sheet metal at threshold

[majimatti]

Does anyone know what it could mean when it looks like this at the threshold of the entrance? It's newly built. Doesn't feel like there's any gap or anything similar.

 

[lärjungen]

Does anyone know what it might mean that it looks like this at the threshold of the entrance? It's newly built. Doesn't feel like there's any gap between or similar.

It looks like they've placed a wedge-cut piece where there should have been a straight one. The metal looks twisted. On the right, there's a gap between the metal and the reveal, but not on the left. Remove the piece and replace it with a straight one to see if that solves the problem.

 

[majimatti]

Looks like they put a wedge-cut filler piece where there should have been a straight one. The metal seems twisted. Remove the filler piece and replace it with a straight one to see if it's the wooden deck that's tilted relative to the door, or if it's just the filler piece that's wrong.

Edit: on the right, there's a gap between the metal and the reveal, but not on the left. The filler piece should be as thick as on the left side all the way.

Thanks for the response! We've informed the people we're buying the house from, who were supposed to speak with the workers a week ago, but nothing has been fixed and we're not sure if we can demand it to be fixed? Does this imply any issues besides purely cosmetic? I don't know anything about these things and we’re not getting any answers from the builder.

 

[lärjungen]

Thanks for the response! We have told the people we are buying the house from to talk to the contractors about it a week ago, but nothing has been fixed, and we don't know if we can demand that it be fixed? Does this imply any issue apart from being purely cosmetic? I know nothing about such matters, and we are not getting any answers from the builder

As it appears in the picture, it's mostly a cosmetic issue. But personally, I think it should be fixed because it looks odd, and that way one can also rule out that it is an attempt to hide an incorrect slope on, for example, the deck or something similar.

Then one might wonder if this minor fault indicates that there are more significant issues in the house. But it could also be a single oversight, of course.

I edited my previous response slightly: the gap between the sheet metal and the frame is likely correct, and it is the left side of the trim piece that is too high. The gap can be beneficial to prevent water from being absorbed into the frame.