MC² | 31fl, 24fl | 86.9M, 71.6M | Completed

[vanman]

What a shitshow! I feel bad for the residents.

[BodomReaper]

Jesus. Kids, this is why we don't build substantial towers with only 2 elevators.

[retro_orange]

I have been in this situation. The main hot water shutoff valve blew off in my bathroom at 2am.

[Klazu]

Wow, so there is no heat in the whole building? In this weather??

Originally Posted by retro_orange

I have been in this situation. The main hot water shutoff valve blew off in my bathroom at 2am.

What can you do in such situations? I am not even sure where any of our valves might be at. Not really worries about anything coming down from above (this being penthouse level and all) but in case of something breaking on the same floor.

Regarding elavators, it's not easier elsewhere either. Out 46-floor building has only 3 elevators, which is fine when everything is okay. Whenever even one elevator is down, the lines-ups are long, but this weekend we had only 1 elevator for the whole 46 floors and 340 units. You can imagine that line-ups were crazy, but there is really no walking up or down from 46th floor...

So yeah, shit happens in all buildings, be they how new.

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by Klazu

Wow, so there is no heat in the whole building? In this weather??



What can you do in such situations? I am not even sure where any of our valves might be at. Not really worries about anything coming down from above (this being penthouse level and all) but in case of something breaking on the same floor.

Regarding elavators, it's not easier elsewhere either. Out 46-floor building has only 3 elevators, which is fine when everything is okay. Whenever even one elevator is down, the lines-ups are long, but this weekend we had only 1 elevator for the whole 46 floors and 340 units. You can imagine that line-ups were crazy, but there is really no walking up or down from 46th floor...

So yeah, shit happens in all buildings, be they how new.

It was over 15 years ago when i was a teenager but if i remember correctly you should call whoever is on the strata council immediately (you may wanna find out where the valves are, sometimes they are hidden behind drywall with no access but more of an issue for the owner of your unit as long as you, the tenant have insurance for your belongings). The water system has to be shut down or isolate the area affected as large buildings have booster pumps and i remember the pressure shooting from the cabinet was so strong the bathroom door couldn't be closed (you would get sprayed by high pressure near boiling water if you tried)

It was in Toronto and it was a 4 storey concrete stacked townhouse complex. We were in the ground floor unit and the bathroom was on the second floor. The steam and heat ruined anything that wasn't solid wood, electronics, dissolved the drywall filler and made the aluminum wiring very frail from corrosion. Luckily aluminum wiring isn't as common in BC as it was in Ontario.

[WarrenC12]

If you live in a condo and haven't been impacted by water damage it's just a matter of time.

1. Have insurance.
2. Know what to do if there is a water leak (ie: who to call, etc.)

As for losing the heating, that sucks. A cheap backup space heater is a worthwhile investment I guess.

Since this was in the mechanical room (developer's incompetence) and the damage is so severe, lawyers are getting called I'm sure.

[BlueVancouver]

So boxy. Would prefer something fancier but seems like Intracorp likes boxes. They even have them in the built in closets in the bedrooms.

[Caliplanner1]

Originally Posted by BlueVancouver

So boxy. Would prefer something fancier but seems like Intracorp likes boxes. They even have them in the built in closets in the bedrooms.

I guess in terms of cutting construction costs/boosting profits standardized "boxes" are easier to build.