Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Last few days have been very taxing. And the condition of my house grilles didn’t help in any way.
I have grilles with gaps, bolts and plastic jutting out, incomplete soldering that leaves the inside of the bars exposed (they only solder on one said, the contractor claims).
Due to wrong measurements, now I have 3 places without grilles, so who is going to guarantee the safety of people and things in the house?
Aren’t renovation contractors supposed to advise us on the pros and cons of doing things? Or do they just make a quick buck and move on the next project?
Granted that houses nowadays are not perfectly built. The windows can be misaligned. But if contractors explain things properly and give us few options, it will have avoided the headache above.
And I think some of the exterior work on the house actually devalues it instead of enhancing the value. Probably have to demolish and reconstruct certain areas.
Advice to houseowners
– please ensure your supervisor is not a foreigner, but the contractor himself stays there and supervises the work everyday. Don’t take people who have three or more projects at hand.
– be prepared to take leave and time off so that the workers don’t do things wrongly.
And Then says – don’t trust people who wear the vibuthi and look/talk piously. Wonder where she heard that from!
Consumer Tribunal beckons if things doesn’t work out.
And guess what, I can buy tiles cheaper than the contractor 🙂 I got it at RM3.25 while he said it costs RM3.50! Is that a crime?
Well, I guess my house won’t be in his portfolio.
OK, life goes on. I’m still smiling. Sometimes I laugh to myself seeing how people behave.
Dont pay the grill contractor laa brother. 🙂 Congrats for new house.