Hello everyone.
The following situation: The house is built (in Cuxhaven), the carport has been chosen and the contract signed. By the way, the price is regularly almost €13,000.
The carport is a kit and will have space for two cars and a workshop on a total of 50 sqm. The manufacturer is Biber Carport from Munich, and the contract includes a reservation in case of a negative building application, so that the contract could be canceled if the building application does not go through. I have already paid a down payment.
So far, so good.
When researching what needs to be done for the building application, the building authority said that the application must be signed by a "designer." This is either an architect or a master craftsman – whoever designed it. And of course, they need a drawing of the carport.
That is also clear.
So I approached the company, which then said they themselves do not have such a person in-house, but externally. And they would now have to ask whether he can sign it, because sometimes further liabilities are tied to these signatures, which they might not be able to fulfill remotely, for example.
If, for example, the designer was automatically assigned a building supervision obligation. For the drawing, they want over €500 extra.
I can even understand the costs for the drawing, since my carport is custom-made. As for the liabilities in the building application, I can’t find anything in the form.
It’s just one paragraph about the designer, name, company, etc., and that’s it.
They took a lot of time for the review, so after more than four weeks I asked whether they were now able to sign the application. Otherwise, I would have liked to make use of my reservation right.
I only begrudgingly accepted Corona as an excuse because the review externally runs anyway by forwarding an email, and I sent that a week before the curfew in Bavaria applied.
Now, after over five weeks from receipt of the form, they responded that they still needed some time and mentioned Corona and everything. Also, there was never talk of a building application service, and I can only invoke the reservation if I can present a rejected building application.
Funny – how should that work if they don’t give me the signature I need...?
Long story, short: Can someone answer what the standard duties of a manufacturer are in such a case? In my view, that obviously belongs to the product. While they almost act as if that were a comfort service similar to a registration service when buying a car. They probably haven't quite understood what this is about yet, but that can be clarified again. Nevertheless: What is part of the normal product scope and what is an extra service?
Even though I can understand the additional cost for the drawing, I think, for example, that one should be made aware of this at the time of purchase, especially since the size is such that a building application must be submitted in every federal state and thus a drawing is needed.
I hope for your answers.
Enrico
A approved building application for the carport is missing. This application must be signed by an authorized person. You as the builder are responsible for obtaining this signature.
In your purchase contract for the carport, this necessary signature is not included. So you have to obtain it elsewhere.
Submit the application, hope it gets approved, and then build. End.
