KathiL
2011-07-13 13:21:17
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Hello,
I am new here and have a question and hope someone can help me.
We signed a house construction contract with a construction company for an end-terrace house in a row of three. We immediately said that we definitely want to build with a basement. The saleswoman talked us out of the basement, arguing that the basement must be built with a white tank and would cost about 65,000 euros because the neighboring house (which at that time was not yet sold) is being built without a basement. With a basement, the middle house would be too expensive and she wouldn’t be able to sell it. However, if all the houses had taken a basement, then each basement would cost 38,000 euros.
Now my question: Is it correct that I have to bear the additional costs if my neighbor does not take a basement? We have now learned that in our neighborhood the same developer is building a house, but the basement was built by another company for 19,000 euros. Can I rely on this and also commission the basement from the other company?
Yesterday I contacted our construction company by email, but they brush us off and say we planned without a basement and that’s final.
Regards, Kathi
I am new here and have a question and hope someone can help me.
We signed a house construction contract with a construction company for an end-terrace house in a row of three. We immediately said that we definitely want to build with a basement. The saleswoman talked us out of the basement, arguing that the basement must be built with a white tank and would cost about 65,000 euros because the neighboring house (which at that time was not yet sold) is being built without a basement. With a basement, the middle house would be too expensive and she wouldn’t be able to sell it. However, if all the houses had taken a basement, then each basement would cost 38,000 euros.
Now my question: Is it correct that I have to bear the additional costs if my neighbor does not take a basement? We have now learned that in our neighborhood the same developer is building a house, but the basement was built by another company for 19,000 euros. Can I rely on this and also commission the basement from the other company?
Yesterday I contacted our construction company by email, but they brush us off and say we planned without a basement and that’s final.
Regards, Kathi