Ryza Cenon. Image: screengrab from YouTube/Real Ryza Cenon
Ryza Cenon admitted that she was dissatisfied with the outcome of her new house, lamenting how they encountered problems including cracks in the walls, stairs and even the main door.
The actress opened up about this as she explained why she only gave a tour of her home just now, as seen in a vlog on her YouTube channel on Friday, Aug. 2.
“Maraming nangyari. Mahigit two years sigurong ginagawa ‘yung bahay. Nagkaroon din ng problem and stressed ako. Buti na lang talaga nagpakalbo ako kung hindi lagas lagas na ‘yung buhok ko,” she quipped.
“Hindi pa gaanong nade-design ‘yung bahay at hindi pa kumpleto ‘yung mga gamit. Ang hirap kumpletuhin kasi palabas-pasok kami sa bahay,” she said as she showed parts of it. “May times na di muna kami dito titira, magche-check in muna kami sa hotel dahil gagawin ‘yung bahay dahil merong sira.”
Cenon recalled how their family stayed in a hotel for about a month while the repairs were ongoing. She also noted that until now, there are still parts of their home that need to be fixed but have not been attended to yet.
“Lumipat kami nung February then madaming naging problems na ginawa, pinalitan ng contractors. Ang dami kasing nagcrack na walls, meron din sa stairs. Nagcrack ‘yung mga wood pati ‘yung main door,” she said.
“Pero in fairness naman sa contractor, hindi naman sila ‘yung parang hindi na kami pinapansin. Pumupunta naman sila dito para ayusin,” she stated.
The actress admitted that they were not able to closely monitor the house construction since it was during the height of the pandemic. Nonetheless, Cenon underscored that she was hoping for a quality construction given that she spent a lot of money on it.
“Kung titingnan niyo ‘yung house sa malayo, maganda naman talaga siya—’yung design, kulay, everything maganda naman po. Pero once na tiningnan niyo closely ‘yung details nung house, ‘yung finishing nung house, medyo hindi po gano’ng kapulido,” she continued.
“Medyo hindi kami gano’ng ka-happy do’n sa naging outcome nung pinaka-finishing nung bahay,” she added. “Panget mang pakinggan pero parang hindi siya new house kung ide-describe mo kasi hindi siya malinis… Parang mukha siyang ni-renovate na house. Parang gano’n ‘yung feel.”
Concluding her vlog with an advice to her followers, Cenon said, “Kapag kayo naman po ‘yung nagpagawa [ng bahay], at least alam niyo na po ‘yung first step—maging mapanuri sa pagkuha ng contractor.”