Hi.
We're in the process of building our home. It has been a long build (13 months) and we now have a completion date of less than 4 weeks away so we're in the late stages of the build.
Our design (and contracted works) include a studio above our garage, with a ceiling that rakes down to 2400mm above finished floor height. Walking through the house, we noticed the walls were looking pretty squat. We did a detailed measure up and found that the ceiling rakes to 2100mm above finished floor height - around 300mm lower than it should. We raised this with our builders, and after investigating they confirmed that the carpenters misinterpreted the drawings and built the frame incorrectly.
Where should we go from here? At this point, the entire structure has been built, final plaster has occurred and electrical fit-off is nearly complete, but I see this as a BIG miss. We have a good working relationship with our builders, and I'm not particularly interested in getting legal advice if this can be negotiated - just looking for tips on what I should research and look into.