We have an agreement for the ASSEMBLY OF ALL COMPONENTS INCLUDED IN THE DELIVERY, meaning a house that is to be assembled and completed. Everything, including unloading from the truck and crane for erection, walls, windows, roof, etc., is stated there. But since it doesn't mention that scaffolding is required to build a house, we have to pay an extra 20,000 for scaffolding and its assembly! Isn't that strange? I myself believe that if you take on a job, you should have the tools to perform it, or am I wrong? PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME!
You DO NOT need scaffolding to build a house. It is more convenient and faster, sure, but you can manage without it. However, you can handle it with the help of ladders.
So if the carpenters, for their convenience and safety, choose to use scaffolding instead, that is their problem, not yours.
So if the carpenters, for their convenience and safety, choose to use scaffolding instead, that is their problem, not yours.
If it is a company, they are not allowed to work on ladders (except for electricians and painter ladders) but ladders are meant for going up and down.
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I completely agree with andersmc. It can hardly come as a surprise to the contractor that they need scaffolding to perform their work. If you have signed a contract with ABS05, the following applies (I believe the Consumer Services Act says the same thing):
6. The scope of the contract works, the price or the basis for determining the price, the time for payment, and the time for completion of the contract works are determined by the contract documents. Necessary material is included in the contract works, unless otherwise agreed.
51 § For small house contracts, what the consumer claims to have been agreed upon applies regarding
1. the scope of the work
2. the price or the basis for determining the price
3. the time for payment
4. the time for completion of the work, unless otherwise stated in a written agreement or by other circumstances.
If nothing else has been said, one must reasonably assume that the price for rental of scaffolding and other materials necessary to complete the works is included.
I completely agree with andersmc. It can hardly come as a surprise to the contractor that they need scaffolding to perform their work. If you have signed a contract with ABS05, the following applies (I believe the Consumer Services Act says the same thing):
6. The scope of the contract works, the price or the basis for determining the price, the time for payment, and the time for completion of the contract works are determined by the contract documents. Necessary material is included in the contract works, unless otherwise agreed.
51 § For small house contracts, what the consumer claims to have been agreed upon applies regarding
1. the scope of the work
2. the price or the basis for determining the price
3. the time for payment
4. the time for completion of the work, unless otherwise stated in a written agreement or by other circumstances.
If nothing else has been said, one must reasonably assume that the price for rental of scaffolding and other materials necessary to complete the works is included.
Another thing that seems a bit strange: 20000 sounds like a lot. Have they bought the scaffolding or rented it? If it's a company that usually builds houses, they must logically have their own scaffolding. They can hardly rent them for every construction project they undertake.
Thank you for the information, now I feel like I have a bit more to go on when I'm going to dispute this.
We bought NF and suddenly the building contract was replaced with another company. Then the seller tells us that it could be more expensive because now it requires certified personnel to assemble the scaffolding. Fine, that's okay! Then the new carpenter tells us that he only has half of the scaffolding required for the construction, but we can borrow these scaffolds for free!! The remaining scaffolding must be rented and then we have to pay 16,000 for rental of scaffolding for 2 months, plus 5500 excluding VAT for the assembly of the scaffolding. (He assembles) I bring it up with the seller and ask if it is the case that scaffolding is not usually included in an NF house and he assures me that it usually is and he understands nothing! So I have just asked him to sort it out now! I'm not going to pay for these "tools". We have ABS05.
We bought NF and suddenly the building contract was replaced with another company. Then the seller tells us that it could be more expensive because now it requires certified personnel to assemble the scaffolding. Fine, that's okay! Then the new carpenter tells us that he only has half of the scaffolding required for the construction, but we can borrow these scaffolds for free!! The remaining scaffolding must be rented and then we have to pay 16,000 for rental of scaffolding for 2 months, plus 5500 excluding VAT for the assembly of the scaffolding. (He assembles) I bring it up with the seller and ask if it is the case that scaffolding is not usually included in an NF house and he assures me that it usually is and he understands nothing! So I have just asked him to sort it out now! I'm not going to pay for these "tools". We have ABS05.
Two months! It’s getting stranger and stranger. From your description, it sounded like you had bought a modular house. No need for scaffolding for two months. Even if it were a pure built-on-site house, it doesn’t take that long to erect it and put on the roof. It seems more and more like this is a thing they’re doing. Because surely it’s easy money, to charge an extra 20000 just like that.