Ceiling Leakage in HDB flats
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ok la... I finally thought of another topic to keep this forum alive...
A friend of mine (Bedok) got a ceiling leakage problem at both his toilets about a year ago. His own ceiling was not leaking, but his toilet floor leaked to his lower floor neighbour.
The lower floor floor neighbour reported the defect to HDB. Then an officer from the Branch Office went to the lower & upper floor floor to inspect the leak. There was a scheme offered by HDB called the Goodwill Repair Assistance Notification (GRAN) scheme to subsidise the cost of repairs.
The lower & upper floor will only pay 25% of the basic repair cost done by HDB's term contractor. The remaining 50% is absorbed by HDB. Basic cost means the cost to hack the entire toilet floor, rescreed & waterproof, lay new floor tiles provided the term contractor and replace with a new WC (taking 4 working days per toilet). But my friend got additional charges to pay to the contractor (on top of HDB basic cost) - eg take down & reinstall his existing toilet doors for repair access, demolish his long-bath, etc.
Basic cost payable to HDB : (25%) - about $180++ per toilet
Additional charge to contractor : A few hundred dollars per toilet!!!!
And a few months after completion: Guess what happens??
There's no more leak problem recurring, but - the toilet floor tiles offered by HDB term contractor was super horrible! Tiles colour began to fade off! The cement pointing (gap between the tiles) are easily stained and unable to be removed even using chemicals. The contractor actually used silicone to seal the bottom of the WC (ie between the floor & WC)! That's why the silicone turned from white to BLACK!! SO HORRIBLE LOOKING !!!! I heard that if white cement is used to seal the gap instead of silicone, it won't turn black.
My friend was very disapppointed. He paid alot to downgrade his toilet. His long-bath was demolished to make way for repair access also.
My friend said the HDB supervisor went to his house during repair to inspect the work, but he felt very funny - in spite of such supervision, why no one bothered to improve the work quality etc? are these officers sleeping???
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orhOriginally posted by SBS3688Y:ok la... I finally thought of another topic to keep this forum alive...
A friend of mine (Bedok) got a ceiling leakage problem at both his toilets about a year ago. His own ceiling was not leaking, but his toilet floor leaked to his lower floor neighbour.
The lower floor floor neighbour reported the defect to HDB. Then an officer from the Branch Office went to the lower & upper floor floor to inspect the leak. There was a scheme offered by HDB called the Goodwill Repair Assistance Notification (GRAN) scheme to subsidise the cost of repairs.
The lower & upper floor will only pay 25% of the basic repair cost done by HDB's term contractor. The remaining 50% is absorbed by HDB. Basic cost means the cost to hack the entire toilet floor, rescreed & waterproof, lay new floor tiles provided the term contractor and replace with a new WC (taking 4 working days per toilet). But my friend got additional charges to pay to the contractor (on top of HDB basic cost) - eg take down & reinstall his existing toilet doors for repair access, demolish his long-bath, etc.
Basic cost payable to HDB : (25%) - about $180++ per toilet
Additional charge to contractor : A few hundred dollars per toilet!!!!
And a few months after completion: Guess what happens??
There's no more leak problem recurring, but - the toilet floor tiles offered by HDB term contractor was super horrible! Tiles colour began to fade off! The cement pointing (gap between the tiles) are easily stained and unable to be removed even using chemicals. The contractor actually used silicone to seal the bottom of the WC (ie between the floor & WC)! That's why the silicone turned from white to BLACK!! SO HORRIBLE LOOKING !!!! I heard that if white cement is used to seal the gap instead of silicone, it won't turn black.
My friend was very disapppointed. He paid alot to downgrade his toilet. His long-bath was demolished to make way for repair access also.
My friend said the HDB supervisor went to his house during repair to inspect the work, but he felt very funny - in spite of such supervision, why no one bothered to improve the work quality etc? are these officers sleeping??? -
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I also have this problem too....
But now solved already -
I have this problem too .... in the end just disuse the toilet and use it as a second storeroom .(Since our neighbour wants to sue us if we continue to use the toilet and thus making their ceiling leak. Luckily I got another toilet)
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the story oso u thought lahOriginally posted by SBS3688Y:ok la... I finally thought of another topic to keep this forum alive... -
No, the story is true! When I recalled what my friend told me the other time, then I met him again and gathered the story in detail before posting it here.Originally posted by SBS9828X:the story oso u thought lah 
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why didn't your family accept HDB's Goodwill Assistance to help you solve the leak? Then you all can carry on using the toilet mah?Originally posted by SBS1985C:I have this problem too .... in the end just disuse the toilet and use it as a second storeroom .(Since our neighbour wants to sue us if we continue to use the toilet and thus making their ceiling leak. Luckily I got another toilet)
Anyway, my friend told me the HDB officer used to tell him even if don't repair his leaking toilet even by not using it, he cannot sell his house in future; until the leaking problem is settled. -
Hummm.... was your house toilet ceiling leaking or water from your toilet floor leak to your lower neighbour's house?Originally posted by gorby107:I also have this problem too....
But now solved already
If it's the latter, then did your family buy your own toilet floor tiles or had chosen the tiles offered by HDB's appointed contractor?
If your family had chosen the tiles offered by HDB's appointed contractor, I'm afraid the tiles are easily stained and discoloured as its extremely lousy (just like what happened to my friend). -
It was my house toilet ceiling have leakage....Originally posted by SBS3688Y:Hummm.... was your house toilet ceiling leaking or water from your toilet floor leak to your lower neighbour's house?
If it's the latter, then did your family buy your own toilet floor tiles or had chosen the tiles offered by HDB's appointed contractor?
If your family had chosen the tiles offered by HDB's appointed contractor, I'm afraid the tiles are easily stained and discoloured as its extremely lousy (just like what happened to my friend).
Then my parents ask the contractor to do without our neighbour....
They do spalling or whatever to the ceiling....
After that they say must paint the ceiling every 3 to 5 years -
got such thing one ? I never heard of it.Originally posted by SBS3688Y:why didn't your family accept HDB's Goodwill Assistance to help you solve the leak? Then you all can carry on using the toilet mah?
Anyway, my friend told me the HDB officer used to tell him even if don't repair his leaking toilet even by not using it, he cannot sell his house in future; until the leaking problem is settled.