New window lintels on the ground floor are too low.

The kitchen could still be changed, that's not really a problem

So the countertop 20cm deeper? I don't consider that an acceptable option.

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Hello. It is not about floor-to-ceiling window elements, but about 4 completely normal windows whose lintel was installed at the wrong height.

If only the lintel is wrong, then the windows could not have fit. If both the lintel AND the parapet are wrong, then he made a double mistake. It is incomprehensible to me.
I would also be interested in photos of the view!
Whether the error can be accepted with a compensatory payment or if the defect is obvious.

Regards

Correctly identified. Lintel height is wrong, resulting in the parapet being too low. The kitchen could still be changed, which is not really a problem. The exterior facade, windows, electrical work, and interior plaster in Q3 have already been completed.

I do not see the kitchen as a problem. In our case (complex), it wasn’t possible otherwise – circumstances of an old building; today I appreciate this interruption, both for the eye and as a working surface.

I see your problem more in that the building authority is throwing a wrench in your plans (not a correction, but a financial compensation) regarding the parapet height in the gable. If this lies below 80/90 cm, they could raise objections that arise from the comments. An alternative would be French balconies as compensation for missing fall protection.

Contrary to ’s assumption, I will not throw a number into the room; I neither know the circumstances nor can I estimate the restrictions for you. The only thing clear to me is that your contracting partner must bear the costs of the kitchen redesign. Everything else – with the restriction of parapet height in the gable windows – here too your contracting partner would have to bear the costs of the window grids, is a matter of optics. It does not really restrict you – as far as I can read from your little informative posts. It can, on the contrary, be an enrichment for the eye.

Rhenish greetings

I do not see the kitchen as a problem. For us (complex) it was different - conditions of an old building; today I appreciate this interruption, both for the eye and as a workspace.

For the cooktop that would really be good. 20cm might be a bit much. But in the end, it depends on the overall impression and the current planning. However, if the main countertop is planned there, it is no longer acceptable if it could not be divided differently. But as always: Nothing definite is known. So: More information please .

If only the slope is wrong, then the windows could not have fit.

Why? The window maker comes to the shell construction, takes measurements, and then manufactures the windows. So his windows do fit.