Signing without a complete walk-through
Skipping rooms means missing basement, plant room, attic and outdoor areas. That is exactly where costly remaining defects often lie.
Building acceptance is today: what you must not forget
Under time pressure, only what you can still save counts. After signing, you often have to prove that a defect was already there. This list protects you from the most expensive mistakes.
The most expensive mistakes at today's building acceptance
Visual defects and verbal promises
Undocumented damages are hard to prove later (glass, ceramics, floors). Also "we'll still do it" does not count: only what is in the protocol holds.
Functions not tested
Windows, doors, water, lights, sockets and RCDs: without a quick function check, failures remain your problem.
Missing deadlines for defect rectification
Without a concrete date, it stays open when defects will be fixed. Every point needs place, description and deadline.
What you must check now and put in the protocol
Fast room-by-room walk-through
Every room with an overview photo; skip nothing, including plant room and basement.
Photograph the most obvious defects twice immediately
Once for location, once detail with a scale (e.g. coin) — before anyone says "it's fine".
Numbered list with room and component
Short and concrete so the protocol can be filled point by point.
Read the protocol before signing
Every point, every deadline, take a copy. Only then sign.
Record meter readings and keys
Read and photograph electricity, water and heat. Enter key count directly into the protocol.
Before you sign
Upload your photos and have the critical points placed systematically before the protocol is signed.