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For all wooden main doors, u can jus simply drill holes to install it... Simply get a door supplier/ installer to fix it for u... U can DIY also, if u have electric drilling machine... Usually new main doors sure come wif eye viewer de, y urs dun have??? (U can call my door installer, Ah Soon @ 9751 0657)

Thanks for ur comments! Small issues, dun mention la... 我为人人，人人为我嘛！ I'm helping myself indirectly also....

Oh pal, dun get the wrong idea here... Tis is a forum... U can state ur probs, so do us can state our point of views... Only comments can be found here, but not judgements ma...

Bro, u're stating an advantage of having glass backing ma... Wad u mention is true ma... No hard feelings de... In fact, no building materials r perfectly design n made to last forever de... Cant deny abt pros n cons, wear n tear... (Our rice bowl won't break ma.. ) Hi morgulboy, y not jus place a new topic at Renovation Firms n Services... Y not let every fellow forumers aware of it leh???

The latest design of constructing concrete sink/stove support... U can do concrete support wif solid surface worktop, n bottom as common cabinet, appearance can be as nomal kitchen cabinets... Jus by telling ur contractor by constructing the depth of concrete support shorter... By paying abit more, u can get the toughness n appearance...

Its pretty hard to find a plumber wif skills of tiling works... U may try to look for tilers instead... Bcs kitchen sink outlet pipe is done by tilers when concrete base is constructed... Whereby connection of sink's outlet is done by plumbers...

i diam diam liao.... Wordless.... (-.-)"

Nowadays, all worktops usually comes wif backsplash de... regardless solid surface, postform or granite worktop etc.... A very common profile n spects for kitchen tops... No additional cost for backsplash 1... (Bcs its aldy accounted in quotes) Frosted glass backing is for 'swee' nia... Not practical at all de... Tis is wad ID's propose lor... "DesignS"

Well, to do hack n lay kitchen wall n floor, hack storeroom, kitchen cabinets, piping for kitchen, hack n lay living floor, all these sure derived to a budget of >$10k lor... Cheap or not cheap, it depends on the itemised quote of items liao... Get 1 more contractor to quote u lor... U heard of de_pierre? u can PM him lor... (^^,)

Hacking of flooring n wall tiles is jus like removing the skin of a hse... No need P.E. submission... If wan to remove bones (hack wall panels), definately must consult P.E., get it stamped then can apply... Now HDB only reconised tad stamp of P.E....

Hahaha, lmao... Jus trying to explain in a mischevious way... kekeke (lighten up our day) Only can learn tis through experiences de... (B4 hacking ppl's hse, i'll re-view how workers did reno in the early days, n the pros n cons of legendary materials...)

Actually we can't compare pricings of curtains, especially we know nothing abt fabrics... Pricing of curtains greatly derived from the fabrics n materials used for installations, tracks etc... All we need is knowledge in fabrics n most immportantly, A Trusthworthy Curtain Man....

Backsplash is the upturn at the backing on the worktop surface, against the wall,.. The story goes..... This backsplash design is introduced during the late 80's. Before tad, ppl used angular PVC capping to cover the ugly back joinings of table top at kichen cabinets. (At then, work top is flat w/o any profiles) Tis PVC tends to peel off, deformed due to intense heat near cooking area, water can sip through the joints, too many cons... One fine day, a smart engineer came out wif an idea... "Y not combine these 2 items?" Haha, new product is invented... Work top with backslash using postforming method! Tis product is design in the way to cover up the ugly joinings between worktop n wall, n also to prevent water from sipping through the gaps... We, the end users, use this 'design' happily ever after... (Nice short story?) *Hope my story have ans ur QN ar....

Urs is PVC or cast iron pipes? Scraping can be done on cast iron pipes... Maybe can try sanding method on PVC... I've never done spraying of rock stones on pipes nor heard any1 did it b4 on PVC pipes after it was introduced to replace the rusty iron pipes... Bcs spray rock stone is 'passed' liao...

Wow, so many 'Newbies' forumers used Mr Kok or Perlyn hor... I've seen many new posts by those new RenoTalk members recommending this 2 carpenters leh... So AMAZING leh...

Dun get it wrong... To apply permit is by getting all relevant docus for applications, done by HDB licensed contractors. To hack any walls, u need P.E. stamped docus, means they viewed n approved the hacking works. Tis is part of the relevant docus needed by contractors to apply for permits... These r 2 different issues.... the contractor told me if i want him to apply permit from hdb to hack my storeroom i need to pay him extra $200 to do so. how come? want to hack my storeroom without permit? Fyi, P.E. stamp will cost at least $500...

Plastering is the only way to cover the rockstones... Of cos its lasting, jus like cement screeding on walls...

Ya, i think the plumbers r professional enough to do the right things... Rest the matter ba... Just keep closer view of ur hse b4 anything goes wrong again... Gd luck ar...

1. Supply and tools to hack off existing cabinet and concrete support at kitchen... Behind the cabinet got many wall-plug holes, concrete support hacked off, wad happens to the wall tiles? No quotes, meaning jus leave it undone? 2. Fabricate and design 20 feet (Top + Bottom) kitchen cabinet using solid plywood with laminated finished ABS trimming. Ur cabinet only 20ft? Any idea how much they'll quote for additional cabinet PFR leh???

Its too gd to be true... How abt the affected wall tiles at bath tub areas? Did the contractor view the site? Wat if there no floor tiles beneadth the bath tub, meaning it was build b4 laying of floor tiles previously... Tis will affect the water proofing if bath tub was hacked... Look into details b4 commenting...

U measure the distance between wall n the bowl's outlet(the entrance where ur 'products' lands)... See the 2 bowls got any difference in dimension anot... Only scare they anyhow install the bowls w/o using "offset" if needed (bcs of poor supervising of site, workers might have hard feelings towards supervisor, then they anyhow do...) Water spooling might occur, below ur unit, due to improper installation of toilet bowl... Then u get nightmares... If u dun understand, can PM me for my contacts, over the phone, i'll try explain to u better...

R u sure anot? $200 for labour to apply permit only izzit... P.E. stamp leh?

Its the dimension of the tiles... We dun use inches for tiles anymore...

Aiyoyo, u never read every posts here ar? "Fake Owners" = FOs Shall we name them UFOs? Ungraceful/ Untruthful or... Fake Owners

Aiyo, u never read the post here carefully ar? She enganged a contractor, who is the boss of tad company... So no upper hand to refer to for her miscomforts...