Hai there, Izwan here, want to share with future house owner who is doing house extension-e.g Kitchen, porch etc...

So 2 years back got this owner who basically got a house at nilai...after giving all the proper quotations ... owner keep quiet and decided to get a cheaper Indonesian contractor. instead...so just wish him all the best on the renovations lor....
Got a call last week, ,and he ask to come over and asking for an advice regarding this situation his having....im assuming those typical roof leaking, water seepage since malaysia is currently having its monsoon season....

To my surprise, the renovation extension went horribly wrong.

On my findings , this is the issues that the house is having:-


1) The new ground and first floor back extension is not properly structurally design. The first floor floor beam and the roof beam is tie to the original existing beam.
and same goes to the first floor R.C slab.....
A new extension should have created another new column after the existing building so that this old and new building have different structure loading purpose.

2) The ground beam missing... hahahaha..... crazy.....

3) Column design / R.C footing under design... so the double storey extension load cannot catered by the Footing and column thus settlement occurred .
The new beam and slab connecting to the existing building is producing "shear stress" that causes the building to have a major crack....


So... my question is to you all.... what do you think you all should do if this situation suddenly occurred to your house...?????

cheers mate,
Izwan
www.archidstudio.com

wah. have to demolish.

Yeap … correct … that is the answer … not safe to stay … you are looking at rm 50kplus extension down the drain already …

Izwan.
Www.archidstudio.com

Proper extension need architect than only do the work accordingly

Classic example of penny wise pound foolish.

Exactly ….and that so called experience Indonesian contractor is smiling all the way to bank … and gone M.I.A……

I decided to decline the project due to the hazardous condition…if front extension can use machinery … this one back extension…manual demolition…. Risky ….it’s like house of cards or playing that “Jenga block game “ anytime can collapse….

Can see the owner frustration but can’t help him now ….

Just a reminder to all future renovation owner that’s all…..

Cheers mate
izwan
Www.archidstudio.com