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For HDB owners, what you need to do is:

1. Contact an 'approved' contractor (check the HDB website)
2. Get them to come down and quote.
3. Do the rivet replacement and tell the HDB about it (can be done via
HDB website)

The tricky part is (2). Most contractors, even approved by HDB, tend
to advise unnecessary replacement resulting in much higher cost to the
owners. Pls note - each rivet costs <$1, and insist on the basic HDB
requirements.

Visit the HDB website. More info. can be sourced.>>

Note: They usually insist on a $20 inspection fee before they pay you
a visit.

The key part is negotiating the terms before they turn up (over the
phone). Find out if there are any additional hidden costs
(workmanship, labour, transport, gst, etc). Also, check if there is
any minimum amount charged before they waive these charges.

Know the market rate for rivets.  the HDB quoted rate is $0.70.  Most
of the HDB approved contractors are afraid to lose out so they stick
to the rate. Each window requires 12 or 16 rivets depending on the
design. do your maths, see if it matches the minimum amount they
charged.  it also shows them that you have done your homework as you
know the market rates and terms.

Demonstrate your knowledge of the requirements: Insist that you only
want to change the rivets (if currently aluminium). Be fair to them,
since most of them are afraid that you will waste their time for that
inspection and not hire them thereafter (that's why they charge the
inspection fee) - during the negotiations over the phone, set the
terms right before they visit your premises.  Tell them you are only
interested in replacing the rivets and not the brackets as it is not
mandantory by the HDB.

If you have calculated the cost beforehand, you can tell them the
number of window rivets needed plus your calculation.  In this way,
they know you mean business and you are not wasting their time.  so
you are effectively "pre-empt" any tricks they may have in hand.

Play hardball, tell them beforehand you will not pay any inspection
fee if they insist on changing the screws and brackets. Choose a
contractor near your house (so that they think its worthwhile to pay
your house a visit since it is within their area).

Oil your window hinges and never ever agree to change screws and
brackets. Show them you know the rules. Unscrupulous contractors will
try to trick you by telling you that it is mandantory.  its a known
fact that these contractors who solicit businesses through
door-to-door visits often promise free window inspections to potential
customers.

Lastly, make sure you get the form signed when they are in the middle
of fixing the windows - in case they try to charge you an additional
fee by witholding the form.

Source: http://forums.delphiforums.com/

THE clock is ticking for about 25,000 high-rise property homeowners
who have yet to retrofit their casement windows with stainless steel
rivets.
.
And the Housing and Development Board (HDB) and Building and
Construction Authority (BCA) are redoubling their efforts to ensure
that these 9,000 HDB households and 16,000 private households retrofit
their windows by the deadline of Sept 30.
.
Homeowners who do not comply with the regulations face a $5,000 fine
and six months' in jail as part of the BCA's window safety legislation
that went into effect last October.
.
Starting Aug 29, the public can call a special hotline (1800 555 6362)
from Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, for help on window safety and
retrofitting.
.
Private homeowners looking for a contractor are encouraged to approach
their management corporations or the HDB and to hire a contractor
collectively as an estate to get favourable rates.
.
There have been 91 incidents of falling windows so far this year, or
an average of two to three falling windows per week.
.
Over 80 per cent of these incidents involved casement windows fitted
with aluminium rivets.
.
The remaining 20 per cent involved mainly sliding windows that fell
due to wear and tear.
.
Of the estimated total of 187,000 households that were identified for
window retrofitting, 162,000 have done so.
.
Calling these statistics "encouraging", BCA chief executive officer
Chionh Chye Khye nevertheless emphasised that the remaining households
— which are located in older estates island-wide — must take action
before they find themselves in violation of the law.
.
"We have anecdotal evidence that the residents know the windows have
to be retrofitted, but they think that the one-year grace period that
was given last October is a lot of time.
.
"We want them to realise that they only have one month, so better go
and do it," he said.
.
He assured homeowners that there are "enough contractors" in the
market to retrofit their windows before the end of September.
.
Information on recommended contractors and details on retrofitting
windows can be found on the BCA's website at www.bca.gov.sg and on the
InfoWeb at www.hdb.gov.sg.

http://www.todayonline.com/articles/69046.asp

INTRODUCTION

The poor and overcrowded living conditions found in Upper Nanking
Street, as described vividly above by Mr Lim Kim San, was
representative of the slum-like living conditions in Chinatown in the
50s and early 60s. Living conditions for Singaporeans living elsewhere
were similarly dreadful. Another third of a million people were
squatters who lived in attap huts (traditional huts with roofs
thatched with palm leaves) or huts with zinc roofs in areas like Bukit
Ho Swee, Toa Payoh, Kallang and Kim Seng Road. The majority of
Singaporeans thus had no access to modern sanitation, electricity and
piped water. The overcrowded slum areas were a haven and breeding
ground for gangsterism and other criminal elements.

The colonial government did make a half-hearted effort to provide
modern public housing to Singaporeans. In 1927, the British set up the
Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) to meet the housing needs of
Singaporeans. In its 32 years of existence however, it built only 20
000 flats. The major difficulty it had was the removal of squatters
from the land to allow for more buildings, given that one-third of the
Island was occupied by the British
armed forces. The lack of political backing by the colonial
authorities was to frustrate all efforts by SIT to build houses. SIT
itself was an organisation hidebound by bureaucratic rules and
procedures, and was unable to respond quickly to the rapidly
deteriorating housing conditions.

