juz_me 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2009 hi juz, how is ur reno progress? completed liao right? It coming to 4 months sooon.... Suppose finishing soon but seemed not so soon. haiz.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ivy 0 Report post Posted October 16, 2009 seashell i used nippon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jesslyntan 1 Report post Posted October 16, 2009 It coming to 4 months sooon.... Suppose finishing soon but seemed not so soon. haiz.... Look like i also need to wait 4mths++++~~~~~~~~~-_-T_T"."||| Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juz_me 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2009 Look like i also need to wait 4mths++++~~~~~~~~~-_-T_T"."||| Judging things are still moving on your side - might not be lah... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jesslyntan 1 Report post Posted October 17, 2009 Judging things are still moving on your side - might not be lah... hopefully not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seashell 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2009 (edited) The paint saga did not end and became more EXCITING! I thought it is rainbow already. Not knowing it is just the tip of the iceberg. When I visited my house in the afternoon, the painter told me he already finished painting 2 bedrooms using my desired DULUX ALL. When I wanted to look for empty pails of DULUX ALL, he told me he already throw away. Paint in the morning, afternoon already all throw away? So I told the painter, do not throw the living hall paint pails since he have not started painting. For my living hall paint, suddenly I see people delivering pails and pails of MAXILITE into my house. The painter then explain to me the MAXILITE is for painting base. However, the MAXILITE were DULUX ALL colours. They ain't white colours. Who on earth will use colour paint as BASE? Besides, my existing colours are all dark blue, orange, yellow kind of colours.. I will need white base and not colour base!! CONCLUSION: NOT ONLY THEY WANT TO SAVE THE WHITE BASE PAINT, THEY WANT TO SAVE THE COLOUR PAINT BY NOT USING DULUX ALL AND USED MAXIILITE THAT COST ONLY $25 FOR 7 LITRES.. They place some pails of DULUX ALL there as a smokescreen. HOW DO I KNOW???????? On the same day, I was annoyed and I wanted to go back to my house and check out if there is any DULUX ALL empty pails since they are painting my living hall in the afternoon. It was 8.30pm. I saw someone at my doorstep with a trolley, wanting to remove the DULUX ALL paint (un-used) and the used up MAXILITE that they had used to paint my hall. I told the person nicely, leave the empty pails behind (as I wanted to confront AH SOON). He said NO WAY and SNATCHED the pail of paint roughly away from me. I do not want to let go and we were basically like idiots snatching the paints like as if there are gold bars inside.!!?? Can u imagine a big build MAN doing this to a lady (myself)?? He shouted vulugarities at me, when my neighbours stood by the door to check out what happened, he shouted at my neighbour: "BAD LUCK!! U ROTTEN BAD LUCK TO HAVE SUCH A NEIGHBOUR!! UR DEEPAVALI DESTROYED BY YOUR ROTTEN NEIGHBOUR" (my neighbour was an indian) Apparently he drop the paint and left when i threaten to call the police... to be frank, a fight ALMOST break out. I really do not believe this could happen to me... paint is not a big sum of money... really.. i dunno what got into me but i basically really HATE CHEATERS. n CHEAT again and again... i told ah soon and he is very sorry (he says so) and he will repaint everything for me right in front of me. NOTE: if you are going to do your paint job, try not to quote my case...cus I already promised Ah Soon to close this matter but i still can't help it but to share with you guys here because I really do not wish you to be the next victim......(hope u dun play me out...) what i think u can do is, tell uncle or painter, u want to see the empty pails of paints and tell them do not discard. (actually the paint even from other contractors, paint is the easiest to cheat -unless u have the time to really monitor there while they were painting) Edited October 22, 2009 by seashell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seashell 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2009 It coming to 4 months sooon.... Suppose finishing soon but seemed not so soon. haiz.... are u at bedok one? u started in july? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
momo13 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2009 The paint saga did not end and became more EXCITING! I thought it is rainbow already. Not knowing it is just the tip of the iceberg. When I visited my house in the afternoon, the painter told me he already finished painting 2 bedrooms using my desired DULUX ALL. When I wanted to look for empty pails of DULUX ALL, he told me he already throw away. Paint in the morning, afternoon already all throw away? So I told the painter, do not throw the living hall paint pails since he have not started painting. For my living hall paint, suddenly I see people delivering pails and pails of MAXILITE into my house. The painter then explain to me the MAXILITE is for painting base. However, the MAXILITE were DULUX ALL colours. They ain't white colours. Who on earth will use colour paint as BASE? Besides, my existing colours are all dark blue, orange, yellow kind of colours.. I will need white base and not colour base!! CONCLUSION: NOT ONLY THEY WANT TO SAVE THE WHITE BASE PAINT, THEY WANT TO SAVE THE COLOUR PAINT BY NOT USING DULUX ALL AND USED MAXIILITE THAT COST ONLY $25 FOR 7 LITRES.. They place some