Request for advice

Hello,

I built the following story with an architect and we are also close to completing the construction.

Back when the screed was done, according to the tender (also signed as such), the insulation was supposed to be laid by the screed layers. The architect verbally canceled the insulation by the screed layers and then verbally included it with the heating installers (I have already signed the tender from the heating installers without insulation).

Now to my problem: the invoice for the insulation is three times as high as it was with the screed layers, for that reason I refuse to pay it. I tried to clarify the matter with the architect but he is stubborn and says "sue me." The heating installer is pushing for the money, I pointed this out to the architect since he is responsible for the invoices.

Now I am completely at a loss, what should I best do? I don’t really want to run to a lawyer, I’d rather wait to see if something comes from the company first.

Thanks in advance

Just think that you will have to pay, since you also received the service. I believe you will at least have difficulties with the heating engineer denying that part. Have the heating engineer explain to you why his work was three times as expensive.

Whether you can hold the architect responsible then, I don't know (but rumor has it there are users here who know more about this than I do).

I asked him why it is three times as expensive with them, the answer was they lay it more precisely, to which I just laughed.

It is three times as expensive because there is no offer or cost estimate for the service.

The fact is I have a contract with both, where the insulation is with the screed layer and not with the heating engineer, so I don't understand what the architect was thinking.

Back when the screed was done, according to the tender (also signed as such), the insulation was supposed to be laid by the screed layers, but the architect verbally canceled the insulation by the screed layers and verbally included it with the heating installers (I have already signed the tender from the heating installers without insulation).

Insulation belongs to drywall; it’s not surprising that now the rude awakening is coming. Laying insulation is not exactly a daily task for a heating engineer.

Did your architect act on your instructions, or were you in agreement to shift the insulation work to the heating trade? Even if only verbally?

Rhenish greetings

yes, he had told me that once, but I thought it was at the same price since I didn't receive an offer, but never at three times the price, they were two people working for 1 week on 160sqm

yes, he had told me that once,

Then I would say that you also have to pay for the music.

Rhenish regards