Hi, we're having a loft conversion built currently and yesterday the stairs went in. unfortunately, it doesnt look right and tomorrow i'm going to have to speak to the builder to see if he can fix it (we were out when they fitted it yesterday so couldnt broach it then)
The problem is that the new steps up protrude over one of the bedroom door frames (by about
3 inches in the top righthand corner) and so it just looks wrong. There is also not much headroom at all as you go down the original stairs and anyone 6 foot or more would bang their heads on it. This makes it feel crammed in and simply doesnt feel like it belongs to the house
I dont want to fall out with our builder, he has done a cracking job until now and this could throw a spanner in the works. however it is major and its not him that would cringe every time they looked at it. But after all, he has only gone by the architects drawings which I suspect were incorrect in the first place.
where would we stand if the drawings are incorrect? Is it unrealistic to expect the architect to pay some if not all costs to put it right?
Would these issues even meet with building regs?
many thanks in anticipation
The problem is that the new steps up protrude over one of the bedroom door frames (by about
3 inches in the top righthand corner) and so it just looks wrong. There is also not much headroom at all as you go down the original stairs and anyone 6 foot or more would bang their heads on it. This makes it feel crammed in and simply doesnt feel like it belongs to the house
I dont want to fall out with our builder, he has done a cracking job until now and this could throw a spanner in the works. however it is major and its not him that would cringe every time they looked at it. But after all, he has only gone by the architects drawings which I suspect were incorrect in the first place.
where would we stand if the drawings are incorrect? Is it unrealistic to expect the architect to pay some if not all costs to put it right?
Would these issues even meet with building regs?
many thanks in anticipation