PUBLIC HOUSING UNDER HDB

The HDB was established in Feb 1960 as a successor to SIT. It was
formed by a government keenly aware that most Singaporeans lived in
terrible housing conditions. Dr Goh Keng Swee, as an Assistant
Director in the Department of Social Welfare in the early 50s, had
conducted a survey of urban incomes and housing, and was the one who
urged Mr Lim Kim San to go to Chinatown to look at the dismal housing
conditions there. Providing modern, concrete flats to more people
would give them a greater sense of stability and security, unlike the
huts which were so prone to fire as evidenced by the Bukit Ho Swee
Fire in May 1961.

The achievements of HDB were remarkable. In 1961 over 7 300 units were
constructed and from 1962 to 1969, between 10000 and 13000 units were
completed annually. These figures contrasted with the 2000 units built
annually by SIT between 1950 to 1959. The percentage of
Singapore's
population housed in public flats rose from 11% in 61 to 32% in 1969.
Today, 86% of Singaporeans live in HDB flats.

The housing problems of Singaporeans were solved quickly because HDB
had the full backing of the government. Funds for building for
instance, was not a problem. The Land Acquisition Act was also passed
to allow HDB to compulsorily acquire land, so that slums and squatter
areas could be cleared for public housing. If any site was ravaged by
fire, it could be requisitioned too. Moreover, the government had the
will to carry through these unpleasant and unpopular policies. It was
not easy to remove the squatters and convince them that uprooting them
was for their benefit. When they were resettled, they lost a way of
life.

"When they were squatters, they could rear chickens, pigs, get free
water, and use Stormking gas lamps. But when they moved to the Housing
Board flats, they started to pay for water, light and electricity. It
is a new way of life ... Moreover, (they) cannot rear chickens or fowl
or pigs in the HDB flats! … Resettlement was a big problem." (Lim
Kim
San, extracted from Leaders of Singapore, p. 165)

The team at the HDB was very dynamic and well-organised. Many in the
young team were given challenging responsibilities and that inspired
them to generate ideas and work long hours. The quick resettlement of
over 15 000 people who were rendered homeless by the Bukit Ho Swee
Fire in May 61 revealed HDB's energy. In a little over a week,
6000
people were rehoused in new flats at subsidised rates. Nine months
later in Feb 1962, five blocks of new flats were completed on the
gutted site and 768 families were back again in new housing but among
familiar surroundings.

The team at HDB did not just ensure that flats were built quickly by
standardising designs and building materials, and doing their own
earthworks without the assistance of established companies. There was
also close supervision of the contractors to ensure that no
substandard work was done. A block of flats at Margaret Drive, which
was contracted under SIT, but built when HDB had come into being, was
pulled down because the building was leaning to one side. Contractors
had to stick closely to the specifications laid down as the team at
HDB was competent, earnest and honest.

Over time, as more and more people came to appreciate the advantages
of living in modern concrete flats, there was a greater and greater
demand for them. On 12 Feb 1964, the Home Ownership Scheme was
introduced to assist Singaporeans in the lower and middle income
groups to buy, rather than rent their flats. Easy terms for the
repayment of cheap housing loans extending to fifteen years were
provided. In Sep 1968 home ownership became even more accessible when
Singaporeans were permitted to use part of their CPF savings as "down
payment" for HDB flats. The opportunity to purchase an HDB flat gave
Singaporeans a means of financial security as well as a stake in
Singapore's prosperity. With more flat owners who had a stake in
the
nation's continued well-being, greater national stability
resulted.

CONCLUSION

HDB has been instrumental in improving the quality of life of
Singaporeans. It played a vital role in nation-building by making them
proud of their young, independent nation. HDB also ensured that living
in modern housing estates was a pleasant experience by providing all
the necessary amenities in the various satellite towns. In a survey
conducted in 1997, 87% of Singaporeans were found to be satisfied or
very satisfied with public housing, 12% not very satisfied, and only
1% not satisfied at all.

The significance of HDB and the public housing policy was well
expressed by a Straits Times journalist: "Singapore is, in a sense
both obvious and profound, a built nation. The public housing policy
chosen after independence sought to anchor an immigrant population to
the land and give it a tangible stake to defend. Nation-building has
drawn strength from building the edifices around which the nation can
shape itself. Built nationalism has been the medium of nation-
building. The Housing Board is therefore more than a board, and is
more than housing: its blocks are the nation made concrete, Singapore
made home." (Extracted from "HDB as nation-building and built
nationalism", Sunday Times, 28 Sep 1997)

The above article was prepared by the National Education Branch (MOE),
with the kind assistance of the Housing and Development Board.

"Tiles was made in Taiwan actually. I saw the packaging. When the
tiles dislodged, I realised to my dismay the amount of air pockets
formed by poorly "buttered" cement. It's not really cement, it's a
kind of premixed bonding agent that looks like cement, just add water
and stir.

Of course HDB engineers claimed that the dislogement was due to a very
vague concept called "thermal movement". But I think it was simply a
case of very poor workmanship."

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