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  1. Posted

    ultimate sian now... but i am thinking... if PE deem its ok to hack off the storeroom. HDB shld approve it ma... :bangwall:

    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

  2. Posted

    Hi All,

    The ceiling of my mbr is uneven as the block corridoor / passageway is just above my unit. I am concerned whether this constitute as a beam.

    From what I know, the width of a beam is usually around 24cm. But this drop-down at my room is quite wide (around 1m).

    I read some articles off the net where they consider the drop-down a beam only if the height (or drop-down) is more than 13-15inches. My drop-down is around 4-5 inches.

    My bed postition will be underneath this area. May I check with you all, whether this is consider a beam?

    I have attached the picture below for clearer understanding.

    Thanks!

    P1020905.jpg

    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

  5. Posted

    Yalor, it's one good decision we made! My contractor feels that no PE is necessary but HDB says otherwise. However the bedroom wall which I also hacked doesn't requires any PE. Apparently, the kitchen wall is thicker (12cm compared to bedroom wall of 9cm) and is a reinforced concrete wall, hence need the PE.

    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

  6. Posted

    Salutations à tous! The time has finally come for me to start this t-blog on my home renovations, and share my experiences with other fellow forumers. :rolleyes::)

    This is the floorplan of my new flat at Fernvale Court.

    layout-small.gif

    hi there..

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

  7. Posted

    got them from jln besar wholesaler. not that expensive. $40 per set.

    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

  8. Posted

    Below is S&C's adds and telephone.

    338 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Street 32 #01-1647, 560338, Singapore

    p: 65525208 f: 65560670

    Take 133, 262 from amk bus interchange

    hi there pinklady

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

    gorilla

  9. Posted

    Not much progress in our renovation this weekend. The carpenter is fabricating our carpentry work for this week and the coming week. Will be installing the carpentry next Thursday. Soon we will be able to see our kitchen taking shape with the hood and hob, ovens and sink installed. Will post some pics next week... :dancingqueen:

    Yesterday we went down to S&C furniture to see see look look since it is highly recommended in the forum. Who knows we ended up getting our dining table and chairs from the shop! We managed to find the design and material we wanted in the shop at half the price we saw elsewhere. Only con is that there is no display set for us to refer to... have to decide based on the catelog.

    Just now we went to Royal Franco at Jalan Besar to buy a mirror for the common toilet and a hanging rod for the kitchen. Indeed the prices there is reasonable and the service is pretty good.

    hi little devil

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

    gorilla

  11. Posted

    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 :dunno: . But S&C service oso thumb up :thumbs 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 :good: . 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

  12. Posted

    Hi xuyiwen,

    believe twolambs given you Master Zhang contact no.Can you please email

    me the info at nswp09@yahoo.com.sg, as I will be collecting my keys early next week.

    Help Me Please!!!!!!! or any kind souls who have the information. xia xia, xia xia!!!!!!

    hi

    care to share the number too??

    thanks a lot

    gorilla

  16. Posted

    gorilla i same fate as u.. 2 boys. I always wanted baby girl right from the beginning no luck....

    actually after having 2 boys hor.. i was thinking if i going for more might as well all be boys liao. Like that I can save alot of money. clothes, shoes, toys all no need to buy liao all pass down can le

    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

  17. Posted

    wow so 'shen qi' huh, anyway Mama is the most wei-da. that's why mother's day are the most celebrated event, comparing to father's day

    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

  19. Posted

    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

  20. Posted · Edited by gorilla_chow

    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

  21. Posted

    hi Jaskel

    I went through all your postings and really like the way you have done up your house. Very nice.

    I will be getting my new place soon. I didn't have a good experience with my old contrator so now my 2nd house coming I want it to be a happy renovating and moving experience (not like the first time........ )

    Can PM me your contractor lady number ? Thanks in advance. :thumbs up:

    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

  22. Posted

    To add on to what pridilaw has said, the system the contractor used is farrell from preference, model no SLF400.

    http://www.preference.com.sg/cms/index.php...2&Itemid=34

    They are using 12mm thick glass instead of 10mm for obvious reason.

    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

  23. Posted

    Wah.... I like your sliding glass door, care to PM me the quotation for the sliding door?

    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

  24. Posted

    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??.....

  25. Posted

    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

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