External trade, damage repair, warranty?

You reduce the problem to a horse trade. However, KingSong gives me the impression that he finds it difficult to live with the joint pattern. That is the point he first has to answer for himself before we come to the horse trade. K.

Actually, it is difficult to have the person who did the botched job fix their own sloppy work. Maybe they can’t or don’t want to do it better? Initially, I also try to have a conversation. It can help, but it doesn’t have to. If it doesn’t work, then that’s just how it is. Similar (small) annoyances have occurred with us. For things < 2 to 3 K, I now bite the bullet and try – at my own expense – to find another craftsman. For "big" things that the general contractor is responsible for, I stick toughly to exactly that. They can usually handle it. Nowadays, they’re mostly subcontractor squeezers and client annoyers anyway. The last 2 years have really opened our eyes. Bad times for clients, good times for bunglers and swindlers of all kinds... lucky is the one who has enough cash and time to have the many small inaccuracies, botched jobs, etc. corrected over time.

You are completely right. He now has to first decide whether he can really live with it. It is a very stupid situation.

What I would still like to know: How much time passed between finishing the tiles and installing the sanitary fixtures? Didn't anyone notice in between?

The problem is, legally you could never force him to redo everything because of an aesthetic defect. You would only be granted a discount, keyword disproportionality. And in a lawsuit, you would have a settlement, which would result in more costs than benefits for you.

So withhold 2000 euros and if he doesn't like it, he can sue you. But he won't.

He's bluffing anyway, because he won't redo everything. That would be five-figure costs for him.

We received 400 euros for uneven/wavy installation. You are doing well with 1500 euros or 2000 euros. It is distinguished whether the entrance is a bank or private living spaces and then the proportionality.

I would say 2,000 euros or new. He will not do new because it is much more expensive. He is also not interested in a legal dispute.