Originally Posted by
az_gila
I'm not sure that "quality of workmanship" is to blame.
If the architect specified cheap drywall (plasterboard in the UK?) instead of a full plaster job with nice details moulded in the corners, then it's a design issue, not a quality issue.
The workmansip may be poor, but even good workmanship on a cheap design still gets you a cheap building...
I blame the architects/interior designers.
PS - having owned a house with drywall and a 40's house with lath and plaster, the drywall one is easier to maintain...
I think I agree Al-gizala. The architects deserve a lot of blame for designing easy build lego constructions to a price. The modern workman's priority being speed. My tale of Tommy the plasterer was real, he was brought in from an out of town job to redo the botched up jobs other workmen had done. He was near retirement age then, what happens when thee are no Tommys to call upon? We should be training our youth to build buildings they can take a pride in. .
Cheers,
Chas
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Originally Posted by
Ged
Show me a 21st century developer who isn't in it for money. Would you plough 5.5 billion of your money into it for nothing?
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You say we lost the battle at Liverpool 1 Chas, I say we won. Im sure glad there aren't people on LCC who preferred to see bomb sites at South John st 70 years after the luftwaffe.
I'll take the first question as rhetorical. Of course I wouldn't put 5.5 billion into this project. But if I had 5.5 billion I'd look at developing the land to benefit Liverpoool communities and industries, I can't stress enough that while scousers are without work and apartments are built that are out of their reach it will bring trouble.
Liverpool One from all reports is a 2/3 full I'm told. At the moment it wants to appeal to the WAGs culture. No prices shown on anything, if you have to ask the price you can't afford it. Hope Liverpool folk aren't taken in by this trick. Grosvenor can afford to lose money, he just deducts it from his tax.
As can PEEL the enemy of Liverpool. PEEL HOLDINGS must be stopped..
Sorry Ged,
Best Wishes for yourself,
Chas
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