Work-in-Progress – Part 46 – Defects (III)

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We spent a good part of our weekend at The Minton checking on the state of defect rectification – it’s in its third week now – and also meeting several specialist contractors. We’re still hoping that the defects get sorted out by the end of this coming week so that our main renovation can begin proper; but even if not, we’re happy to wait for the defect rectification team to do a proper job (i.e. not accidentally introduce more defects!) than for them to rush through it.

We were surprised to see that there were workers still going about it over both days of the weekend too. Seems that with such a large number of units in the project, the developer has got a number of workers to do overtime now.

From the general look of it, I suspect nearly all of our listed defects will be rectified in a first pass indeed by the end of week 3, but a couple will remain outstanding. Specifically, we heard that there is a shortage of marble tiles – one of our tiles in the master bedroom is chipped and requiring replacement – and part of one number in our door signage is still missing. Good luck to the team trying to find a replacement for that one LOL.

Two of our living room homogenous tiles had long and wide visible scratches on them. A worker is outlining the edges of both tiles in preparation for them to be chiseled away.
Two of our living room homogenous tiles had long and wide visible scratches on them. A worker is outlining the edges of both tiles in preparation for them to be chiseled away.
The two defective homogeneous tiles being hammered bit by bit away.
The two defective homogeneous tiles being hammered bit by bit away.
New tiles!
New tiles!
The kitchen tiles that were previously chipped, then removed, have been replaced too.
The kitchen tiles that were previously chipped, then removed, have been replaced too.
And the following day, gaps had been filled with plaster.
And the following day, gaps had been filled with plaster.
The skirting in the kitchen which were also chipped were also removed and replaced. The wall edge lining it has yet to be made good though.
The skirting in the kitchen which were also chipped were also removed and replaced. The wall edge lining it has yet to be made good though.
Found a new defect too. The wire gauze in our cooker hood was not properly fastened using a metal retaining bracket. Not a big issue, but annoying nonetheless. Marked it out as a defect too.
Found a new defect too. The wire gauze in our cooker hood was not properly fastened using a metal retaining bracket. Not a big issue, but annoying nonetheless. Marked it out as a defect too.