Hi everyone
Its All Saints day here so have a little time to check the forum out....
I agree stay away from Condo's.
I am a builder here and as previous post have said you can get any thing you want regards building products from all over the world.....It all depends how much you want to spend on building anything.
When you have plans drawn up to be submitted for a building permit they will always will have the correct size of columns, beams & steel bars for the size of the construction......The problem is the locals or the owner of the construction will always use small sized materials to cut costs....
It is their choice to do that and at the finished stage when the officers came to look at the construction to sign off and grant you a Occupancy Certificate they will never know what size materials were used.....There is no offical inspection carried out during the construction....
I only build to the Australian Building Code as I don't know any other way to build....being a Carpenter & Joiner and then Owner Builder down under...
Most of the products besides sand, cement & steel bars I use imported products from all over the world which is readly avaliable here now...
Windows PVC coated from England....High pressure water pipe from Germany....100% copper electrical wire.....Solar hot water system form Aussie... Plus hardy flex sheeting boards for ceilings etc etc...
Sure the locals can't afford high grade materials so they build cheap.....But you will notice in new banks and offices they will use the high grade materials.
I will add more later got to fly
Koala: