Screed is too low. Are there standards for this?

Hi,

I am currently arguing with my screed installer. I have installed vinyl throughout my entire house. Now I have noticed that the doorstep of the front door is much too high, as well as the terrace doors. Additionally, the interior doors should now be installed. Unfortunately, they do not fit. The cover strips do not cover the lintel. Now the screed installer says he assumed that tiles would be laid in the house and that is why he kept the screed so low. Are there any standards for something like this? Thanks

What did he have to assume? What is stated in the construction description? With tiles, he has to stay lower, just look at how thick they often are, compared to how thin PVC is. Karsten

Hello, there was no detailed construction description regarding the screed. I had taken the painter and flooring installation work from the offer of the [BU]. It also did not specify which flooring would be installed.

It is not uncommon that there are no detailed drawings for the floor construction for the craftsmen, such as (in mm from which material) it is built. Instead, there is only an indication like OK Finished Floor, or only an overall thickness can be derived from it. Then the craftsman just falls short to a sufficient degree based on his experience to make this possible. Especially if tiles were possibly indicated in the drawing and you instead use vinyl without him knowing, then his approach was exactly right. Imagine if it had gone the other way around, what a hassle it would be if the terrace doors would scrape over the tiles when swung open.

Aha. Communication problem. Everyone thinks their own part and does as they think, instead of saying what should be done. And now? I don't know anything either.

If nothing else is said or agreed upon, a thickness of 1 cm is assumed, which probably corresponds to a normal tile. If you have removed this position, you should have given the BU or screed layer a hint. -> screed without t ;) Regarding the door "edges" (top or bottom?) or the covering of the lintels, question marks arise for me... doesn't one contradict the other?

Be that as it may: door frame length should normally be adjusted individually on site.

Regards, Yvonne