Very messy parquet laying work - Is rework not possible?

If your writing style is reflected in your dealings with craftsmen, you will probably end up on their "blacklist" and have to do it yourself or pay much higher compensation. My opinion.

And what bothers you about that? You are probably a craftsman yourself and possibly have massive problems when customers complain about poor performance. The customer is king. Otherwise, there are enough professions without customer contact.

You can certainly bill him for that, but he is then allowed to ignore the invoice. There are corresponding rules for defect identification and remediation. Before you get yourself tangled up, I would first get advice in that direction. What does the building surveyor say? Is he an expert?

Everything he did was not agreed upon with me. Furthermore, he contradicts himself, a room was laid continuously without cork joints. And yes, I have already spoken with other professionals.

Everything he did was not agreed with me. Furthermore, he contradicts himself; a room was continuously laid without cork joints. And yes, I have already spoken with other professionals.

Once again, you cannot simply commission another company on his invoice or reduce the invoice. You wrote that you are with the Bauherren-Schutzbund, so first contact them.

Once again, you cannot just commission another company on his invoice or reduce the invoice. You wrote that you are a member of the Bauherren-Schutzbund, so first get in touch with them.

It goes without saying that I secure everything legally and technically beforehand and do not simply go to another company. But I already know his position and know exactly that he is fighting it tooth and nail. As I said, he cannot do it differently; he uses an outdated method.

It goes without saying that I legally and professionally secure everything beforehand and don’t just go to another company. But I already know his point of view and know exactly that he is fighting it tooth and nail. As I said, he can’t do it any other way, he uses an outdated method.

I don’t understand how you come to the conclusion that the parquet layer is using an outdated method. The general recommendation for glued solid wood parquet is at least 2 mm per meter of floor laid. Are all your rooms smaller than 4 meters? And cork definitely also corresponds to the state of the art for expansion joints. Acrylic, for example, detaches much more easily at the edges. I understand that you are dissatisfied because you imagined something else and are told from other sources that it can be done differently – but it’s just different and not the latest gold standard. Get legal advice and take the pressure off. In recent years, I have accepted several dozen floors on behalf of clients and as a client representative after new installation, but what you describe as the worst botch job (apart from the baseboards) is the normal standard. I even have to say that the processing of the cork joint itself is surprisingly clean. I have seen quite different things that still passed as acceptable.

And what bothers you about it? You are probably a craftsman yourself and might have serious problems when customers complain about poor performance.

The whole manner of communication displayed here. For example, I personally feel attacked when I read this thread and see that I like cork joints. I do not want acrylic joints (especially not narrow ones), because the centimeter to the wall edge is technically planned that way, and I feel more confident that the parquet will stay in place.

A solution-oriented approach would do the matter good. If the execution is not specified, you get the state of the art. The state of the art is at most not met at the overly painted baseboard. If you don’t discuss the details with the craftsman before commissioning work worth several thousand euros, then I don’t know anymore. Even Pinterest photos would have contributed to clarification.

But well, if this is now the biggest problem in the construction, then everything is great. That’s complaining at the highest level.

The customer is king. Otherwise, there are enough professions without customer contact.

First of all, we are all just human beings, and even monarchy today must submit to laws and (social) norms. And indeed, I have no customer contact and apparently can be quite glad about it.