Halu k/ can help me decide wether to hire pro for defect inspections or can just DIY for a 1000 sqft condo. Upon initial inspection the house macam not too bad only got minor cosmetics defects.

I've checked(from videos only) the cost is varying from rm300-1000. if it's <500 I would just rather pay experts to do it.

last time my siter house cost rm800 for a semi D iirc, this was 10 years ago. but the house memang got lots of defects so we are bring the case to court since the developers taichi here and there only on fixing it. upon checking the house got big major defects where some house even tak cukup size, so the developer kana pay a big sum of money to those who brought  it to court.

also if got contact for penang area also can recommend. thanks

Last time I pay ppl to inspect defect. RM450 I think. The inspection work was done professionally with labeling of defect area, report and they help to fill in defect sheet. I really like it.

But once I submitted the report to developer, that’s where another story comes about. The developer spent a month rectifying what I submitted but at the end not 100% of what I submitted has been rectified. They just handed the key back to me and say it’s all done. They removed all the sticker and label and claimed it was rectified. At the end the tiles still got hollow sound and what not. But to be fair some of the basic stuff they did rectify. But the uneven surface, etc all they just didn’t do anything about it. After a few ding dong with developer, I also lazy.

My advice is this. If you’re going to renovate your house immediately after you get your keys, you might as well get your contractor to help you submit defect report to management. Cause once contractor remove those built in carpentry work, that’s where you’ll see a tonne of other defect. So fix your defect as you renovate your house. If you renovate 5 years down the road then be prepare to spend extra to fix those defects.

Hire professional to check better la. Don’t skimp on this.

Pipe leaking especially from inside the wall not easy to check urself unless it is very obvious. If your above unit no ppl stay also hard to check whether their pipe is leaking onot.

From my experience you might wanna check your drain. Be it bathroom or balcony. Stress test them see whether the water will drain out fast enough or not.

Better than not checking and realising it after you moved in.

lol true also, sooner or later sure leak one for condo

but should do water ponding la, kalau leak ask developer to do can save 3k for the first few years.

You still don't think getting the developer to rectify before you move in is a better idea than having to endure the repair after you've moved in? All this trouble to save a few hundred bucks of inspection fee?

Ya understand that getting the house inspected does not guarantees the developer will even entertain and repairs all the defect.

But IMO opinion atleast incase if the developer really do some nasty/irresponsible thing to cut cost that can affect the house in the long run than might as well have evidence of it so that you can bring it to court and fight for your right.

My sister case mmg developer cut corners on lots of places, using different lower quality materials, so brought the case to court and only then the developer really layan all the complainst and ask to do settlement outside of court. She spend 10k+- on lawyers and the inspectors but then get 150k of settlements. Too bad the inspectors died already of heart attack, the guy gave really good advice on how to move forwards with the case.

If it only minor defects only than okay lor just tahan sakit hati if developer buat tatau.