Today I must say I was quite pleased to see on the development and progression of the house so far. I can say changes are quite drastic from the last time I was there and it was only last week. The arches are nearly completed, the windows I can say almost finished except for the two big windows at the dinning area at the back. But I was informed by next week it will be installed and I am confident about it. The huge glass panel at the stairs are already installed and it is awesome guys, you should check it out. I must admit I was quite wrong about the windows. When I made a post about it, it was at an early stage and the whole process was not completed yet. Now seeing the finished product I can assure you that you will love it. So please accept my sincere apology.
Moving to the exterior of the house, from my observation apart from the sixteen small decorative squared frame flowers but all the pillars and the footings around the house are nicely plastered..all at the top and bottom.
The skirting and the tiles are all sorted. Overall for the first time I am quite happy and I can say so far job well done. Hope it will continue to be so. InsyAllah.
This is ngangah signing off..nano..nano.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
What's new?
Ngangah Laki arrived from US yesterday. So took the chance to see what's new with the house. Actually we were there on the 5 th of February to check on the progression . Total of four workers on the site working on decorating pieces surrounding the tall glass panels on both side of all front doors. Yesterday I can say it's all done and the finishing is awesome. The two workers in particular are quite skillful as some of the frames are a little bit distorted , nonetheless the final product is satisfactory.
What else is new? As of yesterday two workers were on the site busy as a bee, oh yah one of the worker by the name of Pisri ( if I'm not mistaken) is still working on decorating the arches, I can say it's 20% done. A little bit slow but at least it's properly done.
Doors yet to be installed
Interior walls to be painted
Exterior walls 70% painted
Cornice 70% fitted
Windows?
To be honest at the moment I'm contemplating should I mention about the windows and all the glass panels or not fearing I might be sending the wrong signals to my sister. Then again keeping it quite surely will left me with huge guilt as they place their trust on me to keep an eye on the final phase of their house. After giving it a deep thought, good and bad and taking into account the consequences and complication in the future should I choose to ignore the problem, I came into conclusion that I decided to post about it and hopefully it will give the owner and the contractor a clear picture of it without me being biased or scrutinizing about it. Hoping it can be resolved as professional as possible for the benefit of all the parties concern and as they say in business world 'you get what you pay for'
Well, the windows and glass panels are 60% installed. As far as I can see most of the windows are fine but the glass panels are not up to the required standard. I'm a little bit concern because standing in front of the glass panels clearly you can see light passing through either from the sides or the corners of it. It doesn't take a genius to figure out the problem. Yes it is hidden behind beautiful curtains and no one will notice it but the problem caused by it will surely be annoying as the house is surrounded with huge glass panels and windows. Taking into account the current weather Brunei is experiencing with heavy torrential rain and strong gust of wind leaving even paper thin gap will create nagging problems to the occupant and lets not forget the damage it can cause to the curtains, furnitures or any objects that happened to be nearby plus the sight of water dripping and the mark it leaves behind be it on the floor or on the wall are not a sight to behold. Having said that yesterday from my observation they did seal some of the gaps( mind you its not really a big gap but still a gap) with special sealant and leaving few gaps behind. Ngangah laki point this out to one of the worker and to make sure its 100% water tight.
On a more lighter note, one of the worker a tall pleasant soft spoken guy is continuing plastering the base and top of on one of the pillars on the left side of the house. I can see he knows his job well and knows what he is doing. Hope he stay working on the house.
Last but not least I know there has been few texts exchanged between the owner of the house and the contractor regarding the payment, hopefully both parties can resolved their diffrences. On the contractor side I can understand his financial needs and he seem to be a man of his words and nice chap, at the same time lets not forget what my sister and her hubby has been through and its not easy for them to put their trust especially where money is involved. Mistakes from the past seems to be a great teacher for them and all they are asking is lets adhere to the agreement and show full commitment. From my humble opinion a little bit of takes and gives from both parties will not hurt anybody, then again having said that reality is not the same to the doer as it is to the sayer plus from their experiences the quotation did not seem to agree with them, too much giving from their side and being taken advatange of . This is ngangah signing off and nano nano.
What else is new? As of yesterday two workers were on the site busy as a bee, oh yah one of the worker by the name of Pisri ( if I'm not mistaken) is still working on decorating the arches, I can say it's 20% done. A little bit slow but at least it's properly done.
Doors yet to be installed
Interior walls to be painted
Exterior walls 70% painted
Cornice 70% fitted
Windows?
To be honest at the moment I'm contemplating should I mention about the windows and all the glass panels or not fearing I might be sending the wrong signals to my sister. Then again keeping it quite surely will left me with huge guilt as they place their trust on me to keep an eye on the final phase of their house. After giving it a deep thought, good and bad and taking into account the consequences and complication in the future should I choose to ignore the problem, I came into conclusion that I decided to post about it and hopefully it will give the owner and the contractor a clear picture of it without me being biased or scrutinizing about it. Hoping it can be resolved as professional as possible for the benefit of all the parties concern and as they say in business world 'you get what you pay for'
Well, the windows and glass panels are 60% installed. As far as I can see most of the windows are fine but the glass panels are not up to the required standard. I'm a little bit concern because standing in front of the glass panels clearly you can see light passing through either from the sides or the corners of it. It doesn't take a genius to figure out the problem. Yes it is hidden behind beautiful curtains and no one will notice it but the problem caused by it will surely be annoying as the house is surrounded with huge glass panels and windows. Taking into account the current weather Brunei is experiencing with heavy torrential rain and strong gust of wind leaving even paper thin gap will create nagging problems to the occupant and lets not forget the damage it can cause to the curtains, furnitures or any objects that happened to be nearby plus the sight of water dripping and the mark it leaves behind be it on the floor or on the wall are not a sight to behold. Having said that yesterday from my observation they did seal some of the gaps( mind you its not really a big gap but still a gap) with special sealant and leaving few gaps behind. Ngangah laki point this out to one of the worker and to make sure its 100% water tight.
On a more lighter note, one of the worker a tall pleasant soft spoken guy is continuing plastering the base and top of on one of the pillars on the left side of the house. I can see he knows his job well and knows what he is doing. Hope he stay working on the house.
Last but not least I know there has been few texts exchanged between the owner of the house and the contractor regarding the payment, hopefully both parties can resolved their diffrences. On the contractor side I can understand his financial needs and he seem to be a man of his words and nice chap, at the same time lets not forget what my sister and her hubby has been through and its not easy for them to put their trust especially where money is involved. Mistakes from the past seems to be a great teacher for them and all they are asking is lets adhere to the agreement and show full commitment. From my humble opinion a little bit of takes and gives from both parties will not hurt anybody, then again having said that reality is not the same to the doer as it is to the sayer plus from their experiences the quotation did not seem to agree with them, too much giving from their side and being taken advatange of . This is ngangah signing off and nano nano.
Monday, February 2, 2009
1st Claim
Received an e-mail from the contractor last night forwarding his first claim of payment for the house. I may have to go down to bandar it's either today or tomorrow if the weather permits to take some photos as a prove to my sister and her hubby that the work has been done as per claim. Just for the record work for the first payment consists of on completion of :-
1) Installing all the windows and fitted with proper handles
2) Installing all the in-doors, back doors, front doors and main doors (bare in mind my sister insists on specific design for her main door)
3) Installing all the cornice ( white cornice supplied by the contractor whilst the stone cornice my sister has to fork out an extra of almost $3k out of her own pocket) The last time I was there they haven't finish putting a final touch on all the joint of the cornice.
4) Painting all the interior of the house.
So guys please check your e-mail.
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