{"id":18879,"date":"2013-07-07T19:28:51","date_gmt":"2013-07-07T11:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=18879"},"modified":"2017-02-25T12:38:53","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T04:38:53","slug":"work-in-progress-part-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2013\/07\/07\/work-in-progress-part-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Work-in-Progress \u2013 Part 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;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&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the general feeling is that visitors should exercise caution in these visits so that they don&#8217;t accidentally damage anything &#8211; 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 &#8211; it was only to satisfy my curiosity!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>8 July update<\/strong><\/em>: apparently some residents who visited recently<em> during<\/em> 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&#8217;t be checking out interiors anymore myself until handover given how much attention is being heaped on it. Hope the pictures here don&#8217;t inspire anyone else to do something dangerous!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18880\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-50.jpg\" alt=\"The Dry kitchen in some of the more expensive units. \" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-50.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-50-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-50-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dry kitchen in some of the more expensive units.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18881\" style=\"width: 367px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-53.jpg\" alt=\"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.\" width=\"367\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-53.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-53-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This will pose a security risk for units with the backyard. It&#8217;s easy for someone to climb over the wall at the lift lobby, and into a unit via the backyard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18882\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-55.jpg\" alt=\"Lift Lobby of our unit still very much in construction.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-55.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-55-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lift Lobby of our unit still very much in construction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18883\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18883 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-56.jpg\" alt=\"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).\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-56.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-56-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a Stack 36 unit &#8211; a 4 bedroom unit. The unit seems nearly complete, though possibly still not ready for inspection (the door was left wide-open).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18884\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18884 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-57.jpg\" alt=\"Pretty sizable living and dining area.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-57.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-57-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pretty sizable living and dining area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18885\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-58.jpg\" alt=\"Full-height glass windows. \" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-58.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-58-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Full-height glass windows.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18886\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-59.jpg\" alt=\"The Dry Kitchen, alongside storage compartments and also a space for a fridge.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-59.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-59-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dry Kitchen, alongside storage compartments and also a space for a fridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18887\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-60.jpg\" alt=\"Looking from the living room and into the bedrooms.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-60.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-60-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking from the living room and into the bedrooms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18888\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-62.jpg\" alt=\"Electrolux stove and oven in the kitchen.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-62.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-62-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Electrolux stove and oven in the kitchen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18889\" style=\"width: 367px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-63.jpg\" alt=\"The toilet adjacent to the kitchen.\" width=\"367\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-63.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-63-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The toilet adjacent to the kitchen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18890\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-64.jpg\" alt=\"Appliance switches in the kitchen.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-64.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-64-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Appliance switches in the kitchen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18891\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18891\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-66.jpg\" alt=\"Planter areas in the balcony.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-66.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-66-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planter areas in the balcony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18892\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-68.jpg\" alt=\"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.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-68.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-68-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bedroom. It&#8217;s become quite common for bay windows in most of these new apartment projects, but many people also think it&#8217;s wasted space.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18893\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-69.jpg\" alt=\"The master bedroom toilet.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-69.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-69-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bedroom toilet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18894\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-71.jpg\" alt=\"Master bedroom.\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-71.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-71-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Master bedroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;re dressed<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-read-more\"><a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2013\/07\/07\/work-in-progress-part-22\/\">Read More<span class=\"cleanwp-sr-only\">  Work-in-Progress \u2013 Part 22<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[526],"tags":[515,540],"class_list":["post-18879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-home","tag-minton","tag-lx7","wpcat-526-id"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blog-visit-50.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}