Construction in my condo

[DonniePeverley]

Hello all, just seeking some advice as to what to do with a situation i have in my shiny new condo, that i rent - 12 month tennancy and i am 4 months through it. 

 

Brand new condo, built a few years ago. Top company behind it, stayed with this company who built it many times, outstanding reputation, and the concierge team are spot on with any problems usually.

 

The problem is, we have essentially moved into a construction zone, unbeknown to us. Now the condo is a few years old, we were presented with rooms already done up, but it appears the vast majority of the condo had rooms that were empty shells. As such we are being bombarded with construction noises that are soul destroying.

 

Now the concierge management team do help when they can, ie construction work can only be done between 9am - 5pm, they will get the builders to turn down the drill but then i am just ending up with hours of hammering, they do send the odd later stating there will be construction (but then you get random construction starting in other rooms they did not notify you about). The drilling noise though beginning at 9am is just so bad that it is soul destroying. We are also noticing increasing volumes of dust coming into room from the surrounding construction. It's so loud, that even with a tv on you can just hear it. 

 

I do work irregular hours, so am often only getting into bed at around 7am. 

 

A few times i have contemplated getting up and going to a hotel, which is outrageous, when you considering i am paying upwards of nearly 75,000 Baht a month for this condo. 

 

Essentially the company and agents have shown me a condo where by rooms are empty, and it is not fully done up, or they are allowing owners to do modification on mass. 

 

What are my rites here? I cannot go on. It midday here, and i have a drill running above me that is destroying me. 

 

What would you do here?

[jas007]

It sounds to me like one of those things you should have thought about before you moved in.  Why not try to negotiate an early end to your lease?  Or if you move out, what's the worst that can happen?  

[scubascuba3]

Kinda normal here, it's a case of finding a condo where that is minimal, my older condo has that construction noise most days (except high season where it stops), sounds like new condos can be as bad.

 

You still have a 12 month contract not much you can do about that except leave

[DonniePeverley]

4 minutes ago, jas007 said:

It sounds to me like one of those things you should have thought about before you moved in.  Why not try to negotiate an early end to your lease?  Or if you move out, what's the worst that can happen?  

 

2 months deposit given. 

[jas007]

Just now, DonniePeverley said:

 

2 months deposit given. 

` Well, if that's not a big deal to you, then just find another place. Sounds like a bargain to me, all things considered. 

[Celsius]

Thailand is a great third world country and you are loving it this way unlike your nanny state back home....

 

.... that is until the 3rd world happens to you 

[OneMoreFarang]

1 hour ago, DonniePeverley said:

What would you do here?

Move to somewhere else.

What other options do you expect? They won't stop any construction work just for you.

[OneMoreFarang]

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

Thailand is a great third world country and you are loving it this way unlike your nanny state back home....

 

.... that is until the 3rd world happens to you 

 

Are there no renovations in 1st world countries?

[Will B Good]

1 hour ago, DonniePeverley said:

Hello all, just seeking some advice as to what to do with a situation i have in my shiny new condo, that i rent - 12 month tennancy and i am 4 months through it. 

 

Brand new condo, built a few years ago. Top company behind it, stayed with this company who built it many times, outstanding reputation, and the concierge team are spot on with any problems usually.

 

The problem is, we have essentially moved into a construction zone, unbeknown to us. Now the condo is a few years old, we were presented with rooms already done up, but it appears the vast majority of the condo had rooms that were empty shells. As such we are being bombarded with construction noises that are soul destroying.

 

Now the concierge management team do help when they can, ie construction work can only be done between 9am - 5pm, they will get the builders to turn down the drill but then i am just ending up with hours of hammering, they do send the odd later stating there will be construction (but then you get random construction starting in other rooms they did not notify you about). The drilling noise though beginning at 9am is just so bad that it is soul destroying. We are also noticing increasing volumes of dust coming into room from the surrounding construction. It's so loud, that even with a tv on you can just hear it. 

 

I do work irregular hours, so am often only getting into bed at around 7am. 

 

A few times i have contemplated getting up and going to a hotel, which is outrageous, when you considering i am paying upwards of nearly 75,000 Baht a month for this condo. 

 

Essentially the company and agents have shown me a condo where by rooms are empty, and it is not fully done up, or they are allowing owners to do modification on mass. 

 

What are my rites here? I cannot go on. It midday here, and i have a drill running above me that is destroying me. 

 

What would you do here?

 

Had an identical problem, though no as extensive.

 

Almost new, shiny condo…..all granite and marble…..and the ******** moron above us decided to hammer up the floor, he wanted a different colour.

 

I’m passive/aggressive…..and went ballistic with juristic. Eventually agreed….works only Mon to Fri only 9am to 5pm.

 

We lived with that for four weeks.

 

THEN……Guy came back and the builders had laid the wrong tiles and the whole process was repeated……laugh????