Facing brick/clinker vs. plaster

Hello everyone,

we need your expert opinion on the following topic:

Our builder offered us a house including a plastered facade. Now we have decided on a facing brick/clinker.

At Viebrockhaus it was said at the time that facing bricks and plaster are identical in terms of cost. However, our builder now wants €12,000 for the clinker. Included are bricks for €500 gross / 1,000 pcs standard size.

The ground floor is to be faced all around once, the gable sides will be plastered on the upper floor. On the non-gable sides, the brick will then go fully up to under the roof overhang (one-story house).

We now want to be able to assess whether we are being overcharged here or whether this price is justified.

The €12,000 are additional costs compared to the offered and commissioned plaster facade.

Thank you for your expert advice

Ostsee

Hello,

At Viebrockhaus back then, they said that facing bricks and plaster are identical in cost. However, our developer now wants to see €12,000 for a clinker. Included are bricks for €500 gross/1,000 pcs standard format.

You therefore have a contract with Viebrockhaus; then you should also ask this provider why you now have to pay for the facing bricks when plaster and facing bricks were supposedly announced as price-neutral.

We now want to be able to assess whether we are being overcharged here or whether this price is justified. The €12,000 is additional cost compared to the offered and commissioned plaster facade.

How should this question be answered? No one here has a crystal ball – we all do not know the dimensions of your new construction project.

Kind regards

Hello

@Bauexperte: I understood Ostsee differently... I don't think she signed with Viebrockhaus.

@ostsee: I also inquired at V. right at the beginning - and asked exactly the same question
They told me at the time that their wall construction is always double-layered anyway. With brick veneer, only a different material is used for the outer wall.
Other providers do not have this double wall construction included in the calculation from the start. Therefore, the additional cost is significantly higher. However, I can't tell you how realistic that is...

Best regards Micha