Work-in-Progress – Part 22

Posted on    by

For several weeks now, the FB group has also been seeing a lot of residents making visits into apartment units still in construction at The Minton condo. Visitations when construction is still going on is obviously dangerous unless you’re dressed in the appropriate protection gear and wear, so visits have largely been on the weekends after construction has ceased for the day. Even then, there were still concerns expressed that visitations into units that are ready for inspection might result in accidental damage, though I wonder how that can realistically happen. It’s not as though the units are made of paper, nor are the curious visitors going in with hacksaws and hammers to vandalize the place. Ling was sharing with me too that years ago when her family home at Bedok was nearing completion and before inspection and handover, her family also walked in for visits without a care.

Still, the general feeling is that visitors should exercise caution in these visits so that they don’t accidentally damage anything – so I kept my time looking into the units to an absolutely minimal. As in popped in for a minute, took pictures, went right back out. This will also be my one and only visit into units before handover – it was only to satisfy my curiosity!

8 July update: apparently some residents who visited recently during work hours were warned off by the contractor. Not sure what happened there, but visiting during work hours can not only be dangerous, the workers themselves have to also look out for visitors while they work. I won’t be checking out interiors anymore myself until handover given how much attention is being heaped on it. Hope the pictures here don’t inspire anyone else to do something dangerous!

The Dry kitchen in some of the more expensive units.
The Dry kitchen in some of the more expensive units.
This will pose a security risk for units with the backyard. It's easy for someone to climb over the wall at the lift lobby, and into a unit via the backyard.
This will pose a security risk for units with the backyard. It’s easy for someone to climb over the wall at the lift lobby, and into a unit via the backyard.
Lift Lobby of our unit still very much in construction.
Lift Lobby of our unit still very much in construction.
This is a Stack 36 unit - a 4 bedroom unit. The unit seems nearly complete, though possibly still not ready for inspection (the door was left wide-open).
This is a Stack 36 unit – a 4 bedroom unit. The unit seems nearly complete, though possibly still not ready for inspection (the door was left wide-open).
Pretty sizable living and dining area.
Pretty sizable living and dining area.
Full-height glass windows.
Full-height glass windows.
The Dry Kitchen, alongside storage compartments and also a space for a fridge.
The Dry Kitchen, alongside storage compartments and also a space for a fridge.
Looking from the living room and into the bedrooms.
Looking from the living room and into the bedrooms.
Electrolux stove and oven in the kitchen.
Electrolux stove and oven in the kitchen.
The toilet adjacent to the kitchen.
The toilet adjacent to the kitchen.
Appliance switches in the kitchen.
Appliance switches in the kitchen.
Planter areas in the balcony.
Planter areas in the balcony.
Bedroom. It's become quite common for bay windows in most of these new apartment projects, but many people also think it's wasted space.
Bedroom. It’s become quite common for bay windows in most of these new apartment projects, but many people also think it’s wasted space.
The master bedroom toilet.
Bedroom toilet.
Master bedroom.
Master bedroom.