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1 reviews | Active since Dec 2023

31 Jan 2024, 13:59

Who gave this arrogant, clueless and malicious little ‘man’ his license if he has one?

If I could, I’d give no star… I rent in a community scheme in Hout Bay called Princess Beach. Outside my door I have a small garden area that is owned by body corporate. It is walled off and forms part of my home. It was neat and beautiful and sheltered by a very old ficus tree. 7 days into December the sadistic body corporate and their equally sadistic contractor, Robert Hills (Pty) Ltd who is not registered with IOPSA, came into this area without notice to myself or the owner and started digging at the base of the -/+ fifty year old, three story tree claiming to be looking for a leak and a manhole that ‘may or may not’ be under the tree. I communicated my concerns that unsettling the tree could cause its collapse but plumber and trustee said they were not worried. Robert Hills told me to f*** off and put his foot in my front door to prevent me from closing it. Excavation continued until a 4 meter long and 3 meter deep trench had been dug. The pipe was discovered intact but was pierced by worker picks-it was bone dry-nothing was leaking from it. It was then decided that the tree should be removed. This was done by civilians without safety precaution for themselves or residents. The area was covered in mountains of soil branches and debris which fell back into the trench. 10 days after commencement of these works a health and safety regulator came to the site. He said no risk assessment plan had been done by Robert Hills, that no safety precautions had been followed as per the Department of Labour regulations for both residents and workers and that had the plans of the drainage system been sought from the municipality prior to commencement of works extensive intrusion would have been avoided. Health and safety regulations were then implemented by an 3rd party for Robert Hills had no clue how to. After the fuss created, Robert Hills came in the next morning and showed workers EXACTLY where to dig to the manhole. It is close to the surface and far from the where the tree was. The manhole and intact-undamaged-by-tree-roots-pipe were not blocked. The pipe had to be repaired only because it was damaged by Robert Hills’s picks. The trench was filled with soil on 21 Dec 2023 by a 3rd party as RH disappeared. The site is still in this desolate, unrestored condition on this 31st day of January 2024. #kickbacks

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DG
D G's update14 Mar 2024, 09:00
Reviewer Update
I received confirmation from the Pirb that the above RH is not registered with them and as he is not working under a registered plumber, he is operating *******ly.
DG
D G's update14 Mar 2024, 09:01
Reviewer Update
#********ly
DG
D G's update14 Mar 2024, 09:06
Reviewer Update
#againstthelaw