Our windows are also set very far inside. At least as far as in the photo. I think this is because the blinds are positioned IN FRONT of the window, but still flush with the facade. We wanted it that way. No one told us that the windows would then be set further inside, and we hadn’t considered it. But well, even if someone had told us, we probably still would have decided on it to avoid the blind boxes protruding beyond the facade. Then we’d rather have the narrow window sills inside.
We were recently asked about the desired overhang. As a compromise between "as wide as possible" and "as little overhang as possible," we decided on 4 cm.
A few other things were also done differently without consultation or inquiry compared to what we expected. For example, the balcony door and the adjacent fixed, floor-to-ceiling glass section (3 m) share a common blind. If you want to cover the large glass section with the blind, you can no longer get out to the balcony. We found and still find this really annoying. We would have assumed that a separate blind for the door is standard.
But what can you do if it was not explicitly agreed upon? Look at it from the construction company’s perspective. From their point of view, they would now have to replace it at their own cost, also through no fault of their own. A fair solution for both sides would be, in my view, that the general contractor covers 50-70% of the costs and you cover the rest. The same applies to our case. Unfortunately, we failed to negotiate such a solution because a few other things still had to be negotiated, and that would have been too stressful for us mentally. They offered a replacement at our expense, about €800. Now we live with the undivided blind…