S & I Büro Neumann

In order to avoid hassle and arguments, for ex. with banks, property developers, and craftsmen, detailed contracts and timely controls are important and absolutely necessary.

For those buying ready to use, a choice exists among several partners:

The property developer develops the property at his own expense and sells it; the general contractor sells the ready to use property, without performing any construction work, employing a subcontractor instead; the general contractor offers a ready to use property and performs a portion of the construction work.

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Fine differences with significant consequences!

Additional trends: ready-made homes

In such cases, the building owner has an obligation to take utmost care with regards to soil and ground assessments, as a ready-made home has nothing to do with the surrounding property itself.
Moreover, a different set of rules govern the closing of a contract than with usual purchases.  In such cases the building owner does not negotiate a buying contract, but a service contract.

Whether with regards to supporting consultations or to technical contributions- our actions take the weight off your shoulders considerably and, in doing so, allow you to avoid stress, resulting defect damage, and the financial risks involved in exceeding estimates.

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Quelle: BSB e.V.

Multiple step supervision and controlling procedures throughout the entire construction process.

  • Review of planning documents
  • Regular building site inspections
  • Preparation of reports with a representation of all existing defects
  • Follow-up quality certificate

Your advantage

  • Regular quality controls during construction
  • Clearing of existing defects before construction completion
  • Supervision of the clearing of defects
  • Independent advice to the owner resulting in more confidence when dealing with construction workers, property developers and others involved
  • Safeguarding of the assessed building costs
  • Having a competent substitute of the often missing architect at a set price

 

 

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Quelle: Wirtschafts Woche 25/2007

Formal final acceptance inspection of the building measures after construction work has been completed and before the handover of the property to the building owner

  • review of planning documents, contract specifications- comparison with the existing state of the property
  • extensive inspection together with the owner and executive workmen
  • documentation of existing defects (incl. photos)
  • breakdown of existing defects within the final acceptance protocol together with the respective photo-documentation

 

Your advantage

  • neutral expert recording and representation of existing defects
  • attention given to the legal compliance of the final acceptance
  • After final acceptance of the building measures:
    • reversal of the burden of proof (building owner must prove the emergence of defects)
    • as a rule, final payment is due immediately 
    • begin of the status of limitation