With the onset of the rainy season in the south, the water-resilient industry has also experienced a boom. In recent days, residents of guangzhou have reported to the y-reporters' group that they have arranged for a leaking team to come on a web platform and that the construction staff has been able to inject 46 pounds of glue into the bathroom floor for more than 10 minutes at a cost of $3,700. However, leaks continue to occur in the home today。
46 pounds of glue to the floor, and the water leaks after repair
Upon receipt of a response from a neighbour downstairs, mr. Yang, a citizen of the tianhe district of guangzhou, who was anxious to discover a leak in his family's toilet, found a water-proof repair shop called the “vanco water masters” through a treasure-hunting platform. After a simple inquiry, the client offered to arrange for the teacher to come to the house for free and the cost of the work to be settled through the treasure-hunting platform。
On 9 june, the worker came to the door and informed mr. Yang that the waterproofing in the bathroom was ageing and needed to be repaired with “high pressure slurries”, using “infiltration crystallized materials” at a cost of 98 yuan-128 yuan per pound, which, after being injected into the slurry layer, solidified into the whole waterproof layer and promised to “success in a leak after using high pressure injection techniques”。
According to the workers, the “good materials” warranty of $128 per pound is 8 years, the general materials warranty of $98 per pound is 6 years, and the overall works are completed with 10 years. It is initially estimated that up to 30 pounds of glue will be used for a single work in the bathroom, with no additional charges for the excess of 30 pounds, or less, at actual usage. Mr. Yang chose “good materials” of $128 per pound。
According to the construction contract, mr. Yang agreed with guangzhou city, where the workers are located, that “after completion of the work, the consumer must receive and receive within two days, and that the delay in receiving and receiving shall be deemed to be satisfactory for the work and, if the consumer uses or consents to the use of a third party, the acceptance shall be qualified”
Mr. Yang described how it had taken only 10 minutes to complete the construction process, from piercing to slurry and sealing, and eventually shared 46 pounds of slurry material. After the discount, mr. Yang had to pay a total of $3,700. Mr. Yang offered to settle through the poignant platform, but the workers demanded an offline transaction on the grounds that they “can't deliver the goods online, can't get the bills”。
Surprisingly, leaks in toilets persist after the repairs have been completed. At that point, mr. Yang began to suspect that he had been subjected to a “sniffing scheme” and that contact with the workers was followed by various delays, even the failure to write back and telephone calls. It was difficult to contact the worker and he was told that mr. Yang was going to call the police, that he was consulted and that he was eventually promised a refund of $1,500。
At the same time, the workers also stated orally that “there is no quality assurance after the refund, and that the latter has nothing to do with us, the treasure shop, the sub-company, the construction manager, and that when the refund is received, there is no liability, after-sale, quality assurance relationship”
After that, mr. Yang invited the specialized engineering team to re-examine and found that the leak in the bathroom was due to a leak in the pipes, and that the original tiles were being removed and waterproofed the house。
Unregulated adhesive operation is not ideal
“house water-proofing is a complex project that relies solely on a single solution that avoids brick-throwing as a general solution and which clearly lacks a scientific basis.” a surveyer in guangzhou told journalists that untrained or unregulated adhesive adhesives often lead to poor or even unstable adhesive effects, which not only weakens water protection, but may also cause repeated leakages in a short period of time, as well as damage to pre-existing water defences。
He described, even more serious, the prevalence of adverse phenomena in the industry, such as misadvertising and false apostilles, in order to increase material use or reduce costs, and the possible use of waterproofing materials from unknown sources and of poor quality by undesirable businesses or individuals, not only for water protection purposes but also for human health。
How is it best to avoid being deceived? Staff at a well-known water protection and maintenance service centre have warned that they should choose a regular company with a fixed operating location, register appointments through official service hotlines, check the qualifications of construction personnel, learn about the construction programme and use information such as the name of the materials, the manufacturer, the production batch, the certification of qualifications, and enter into a formal contract to clarify the details of the quotations; from the survey design to the cost of signing the contract, to clarify the obligations of the parties; and maintain evidence such as construction records, trade vouchers, payment vouchers, construction personnel information for subsequent use of rights。
Link: watch out for new “water-proof” fraud
In recent years, there have been numerous cases of consumers showing that they have been overridden by “high-tech” water recharge. In february 2023, the net security department of the ministry of public security quoted a case in a message from the micro-mercure public platform, alerting it to the new type of fraud “to prevent leaks”. The case shows that the zhejiangzhou zhejiang zhang zhang zhang zhang zhang zhang zian zian zhong zhong zhong zhong zhong zhong zhong zhong zhong zhong zhong zhong zian province has discovered the presence of outlaws known as “water-proofing” companies, using propaganda words such as “free service at the door, guaranteed 20-30 years' worth, and no wall piercing”。
After the order, the teacher arrives at the client's home and after a mock-up check, advises the client that it needs only high-pressure injection to fix it. Prior to the maintenance, they only informed the material that it was worth several dozen to several hundred pounds per unit, that it was not known how to use it, and that the total price was not stated in advance to the client。
At worst, the team's services and products are completely lacking in quality assurance and many clients have experienced problems after a few days of repair. Clients have no complaints and contact details have also been hacked and can only identify themselves as unlucky。
At the end of 2022, the public security organs at the city and district levels of hangzhou carried out a simultaneous collection operation in shanghai and hangzhou, which resulted in the arrest of 11 suspects (eight of whom had taken criminal coercive measures), the seizure of 20 mobile phones, and a series of 100 cases。
