Construction claims management
Damage claims on constructions quickly rectified
Construction damage claims lead to a down-valuation of the object
A construction defect is a deviation of the present state of a building works from the duly intended state. A construction defect does not necessarily have to be a mistake made during implementation, but instead can also be a deviation from the purchase order. Uncorrected construction defects may, in certain circumstances, lead to a construction claim and, in general, to the down-valuation of a construction work.
Defects and damage to building or structural works may represent visual or also functional impairments, as well as causing reductions to safety and stability. Claims, in general, presuppose a defect.
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Their causes do not always lie in building materials or their processing. Often, construction damage claims are the results of operating error or wear. Not least, damage claims for buildings can also arise from, where applicable, storm, flood, hail, lightning or damage from third parties.
The most important construction damage claims in relation to planning and implementation errors are:
- damp and mildew in the living spaces
- damp or wet cellar
- damp or wet flat roofs/roofs, terraces
- defective or sodden facades
- defective windows
- damage to wooden constructions
building defects to facades
building defects to windows
building defects due to dampness in living areas
building defects to flat roofs
building defects to wooden constructions
building defects to cellars
building defects to wet rooms
Building defects are the cause of billions of claims every year. For each accommodation unit, many ten of thousands of Swiss Francs are involved in subsequent defect and claim resolution (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich 2013: 37,500 CHF per unit).
We will provide you with support in which we:
- evaluate the cause of the claim/preserve the evidence
- establish the causal connection of the alteration at the building site
- prove the loss potential to the building works
- facilitate the compensation payments
- survey the claims during the building phase
- answer technical, personal and legal issues
- make good the damage or return to working order
- provide support during disputes
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warranty (claim period) and expiry according to SIA standard 118
