Building Dep’t probes reinforcement deviations at One Stanley house

It found slab steel differing from approved plans.

The Buildings Department (BD) is investigating reinforcement works at a house in One Stanley after finding that steel reinforcement in some floor slabs deviated from the approved plans.

The BD said the concrete cover of a ground-floor beam also lacked wire mesh required under the approved plan.

“Although such situations will not pose obvious danger, the BD considers that the quality of works warrants concerns and follow-up actions,” a statement published on 3 October said.

The house’s occupation permit was issued in July 2023. The owner, who purchased the house and was carrying out decoration works, filed a report through a representative in January 2026 over concerns about the structural safety of the floor slabs.

The department conducted an on-site inspection in March and found that the overall structure posed no obvious danger.

It subsequently carried out inspections, tests and examinations between June and September, including concrete strength tests, cover-meter and surface penetrating radar surveys, and open-up inspections.

The department is analysing the test results and has requested interviews and information from the authorised person, registered structural engineer, registered contractor, and developer.

“Building professionals or contractors are subject to prosecutions and/or disciplinary actions if they are found to have failed to properly supervise or carry out building works during the BD's audits and/or upon receiving complaints,” the statement said.

The Development Bureau plans to submit a bill to the Legislative Council by the end of this year to amend the ordinance, including higher penalties for relevant provisions.