http://642blog.ca/2009/04/27/strata-mondays-5-leaky-condos-part-ii/ Sooke Community, Events, Real Estate, And More! Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:06:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://642blog.ca/2009/04/27/strata-mondays-5-leaky-condos-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-2647 Caroline Simons Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:44:58 +0000 http://642blog.ca/?p=1986#comment-2647 The Leaky Condo Era has only just begun. Be warned if you buy a condo in BC you will surely be met with long term issues. Strata Fees will go up year after year to simply try to stay one step ahead of the problems that will ensue. Strata Corporations are now mandated by law to have 10 to 20 year plan to manage the potential failures of these poorley built structures. The big question is what happened to the construction industry in the 1990's in BC that has led it to reject reliable sound building mechanisms and instead to use unreliable reckless building techiniques and inappropriate materials for the very moist environment in BC that have led to this disaster. These buildings are monumentally badly constructed. They will continue to fail in the future unlike anything built prior to this shift to the cheap, quick and dirty construction that we see now. Governments and permits officials have truly fallen down on the job out of greed and complaicancy. But make no mistake. They knew that this dasaster would occur, and that is why legislation was quickly formed to prevent them from being sued. All you need to do is a bit of reserach to locate these bylaws. You have them to thank. The Leaky Condo Era has only just begun. Be warned if you buy a condo in BC you will surely be met with long term issues. Strata Fees will go up year after year to simply try to stay one step ahead of the problems that will ensue. Strata Corporations are now mandated by law to have 10 to 20 year plan to manage the potential failures of these poorley built structures. The big question is what happened to the construction industry in the 1990′s in BC that has led it to reject reliable sound building mechanisms
and instead to use unreliable reckless building techiniques and inappropriate materials for the very moist environment in BC that have led to this disaster. These buildings are monumentally badly constructed. They will continue to fail in the future unlike anything built prior to this shift to the cheap, quick and dirty construction that we see now. Governments and permits officials have truly fallen down on the job out of greed and complaicancy. But make no mistake. They knew that this dasaster would occur, and that is why legislation was quickly formed to prevent them from being sued. All you need to do is a bit of reserach to locate these bylaws. You have them to thank.

]]> http://642blog.ca/2009/04/27/strata-mondays-5-leaky-condos-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-2174 Doug Mon, 25 May 2009 20:33:58 +0000 http://642blog.ca/?p=1986#comment-2174 I spoke with a Realtor in False Creek who stated that "some" Vancouver condo's have been rain screened not just twice but in a few cases, THREE times at $60,000 per. Makes you think twice about strata's and condo's doesn't it? Regards, Doug I spoke with a Realtor in False Creek who stated that “some” Vancouver condo’s have been rain screened not just twice but in a few cases, THREE times at $60,000 per. Makes you think twice about strata’s and condo’s doesn’t it? Regards, Doug

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