Almost all renovation projects will inevitably face delay. At the end of the day, we accept this fact and the question turns to "for how long" will this delay be?
It is now 2 weeks since Mr Contractor promised the 3 week deadline; which leaves us with only one week to go for works to be completed. We were skeptics at the 3 week deadline, not because it isn't possible (anything is possible) but more so that this isn't a big enough job for Mr Contractor to pour in all his resources.
With a slight hiccup with tile supplies from MML last week (MML was scheduled only to deliver in September - which was really not acceptable so Mr and Mrs Kong kicked up a huge fuss), that will probably be Mr Contractor's most convenient excuse.
On the bright side, the tilers did work today. Mr Contractor was bright and early. Mr Carpenter has started to take our kitchen cabinets a little more seriously after we told him that we are moving in on the 30th of August, and we should have all our kitchen white goods ordered by the end of the week!
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
Colour Me Wrong (Part 11)
How difficult is it to get the colours of a small double storey terrace house wrong? Especially after the house owners have specified their choice of colours IN WRITING, ON A SHEET OF PAPER?
Well, apparently quite easily for Mr Contractor.
As the "Paint Team", three Indonesian men were sent over to paint our house. They have been working quite swiftly, preparing the walls of our house for the final layer of paint. They have been working hard, no doubt, though the house is not that large to begin with. However, (and yet again) Mr Contractor had failed to give proper instructions as to what our instructions meant, and our Indonesian friends mixed up the colours for Bedroom 2 and Bedroom 3.
Mr Contractor has since instructed Indonesian friends to correct the mistake but we suspect we have not seen the last of this category of mistakes. For 3 days later, we walked into a yellow house, coloured yellow on the inside!!
At the very least this project is "interesting".
Bedroom 2 in the wrong colour.
Well, apparently quite easily for Mr Contractor.
As the "Paint Team", three Indonesian men were sent over to paint our house. They have been working quite swiftly, preparing the walls of our house for the final layer of paint. They have been working hard, no doubt, though the house is not that large to begin with. However, (and yet again) Mr Contractor had failed to give proper instructions as to what our instructions meant, and our Indonesian friends mixed up the colours for Bedroom 2 and Bedroom 3.
Mr Contractor has since instructed Indonesian friends to correct the mistake but we suspect we have not seen the last of this category of mistakes. For 3 days later, we walked into a yellow house, coloured yellow on the inside!!
At the very least this project is "interesting".
Bedroom 2 in the wrong colour.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Visitor to new house
A very cute one decided to pay a visit to our construction site. She seemed to enjoy herself in the little corners she found. If the current owners of this cute one is not careful, they might find her "no longer living with them" after the construction site is completed. We would keep an eye on her if we were them.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Kong's Newly Tiled Kitchen (Part 10)
For once in the period of this renovation project, we have been so pleased with what we see. This is one occasion where we did not have to call Mr Contractor up immediately to complain about some work he did or did not do. We had happy thoughts of Mr Contractor on this day.
We are happy with the tiles we chose for the kitchen, and Mr Contractor has finally, after much cajoling, completed the kitchen tiles (for Mr Carpenter to measure for the kitchen cabinets). Fingers crossed, everything goes well in this space and the rest of the house from now on.
Mr and Mrs Kong's blue mosaic wall
special switches for special fingers
Blue mosaic wall ... again!
We are happy with the tiles we chose for the kitchen, and Mr Contractor has finally, after much cajoling, completed the kitchen tiles (for Mr Carpenter to measure for the kitchen cabinets). Fingers crossed, everything goes well in this space and the rest of the house from now on.
Mr and Mrs Kong's blue mosaic wall
special switches for special fingers
Blue mosaic wall ... again!Thursday, August 09, 2007
Despair (Part 9)
10.25 am in the morning and there is no one working at our construction site.
3 weeks he says!?
3 weeks he says!?
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Nearly There (Part 8)
What would you do if your contractor told you he will finish renovations in 3 weeks. Would you -
a) run out and buy your furnishings?
b) give another 3 months from his expected completion date?
c) believe it when you see it.
At the moment, we are not sure what to think. It is coming along fine, and with such a small space as we have, there is really not a lot to be done though there are jobs that need doing (if you get my drift). So, the tiles are going up, and the marble floor is perhaps 70% done.
As an answer to the earlier question perhaps (c)!
a) run out and buy your furnishings?
b) give another 3 months from his expected completion date?
c) believe it when you see it.
At the moment, we are not sure what to think. It is coming along fine, and with such a small space as we have, there is really not a lot to be done though there are jobs that need doing (if you get my drift). So, the tiles are going up, and the marble floor is perhaps 70% done.
As an answer to the earlier question perhaps (c)!
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