On the day that contractors started hacking at the roof of Mr Tan’s Housing Board block in Jalan Tenaga in October, a roughly 2m crack appeared on the ceiling of his top-floor unit. The crack opened right above the spot in his bedroom where the retired policeman would lay...
At least four households living on the top floor of an estate near Bedok Reservoir have noticed cracks in their flats after the works.On the day that contractors started hacking at the roof of Mr Tan’s Housing Board block in Jalan Tenaga in October, a roughly 2m crack appeared on the ceiling of his top-floor unit.
Mr Tan is one of at least four households living on the top floor of this estate near Bedok Reservoir that have noticed cracks in their flats after the works started two to three months ago. A notice at the lift lobby of Mr Tan’s block said the reroofing works - which typically involve hacking off the surface of the roof and replacing it with a new waterproofing membrane - are expected to be completed by Dec 13 for the block.
He also noticed new patches of mould in his kitchen and study, where a hairline crack has appeared above the air-conditioner. Mr Wee, who said the large crack in his toilet had emerged shortly after he moved into his flat four years ago, added that he is worried the mould in other parts of his flat will affect the health of his three-year-old son.
“It looks like there was a mini-earthquake here, and it’s as if something could collapse at any time,” said Madam Huang, who has lived in the flat with her husband for more than 30 years. “Some of the cracks also extend at a 45-degree angle from the corners, which means that it could be a structural issue.”
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