Cheng recalls that the bricks were weathered, and as they were formed by hand, they were uneven to begin with, so each had to be carefully scrubbed before it could be used. Workers complained that the boss was "too cheap to buy new bricks!"
鄭惠啟表示，這批面磚由於時日已久，加上當時以手工裁切，邊角不平整，每塊面磚都要仔細刷洗後才能安貼，還惹得施工工人抱怨：「這老闆怎麼這麼小氣，捨不得買新磁磚！」