Is the surcharge of €8.10/sqm for plaster in Q3 instead of Q2 too high?

Hello everyone,

we are in the middle of building a single-family house with almost 180 sqm of living space and two full floors (flat roof). The clear room height on the ground floor is 2.74 m, and in the upper floor 2.55 m.

Now we have to decide how the plastering should be done. Our general contractor includes Q2 as standard. However, we would like to avoid wallpaper/fiber fleece, as we want the walls to be nicely smooth without texture (or are there very smooth wallpapers as well?)

The general contractor wants an additional charge of 8.10 EUR for plastering in Q3 instead of Q2, which seems very high to us. Calculated with the 180 sqm and the average clear room height, that means additional costs of over 5,300 EUR.

Is the surcharge normal or too high? Or are there perhaps other ideas on how we could solve this issue?

Thank you very much and best regards.

I think the following options remain:
- renegotiate Q3 surcharge
- live with Q2 and process smooth fleece (yes, that exists)
- buy putty & long-neck sander and do touch-ups yourself where necessary (that's how we did it).

for comparison: with me, gypsum plaster, one-day, smoothed Q3 cost 13.64 EUR net per square meter

Good evening,

The contractor wants a surcharge of 8.10 EUR for plastering in Q3 instead of Q2, which seems very high to us. Calculated with the 180 sqm and the average clear room height, we are talking about additional costs of over 5,300 EUR.

Is the surcharge normal or too high? Or are there perhaps other ideas on how we could solve the issue?

No, on the contrary, the surcharge is reasonable. Remember - those who want to live in the beauty (of others’ work) must suffer.

Rhine regards