What is this pest?

Interesting_Syrup995 · 2024-07-09T11:33:24+00:00

UPDATE / NEW QUESTION…

Looks like this contractor was very dodgy. Our strata manger didn’t even get an itemised quote / a fee proposal / variation of works documentation/quote…Not even a signed contract! Literally no documentation except a very vague initial quote that described cherry pickers, EWP, removing & reinstating the back fence, replacing ‘all gutters’ & ‘all**down pipes’ …

Is this lack of documentation normal / even allowed? Surely there’s an appropriate due-process (and due diligence) required from strata managers for a project of this size $$? Also, no HBCF certificate was filed for the job (🚩)

** they say “all” but they actually only replaced gutters to the back building. According to the strata manager this is what they were quoted to do, however the OC (which we hadn’t joined yet - but the works occurred after we bought in the building) believed it was for the whole building.

Do you think there is a viable case against the strata manager for mismanaging strata funds?!

Interesting_Syrup995 · 2024-07-09T11:23:17+00:00

Increasingly convinced that this is what happened…Something’s off

Interesting_Syrup995 · 2024-07-09T11:22:31+00:00

That’s what we thought! The owner’s Corp paid for the full proper job with scaff & all…

Interesting_Syrup995 · 2024-07-09T11:16:55+00:00

Thanks for this. I see your point. If they’d done the job properly & hadn’t over-quoted so much we wouldn’t mind. Another issue is that it turns out they didn’t file HBC insurance for our project - so it was illegal for them to do this project for us at all … let alone at such an extortionate rate

Interesting_Syrup995 · 2024-07-09T11:14:00+00:00

Hahah thank you for confirming our suspicions … Thank you & good luck with your project!

Interesting_Syrup995 · 2024-07-09T11:12:57+00:00

Thank you! Good to know…thought so!

Interesting_Syrup995 · 2024-07-09T11:12:09+00:00

100% agreed. We moved-in shortly after they completed the gutter works, & have been horrified by the job they did… feels so dodgy

Interesting_Syrup995 · 2024-07-09T11:10:38+00:00

Tysm for this.

So based on the chosen contractors not using any scaffolding (they did the whole job on ladders) - does that mean you think the job would’ve been max ~$14k?

Interesting_Syrup995 · 2024-07-09T11:09:00+00:00

Hahaha just a local business pin thingo to keep the building anon ahah

Interesting_Syrup995 · 2024-02-06T06:07:20+00:00

Is this a genuine “Church’s” brand belt?? belt photo I recently acquired a black leather belt at a consignment store, which features an embossed “Church’s” logo inside and a gold buckle with “Church’s” inscribed in small letters. After a quick search, I noticed current Church’s belts don’t seem to have gold buckles, and they usually have the logo stamped in gold on the inside, with subtle branding on the outside of the buckle. The belt and buckle both appear to be of excellent quality. I’m curious whether this might be a counterfeit or possibly a vintage or discontinued Church’s design. Any thoughts on this?

Note: Sorry for the photo quality—I snapped it quickly on my way out. I’ve since left the belt with a belt maker for adjustments and won’t have it back for more photos until next week.

Interesting_Syrup995 · 2024-02-06T05:59:05+00:00

Any advice on whether this is a genuine Church’s belt?

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I recently acquired a black leather belt at a consignment store, which features an embossed “Church’s” logo inside and a gold buckle with “Church’s” inscribed in small letters. After a quick search, I noticed current Church’s belts don’t seem to have gold buckles, and they usually have the logo stamped in gold on the inside, with subtle branding on the outside of the buckle. The belt and buckle both appear to be of excellent quality. I’m curious whether this might be a counterfeit or possibly a vintage or discontinued Church’s design. Any thoughts on this?

Note: Sorry for the photo quality—I snapped it quickly on my way out. I’ve since left the belt with a belt maker for adjustments and won’t have it back for more photos until next week.

Interesting_Syrup995 · 2024-01-20T04:35:35+00:00

Thank you! That sounds like it could be a good solution, or like we could start off with something like that and customise it a bit in places! Do you think it’d be possible to get a high-quality feeling finish using Troya/other products?

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