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hi Natgw IMHO, before you consult a PE to try, at which level is your unit? if you are at the higher floor, chances of approval will be higer. Any beams at this area? well if you can part with a little money, think you should give it a try. gorilla

hi there (Rasp) hi....i know nuts about fengshui...but structurally (from your photo) i can tell you that it's not a beam. I believe that the drop is due to the fact that above your unit (directly above), near to your window area, is a balcony for of the upper floor. Gorilla

hi everyone and anyone please also PM me the Reno 'recommended' list? thanks gorilla

hi jaskel wow you are really good..may i ask wat software you use?..like to try it out myself. thanks again gorilla

hi Tuababy to my knowledge, PE 'chop' is only needed where there is a RC (reinforce concrete - and only non structural element are allow to hack) portion that you want to hack. Why PE 'chop'? well it's wat HDB wants, to have a 'responsilbe person' aware of the situation. and ' touch wood', if any thing where to happen (which will not cause if it is a structural element, HDB will never allow you to hack - from your plan, those that are bold in black, are structural wall), some one 'professional' to take the blame. so as to say, drywall, brick wall and light weigt block wall can hack without PE endosement (those in your plan that is not bold). well the market rate to get a PE 'chop' for this type of simple endosement range from S$ 250 to S$500. so wish you have a smooth reno. gorilla

hi there.. congratulation to you....and welcome here...hope to see more of your reno progress...and may your reno is done smoothly....

hi ripples.. wow you REno is almost completed...and it really nice.....like your outdoor furniture set too.... by the way...can you give me the add to the jln besar where you get your toilet lighting?? thanks gorilla

hi there pinklady thanks for the contacts.....haha...been staying in AMK for so long yet don't know about this shop... gorilla

hi little devil new areound here...where is this S&C furniture shop? care to share?..thanks gorilla

hi homemaster care to share the quotation from uncle jason? thanks gorilla

A big joke was that we did not realise that our bed frames were all spoilt after 4 years' of usage. Things today really cannot last. We have made last minute order @ S&C for a king-sized & queen-sized bedframes. The female boss told us they had received many orders lately maybe due to people rushing reno b4 7th lunar month. Keep our fingers crossed our delivery will not be late. If not our new mattresses will be lying on the floor for dun know how long . But S&C service oso thumb up . Oh yes b4 i forget we highly recommend our movers - The Helping Hand. They are very prompt, charges reasonable and most importanly they are very professional. No complaints about the many boxes & bulky items like fridge, washer etc they need to move. They helped to dismantle our bedframes to realise they were spoilt and so helped us to dispose them. Our old king-sized bedframe was transport from old house to new one to realise inneed to be disposed off too. And i have to mention both our ex-home and new one are not @ lift level . Anyone need their contact can pm me . hi pbtgal would appreciate if you can share the contacts of your mover...Please PM me..thanks gorilla

hi care to share the number too?? thanks a lot gorilla

hi all new around...just a thought if it's a new property then there is not past?? also we might not know of the past too.. right?

And in the bathrooms: hi ripples wow..this is very nice....where did you get this lights?? and how much did it cost you?? gorilla

hi blurer23 new around here...like your living and kitchen layout.....care to share how much is your reno cost as well as you ID contact? thanks gorilla

ha..that's quite true...the younger one wear most of the past down items...but my wife wish to have a little princess so that she can dress her up.....and also it's a great thing to see both my sons taking care of my sis daugther, whenever she come over to play..taking out all their toys....(which they don't usually share...) haha gorilla

hi rloflmaoxz congratulation to you on being a father soon again....and all the sleepless nite....but believe me...that will come as a joy when you see them smile, laugh...and even the first 'papa'..... gorilla

hi all....here are my boys....one is my ferrari and the other is my lambogini.....hahaha http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt311/g...ow/DSC01978.jpg gorilla

Hi jemjem congrats on your new home...i too also comtemplating between ID or contractor....so will be visiting your thread very often. do update on your contractor's work...might wanna get from you ...... hope you don't mind.. when is the target completion of your reno? thanks gorilla

hi Jaskel.. thanks you very much for your invite...and got your PM...(quite new at this..takes me a while to access to it and read it..hahaha)... will arrange with my wife....and get back to you...most probably next week (my wife is rather busy this week).....it should be in the evening time...say around 1930hr....it's quite convenient for me...as my work place is near to heartland mall.....so will contact you ...and make 'booking' haha....hey really appreciated for opening your doors...thanks again gorilla

hi Jaskel thanks very much for your invite.......very kind of you to open your doors to stranger....and really keen to take a look at your place..(use to have a good friend who stay there...but move to canada..) is it ok if i bring my wife along too??.. when will be a convenient time for you... well actally i like very much of your roof concept....like your vertical planter box.... hey thanks again gorilla

hello Pridilaw (sorry got your name wrong first time round) and Bodo thanks for your reply....it really help....am considering of using it...but again got to discuss with CFO.....my wife hahaha appreciated.. gorilla

hi pidilaw & bodo am new around here. like your glass panel concept....thinking of having that too, to segregate between my dinning and living room. got a few questions to check with you. are all those glass panel supported from the top? wat is the estimate weight of each piece of panel? is it easy to open and close them? are there any securing latch below on the floor (cos it might not look so good with so many holes drilled to the floor) or are there any build in tracks on the floor? if not how do you prevent them from flipping sideway? would appreciate very much for helping me understand better on the glass panels you have installed. thanks gorilla

Hi all.. new around here...am here to look for design,reno ideas...didn't know there is a parenthood thread...a few good move....thumbs up. ok...i am a father of 2 boys...one at 3 and the other at five...both very active..presently house in AMK....(near to my mum) but will be shifting to the east soon (near to my inlaws) and near to my wife school....preparing for my boy.... well...wanted a gals all these while....actually wanted the first born to be a gal (cos i am the eldest in my family...would love a 'big sis' to take care of me...just like my boy...but no luck...).hahaha... thinking of trying....but few of my friends....similar to me....third one and fourth one also boys.....so both me and my wife is a bit worried..hahaha so anyone here got any ideas on the method of increasing the chance of having a babe gal??.....

hi Ripples hey thanks....did read your blog...but didn't find the ID first time round, then realise that there is a archive folder....(so stupid of me...hahaha) so went in again and found your ID...... will take note thanks again....will be here shopping around for more ideas.... gorilla