pails of DULUX ALL there as a smokescreen. HOW DO I KNOW???????? On the same day, I was annoyed and I wanted to go back to my house and check out if there is any DULUX ALL empty pails since they are painting my living hall in the afternoon. It was 8.30pm. I saw someone at my doorstep with a trolley, wanting to remove the DULUX ALL paint (un-used) and the used up MAXILITE that they had used to paint my hall. I told the person nicely, leave the empty pails behind (as I wanted to confront AH SOON). He said NO WAY and SNATCHED the pail of paint roughly away from me. I do not want to let go and we were basically like idiots snatching the paints like as if there are gold bars inside.!!?? Can u imagine a big build MAN doing this to a lady (myself)?? He shouted vulugarities at me, when my neighbours stood by the door to check out what happened, he shouted at my neighbour: "BAD LUCK!! U ROTTEN BAD LUCK TO HAVE SUCH A NEIGHBOUR!! UR DEEPAVALI DESTROYED BY YOUR ROTTEN NEIGHBOUR" (my neighbour was an indian) Apparently he drop the paint and left when i threaten to call the police... to be frank, a fight ALMOST break out. I really do not believe this could happen to me... paint is not a big sum of money... really.. i dunno what got into me but i basically really HATE CHEATERS. n CHEAT again and again... i told ah soon and he is very sorry (he says so) and he will repaint everything for me right in front of me. NOTE: if you are going to do your paint job, try not to quote my case...cus I already promised Ah Soon to close this matter...(hope u dun play me out...) but i still can't help it but to share with you guys here because I really do not wish you to be the next victim... what i think u can do is, tell uncle or painter, u want to see the empty pails of paints and tell them do not discard. (actually the paint even from other contractors, paint is the easiest to cheat -unless u have the time to really monitor there while they were painting) wow this is bad, anyway thanks for the advise and caution.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue_diamond 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2009 The paint saga did not end and became more EXCITING! I thought it is rainbow already. Not knowing it is just the tip of the iceberg. When I visited my house in the afternoon, the painter told me he already finished painting 2 bedrooms using my desired DULUX ALL. When I wanted to look for empty pails of DULUX ALL, he told me he already throw away. Paint in the morning, afternoon already all throw away? So I told the painter, do not throw the living hall paint pails since he have not started painting. For my living hall paint, suddenly I see people delivering pails and pails of MAXILITE into my house. The painter then explain to me the MAXILITE is for painting base. However, the MAXILITE were DULUX ALL colours. They ain't white colours. Who on earth will use colour paint as BASE? Besides, my existing colours are all dark blue, orange, yellow kind of colours.. I will need white base and not colour base!! CONCLUSION: NOT ONLY THEY WANT TO SAVE THE WHITE BASE PAINT, THEY WANT TO SAVE THE COLOUR PAINT BY NOT USING DULUX ALL AND USED MAXIILITE THAT COST ONLY $25 FOR 7 LITRES.. They place some pails of DULUX ALL there as a smokescreen. HOW DO I KNOW???????? On the same day, I was annoyed and I wanted to go back to my house and check out if there is any DULUX ALL empty pails since they are painting my living hall in the afternoon. It was 8.30pm. I saw someone at my doorstep with a trolley, wanting to remove the DULUX ALL paint (un-used) and the used up MAXILITE that they had used to paint my hall. I told the person nicely, leave the empty pails behind (as I wanted to confront AH SOON). He said NO WAY and SNATCHED the pail of paint roughly away from me. I do not want to let go and we were basically like idiots snatching the paints like as if there are gold bars inside.!!?? Can u imagine a big build MAN doing this to a lady (myself)?? He shouted vulugarities at me, when my neighbours stood by the door to check out what happened, he shouted at my neighbour: "BAD LUCK!! U ROTTEN BAD LUCK TO HAVE SUCH A NEIGHBOUR!! UR DEEPAVALI DESTROYED BY YOUR ROTTEN NEIGHBOUR" (my neighbour was an indian) Apparently he drop the paint and left when i threaten to call the police... to be frank, a fight ALMOST break out. I really do not believe this could happen to me... paint is not a big sum of money... really.. i dunno what got into me but i basically really HATE CHEATERS. n CHEAT again and again... i told ah soon and he is very sorry (he says so) and he will repaint everything for me right in front of me. NOTE: if you are going to do your paint job, try not to quote my case...cus I already promised Ah Soon to close this matter...(hope u dun play me out...) but i still can't help it but to share with you guys here because I really do not wish you to be the next victim... what i think u can do is, tell uncle or painter, u want to see the empty pails of paints and tell them do not discard. (actually the paint even from other contractors, paint is the easiest to cheat -unless u have the time to really monitor there while they were painting) OMG!!it happen again??...it really disgusting to hear the same issue happen to u again. Especially you got to fight with the painters...which i think it way too much!! In my opinion, i believe that Uncle should do his due dilligent to check if the painter cut corner...it should not be customer job. It happen to me the other time round, which same thing happen as i was doing a spot check during odd hours. Which i did mentioned n highlight to Ah Soon not to use the same group of painter...but sad to say...it still happen. Just hang on okie...get what u supposed to get...stand firm on it.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
