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This weekend ... Curtains , Fridge , Washing Machine , TV will be up Toys Update Pic.... lol

Update: Day 76 (as of 28th April 2014) At last, carpentry (excluding mirrors/tabletops) is all up!! OMG!! I did a re-count of the days starting from 11th Feb, and it's actually 76 days since then~~~~~ Sigh! Really super duper slow!!! Slight delay on the updates as we are so busy with packing and lights. Less talking... more pictures on the carpentry first! Lightings are also up by now, but I haven't got time to upload the pictures yet. Stay tuned!

I LOVE your White Kitchen! Mine will be like that, only it will be in PU finished.

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We just spent 6 hours at the unit on Saturday and are totally wasted from the heat and humidity. The first 2 hours were used on carpentry measurements and requirements gathering before finalizing on the proposed solutions. There was a slight difficulty with communication initially as the carpenter and myself were on different wavelengths but that was ironed after a while. The study desk and the connecting shelf was the most complicated by far due to the need to house the switch and patch panels. Once that was done, the remaining 4 hours were spent on waiting for Ah Boon's team to arrive and complete the second installation of the air conditioners. Once again, Ah Boon's team did a neat and tidy job with the installation. Just an observation, the outdoor unit was surprisingly silent during operation as compared to the systems from 10 over years ago. Living Room Unit Study Unit Bedroom 1 Unit Main Bedroom Unit Compressor Unit The carpentry is expected to be ready for installation in just under 2 weeks and we just can't wait for them to be up. The lights from Taobao should be arriving anytime in the next couple of days and that will mean flooring will soon be laid as well. On a sidenote, I just started a new job on Friday and having been tasked to lead a project, will need to spend plenty of time scouring through documentation to get myself up to speed. Couple that with the beginning of my freelance wedding photography business in 2 back to back weekends in end May, it is safe to say that I will have as much time as in the past to blog on the renovation process.

It gives a very resort / spa feel

Hi Guys I am letting go my 46" Samsung smart tv at $1350. Brand New condition. Tv has been installed on my featured wall yesterday but find it kinda small for my living room. Item comes with Hdmi cable, 2 pairs of 3D glasses & wall mount bracket. - self collect at punggol - buyer have to arrange for your own installation - payment by cash Looking for sincere buyer only. Please let me know if your are interested. Ray

An unfortunate accident While packing some stuff on Friday night at around 8+pm at our current 5-rm, hubby lifted the sarong cradle frame and hit the glass ceiling lamp. It shattered and hubby suffered cuts on his head, forehead and nose. He bled profusely. We rushed to the downstairs clinic where he scared the nurses and other patients. Fortunately, his injuries were just surface cuts. The doctor cleaned his wounds and gave him some stitches. He was advised not to wash the injured parts of his face and hair for 48 hours. Fortunately our toddler was unharmed. Costs: - $100 for clinic fees (it would be more if we had to go to a hospital A&E) - more clinic fees for removing stitches - discomfort/pain suffered by hubby - worry/anxiety suffered by me - vacuuming/mopping floor for at least 5 times to remove glass pieces Following this accident, I have ordered 3M safety film for my balcony and yard folding doors as these glass doors are not shatter-proof. Both Mr Yeak and my hubby had previously commented that these doors are quite safe and it is not necessary to install safety film on them. But because of this accident, I decided to purchase the safety film for my peace of mind. The other glass doors in my house are shatter-proof, so no worries there. Cost of 3M safety film : $426.

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Hi Harriette, Hope it's okay I share my experience with invisible grilles. I used invisible grilles in my current house (not new house), installed them about 2 years ago and removed them a year later. I used the trademark owners, not the other one. Wasn't a good experience. I have cats so I asked the sales person who came to do a site visit for her suggestions. She said because my windows were long, it was better to use vertical grills rather than horizontal ones as it will slack near the centre. Mine is the standard HDB Punggol window, 4 leaves/panels. Then she suggested a gap of 2-inch so the cat head cannot come out. I thought she'd know best so proceeded with her suggestion. Only opted to do for windows in my living room and children's bedroom. On day of installation, the workers are Bangladeshis and their supervisor didn't come until much later when I made a complain. The process is this: for vertical grills they will drill a hole to insert a screw 2 inches apart just below your window frame so for me we have like 50-plus drill holes. Then they weave the wire grill material then put on a white frame to cover the screws. First problem: the grill lines were not straight. They were supposed to use laser pointer to create straight lines but the workers took short cut maybe? Anyway I called the supervisor to site and he agreed the lines were not straight, particularly the last 5 lines near the walls so they took it out, drilled more holes and patched the prev ones then weave the whole thing again. This time it was almost 80% straight, supervisor said last 2 lines cannot be straightened. By then we'd already moved in so each visit was a great inconvenience to me. The end product really made my house look like jail because the grills were close to one another and I have a fairly long hall compared to most other houses, even then it's very obvious. But I needed it because got cats and kids. A few months later I called the sales person to give feedback that the gaps were very tight so it was quite difficult for me to squeeze my hands through to close the windows when it rains, and after much bugging then she finally told me she recommended 2 inch instead of 3 inch because there was no stock previously. I was surprised, I thought the gaps was drilled, what does it have to do with stock? Maybe it was the frame, I don't know and didn't ask. For a few months, I lived either with completely closed windows for few weeks at a go, or completely open windows even when it rained. After a year, I cannot tahan already and I asked if we can amend and re-weave the grills to 4 inch gaps since we are using existing hardware, so just skip a screw only. Again, the sales person said no cannot be done. Not very helpful in providing options. By this time, I was getting very frustrated and asked that they remove the whole thing and patch up the holes in the wall. They charged me $200 for that. Finally did it and now I'm $1k plus poorer and back to square one.