Beware of Falling Objects

Shoddy workmanship seems to be the norm in the construction sector these days. If you want "better quality" (read: standard), better be prepared to fork out another 100k. Talam is the poster boy of sub-standard developers. The current house I'm living in is a great example of their commitment to "quality". So far, my family had to deal with cracks, uneven windows (more trapezoid than rectangular), leaking roofs, lousy plumbing and haywire wiring.

The latest incident involved a piece of decorative cement centrepiece fall off from the wall of the second floor. It crashed onto the awning (destroying the tiles in the process) before crushing the flower pots on my porch! That piece of cement could really smash someone's head in. On the way down, the decorative arch was also ripped off and boy was I surprised to find that it was just polystyrene and plaster (standard practise according to my civil engineer sister). Luckily I don't park my car there and my mother wasn't out gardening that morning!

Another on-going issue is also the settling of the land behind my house. It seems to be sinking bit by bit and everytime it does, it drags my walls down creating some beautiful cracks in the process. The land at the back is like some kind of porous landfill. Even the Telekom contractors were surprised when they put in the telephone poles. Below the surface of the cement, was quite a whole lot of nothing!

Buy Then Build? Build Then Sell? More like Buy Then Sell.