Construction progress: Duplex with WU basement and developed attic

Oh dear... your lawyer has a construction company ready....? What qualifies this new construction company? Or do you blindly trust your new lawyer? And which good construction company is currently available? They are all booked for months or even longer with orders...

Oh dear... your lawyer has a construction company ready....? What qualifies this new construction company? Or do you blindly trust your new lawyer? And which good construction company is currently available? Aren't they all fully booked for months or even longer...

Yes, I trust my lawyer. I think that should be a prerequisite when you hire a lawyer, otherwise I wouldn't commission him, otherwise I might as well throw the money out the window. Or would you hire a lawyer you don't trust? People, what are such posts supposed to achieve?

Such nonsense. The general contractor is an old company in our village; they build every second house here. Everyone is without exception satisfied, we don’t know a single family that couldn’t warmly recommend this company.

Okay, in villages where the client stands among the craftsmen at choir practice anyway, this kind of transparency in cost calculation may exceptionally be common. If it’s an architect-GC, I can understand your description. But it remains (let me put it this way) "not the normal case." What is normal with a GC is that he acts as a constructioncontractor (and not as a constructiondirector) and makes the client an own package offer, which then remains a black box. Therefore, you shouldn’t be surprised if your description here causes more than just slight astonishment.

Instead of complaining about the posts, take a close look at what people are pointing out to you or warning you about... Here are the tips for free.
My personal assessment: Construction company recommended by the lawyer... you're repeatedly falling into the same ******.
Recommendation: Finish the legal battle with GU2. Then finish building the house with a local architect and local craftsmen under individual contracts.

PS: I would not break out the screed in the bathrooms now, just because there is underfloor heating beneath the tub. What could happen? The screed heats up and transfers the heat to the bathtub cladding, which then passes it on to the room. I also don't believe the underfloor heating pipes will be crushed by the weight of the tub. Screed is concrete, not elastic but rigid. As long as it withstands the load, nothing will happen to the pipes. You can ask the screed manufacturer about the critical load limit and determine the maximum load. If too high, reduce the pressure per unit area with a larger support surface...

Good luck with the legal battle!

Okay, in villages where the client is standing among the craftsmen anyway during the choir rehearsal, this kind of calculation transparency might exceptionally be common. If it is an architect-GC, I can understand your description. But it remains (I want to put it this way) "not the norm." The norm with a GC is that he acts as a construction contractor (and not as a construction director) and makes the client a package offer of his own, which then remains a black box. In this respect, you shouldn't be surprised if your description here causes more than just slight amazement.

Interesting to learn how it goes on elsewhere o_O:) But I’m not going to worry now, we have too much trust in the construction company for that.

Interesting to learn how it works for others

Even a design-and-build architect is rather the exception, and that he then behaves more like an architect than like a general contractor is even more so.