Navigating ‘Not Built to Plan’ Issues: Your Guide to Rectifying Construction Deviations
Renovation complete, Mr. Lin eagerly anticipated the final inspection. He expected a formality, but the inspector, armed with the approved construction drawings, frowned. “Mr. Lin, your drawings show the study as an open space, but there’s an extra partition wall here? And this storage room isn’t on the plans.” The inspector noted ‘Discrepancy between drawings and construction; not built to plan’ and declared the inspection a failure, demanding rectification.In a different project, Ms. Wang’s designer noticed during construction that her desired walk-in closet location slightly impacted the flow. Instead of making an unilateral decision, the designer immediately drafted revised plans and submitted a ‘Drawing Revision’ application to the authorities. When the inspector arrived, the designer presented the newly approved drawings,…