Error in house construction - How did you deal with it?

Sorry, on the advice of our lawyer, I will not mention the name of the general contractor here before the conciliation hearing at the regional court. Otherwise, it could cause unnecessary complications in the settlement negotiations. If we do not win 100%, I will report here in great detail. If we win 100%, not at all. Although the latter is not very likely. At sea and in court, we are all in God's hands...

Sorry, on the advice of our lawyer, I will name the general contractor here at the earliest after the conciliation hearing before the regional court. Otherwise, it could cause unnecessary complications in the settlement negotiations.

Such things only in the moderated forum anyway, see

Sorry, on the advice of our lawyer I will name the general contractor here at the earliest after the conciliation hearing before the regional court. Otherwise, it could cause unnecessary complications in the settlement negotiations. If we don’t win 100%, however, I will report here in great detail. If we win 100%, not at all. Although the latter is not very likely. At sea and in court we are all in God’s hands...

Ah ok. Understood. Although you haven’t written anything bad so far... You’re just describing facts. But ok. You’ll manage that. But it’s always funny to see that the so-called German specialist companies also only cook with water. Although, among other things, putting the underfloor heating in front of the wall niche instead of solving the problem beforehand is really amateurish. And then still wanting to hand that over to the customer like that is really the lowest level. I don’t even want to know what else was done amateurishly that the customer didn’t see. If they do such crap in plain sight, what do they do in trades the customer knows nothing about?! Horrible... Unfortunately, these people only learn if the market can react to it. Which means making mistakes and company names public so that customers can respond. BUT, that’s not possible because of lawsuits etc... Really annoying. Of course, I also understand the other side! BUT, then they should just work properly and leave the customer satisfied! Then there won’t be any two opinions. I wish the OP a lot of perseverance. AND, the defects are really annoying, but you can live with them or fix them. So, chin up.

For Berny, I hope that the chosen construction company does not interpret their efforts to get along as a weakness and an invitation to rough treatment.

I know construction companies that fix complaints because they say they cannot afford to damage their reputation. But I also know that there are some who do exactly the opposite.

Whether one believes that good behavior gets you further or whether you rely on a feisty dog getting thrown an extra bone is purely a matter of belief; it cannot be judged. Both can work.

I actually find the shown construction defects in this accumulation unacceptable; at least the originally agreed payment should be adjusted to the level of service actually delivered. Probably none of the euros to be paid here require understanding from their recipient.

Best regards, Gabriele

Well, I can only agree that you have to go to the construction site every day, take photos of everything, and at least roughly read the technical standards.

We are not finished with the shell construction yet and have already complained about quite a few things in writing:

[*]As can be read elsewhere in the forum: Regarding the drainage, I noticed that the geotextile was only laid on top of the gravel layer and does not fully enclose it. The initial response I received was that everything was done according to DIN. So I bought the DIN standard for 40 €. It specifically states that a full enclosure must be provided. I have now sent him this in writing. Response is pending.
[*]When the masonry began, we noticed large gaps between the bricks (42.5 cm Poroton U8). To avoid having to cut any bricks, correspondingly large gaps were left along the entire length. Not according to the rules of technology, if you check with the manufacturer. Then came the excuse that the bricks are shapely imperfect due to the firing process... when we were able to prove the opposite to him as well, he said the foreman was no longer there, and the apprentice wanted to be diligent. Well, we had him tear down that section of the wall and rebuild it. But it's still not perfect...
[*]According to the plan, a load-bearing column is supposed to be in a dedicated spot on the ground floor. But we simply could not find it, normal masonry was built at that spot. Result still open, but he has already had the filigree ceilings installed. So either the structural engineer said it’s fine, or YOLO. Let’s see what comes out of it.
[*]The window in the shower room is cut several centimeters too low. The window installer noticed this when measuring. It fits that way, but we have now ordered a slightly larger window because we liked it better.
[*]The negotiations over change order proposals and the shady invoices that we disassemble every time and find that too much is billed lead to ever new justifications, which we then pulverize again and again and again. The colleagues get lost in more and more contradictions. Result still open, but if logic prevails in this world, then we will win. Hope dies last.

Well, next week the carpenter will come and do the roof. So we still have a lot ahead of us.

That reminds me of a phrase often heard from the general contractor: Building is a matter of trust. Then I say to the dear GCs: You first have to earn trust. In this sense, I remain in the beautiful image of the house fly. Whoever conjures demons is to blame themselves.

Greetings

Yeah.... but I would have the structural engineer put in writing that the column is no longer needed there...