worldangel 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2009 Actually Ah Soon should bear the responsibility for all of this happening...in my humble opinion. Cos you hire him and you trust him to find responsible workers to work on your house...you dunno those workers yourself but Ah Soon does...he cannot keep blaming it on the workers. And what I found appalling is that he had already told you that the previous painter was sacked and the painting contractor has been told to not use the cheap paint but now they still tried to use it...and even worse, used it behind your back. All the ugly scenes could have been avoided if Ah Soon is more responsible and monitored his workers closely. I hope you have not paid him everything...hold on to the last payment...if you are not happy with the final work, don't give it to him at all until he rectifies it...and most importantly, take pictures and keep all the evidence... Hope everything will be fine in the end for you... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seashell 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2009 OMG!!it happen again??...it really disgusting to hear the same issue happen to u again. Especially you got to fight with the painters...which i think it way too much!! In my opinion, i believe that Uncle should do his due dilligent to check if the painter cut corner...it should not be customer job. It happen to me the other time round, which same thing happen as i was doing a spot check during odd hours. Which i did mentioned n highlight to Ah Soon not to use the same group of painter...but sad to say...it still happen. Just hang on okie...get what u supposed to get...stand firm on it.... hi blue thanks, n i agree, i must be firm. anyway he says he will REPAINT everything from scratch for me. i will wait n see. this time, i will change all the colours...uncle deeply apologize over n over again to me... haiz i also duno what more to say.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seashell 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2009 Actually Ah Soon should bear the responsibility for all of this happening...in my humble opinion. Cos you hire him and you trust him to find responsible workers to work on your house...you dunno those workers yourself but Ah Soon does...he cannot keep blaming it on the workers. And what I found appalling is that he had already told you that the previous painter was sacked and the painting contractor has been told to not use the cheap paint but now they still tried to use it...and even worse, used it behind your back. All the ugly scenes could have been avoided if Ah Soon is more responsible and monitored his workers closely. I hope you have not paid him everything...hold on to the last payment...if you are not happy with the final work, don't give it to him at all until he rectifies it...and most importantly, take pictures and keep all the evidence... Hope everything will be fine in the end for you... hi world angel.. yes u r rite, ah soon is responsible for it.. thats y he says he will repaint everything for me... actually i know he will redo for me (based on his style of working quite well known here), just that the time to redo again frustrates me.. ultimately, it will be done, just that via a tedious way... -_- n of course NO i haven't pay him all yet... haha.. lucky me i guess ur reno must be smooth sailing as patrick from ho bee got a good reocrd here in renotalk..? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
worldangel 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2009 hi world angel.. yes u r rite, ah soon is responsible for it.. thats y he says he will repaint everything for me... actually i know he will redo for me (based on his style of working quite well known here), just that the time to redo again frustrates me.. ultimately, it will be done, just that via a tedious way... -_- n of course NO i haven't pay him all yet... haha.. lucky me i guess ur reno must be smooth sailing as patrick from ho bee got a good reocrd here in renotalk..? Yup quite smooth sailing so far...but of course there is a price to pay...he is much more expensive... We did consider ah soon at first but I called him and he never got back to me...so decided to forgo him and went to other contractors instead... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juz_me 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2009 are u at bedok one? u started in july? Yup! Started in late June. End of this month will be 4 months. Still waiting for my solid top....HAIZ.... After reading your blog, the painter also did the same thing - use colour base. Now, I am seriously thinking, he may not use ICI paint afterall...(anyway, no evidence).... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seashell 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2009 Yup! Started in late June. End of this month will be 4 months. Still waiting for my solid top....HAIZ.... After reading your blog, the painter also did the same thing - use colour base. Now, I am seriously thinking, he may not use ICI paint afterall...(anyway, no evidence).... Is ur house at blk 5xx? if yes, i happen to pop by n take a glance at ur tiling work..n that time i saw a worker painting one of ur rooms in yellow (ici -light and space) that's why prompted me to check my paint after seeing yours.... so i think they never use cheap paint for urs... cus cheap paint the smell is very very strong... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
