Subsidence, cracks and leaks in new apartments
By Li Qian |
December 1, 2011, Thursday
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CRACKS, leaks, shoddy surfaces and subsidence are affecting almost every block in a newly built affordable housing project in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province.
Problems have been found in more than 90 percent of the complex, which was completed only months ago, Legal Daily reported yesterday.
Residents have complained about blocks sinking, cracks appearing and powder coming off interior walls at the slightest touch.
Concerned householders are questioning whether the "cracking buildings" are safe to live in, said the report.
The deputy mayor of Wuhan, Sun Xing, and top construction authorities officials have told the developer and the property management administration to sort out these problems within a month.
The 17-building Zirunmingyuan residential complex was completed in second half of 2010 and passed the quality approval procedures this April, according to an insider report.
But residents are unimpressed by this. "I've had to go round my home filling all these cracks," a furious householder, surnamed Chen, said.
"This is nothing more than a shelter - it's too shoddy to be called a building," added Chen.
Cai Yuchun, whose company designed and invested in the project, insisted the construction materials used were qualified and the buildings are solid.
And Cai gave short shrift to householders' complaints, advising them to "just repair it when it cracks."
Following state law, the construction authority monitored the approval procedures to ensure individual inspections were carried out properly.
It wasn't responsible for the quality of the whole project, an industrial insider said.
Lax supervision of the construction authority was to blame for shoddy work, he claimed.
The Wuhan construction authority did not issue a response, the report said.
Problems have been found in more than 90 percent of the complex, which was completed only months ago, Legal Daily reported yesterday.
Residents have complained about blocks sinking, cracks appearing and powder coming off interior walls at the slightest touch.
Concerned householders are questioning whether the "cracking buildings" are safe to live in, said the report.
The deputy mayor of Wuhan, Sun Xing, and top construction authorities officials have told the developer and the property management administration to sort out these problems within a month.
The 17-building Zirunmingyuan residential complex was completed in second half of 2010 and passed the quality approval procedures this April, according to an insider report.
But residents are unimpressed by this. "I've had to go round my home filling all these cracks," a furious householder, surnamed Chen, said.
"This is nothing more than a shelter - it's too shoddy to be called a building," added Chen.
Cai Yuchun, whose company designed and invested in the project, insisted the construction materials used were qualified and the buildings are solid.
And Cai gave short shrift to householders' complaints, advising them to "just repair it when it cracks."
Following state law, the construction authority monitored the approval procedures to ensure individual inspections were carried out properly.
It wasn't responsible for the quality of the whole project, an industrial insider said.
Lax supervision of the construction authority was to blame for shoddy work, he claimed.
The Wuhan construction authority did not issue a response, the report said.
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