NKB2020
2021-06-21 22:40:10
- #1
Hello,
we are pretty much at the end of our construction with a general contractor and now have the following problem:
The width of the shower niche in the family bathroom is only 117.9 cm after tiling. The rough opening was specified as 124 cm. The shower enclosure we selected for 120 cm wide niches has only a tolerance of 15 mm and, according to our current understanding, will not fit. The tolerance seems to be common because we have not been able to find any alternatives quickly.
The plumbing company, which we informed about the deviation, has now sent us a supplementary offer for a custom-made solution including measurement costs of over €600 net.
We would like to avoid these additional costs and would like to know at which point things went wrong??? Was the rough opening already too tight? Who should have monitored the adherence to the measurements? In our opinion, the site manager (unfortunately quite a slowpoke). Should the plumbing company have given a notice when installing the shower tray that sufficient clearance must be ensured (possibly less tile adhesive, thinner tiles)? Should the tiler have known that this would be critical?
We are currently quite frustrated because towards the end quite a lot is going wrong with the agreements and the promised deadlines that are not being met. This issue is just additional fuel to the fire, which one might otherwise accept in an otherwise smooth process.
Tomorrow we have an on-site appointment with the site manager (actually to relocate a missing boundary point), I would like to calm down beforehand so the meeting can be constructive.
Thank you very much for your assessments and possible solutions!
Nina

we are pretty much at the end of our construction with a general contractor and now have the following problem:
The width of the shower niche in the family bathroom is only 117.9 cm after tiling. The rough opening was specified as 124 cm. The shower enclosure we selected for 120 cm wide niches has only a tolerance of 15 mm and, according to our current understanding, will not fit. The tolerance seems to be common because we have not been able to find any alternatives quickly.
The plumbing company, which we informed about the deviation, has now sent us a supplementary offer for a custom-made solution including measurement costs of over €600 net.
We would like to avoid these additional costs and would like to know at which point things went wrong??? Was the rough opening already too tight? Who should have monitored the adherence to the measurements? In our opinion, the site manager (unfortunately quite a slowpoke). Should the plumbing company have given a notice when installing the shower tray that sufficient clearance must be ensured (possibly less tile adhesive, thinner tiles)? Should the tiler have known that this would be critical?
We are currently quite frustrated because towards the end quite a lot is going wrong with the agreements and the promised deadlines that are not being met. This issue is just additional fuel to the fire, which one might otherwise accept in an otherwise smooth process.
Tomorrow we have an on-site appointment with the site manager (actually to relocate a missing boundary point), I would like to calm down beforehand so the meeting can be constructive.
Thank you very much for your assessments and possible solutions!
Nina