Hi,
I want to ask if anybody knows a Tukang Bangunan that is available for work?
My mother had a house built in 1997, the floors are all wooden decking. The way he built the floor is, simple wooden decking above the original soil in which the land was bought, with the bearers being elevated by the footers.
It is very humid under there as there is practically no ventilation, this has consequently resulted in Wet Rot of the bearers.
At first my mother tried getting on the builder to discuss the matter, but he disregarded her completely, nor did he even want to have a decent discussion about the matter, he just kept hanging up his phone. This made me crack the sh*ts at him, in a very aggressive fashion.
At first I though it was termites and so I said to him via SMS "I thought this was wood that would not be eaten by termites?" but he said "No, it is Wet Rot as it is very humid and damp under the decking, it is not termites."
After much research and looking into it, it turns out he is right, it is Wet Rot. Something that could have been easily avoided if he had installed appropriate ventilation OR used cement as the bearers OR laid a concrete slab down OR OR OR etc. Which begs the remark "You stupid Mr. Builder!". I was only a 7 year old boy at the time of construction, what did I know, but either way I am left to pick up the pieces as my mother has grown senile.
Several months ago I started to grow suspicious after realising the kitchen counter was dipping down a few centimeters, and so I crawled under the house (something I would never have any reason to do), and this is when this whole ordeal started. I proceeded to crack the sh*ts at the builder (as described above), before hiring some local builder to build cement columns and cement beams on top of the columns to rest underneath the joists (as the bearers were about to give way), so essentially these are acting as the new bearers.
NOW, the joists are giving way, and I can't find a builder (Tukang Bangunan)!
I had a construction company (PT) come in and give me a quote of $15,000, to which I thought "You are a fool to take me for a fool" and proceeded to say "Let me have a think, I will get back to you." (not). I've also had some sole traders come in with more attempts to ridiculously rip me off (I know it come's with the territory here, I will stand for 150% "margin of rip off", but some of these guys man, f*ck)
Now I have gone to the timber yard, bought some timber, bought a jig saw from Ace hardware, and am installing new joists myself with some cheapo 5x7cm Kamper wood (cement bearers are 2m apart, I have done a weight test of 230kg per joist and it has held strong).... But I am no builder, and this is only a temporary measure as this wood will eventually be subjected to the forces of nature, and so I need a Tukang Bangunan to lay down some steel reinforced cement that only TNT could destroy.
The details of this ordeal are 10 fold more in depth than it is described above, but I do not have the patience to word it and structure out my paragraphs into some timeline in the fashion of an incident report - BUT - please take my word for it when I say that the original builder "F*cked up" big time.
I know it was 16 years ago, but could a Professional Liability lawsuit not be filed?
At the "christening" of the house, among the good spirits of warm fuzziness and all that sh*t, he said to my mother "This house has a life time warranty."... I'm no fool, that is not realistic, but every 16 years do we need to replace the floors? Come on! Is that how you build your houses?
SO:
ANYONE KNOW OF A GOOD TUKANG BANGUNAN (sole trader)? That will just smash out work with fair-ish compensation in mind.
P.s - Mr Builder, if you happen to read this, I'm going to be looking into this Professional Liability thing. Material, Immaterial - If there are grounds, I will come after you for all the damages I can claim. Last night I was awoken by cold sweats, I dreamt that I was under the deck scratching away at the joists as though they had the density of burn toast... OR alternatively, take responsibility; unless you are dead broke then be a MAN and straight up say "I am so sorry, I do not have the funds to correct my mistake" instead of hanging up the phone or pretending that the cell reception is bad and all that other hoop-la.
Man, f*ck, I thought old school motherf*ckers were meant to be courteous and decent.
I want to ask if anybody knows a Tukang Bangunan that is available for work?
My mother had a house built in 1997, the floors are all wooden decking. The way he built the floor is, simple wooden decking above the original soil in which the land was bought, with the bearers being elevated by the footers.
It is very humid under there as there is practically no ventilation, this has consequently resulted in Wet Rot of the bearers.
At first my mother tried getting on the builder to discuss the matter, but he disregarded her completely, nor did he even want to have a decent discussion about the matter, he just kept hanging up his phone. This made me crack the sh*ts at him, in a very aggressive fashion.
At first I though it was termites and so I said to him via SMS "I thought this was wood that would not be eaten by termites?" but he said "No, it is Wet Rot as it is very humid and damp under the decking, it is not termites."
After much research and looking into it, it turns out he is right, it is Wet Rot. Something that could have been easily avoided if he had installed appropriate ventilation OR used cement as the bearers OR laid a concrete slab down OR OR OR etc. Which begs the remark "You stupid Mr. Builder!". I was only a 7 year old boy at the time of construction, what did I know, but either way I am left to pick up the pieces as my mother has grown senile.
Several months ago I started to grow suspicious after realising the kitchen counter was dipping down a few centimeters, and so I crawled under the house (something I would never have any reason to do), and this is when this whole ordeal started. I proceeded to crack the sh*ts at the builder (as described above), before hiring some local builder to build cement columns and cement beams on top of the columns to rest underneath the joists (as the bearers were about to give way), so essentially these are acting as the new bearers.
NOW, the joists are giving way, and I can't find a builder (Tukang Bangunan)!
I had a construction company (PT) come in and give me a quote of $15,000, to which I thought "You are a fool to take me for a fool" and proceeded to say "Let me have a think, I will get back to you." (not). I've also had some sole traders come in with more attempts to ridiculously rip me off (I know it come's with the territory here, I will stand for 150% "margin of rip off", but some of these guys man, f*ck)
Now I have gone to the timber yard, bought some timber, bought a jig saw from Ace hardware, and am installing new joists myself with some cheapo 5x7cm Kamper wood (cement bearers are 2m apart, I have done a weight test of 230kg per joist and it has held strong).... But I am no builder, and this is only a temporary measure as this wood will eventually be subjected to the forces of nature, and so I need a Tukang Bangunan to lay down some steel reinforced cement that only TNT could destroy.
The details of this ordeal are 10 fold more in depth than it is described above, but I do not have the patience to word it and structure out my paragraphs into some timeline in the fashion of an incident report - BUT - please take my word for it when I say that the original builder "F*cked up" big time.
I know it was 16 years ago, but could a Professional Liability lawsuit not be filed?
At the "christening" of the house, among the good spirits of warm fuzziness and all that sh*t, he said to my mother "This house has a life time warranty."... I'm no fool, that is not realistic, but every 16 years do we need to replace the floors? Come on! Is that how you build your houses?
SO:
ANYONE KNOW OF A GOOD TUKANG BANGUNAN (sole trader)? That will just smash out work with fair-ish compensation in mind.
P.s - Mr Builder, if you happen to read this, I'm going to be looking into this Professional Liability thing. Material, Immaterial - If there are grounds, I will come after you for all the damages I can claim. Last night I was awoken by cold sweats, I dreamt that I was under the deck scratching away at the joists as though they had the density of burn toast... OR alternatively, take responsibility; unless you are dead broke then be a MAN and straight up say "I am so sorry, I do not have the funds to correct my mistake" instead of hanging up the phone or pretending that the cell reception is bad and all that other hoop-la.
Man, f*ck, I thought old school motherf*ckers were meant to be courteous and decent.
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