But instead of buying new ones or getting professionals in to help, nifty Kang decided to stick them together with sticky tape. Kang said: "I’ve used the tape before for many things and it’s always proved to be durable, strong and effective. So when they told me I needed to repair the beams it was the obvious choice and a lot cheaper than new beams. "
But now Kang is facing a hefty fine from city officials who have slammed the shoddy DIY after receiving complaints from worried neighbours. One local said: "I like Kang and I like his attitude, he takes a hands-on approach to problems and has always been keen to do things himself rather than get others to help him. But this is just insane.
"How he seriously thinks tape will hold that lot together beggars belief. We feel unsafe and can’t help covering our heads with our hands when we are coming and going," he added. A spokesman for the city said: "We have told him that he needs to improve the safety of his building or be fined for endangering people’s lives."
3 comments:
Surely the original builders would be responsible for crumbling concrete beams.
I have to guarantee my work for 50 years (here in NZ) and I am pretty sure that any concrete I allow on my building sites will last for at least 100 years.
Guess the builders wanted to save a few bucks on cement, then get sued for shoddy work 10 years later.
Ah, but this is China. A country the current British government encourages us all to emulate.
Do you really have to guarantee your work for 50 years? Legally?
I few years back I was given a 25 year guarantee on some shoddy damp-proofing work I'd had done and it wasn't worth the paper it was printed on.
Health and safety? In China?!
A HAW HAW HAW!
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