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[mummychua 4]

hi mummychua

we spent the weekend post it sticking on all the rough walls due to uneven plastering and one wall corner was even chipped off and our contractor was like moaning we are so fussy. I was quite annoyed , that wall was facing the bed so we can see it everyday! I wonder why he overreact or is it me? I think in the case of renovation, customers are not always right even if we would like to insist so.we are at the mercy of all these "experts".

Can't wait for handover now. Disliking the reno process.

Ad don't worry you are not OCD, my wife is particular about the switches and plugs all being aligned. I think we are living in this place for a long time, so our concerns should matter. Just wish these contractors understand.

Yes! This is probably be the place i live till i die. Cant imagine seeing a slanted table throughout my life. Ok i a bit kuazhang.

Contractor will be down to have a look. doubt that he will change the table top. How? should i insist? Haiz... the consequence of rushing reno. Now that we are staying in the house any rectification work is a pain.

Edited August 11, 2014 by mummychua

[HansamuQ 5]

How you find your kitchen sink? Is it good? Am thinking of buying from tb too. The price is too good.

Does it stain easily? Meaning if drops of water and oil on the sink, if did not clean any grayish stain on the sink?

[bepgof 20]

All these are transitional, take a step backward and look, you learn and gain.

From dust will be returned to dust. Empty hand come and go with empty hand, enjoy please.

[OceanEleven 203]

Now that the tap is mounted on the table top, the height of the tap got increase and i feel more water splashes out of the sink.

My opinion, it looks just fine. The splashing is just a mind factor which your heart is tinkering with.

Most kitchen I saw have the tap sitting on the table top and sitting on the sink, pardon me, is a little yester years design.

Of course you can insist to change however your ID is gonna swallow the cost himself and will hurt his margin and lose his willingness to offer discount or more assistance.

However you can accept it and use this as a leverage to bargain for freebies a more discount later.

[mummychua 4]

How you find your kitchen sink? Is it good? Am thinking of buying from tb too. The price is too good.

Does it stain easily? Meaning if drops of water and oil on the sink, if did not clean any grayish stain on the sink?

so far so good. but the so far is just 2wks. no stains or whatsoever at the moment. other than a not so prefect corner joint, the sink surface is smooth and water drains quickly. just note that their their drainer is a little different from what we usually see. they just have a drain basket to catch all you food remains and a cover if you will like to collect water on your sink. i do find their drainer more user friendly than those traditional type. it drain faster and there is less parts to clean. just that most of the time you will have a cover laying ard.

All these are transitional, take a step backward and look, you learn and gain.

From dust will be returned to dust. Empty hand come and go with empty hand, enjoy please.

very zen. got to learn to take it easy...

My opinion, it looks just fine. The splashing is just a mind factor which your heart is tinkering with.

Most kitchen I saw have the tap sitting on the table top and sitting on the sink, pardon me, is a little yester years design.

Of course you can insist to change however your ID is gonna swallow the cost himself and will hurt his margin and lose his willingness to offer discount or more assistance.

However you can accept it and use this as a leverage to bargain for freebies a more discount later.

got to agree with you the splashing is more of my heart thing. and of course this tap is slightly taller than what i usually have and the sink is deeper. after 2wks of use, we managed to tinker the way we use it and get lesser splash. but i will still prefer to have tap on sink for practical reason, less soap will get on tabletop when i turn the tap. might not post a issue for most ppl as most have sink facing a wall where i have my sink facing the dining hall. so any major splashing will get water onto the floor of the dining room too.

of course i do not wish to discount on my contractor on his effort for such a fuss free and quick reno. but any imperfection on eye lever should be rectify and i will let go on those that cant be seen. i have to be fair to myself too esp after spending so much on reno and i plan to stay at the place for many years to come.

[mummychua 4]

Toilets...

just to share a little on the way i did my toilet shower area. instead of the usual kerb, i did a step down. for one i think that its is safer, especially with kids. and there wont be any issue with breaking your toenails (it happened to me a couple of time).

my common toilet

see all the mrt track. despite of long water pipe, it didnt take very long for hot water to reach the outlet from my gas heater. see the small step down, enough not to flood the whole toilet. no screen in this toilet as the shower is way too small. pending installation of mirror.

my mbr toilet

see... no mrt track here as the pipes are punched thru from the common toilet.

did a half screen here instead of a full casement or sliding screen. cheaper and less glass to clean. tried showering in it, there will still be minor splashes on the dry area, no major issue. anyway i got everyone to shower in the common toilet as im lazy to wash toilet

PS: good idea not to have toilet counter top, less surface to clean. i used to have sink sitting on a counter top. before the end of the week, i will have watermark, toothpaste stain on it. the top will only shiny on the day i clean it. on busy days, the black counter top will look grey. toilet counter top=high maintenance.

my 3 tick toilet bowl

havent got any major issue with waste not being able to flash off.

question, how do we remove the stickers without leaving sticky stuff behind. tried tearing of the labels on my common toilet bowl but cant.

Edited August 11, 2014 by mummychua

[bykaraanne 30]

Toilets...

just to share a little on the way i did my toilet shower area. instead of the usual kerb, i did a step down. for one i think that its is safer, especially with kids. and there wont be any issue with breaking your toenails (it happened to me a couple of time).

my common toilet

see all the mrt track. despite of long water pipe, it didnt take very long for hot water to reach the outlet from my gas heater. see the small step down, enough not to flood the whole toilet. no screen in this toilet as the shower is way too small. pending installation of mirror.

my mbr toilet

see... no mrt track here as the pipes are punched thru from the common toilet.

did a half screen here instead of a full casement or sliding screen. cheaper and less glass to clean. tried showering in it, there will still be minor splashes on the dry area, no major issue. anyway i got everyone to shower in the common toilet as im lazy to wash toilet

PS: good idea not to have toilet counter top, less surface to clean. i used to have sink sitting on a counter top. before the end of the week, i will have watermark, toothpaste stain on it. the top will only shiny on the day i clean it. on busy days, the black counter top will look grey. toilet counter top=high maintenance.

my 3 tick toilet bowl

havent got any major issue with waste not being able to flash off.

question, how do we remove the stickers without leaving sticky stuff behind. tried tearing of the labels on my common toilet bowl but cant.

Daiso got label remover

But you use rubbing alcohol also same effect. Just peel out then use rubbing alcohol.