Warranty and movable goods

  • Erstellt am 2016-09-05 23:03:53

Momad

2016-09-05 23:03:53
  • #1
Hello

my general contractor offers a 5-year warranty for the building and a 2-year warranty for the movable items.
What is considered "movable" in a house?
Is this documented anywhere?
Controlled residential ventilation, doors, windows....??

Thank you very much!
 

Payday

2016-09-06 04:23:12
  • #2
Movable things are those that are not permanently connected to the house. A door is movable in function, but it is firmly attached to the house. A kitchen, on the other hand, is movable because it does not belong permanently to the house. I can hardly think of anything that would be considered movable by a general contractor in the end. Otherwise, just ask what they mean by that. It is probably just a standard phrase. Normally, except for the kitchen, almost everything from a general contractor is fixed, unless you order furniture, special tools, or something similar.
 

Momad

2016-09-06 21:32:13
  • #3
Then it is a matter of interpretation by the GU and as the client, you are dependent on them. The GU can define everything except the walls as "movable"!!! How is a central ventilation or heat air pump heating system treated? 2 years or 5 years warranty?
 

nelly190

2016-09-06 22:53:28
  • #4
For this term, there is a definition, which can be interpreted somewhat differently. But a ventilation system is definitely not a movable object. A refrigerator, for example, is not either.
 

ypg

2016-09-07 00:39:03
  • #5
[A refrigerator, for example, is not either.]

A refrigerator is indeed a movable object because it is not connected anywhere. Even a built-in refrigerator can be easily removed from its cabinet.
A ventilation system with its pipes and ducts cannot be moved without cutting or damaging the building.
As for how it is with a built-in heating system, that is beyond my knowledge.
 

nelly190

2016-09-07 06:23:16
  • #6


Phew, quite a lot seems to have changed. During my training, I learned that anything with a plug is movable. A refrigerator is not, because it cannot be transported alone. But apparently, in law, this term is defined differently.
 

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