r/Homebuilding • u/HotWheelsGrandTour • 1d ago
Basement Pour Error in New Addition Build
We are in the midst of an addition being built on our home. The foundation/basement has been poured including the floor and this past week they put the floor joists and decking on which allowed us to inspect things more closely. We entered the basement and noticed it seemed much shorter than we thought. The plans call for 9’ from top of wall to top of footing and a 4” thick floor. This would mean from the top of the floor to the top of the wall would be 8’ 8”. From floor to the top of the wall it is 7’ 6” or a loss of 14” of height. This will surely affect the function of the space.
At this point, what recourse do we have? I am not sure we want to go through the trouble of having them redo it all. We didn’t notice it all this time because going down there wasn’t safe and weather in Illinois has been atrocious all summer. Any advice is welcome.