Minimum size of parquet edge pieces

Hello to all interested readers,

Our building inspection appointment is coming up soon and we are wondering what is meant by "professional installation" of the parquet flooring and the baseboards.

Specifically, we have noticed:
- The edge pieces of the glued parquet are very short in some places (With a length of 2.20 m for the farmhouse planks, there are pieces that are only about 4 centimeters long or 2 cm wide!)
- The baseboards were screwed in; the screws are neither centered nor at the same height.

See also photos.
What do you think, "professional" or in need of correction?

Thanks & regards

Is the floor fully glued over the entire surface?

I would say in layman's terms that you don't do it like that. Every DIYer would make sure the screws are at the same height and that such little shoddy pieces aren't used. And unfortunately, it's one of those things that doesn't really "hurt," but once you've seen it, you can't unsee it. The craftsman will owe you a few warm words, especially if it was glued. He'll brush the screw head white over for you, so you won't really see it that much anymore, and then it has to be good. Nobody will (voluntarily) replace anything there. I would definitely bring it up and see what happens. But I don't think anyone will swap anything, the effort would be too high for that. A bit of paint on the screws and a 100€ discount, and that will be it.

Yes, it is (unfortunately...) fully glued like this.

- The baseboards were screwed in, the screws are neither centered nor placed at the same height.

This is not uncommon with painted baseboards, as it is assumed they will be painted over.

(With a country house plank length of 2.20 m, there are pieces that are only about 4 centimeters long or 2 cm wide!)

When I was still allowed to give corporal punishment as a vocational school teacher, that would not have happened. But even today, there are three practice pages in the "Technical Arithmetic" book just to avoid such mistakes. Anyone who has ever listened closely to Al Borland would pay attention to avoiding "remainders" below a quarter of the length/width of an element when "laying out" the entire surface. Whether this is formally binding for professional correctness, I would have to ask Wilson ;-) Especially in old buildings, one should pay particular attention to such things: if a room is 1.5 cm different in width at its front and back, it is usually not noticeable. But if a row of parquet planks is only 4 cm wide, then it is noticeable at first glance.