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kelvyn
post Oct 25 2011, 10:00 AM

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QUOTE(SpIcYjOe @ Oct 25 2011, 10:49 AM)
I would like to ask fellow forumers. I have been staying here for 1 year and from day 1 till half year later, the neighbor on my right has been doing renovation which had made the family frustrated already but they did cooperate by starting at 10 where everyone can at least wake up before they start anything.

The issue is the neighbor on my right decide to do renovation too as soon as they bought this house. The renovation start at sharp 8am till sharp 6pm non stop with drilling and jackhammer. It has been straight on banging for 6 months non-stop even on Saturdays.

Is there any way i can complain to DBKL or something? From what I heard, they have already broke the regulation of keeping the physical structure of the house.
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I understand the predicament that you are going thru. I have a neighbour few doors away which carried out his renovation work for more than a year. His contractor's workers come and go on & off. Meaning that, at times they only work a few days in a week. Thus the long duration to complete the work.

If your area is under DBKL, you could always check with them on the allowed working hours. I was told that under MPSA, renovation works are only allowed from Mon - Fri only.
You could try to talk to the house owner.
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post Oct 25 2011, 11:21 AM

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It is more carrying rectification work, after thoughts, additional work from the house owners. Quite norm in renovation works.
House owners will carry out additional work which will require additional hacking even after the whole process is reaching the ending stage.
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post Oct 25 2011, 11:44 AM

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Problem could be that when you managed to get the DOE guys to visit, the noise level is kept to the minimum
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post Oct 25 2011, 02:47 PM

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QUOTE(kamion @ Oct 25 2011, 01:16 PM)
Yah, I feel sorry for my neighbours, because I bought the house not renovated since it was built in 1975, so most of the walls are there, but still needed to hack all the tiles and floor and removed a couple walls at the front and back, also had to redo piping and electrical.

Thank God my wet works contractor move very fast. Started end of June, beginning of Sept all the major extension wet works done, only left the tiling, flooring etc.

I did bring a fruit basket to my left and right neighbour to apologise for the noise right at the start. They were understanding. smile.gif

Their houses also not renovated at all, but they've lived there since the start, so maybe one day I'll get my payback. haha.

Unfortunately, it cannot be avoided.
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If only there are more considerate neighbours like you around. tongue.gif
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post Oct 26 2011, 12:01 PM

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QUOTE(SpIcYjOe @ Oct 26 2011, 11:51 AM)
I don't know... This contractor is totally inconsiderate. We complain about the dust, they don't give a damn. They hack the wall till my roof is leaking (I don't know why) and also they don't give a damn.

It's like we owe these people to take our peace and comfort.
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If after you have talk to your neighbour and they are not bothered, then you should lodge a complain with the local authority with photo evident, etc. Roof leakage is some thing serious.
1st, there should be a permit for the renovation work. They should also ensure that in the process of carrying out the reno work, they do not damage the neighbour's property, etc. Get the local authority to approach them. Normally, if your local authority is efficient, they will issue a notice to that effect.
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post Oct 27 2011, 08:39 AM

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QUOTE(SpIcYjOe @ Oct 27 2011, 09:32 AM)
There is no point talking to an inconsiderate owner. I told him please don't start so early and his freaking respond is it's my house.

I did not pay so much money to buy this house to be living in a hell hole ever since. Roof leaking, dust all over, ants all over and peace not found.

Can someone please give me the phone number to whomever I should call to consult?

And btw, once this fellow moves in, he will regret....
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Call up your local authority. Which area is your place, btw?
If you don't mind spending some money, can also engage a lawyer biggrin.gif
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post Nov 1 2011, 09:10 AM

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Don't think you need to erect a project sign board for renovation work. This is mostly for construction of a new building, etc.
If there is an authority approval, there should be a approval letter stating the approval duration. This should be prominently display.
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post Nov 2 2011, 12:49 PM

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QUOTE(adrianjc @ Nov 2 2011, 01:39 PM)
End of the day gonna be neighbours and live side-by-side, and its always good to have nice neighbours. It makes the area feel like a neighbourhood rather than just a place to live.
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Agree with you... if only everyone thinks alike... biggrin.gif

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post Dec 25 2011, 11:07 AM

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Normally there should be a down pipe to channel the rain water towards the pillar. Else the rain water will be splashing everywhere.
However, even if there is a down pipe, from the looks of the photo, the gutter has already encroached into the neighbour's property.
This is something that should be done without the consent of the neighbour.
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post Dec 25 2011, 06:58 PM

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Most likely they will install the down pipe. Else, they will have the rain water splashing onto the porch as well. Your side & theirs.
Maybe try have a word with your neighbour....

 

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