Construction progress: Duplex with WU basement and developed attic

Then you seem to be responsible for that. You commissioned it, you were present at the meeting. This time GU2 seems to be right

I fear that this will now be interpreted that way. But I was actually just a silent listener, as I really have no idea about screed. However, I just spoke on the phone with the screed layer, it doesn’t seem to be that bad after all. I will now try to get parquet of the same thickness as the tiles, then it should work.

I fear that this will now be interpreted that way. But I was actually just a silent listener, as I really have no idea about screed. However, I just spoke on the phone with the screed layer, it doesn’t seem to be that bad after all. I will now try to get parquet of the same thickness as the tiles, then it should be fine.

Why on earth would it be interpreted that way? There is no need for any interpretation. You placed the order. Without any height difference. The fault lies with you.

You certainly seem eager to dive in, or rather, you seem to really thrive in contract law (at the same time, however, like with the tiles, due to the history and time pressure, making avoidable mistakes).

From an outside perspective and without emotions: if problems repeatedly occur at many interfaces (window sealing, screed heights, etc., etc.), you should still admit that your expertise is not enough. And with that, I would also be very critical of a sole individual contract award, since every trade could blame missing planning or errors in previous work.

Although you unfortunately regularly have problems with construction consultants and general contractors/companies and subsequently time- and nerve-wracking trouble, I would personally still consider starting everything over from scratch.

Organize financing, wait for court decisions regarding funds, take a breather, and then calmly and strengthened look for one or more reliable partners (they do exist, I hope regional ones are not already all alienated or warned), work out the planning details of the outstanding trades, and then finally bring the whole thing to an orderly conclusion. Because: how much is your time worth to you, and how much are your nerves worth?

And then at some point carry out the construction as a cooperation rather than, as has often been the case so far after a short time, as an adversarial process! Also, don’t forget what it was originally about in my opinion: a house for your children. How do they actually feel about the whole thing? From your description, it currently seems more like a one-woman show. Is the supposed bargain really worth it to you? Or could you, even though you spend more than originally planned over the next 30 years, live contentedly? Happy kids, happy life?

I fear that this will now be interpreted that way. But I was actually only a silent listener, as I really have no idea about screed. However, I just spoke with the screed installer, it doesn't seem to be that bad after all. I will now try to get parquet flooring of the same thickness as the tiles, then it should work.

With us, everything was also on the same level. The floor coverings differed by 0.5 cm in height from one room to another. With the parquet, it was simply filled in. No one notices. How is the screed installer supposed to manage such minimal differences? Before the screed was laid, we already considered how high the floors would be so that parquet and tiles with adhesive would not differ too much. But maybe there are also floor covering combinations that differ more significantly in height and where such coordination is more important.

Yes, with vinyl, which has a very low build height, the screed height would have to be adjusted (with the disadvantage that later switching to another flooring with a higher build height will then be difficult). Or with leveling compound. In EL, I once did something like that with laminate by simply using more impact sound insulation, but apart from the mixed results, it should not be done with underfloor heating either.

Correct . The person who installs the floor (in our case the painter, material: glued vinyl) prepares it and levels the height differences. In our case, the floor is fully filled and sanded by the painter with leveling compound up to 5mm.