Pet1234
2020-04-20 22:04:00
- #1
Hello,
I ordered a dry floor truss instead of a studio truss for our bungalow under construction for an extra charge of almost €3000. This is, of course, to be able to use the floor for storage purposes. The seller of the general contractor, as well as the project planner, advised that once the roof frame is in place, i.e., before the roof is covered, the corresponding OSB boards or tongue-and-groove boards should be stored in the roof structure with a crane to cover the attic floor. This way, the floor can be boarded later on accordingly. The opinion was also that later on, the small attic hatch would not allow any building materials to be brought up to the attic.
Today I spoke to the construction manager about this. He reacted very dismissively, saying this is not possible, the drywall contractor would always have to move the boards or wood away when installing the insulation on the roof. And I should contact the drywall contractor and ask him what he thinks about it. Why I should do this is not clear to me. Of course, he has no interest in moving the boards back and forth. But I do not see this as our problem. You cannot sell something that later is not usable. Besides, it was communicated differently in the consultation with the project planner.
When I asked how we could then board the floor and use it, he said one could pass the tongue-and-groove boards piece by piece up through the attic hatch after the house is completed. (The floor area is over 130 sqm.)
How have other builders solved the problem of boarding the floor?
Thank you.
I ordered a dry floor truss instead of a studio truss for our bungalow under construction for an extra charge of almost €3000. This is, of course, to be able to use the floor for storage purposes. The seller of the general contractor, as well as the project planner, advised that once the roof frame is in place, i.e., before the roof is covered, the corresponding OSB boards or tongue-and-groove boards should be stored in the roof structure with a crane to cover the attic floor. This way, the floor can be boarded later on accordingly. The opinion was also that later on, the small attic hatch would not allow any building materials to be brought up to the attic.
Today I spoke to the construction manager about this. He reacted very dismissively, saying this is not possible, the drywall contractor would always have to move the boards or wood away when installing the insulation on the roof. And I should contact the drywall contractor and ask him what he thinks about it. Why I should do this is not clear to me. Of course, he has no interest in moving the boards back and forth. But I do not see this as our problem. You cannot sell something that later is not usable. Besides, it was communicated differently in the consultation with the project planner.
When I asked how we could then board the floor and use it, he said one could pass the tongue-and-groove boards piece by piece up through the attic hatch after the house is completed. (The floor area is over 130 sqm.)
How have other builders solved the problem of boarding the floor?
Thank you.