Excellent! Thanks!

dear all,

i have bought a new condo unit, my first defect list was sent in mid april, regarding a lot of defects. they called me in may and said it's done, but when i collected the keys to check, the toilet still cannot be flushed properly, and the timber floors in all three bedrooms still got hollow sounds. i immediately wrote the second letter to ask them to fix the defects. it's been almost a month from the second letter, when i checked my house again, those problems were not done. i called the developer staff who was in charge, she was not helpful at all, she said she would check and get back to me, but no calls to me after a week! i just called up the management and explain my concerns, he called me back ten mins later to inform me that the toilet is fixed but the flooring not sure when can be fixed. but when i last checked, the toilet is not fixed! i am eagerly waiting for the floorings to be fixed, because i have booked my built in wardrobe dy. but they seem not care about my defect! i paid 800k for 1784sqf, this is not the kind of service i expected from this developer called Peter Holdings! Please advise. Thank you.

Good thread … I really learn a lot.

I just want to ask for apartment....who will responsible to check on common area. i.e corridor, staircase

one more thing what is the standard dimension/size on car parking lot i.e JKR standard or any related standard been use in Malaysia?

Not sure what standard this is referring to, but was told that car parking size is 8' x 16'. For parallel parking the length is slightly longer.

If developer contractor workers use my house air con when they are not doing defects, can I take legal action for compensation? I went to check my house today after 1pm, the contractor finished work at 1pm on Sat, I noticed the two air cons was ON! Nobody inside. I was so furious, if i didnt check my house today, it means my air con will be ON until next Monday! And i have to pay for it! they were not even doing the defects that I reported so why on my air con?! And previously when they were doing my defects, I caught one of them sleeping in the room, I didn't notice the air con. But after today, I suspect them have been using my place to take nap! Cos my electricity is running even though I haven't moved in. Can anybody advise me? I'm in a dilemma, I still have to wait for them to fix the defects. So I have to worried about my electricity bill and water bill for another 1month, at least! This is not fair.

This post has been edited by sauming: Aug 20 2011, 07:35 PM

You could always issue a letter to the developer stating your observations. Also state you concern that the defects have not been rectified yet.
BTW, curious why you install the aircon when you have not moved in and the defects not done up by developer yet. It will be very difficult to keep monitoring the workers.
Maybe, you should not leave the aircon controller around the house.

The air con are complimentary fromthe developer, so i have no choice, i didn't leave the air con controller. i text the building manager and talked to the developer who is in charge of the defects. hmmm what else can i do?

Nothing much that you can do after you given black & white to developer. Just have to monitor and if possible, take out the cut-off fuse so that no electricity to your unit. Thus, the workers cannot use the aircon

thanks for sharing.

Nice Topic, Very useful and informative...

Right now my house is under construction and 70% completed.

I introduce the house to my friend and after we visit the show house, we walk to see my under cnostruct house.

i found out some cracked cement walls and uneven plastering around the socket and etc... they already painted the walls.

so, my question is can I request the developer to repair it or should i just wait until they hand the key over?

You should wait for the developer to hand over the key first before making your official complain. When it is under construction, by right you are not supposed to enter the site.

cement covered aluminium window...

mine is covered with undercoat paint.

Is there a way to remove it...like using thinner?

try using turpentine first. Worried that thinner could "eat" into the aluminum surface

Can I request for my property "blue print" the exact specification from developer?
they just give me a brief detail, eg 4feet wall, types of brick. types of roof, types of tiles and etc.

* can have the clear view of my property:- future renovation or repair works.

* to check all the house specification is following the drawing they submit to local authorities.

Officially, the developer will not give them to you. This is to avoid the purchaser from claiming that they do not follow the specification, etc. Sometimes, due to material shortage, new products, etc, the developer may change the materials to something equivalent. Thus slight deviation from their original specifications.
If you really want a copy of the construction drawings, you may be able to get them from the consultants as a cost.

But isn't it the owner right to know ups and downs of their own house?

without knowing where is the electrical wire, where is the beam and etc... very troublesome when it come to renovate or repairing your own property...

if the developer is good enough, maybe a simple sketch yet precise layout drawing will do! ;( hehehhe!

From what I know (from some friends working with developers) for some of the higher ends properties. The developer will provide the as-built drawings to the house owners during the key handing over.

High end property is "house" , our low budget property is not "house"???

RM1million is money? our RM10 not money?

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Added on September 8, 2011, 8:48 pmBTW what is caveat?

This post has been edited by handutt: Sep 8 2011, 08:48 PM

I need advise from taikors here about HOLLOW TILES.

I've inspected my house last few weeks and found 40++ HOLLOW TILES on 1st floor
I wonder whether Im being fussy or I should insists the contractor to get the hollow tiles fixed?


Ok. Refer the image below for clearer explanation





DEFECT 1 - HOLLOW TILES at the corner (highlighted with RED) - Is this a small matter or insists get it changed?
DEFECT 2 - HOLLOW TILES IN BETWEEN two tiles - how about this? Insists or Ignore?

DEFECT 3 - The Skirting Tiles HOLLOW is it NORMAL? nearly 80% of the skirting has hollow sound when I knock on it using 50 cent coin!

Hopefully experienced taikors able to answer my question! Thanks in advance!

This post has been edited by purplecane: Sep 13 2011, 02:18 AM


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