hanno wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 8:48 am Nothing is earthed, the electric installations are done by Bong Samnang from the boonies, fire safety inspectors are sent along with an envelope of cash. These places are death traps.

Doc67 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 10:07 am

hanno wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 8:48 am Nothing is earthed, the electric installations are done by Bong Samnang from the boonies, fire safety inspectors are sent along with an envelope of cash. These places are death traps.

Taking of death traps, on my recent property search I noticed that the condos have staircases masquerading as fire escapes, but none had airtight (i.e., smoketight) doors fitted to them. I noticed this after seeing a couple of buildings and one building in particular had an open staircase leading up to the roof where all the doors to the pool we open. You could see to the ground floor from the top of the staircase and feel a breeze rising up the stairwell. These are nothing more than chimneys. If a serious fire broke out on floor 3, all floors above will be smoke filled courtesy of the so-called fire escape.

The only exception was Aura Condominiums on street 63, however they had been wedged open because the cleaner was mopping the stairs, which is a big No-No.

This discovery has pretty much ruled out a condo above the first floor. One of the reasons for a move was to improve my fire/risk of death factor.