrote to the managing director to please change this.
The answer was only:
On your floor plan, you moved the outdoor unit of the heat pump to another location. This is not possible with the contractual Rotex heat pump. Here a Novelan LAD heat pump is needed, and the outdoor unit then has to be moved further to the right to the outside wall of the study room.
Here are the costs: Conversion to Novelan LAD + €2,138.00
Extension of outdoor unit + €1,509.00
The reason is that the outdoor and indoor units must be on the same height/line
Of course, I do not agree with that.
Do you have a solution on how to still manage this without extra costs or significant loss of space?
The pantry in the picture will be omitted, and in return, the HAR will be bigger.
Point 2:
I wanted to replace the two large floor-to-ceiling terrace windows in the kitchen with one normal window because the island is supposed to be placed against that wall.
Answer:
- Changing floor-to-ceiling kitchen windows to normal windows with masonry parapet is possible in the project planning at the same price.
Question: Normal? So two large floor-to-ceiling windows cost the same as one normal one?
Point 3:
Colored front door with small side panel, EXTRA COST €1464???? A bit excessive for just some paint, right?
Point 4:
I wanted to install a horizontal window at the top in the hallway (plan top) to bring light into the room (we do not want double casement windows). We saw this in a prefab house with the same kneewall height as ours.
Answer:
With the current planning, the window is not possible because the necessary wall height is simply missing. Otherwise, the window would have to be fixed and made with TRAV glazing. The costs would be about €1,400.00 to €1,600.00.
Your opinion?
Point 5:
Discount on removing standard front door - €1,315.00
But if I want an additional one, it costs me over €4,000. How can that be?
See the picture.
Maybe they wanted to remove it because it is not a decent door. No RC2 class, no window with privacy protection etc.
Here is the description:
Your contract includes a white plastic front door from the standard program with a small side panel.
The side panel has clear glass, satinato glazing can of course be agreed additionally.
The front door has a basic security level, which should roughly correspond to WK 1; a higher standard is also possible and can be agreed.
According to the contract, a handle about 30 cm long is agreed.
Point 6:
Are the floor-to-ceiling windows upstairs okay? Or too little light?
Better one normal window? What is actually normal? Meaning, what size?
So, that’s it for now. Actually, I only wanted to write very little and just 1-2 points.
Thanks

I told my seller from the beginning, at the first offer, that the Rotex ventilation system, the outdoor unit, is wrongly positioned. It cannot be placed as shown on the plan because the garage is supposed to be there.
They just said, "Okay, no problem. It can be changed in the planning and placed higher up."
Now I wrote to the managing director to please change this.
The answer was only:
On your floor plan, you moved the outdoor unit of the heat pump to another location. This is not possible with the contractual Rotex heat pump. Here a Novelan LAD heat pump is needed, and the outdoor unit then has to be moved further to the right to the outside wall of the study room.
Here are the costs: Conversion to Novelan LAD + €2,138.00
Extension of outdoor unit + €1,509.00
The reason is that the outdoor and indoor units must be on the same height/line
Of course, I do not agree with that.
Do you have a solution on how to still manage this without extra costs or significant loss of space?
The pantry in the picture will be omitted, and in return, the HAR will be bigger.
Point 2:
I wanted to replace the two large floor-to-ceiling terrace windows in the kitchen with one normal window because the island is supposed to be placed against that wall.
Answer:
- Changing floor-to-ceiling kitchen windows to normal windows with masonry parapet is possible in the project planning at the same price.
Question: Normal? So two large floor-to-ceiling windows cost the same as one normal one?
Point 3:
Colored front door with small side panel, EXTRA COST €1464???? A bit excessive for just some paint, right?
Point 4:
I wanted to install a horizontal window at the top in the hallway (plan top) to bring light into the room (we do not want double casement windows). We saw this in a prefab house with the same kneewall height as ours.
Answer:
With the current planning, the window is not possible because the necessary wall height is simply missing. Otherwise, the window would have to be fixed and made with TRAV glazing. The costs would be about €1,400.00 to €1,600.00.
Your opinion?
Point 5:
Discount on removing standard front door - €1,315.00
But if I want an additional one, it costs me over €4,000. How can that be?
See the picture.
Maybe they wanted to remove it because it is not a decent door. No RC2 class, no window with privacy protection etc.
Here is the description:
Your contract includes a white plastic front door from the standard program with a small side panel.
The side panel has clear glass, satinato glazing can of course be agreed additionally.
The front door has a basic security level, which should roughly correspond to WK 1; a higher standard is also possible and can be agreed.
According to the contract, a handle about 30 cm long is agreed.
Point 6:
Are the floor-to-ceiling windows upstairs okay? Or too little light?
Better one normal window? What is actually normal? Meaning, what size?
So, that’s it for now. Actually, I only wanted to write very little and just 1-2 points.
Thanks