Question juridique clé
Whether the exterior works were defective under the construction contract
Solution extraite
Yes. The owner could expect a medium-quality material suitable for ordinary exterior use; complete disintegration after less than five years showed a defect and a drastically shortened service life.
Motifs extraits
The stone's natural roughness did not imply that it would turn to gravel. For ordinary exterior works, the material had to comply with usual technical standards and resist local climate conditions.