Sunday, September 7, 2008

Inspection of Unit

The date to our 2nd HDB appointment draws nearer and we were required to make a final inspection before the official handing over of keys to us.

As Ben's sister's family would be coming back to Ben's house for dinner, Ben had asked his sister and brother-in-law to accompany us for the inspection. Ben's brother-in-law is an engineer and is experienced in electrical installation and inspection.

So we went to the void deck at 5pm and guess what we saw? Ben's sister was doing exercise at the workout area in front of the block LOL! She told us that her husband was parking the car and would be coming over soon. Another surprise yet again! Ben's brother-in-law came with his two children. The day before, Ben had called a contractor recommended by the seller Mr Lim to come to the unit to take a look. The contractor is Sebasten Soo from Frontier Concept Pte Ltd. But he was nowhere to be seen. Ben called him and he informed that he would be reaching soon. So Ben told him to go up to the unit himself while we made our way up.

We were received by Mr Lim again. Mr Lim informed us that his wife had gone to Shanghai for a meeting and therefore she was not at home. Ben's brother-in-law began his inspection with a floorplan given by Ben. Ben's brother-in-law went around the unit and told us that everything seems alright to him. But he instructed us to get a copy of the electrical installation from Mr Lim just in case we need it in the future. Ben's sister told us that if we were to change our curtains, she would like to take the yellow curtains for her home as they matched the colour of her furniture. Wah so convenient haha! While we were at the kitchen's toilet, Mr Lim told us that the toilet's main pipe is leaking and suggested us to call Town Council to take a look. :-( Only until the last minute, then he told us about it... In our minds, we are thinking that he should have asked Town Council to settle the matter while he is still staying there.

After the inspection, we were all waiting for the grand arrival of Sebasten. Ben told Mr Lim about the appointment of Sebasten and Mr Lim immediately called him. Mr Lim was basically reprimanding him over the phone and he said he would be coming soon. We waited a while longer and it was Ben's turn to call Sebasten. Ben was also demanding him to come quickly as we were going back to his house for dinner. In the end, Sebasten came at 6pm which was an hour late.

Mr Lim scolded him again before we started back on track. I kindda like Sebasten's personality as he was very frank and honest. He told us that the floor is in a good condition and doesn't require reconstruction. He gave a lot of recommendations to us which I feel that they are very good. At least he did not disappoint us after an hour of waiting for him.

After Sebasten had finished giving his recommendations around the unit, we bid farewell to Mr Lim and went back to Ben's house for dinner.

The next upcoming event would be the 2nd appointment on 18th September. Stayed tuned! ;-)

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