i think contractor is also human lah, if cannot find, needs more time lor

how is the problem? solved?

Contractors are also human and conman (some) as well

Hi boss,

Sorry to hear about your Contractor issue... By the way, I think your design here might got "Sao Hou" problem lo.....

Just my idea ya... Why not try to use tempered glass design...

I think it is simpler to use polycarbonate sheets to speed things up.

Anyway, will share my pictures. This structure need alot of support becuz of the weight of the timber truss and the tiles (1 pc is 3 kg approx). In my roof strcture, the truss is sitting on a kind of a ledge for support. Also, the bold is cast/set in the concrete (as opposed to just put a wall plug).

Picture 1: the pergola


Picture 2: close up of how the truss is anchored together


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nice...heavy duty stuff =D

It is very nice lizzie wong.
My kitchen extension at the back has these exposed roof truss (I wanted transparent roof tiles for the laundry drying area.).
The roof truss is raw and has no finishing at all.
Your roof truss finishing is done before or after installation?

He promised to come yesterday and spend for 4 days to finish to outstanding and keep reminding he will collect another RM10k (with that still have about 9k balance). And the rest of "sao mei" after I move in.

He did come on yesterday, with 4 men (1 wet worker, 1 painter and 2 casual workers). The painter continue to paint the outstanding job. The wet work indon worker finished the gutter job, fixed the rain leak problem on the roof and some touch up job on the wall. His polycarbonate contractor also came to add additional zinc sheet surrounding the wall in air well to prevent rain leaking issue.

The other 2 casual workers are non-productive.

Since he looked sincere and thinking of I am still holding the RM9k, I paid him RM10k.

Today he came with wet worker and painter. He told me the roof will be up either this afternoon or the following day depending on the readiness of the wood legs.

The painter continue to paint and told me he can finished his job in another day. The wet worker skim coat a small wall, touch up another wall which was not properly touched up after drilling, help to fix the tap for sink and plumbing, paint the roof truss and roof tiles. There goes day 2.

Hope tomorrow the roof will be up and up to my satisfactory.

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Added on August 26, 2011, 9:23 pmHe really need more time, as he has 4 jobs in hand to complete.

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Added on August 26, 2011, 9:26 pmThanks for sharing, what wood is this?

This post has been edited by kingkong1: Aug 26 2011, 09:26 PM

nice design...

I used balau. The nuts n bolts are stainless steel, bought from Asia Bolts & Nuts. The truss is spaced 2 ft apart.

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Added on August 28, 2011, 4:20 pmThe wood is finished before fixing. My contractor also embedded the bolts into the concrete when he was doing the balcony/car porch structure.

This post has been edited by lizziewong: Aug 28 2011, 04:20 PM

Your house is quite nicely done.

Tks. My contract engages an Indon who is pretty good with timber works, but his wet works only so so....

so, overall progress is? still got which part not done?

Roof up but not to my satisfactory...


Big hole which can cause rain pour.


Wood alignment issue.

There is supposed to be a zinc flashing between the top edge to the roof tile and the wall. This will prevent water from seeping in during rain.

Wood alignment issue.


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It looks OK. How is the wood mis-aligned?

He did, but I also wonder why I see a big gap there.

Hopefully the top part, there is still wall left and not the balcony edge or window edge.

Did you go up to the balcony and check if the zinc flashing was properly installed. Meaning the it is fasten to the plastered surface? It is is done, then there should not be any gap that you see here.

re check the picture.

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Added on August 29, 2011, 3:59 pmBehind is the emty space lead to main entrance.

This post has been edited by kingkong1: Aug 29 2011, 04:00 PM