renvation defects warranty, warranty
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 Feb 18 2012, 08:54 AM
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If during negotiation and ask for retaining fees, I am sure the renovation cost will be 100% + x%, x% being the retaining fees. Contractor will not be loosing end but house owner.
Is all about trust and select the correct contractor. |
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Feb 18 2012, 11:18 PM
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QUOTE(tehtmc @ Feb 18 2012, 11:44 AM) I agree totally about selecting the right contractor but it is not always easy. The key word you have mention "small-time contractors", and sometime problem may not come from contractor, it maybe from the house owner. As vetkin grey said, most renovation projects end up awry. You can't base things on trust especially if the amount of money involved is large. You are dealing with people who generally don't have a high level of education, the small-time contractors. The amount involved in renovation projects can go to more than 100K. If the contractor is sure about what he is doing, why is it so difficult to accept the condition for a sum to be retained upon completion? Most problems in houses don't appear immediately after completion. Developer were obliged to give housebuyers a defect liability period of one year under the law. The Housing Ministry found it not enough and changed the law to to increase the period to 18 months. There must be a reason for it. Zero DLP for renovation works?  One example, I think some forumer here doing business have face such customer that are really no ethical, just want cheap. Using lowest quote and show to competitor and ask for even lower price, than after got lower, go ask back another contractor lower price.. End up get a lousy contractor. A experience and good contractor don't even want to fight price. Another example, to save cost, break the jobs to difference contractor, but did not hire a good PM to monitor and do proper workflow of jobs. This may result some repeat work need to do by some contractor and may impact quality when repair is made. i seen nasty contractor, but also see lots of nasty customer. This post has been edited by weikee: Feb 18 2012, 11:19 PM |
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Feb 19 2012, 05:29 PM
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Ah well, trust what you feel the best, and ask for reference.
So far mine is ok, come back do some work, not that his workmanship is superb, is acceptable to me. |
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Feb 19 2012, 05:33 PM
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BTW, my contractor got bully by his client too, client add this , add that do the job and never want to pay. How? go house and demolish?
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Feb 19 2012, 06:44 PM
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QUOTE(UNICON @ Feb 19 2012, 05:36 PM) Your contractor got no way out as the client do not acknowledge about the VOs done. As i mentioned earlier, The contractor assume the owner know its VO but actually the owner thought its included in the quotation. Communication problem. Your contractor got to just swallow it, no point arguing or fighting but to be smarter next time. There is always a consumer board to take care of owners but there is no contractor's board. ahhaha He already told him the cost because the VOs is extra 100k, crazy people. When people money but not the very rich person their attitude really one kind. |
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Feb 19 2012, 08:26 PM
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QUOTE(UNICON @ Feb 19 2012, 06:47 PM) Sigh, how can 100k VO can be done without clients The know lah, the price was inform to the client, say ok done don't want to pay. How? The client got earlier vo and pay fine but later build trust than airplane. That house build more than 24 months my contractor is 3 contractor taking the job. Concern? Thats the craziest VO amount. Whats the total project cost? Can you imagine today want the socket 1ft above the floor next week after done want readjust to 4ft than few week want to relocate to another place. So fussy but don't want to pay. What kind of people is it. |
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Feb 19 2012, 10:07 PM
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There is a saying, one type of rice, feed 100s kind of people.
For my renovation, i would say everything went well, not smooth but all settle at last. And I was lucky, few contractor of my need me to chase payment, my wet work contractor don't need me to pay deposit, he only collect payment when is complete. Maybe I know his friend who introduce them to me. |
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