Trim made by craftsmen, what applies?

[HelgaRee]

Hello!

Looking for some advice!

Finally, we have had our old moldings replaced by a craftsman. I was so pleased when it was done, and now a few days later I'm starting to notice that the glue is actually visible on many of the moldings, and there's a gap between the molding and the wall. Of course, I've been in contact with the craftsman about this, who in turn says that this is how it turns out with the walls we have. He suggested covering the gap with a white sealant to fix it, and he offers to do this.

My question is, shouldn't the craftsman have assessed this from the start? And if we let him fix this, should there be an additional cost for us, or should it have been included in the job? That he "should" have thought of this from the beginning? Or is this "problem" something you have to expect?

I've tried to show with pictures, the last picture shows how I think the molding should be, reasonably tight between the molding and the wall, but the others show the opposite.

Regards, a newbie!

 

[Johan456]

It actually looks like shit, a big reason not to install pre-painted moldings. Even in new construction, it turns out like that, though not as extreme. One of the corners you show, he hasn't managed well. The longer molding is too low. Most of it can be caulked and then painted to make it look nice.

 

[HelgaRee]

It actually looks like crap, a big reason not to install pre-painted moldings. Even in new constructions, it ends up like that, though not as extreme. One of the corners you show he hasn't succeeded with. The longer molding is too low. Most of it can be sealed and then painted over to look nice.

Oh, that's unfortunate to hear; you expect craftsmen to do the job properly! Do you mean that you then paint over the sealant, or over the entire moldings?

 

[Kempa_swe]

Hello!

Looking for some advice!

We finally had our old moldings replaced by a craftsman. I was so satisfied when it was done, and now a few days later I'm starting to notice that you can actually see the glue clearly on many of the moldings, and there's a gap between the molding and the wall. Of course, I've been in contact with the craftsman about this, who in turn says that this is how it is with the walls we have. He had a solution to put a white sealant over to cover the gap, and he offers to do this.

My question is then, shouldn't the craftsman have made this assessment directly? And if we let him fix this, should there be an additional cost for us or should it have been included in the job? That he "should" have thought of this from the beginning? Or is this "problem" something one should expect?

I've tried to show with pictures, the last picture shows how I think the molding should be, reasonably tight between the molding and the wall, while the rest show the opposite.

Kind regards from an inexperienced person!

Was it an apprentice who did the job? It looks like a failed DIY project. I only glue moldings if it's a concrete wall, otherwise I nail them.

 

[HelgaRee]

No apprentice, an older gentleman with experience, or so we thought anyway..! However, we have brick walls with plaster, maybe that's why he chose to glue?

 

[nino]

When wallpapering, you unfold the wallpaper and cut it on the frame, then the gaps disappear, but it seemed to be a bit too much in some places...

What kind of contract did you have? Fixed or ongoing?
You will probably have to pay for the sealing anyway.

 

[HelgaRee]

When wallpapering, you fold out the wallpaper and cut it at the molding, then the gaps disappear, but it seemed to be a bit too much in some places...

What kind of contract did you have? Fixed or ongoing?
You'll probably have to pay for the caulking regardless.

Hourly rate, but he has been very accommodating and came back to caulk, not everywhere though, but it looks better now in some places. Yes, it is reasonable, of course, that we have to pay for the work time he put in, although he said he would do this free of charge. But we'll see when the invoice arrives!