11067 geometra's remit

Is there anything to stop one dispensing with the services of a geometra at the grezzo stage and organizing all the finishing works, ie plumbing, doors, windows etc oneself?
I've heard of people having sourced and organized all the above and then being asked by the geometra for a percentage payment of each invoice despite the fact of the geometra having had no input at that stage.
What's the legal position? If you have agreed a percentage of say 8% with your geometra can he then claim 8% of the cost of the bricks you've sourced and bought yourself for example, or 8% of the doors and windows you rersearched and arranged preventivi on?

Category
Building/Renovation

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 11:23

I had the same thought. But then wondered about the need to file for certificates etc once finished and, should the need for a geometra arise to assist or lodge these with the Comune, I could see problems.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 11:35

[quote=sanje48;104433]...........What's the legal position? If you have agreed a percentage of say 8% with your geometra can he then claim 8% of the cost of the bricks you've sourced and bought yourself for example, or 8% of the doors and windows you rersearched and arranged preventivi on?[/quote]

Depends what your agreement with him was - you need to spell it out clearly at the start - trying to change it halfway through would be a nightmare.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 14:42

In general any building work needs a professional person (architect, engineer or geometra for simple work) in charge, to represent the client and instruct the builder on how to execute the technical details of the work. He also guarantees that all the work is carried out to a professional standard (of course this is not always the case..!) and according to the law and local regs (he is the "Direttore dei Lavori"). If the work is very simple and the client wants to supervise by himself, the professional may agree on a "signature" charge, meaning that he can charge a small fee for his professional responsibility (by signing the "Direzione Lavori") without needing to go on site. However, in general, this is not a sign of good professional behaviour. As per the % on the work, at the signing of the letter of appointment, the fee should be calculated on the estimated cost of the work, using "standard" material. This is to avoid any "improvement" on the quality of material resulting in a higher fee to pay the architect. And it is also fair for the architect, should the client decide to "downgrade" the quality of material, since the architect's work amounts to the same.