Construction defects - Damage control?

  • Erstellt am 2020-02-09 20:19:47

Laurasstern

2020-02-17 15:24:46
  • #1


Exactly right. People who do not have the expertise or the time to build themselves should, for better or worse, be able to rely on the work of the companies. A family we are friends with had a raw attic converted from abroad, and the husband was on the construction site only once during the construction phase, everything else was coordinated via video conference, etc., and everything worked out. As a layperson, you cannot measure everything yourself – that's why there are companies that take care of things... our lives are geared towards relying on others – doctors, teachers, service providers, etc. We understood that not everything would go smoothly – but that SO MUCH would go wrong, or even that the building height would be missed by 50 cm, is really extreme. And that the law is on the side of the construction companies was something we were not aware of until now. Or rather, that you cannot sue due to financial reasons or duration of time... Which family endures a 10-year legal battle both financially and mentally? The children would be almost grown up by then...
 

Snowy36

2020-02-17 18:34:31
  • #2
Yes, maybe the skeptics also inform themselves before going to the hospital not only about who and where they have the surgery done but also in the [Fachbuch] HOW exactly the tumor is surgically removed.
 

Laurasstern

2020-02-19 23:06:40
  • #3
I wanted to mention that we have spoken with a company regarding construction supervision/construction management during the renovation phase. For a flat rate offer, everything is too complex. They are now making us an offer with estimated hours or hourly rate.

Construction supervision would usually be 1x/week on the construction site. except for critical points possibly more often... some things might also go unnoticed...
 

Vicky Pedia

2020-02-19 23:30:03
  • #4
Neutral construction supervision is really good. You can agree on flat rates but also on hourly billing. With flat rates, surprises are excluded!
 

Vicky Pedia

2020-02-19 23:36:05
  • #5
In which region are you building?
 

Tassimat

2020-02-20 01:18:54
  • #6
+Preparation +Travel to site +Travel from site +Documentation +Other office work.

All the mentioned points are okay and can be billed. Please already factor this in mentally so that you are not caught off guard by the first invoice.

Maybe a flat rate can be agreed upon for the weekly appointments, and the rest on an hourly basis? Could provide a bit of cost security.
 

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