The court decided who is to blame for the “snowfall” of tiles in Paupia: the contractor will have to pay within 219 thousand. euros | Business

The portal vz.lt was the first to report this news.

The latter has previously written that the developer company “DG Paupios verslo namai” (formerly “Naujasis Užupis”), which is engaged in the development of the capital’s “Paupys” quarter, seeks in court to claim 827,918 euros in damages from the Panevėžys construction trust and the insurance company “Ergo Insurance”. and from the contractor alone – another 294,736 euros in damages and 27 thousand. EUR infertility.

The dispute arose between the parties regarding the 2022 from apartment buildings Aukštaičių g. 10 facade tiles that started to fall, for which construction in 2018-2019 the PST was in charge.

Earlier, I wrote regarding falling tiles 15min.

As recently as last December 15min wrote that it started snowing… tiles from the apartment building in front of the market in the new quarter of Vilnius – Paupy. Then the developer of the building, Darnu Group, explained that it was a defect of the contractor. It was also repaired at the end of last year.

According to the court order, the “snowfall” of the tiles was caused by the accumulation of moisture in the inner layers of the facade and the erosive effect of changing weather conditions.

“DG Paupios verslo namai” tried to prove in court that PST covered the tiles badly with glue, but according to the court, the actually used grout was unsuitable, and the designers – UAB “Eventus Pro” are responsible for this.

The court ruling also states that due to improper coating of tiles with glue, uneven reinforcement layer and gluing of tiles in unsuitable weather conditions, the responsibility falls on the persons who actually performed the work and supervised the performance, i.e. the contractor and the technical supervisor – i.e. both PST and Darnu Group itself.

The court rejected as unfounded the arguments of “DG Paupios verslo namai” that the technical supervisor might not supervise the coating of each tile with glue, and considered them as a defensive position, since the technical supervision was not carried out by a natural person, but by a profit-seeking legal entity, who, acting as a professional in his field , had to take all necessary measures to ensure the proper maintenance of the works.

The court decided that the responsibility for the damage caused by the defects should be distributed as follows: 40 percent to the contractor PST, designer Eventus Pro, and maintenance Darnu Group 30 percent each.

According to the court, the amount of future losses due to defect removal amounts to 548,582 euros, therefore PST “Darnu Group” has to compensate the subsidiary company with the amount of 219,433 euros, which the company will have to compensate with the insurer “Ergo Insurance”. The court rejected the claims for invalidity.

The decision will be appealed

Darnu Group communications manager Ignas Danis 15min stated that the court only partially took into account the reasonable arguments of the company and the conclusions of independent experts.

“Our side is not satisfied with the decision, so it will be appealed to the appeals court,” said I. Danis.

PST representatives 15min sent a comment in which they say that they are currently going to analyze the ruling more carefully and will make specific decisions following consulting with lawyers.

Paupios district is considered one of the most prestigious in the capital, it is dominated by newly constructed modern buildings. In the past, there were industrial buildings here.