House manufacturer threatens to stop work

Oh dear, nasty story... What is your main goal now? What do you want to achieve?

Well, participation in discussions by thread starters can sometimes be helpful ... :)

To end the contract as quickly as possible and continue with own craftsmen

That is not so easy with a "prefabricated" house - my question

So we are talking about a log house?

the OP has meanwhile "answered" insofar as to open a thread https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/sonnleitner-holzbauwerke-erfahrungen.41963/ concerning a timber prefabricated builder.

Thank you for the link. But somehow I still doubt that the description of the managing director of this building fits the company from the other thread. After all, the company there builds 80 houses a year with 250 employees. On the other hand, I also read in the linked posts that it is common for the client to organize accommodation for craftsmen. That, in turn, would fit.

Massive botching and lack of planning can also occur in larger companies. Friends built with a major prefabricated house manufacturer... for them it started with logistics being overwhelmed by 2 construction sites in the same area and both the heating system and screed being delivered to the wrong house. The basement with a white tank was not watertight, when the house was erected there were walls inside that did not belong there, the correct staircase was installed after the third attempt, the doors are the wrong ones and after moving in the circuit breakers now trip when the dishwasher and TV run at the same time...

Hello,
due to illness and work-related reasons, I was somewhat out of commission. Sorry.
Current status:
- Work continued until 12/21
- Building acceptance on 12/23 with the following defects
Wrong balcony and balcony covering not applied
Air shaft instead of light shaft (balcony runs directly over light shaft)
Interior staircase not delivered (upper floor therefore not ready for occupancy and uninhabitable)
Front door without electrification
Emergency exit/emergency crank not present
Small remaining work (acrylic, some molding,
transition house/basement not plastered

As a defect retention for the new additional defects (missing interior staircase, air shaft, faulty front door, other remaining defects), €20,000 was agreed upon. For the faulty balcony, we had already made a retention at the payment for the shell acceptance. The final payment was made minus the defect retention and without the supplementary claims which we consider unjustified.

The delivery of the interior staircase was originally promised for calendar week 51, in calendar week 51 the delivery was promised for calendar week 2. In calendar week 2 the delivery was promised for calendar week 3 and now it has been announced that the interior staircase will not be delivered until full payment is made. That means we essentially have a move-in ready house but cannot move in because the upper floor is not habitable. The access to the upper floor is via scaffolding with a "chicken ladder." The passage upwards measures 55 cm in width and 70 cm in depth. Furniture cannot be transported or assembled.

Since last week there is an extension from the lawyer until 02/02. Today we received information that the remaining work will allegedly be completed on 02/01 and 02/02, but not the interior staircase. The front door is supposed to be repaired in calendar week 9 and there is no date for the interior staircase and the balcony covering.

By the way, the suspicion was correct, it is the company Sonnleitner. Definitely not recommended. I think there are plenty of alternatives.

Many thanks for your suggestions and thoughts.

Hello SuJaDe1,

we can fully understand the situation, but we are not yet as far along as you are. What is happening there is truly incredible. At least you already have your walls.
Hang in there!