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Renovations A Big "NO NO" to this contractor, Bad contractor not to be appointed!!!

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tiensong
post Aug 15 2011, 02:01 PM

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I met a lot of contractors who do not keep their promises and like to berbelit-belit their words...conclusion: only believe on black and white...even designs also draw them out and sign by both parties...even freebies also write them out and sign by both parties...remember, still have a lot of "unprofessional" contractors (lack of educational) out there (which do not educated with moral lessons) unless you engaged to BIG & reliable company....


Added on August 15, 2011, 2:33 pm
QUOTE(Jo_da48 @ Aug 13 2011, 12:07 AM)
I just have an argument with my X-Contractor about the settlement and end up I told him is fine that if you think that the correct amount, as I just didn't want to have any business with him.

The story start like this:-
Initial he job are doing very good and prof way, but once it extentin til second floor, I start noticed problem as the wall a bit slip a side and I has have warmed him and lucky about to get it correct.
After than I have more caustion and end up more correction require lol.
The explore happen when it came to the front gate pillar, as instead of build through concreate it just use brick for the two pillar, hence I contact the gate folk to check whether it could suitain my gate or not (I'm ordering 16F gate), and been advise better use concreate due to the gate size, and normally the fault area is the connector between pillar and gate which causing problem due to the build of pillar. So I have ask the contrator redo the whole thing else I will not pay him. Sure he will *&&^%^*.
After he redo, I noticed that from side view (pillar to pillar), the one whole the dushband is more front than another, hence I complained again and he have to re-cememat the whole thing again...after he done it and it look fine again.
Few weeks later while I discussed with next door, and next door asking my "Adik, why you pillar build funny and side one side?", I ask what you meant? than only noticed from pillar look into the house, it not a line and it go to the door. I used the measurement tape and check. What the hack, front pillar 6 in and back pillar 9 inch, sure it look funny. Than when I complained, guess what answer I got.... flex.gif  Your house a slip one side, and I get him 4 letter word and ask him, you solve out or you gone.

After the incident a week, I told him I will put the tiles and paint out from him ...

Today when he called up for the settlement, and told me him done this / that, need charge and so on and all rubbish talk....and basically want extra 1K just to settle the claimed I charge back to him due to the concreate leaking task that I informed him and he claimed not free, and agreed me to ask Indo to get it solve....

So member here, learnning point is
1) Get Black and white and itemize down what the jobs is
2) Even a small task that is agreed FOC or charge, wrote it down
3) review every 2 weeks on the agreement
4) Cheap not meant Good and may need pay extra more just like me...(Extra almost 10K to clear "Shit" for him by other)

Why I pay the extra? 1) With extra 1K I didn't need to have nightmate what he will do 2) 1K to know a guy is expensive but someone is also a good news  thumbup.gif , at least I will not further refer him to other people. I also sound the lady who introduce me on the contractor better dont introdce him further.

COmpany name: Walmxx contriction
Name: Wong xx
Phone: 016-3924xxx
Base: Serdang

Initial is a good guy but endup is another joker.
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wow...my bad experience with contractor also base serdang....also name Wong xx...0193066xxx..his house is behind the hong leong bank at Jalan Besar, Serdang, Seri Kembangan

Initial he is a good guy too but at the end when i found out a lot of shits, he changed his face...

Summary of the bad experience:
a) Doing work without measurement....at the end, found out wall, window frames, fencing, façade all not in straight line...
b) Bad workmanship in wall plastering...
c) When my air-con contractor hacked the floor at my terrace to conceal the air-con water pipe, found out that empty under the floor...偷工減料...
d) Replace the whole roof with new roof tiles but already leaking within half year...
e) Don't have floor levelling...at the end, have to use the a lot of sand+cement to do floor levelling by tiles contractor...twice the money spent in material cost...
f) Do not keep promises....Today make promise but next week he will deny it by giving a lot of excuses...

This post has been edited by tiensong: Aug 15 2011, 02:42 PM
tiensong
post Aug 16 2011, 11:59 AM

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QUOTE(Jo_da48 @ Aug 16 2011, 12:58 AM)
Sound like him except i didn't know actual he staying. He own a Camry / MYVI and a old lori.
a / b / e & f is part of issues I'm facing too.
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Not the same guy..but I know his relative (wong xx) also doing construction..

My contractor is driving a old benz....



 

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