Huh tat is nasty man, Hope u get it repair soon.

Maintaining a house was never a easy job

it wont be sufficient if the guy wanted to see if his house is level with other house
level is for furniture and minor use

for larger thing, people would use what they coin "timbang air pipe" which utilise bernoulli`s concept...

take a garden hose... mark each end, and fill it with water.... then ask a guy to hold it at one end and another hold it at other end... and then from there you can estimate whether it is same level or not

Hi thread starter.. thank you for this very informative thread.

i had some issue from house purchase from a sub-sale.. (1st owner..)

the warranty is still valid.., but when all name transfer complete.. i found some defects.. (house was empty). After complaint to developer - they claim i cannot claim any defect.. only 1st buyer can complaint any defect.. but - defect liability period is over.

crap.., after getting the previous owner to complaint ( thanks to him), developer finally agree to so some repair to some of the complaint .

Complaint mainly on - cracks tile.., hollow tile.. botch mark.. (fungus) and other complaint.

What I worry - these complaint was previously found.. and developer said they already repair.. but their repair work were merely cover up work only.. - repaint the cracks..

after few month.. cracks appear again.. and this time appear wider.

what is the best remedy/repair for this problem..?

thank you.

Demolish the whole house, re-pile and re-construct, that's the proper way. But forget about it. No developer in their right mind gonna do this. The pile/soil settling will stop at certain level. just wait and see. Hopefully not by alot.

I oso faced problem with my developer. I need to call them many times before they come to repair the defect. I'm getting tired oredi, wat shud I do ? They haven handover the key to me but the bank loan nearly disbursed oredi.

hi, i read the pages.....nice info and thanks for sharing......was always thinking that they must be a list of defect or checklist.....i think the issue is not many people know their rights, consumers here in malaysia seldom know their rights and some are to lazy to take the hustle to bug the developers/house seller......

FYI i've yet to buy a house by end of this year........but im planning to buy a subSale house/2nd hand....so would this apply too? can i complain to the owner or could we nego for low payment.........example asking price 330k.......due to some defects we ask around 310k or remain same price and ask the owner to fix defects like plumbing/fungus etc....or are we not entitled to do so........they must something i can do right........

i wonder if they really gonan fix all the thing we list out?

even to the smallest details? we have the right?

THanks Aaron for such great methods.. I've just got my house and label all defects with the tap and marker.

But not sure if it is because recent weather is too hot, just want to let u guys know dont use the tapes on outdoor or place that get sun alot. Glue will stick and hard to remove later.

This remind me how important to choose a good reputation developer.. sigh~



This post has been edited by Chung80: Apr 30 2010, 10:57 PM

What TS listed is for taking possession of completed houses from developers.

As for subsale house, it is more of "what you see, what you get". Of course, if you find defects, you can always ask the seller to rectify them first. Most of them would not. You can try. You never know.
Else, you can knock down their asking price.

For those living in condos, what if there are pipe leaks causing neighbours walls/ceilings to have defect/leaks, who is responsible for repairs?

Developer or neighbour or pipes owner?

my frens horror story from the so called reputable developer also scared me

same shoddy work

but they at least will come and rectify cuz scared name gone bad

i think the general workmanship has just gone done the drain

How about crack outside the house?
For example, i purchase a corner unit and if have crack outside the wall will they repair it?
The unit is also a show unit with furniture, what will i look into? Is there any cons taking a show unit?

If you have a standard S&P without any additional caveats, cracks on your outside wall should be covered by developer.

My suggestion is to read your S&P properly...

For sub-sale. Talk to the owner before signing the S&P. Jote down the things to fix, and put them all into S&P.

what if we build our own house and many defects?.How to claim the defects?Picture below as shown some major defects:(

a) Car pillar not align each other...
b) Toilet sink piping too long...
c) Window grill not straight
d) Gap between grill and window frame
e) Plaster wall not smooth,can clearly see the uneven during night time.

Need help in this matter urgently...

furthermore the buildup contract house is not being sign by him...haiyooo..major mistake lor...what to do..can we still claim the defects?
1.We just move in last 2 days ago...how do we know is 100% complete built?is it after we got the CF and all the defect is being rectify?
2.Can we hold his balance $$?
3.Can he take action legally on us due to that?
4.Can we claim late delivery penalty house>. Already late by 106days (start 1st pilling @ 16 Dec 09 - we move in @10th Aug 10)..still main gate not 100% complete...flooring panel cover 3 missing...sliding door frm dinning to kitchen not on site...sliding door to storeroom is not on site..

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Added on August 14, 2010, 4:29 pmtoday finally hand over the uncompleted job list to main contractor...make him sign the letter of notice...with stated fully understand and accepted plus sign on it...$$ will only be release upon completion of work to the sastisfaction of owner.

Upon this complete..will issue the Notice of Defective List...again will hold the payment...

He got the guts to say can call Jabatan Penilaian to nilai his work of my house..told him 'good....ask him to verify with letter head and sign on it as need to get the CF'... he doesn't know that i'll then will make police report and MACC of it...for falsifying the job done....

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Yes, for subsale, we need to talk to the seller on the defects if there are still under warranty from the developer.
If possible, like surf mentioned earlier, put it in writing in the S&P Agreement so as to diffuse any arguments if any conflicts arises.

i also kena once, water leak from wall, really bad man!

thanks for the post..so usefull

agreed. useful thread.

reputable developer oso is crucial, to minimize 'mess'.

unless u r handyman type of person. do it by ur own after many time barking.