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· Västra Götaland
· 17 posts
We are in a claims process with a well-known and nationwide company that claims this to be professionally executed. We are skeptical.
The carpenter has used a hole saw that is far too large for the device boxes and hasn't even centered the boxes in the middle of the holes. The carpenter and the company claim that this is how it is done and that the problem is resolved later with putty and sealant, "That's how it's done on construction sites," they say.
This would mean unreasonable extra costs of time and materials, who wants to pay for that?
We are worried that the consequence will be that the putty cracks over time.
The hole is outside our Eljo trend switches.
If there are carpenters, painters, or electricians out there, please feel free to comment and tell us if this is really how things are done on construction sites today.
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· Stockholm
· 1 397 posts
Haha. "That's how it goes on construction sites"
Yeah sure...
They used the wrong size on the hole saw. There are sizes that match the wall boxes. The painter gets to say what it costs or they have to redo the plasterboard.
Yeah sure...
They used the wrong size on the hole saw. There are sizes that match the wall boxes. The painter gets to say what it costs or they have to redo the plasterboard.
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· Västra Götaland
· 1 849 posts
Sloppy but not at all uncommon. It requires a bit of extra work with plastering but won't be visible in the finished result. Plaster with joint tape so it doesn't crack.
As mentioned above, the wrong hole saw was used. If it's just one hole, it's probably not a big deal. Fill with drywall compound and paint. It might be that there was only one board and he made a mistake. If it were me making the hole, I wouldn't have used a hole saw that's too large, but instead made the hole manually with the drywall knife. I've done it several times. I agree that as a professional, it looks carelessly done.
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· Västra Götaland
· 17 posts
The carpenter has done it on 7 out of 7 appliance boxes and is completely unresponsive to our questioning.
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· Västra Götaland
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Carelessly as mentioned, but the additional cost will not be many kronor. If you have a painter doing the job, ask him to itemize the extra work and try to negotiate on the invoice.
7 out of 7 can definitely be questioned! But as I said, more work for the painter. Let the carpenter cover the extra cost.
I have personally made some holes, and as byggarenemil writes, it's rarely perfect, so it's better to use a slightly smaller hole saw and carve the rest with a knife. When a carpenter is working under time pressure, I can imagine that a too-large hole saw is a tempting shortcut.
It's not pretty, but what is truly professional? Once it's filled and painted, it won't be visible.
It's not pretty, but what is truly professional? Once it's filled and painted, it won't be visible.
Crazy, I nearly hit my targets 100% the first time I tried Hole-in-one. This is scary. I'm not a carpenter, just a happy amateur.
Clumsily executed, but that should be solvable with extra filler and sanding. I don't think anything will be visible afterward. A typical appliance that should go there is also around 80mm wide and covers most of what might be visible after filling and painting.
Most damages in plaster can be fixed so neatly with filler and sanding that they are not visible. It's not a lot of extra work, maybe about an hour more. A painter with a sanding giraffe will make it smooth and nice.
Most damages in plaster can be fixed so neatly with filler and sanding that they are not visible. It's not a lot of extra work, maybe about an hour more. A painter with a sanding giraffe will make it smooth and nice.
But once the power outlet, switch, or whatever is supposed to be there is in place, it's apparent that the carpenter/electrician messed up.
Otherwise, so what?
Otherwise, so what?