="geminii"][quote="HAPPY"][quote="noelofarc"]dear gemini sweathard
tell you
funny hdb rulings
my kaki hdb @ jalan besar
upstair jumbuan sewerage giant pipe got stucked
so they must cut downstair pipe to mend it
guess what?
hdb demand downstair owner to pay 1/2 the bill when hdb contractors finished repairing the pipe
which was stucked by the upstair fellow
i remembered onced the upgrading was in my block
almost finished
the hdb comes around demand that i pay EXTRAS for providing aluminium covers for the upstair residents to walk under the shade and never get wet
i told hdb
upstairs neighbour got caught in the rain
or scroned by the hotsun
also my problemo mey?
i told them my castle in front
you dun placed the aluminums awnings
i liked sunshine
i ain't paying $1 extras...
naibei
as though i am responsible for all my neighbours
and i ain't even elected as mayor for my block as well
Last 2 to 3 years ago, I have change all the tiolet pipe to pvc.
[quote]And the hdb contractor told me pipe that is straight from top to bottom, dont need to pay.
Pipe that turn here and there (L shape or U shape or whatever), we have to pay.
where got such logic as to pay for neighbours right?
if neighbour constipated, is that our problem too?
HDB constructed flats with louya materials or louya workmanship
they should be responsible to have it rectified.
if the whole block of flat collapse, who is responsible?
acts of GOD or HDB or resident??
Hotel New World collapsed due to poor design, failures to check structural calculations, twisted foundation piles (non-alignments of pile caps to piles) and lack of proper oversight by BCD.
That was history.
However, the same problem was repeated in Nicol Highway where the structural calculations were not submitted to BCD for prior checking and approval with issuing of permit to commence work obtained upon fulfilling relevant critical structural requirements spelt out in regulations.
When questioned by me during a seminar in 2006, Head of BCD was only able to give the excuse the in the case of Nicol Highway collapse, the structural checking was done by an internal BCD sub-team.
Is this excuse acceptable?
Now with HDB, was there an internal BCD sub-team which goes through structural calculations to ensure compliance with relevant designs for safety purposes. Were the standards maintained at these BCD sub-teams.
If not how can HDB claim that its ceiling slabs or windows were properly designed complying with minimum of requirements for structural safety purposes as spelt out by the regulations governing structural strengths and integrity relating to columns and structures.
Spalling concrete is only a superficial aspect of structural strengths and integrity and we have relevant regulations prescribing requirements and standards to be met. Why must minister for ND excuse HDB for any non-compliance by other non-related legislations or through social engineering.
