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  6. Posted

    this is serious, I would strongly recommend you to call up the GC office and complain and make sure they come and rectify this. This rusty nails will surely cut into the insulation one fine day and when it leak, who is going to be responsible.

    even my husband who saw ur pics also say ridiculous installation. the trunking is to protect the insulation, so no way it will void the warranty, some more trunking is by them not "pirated". LOL...

    U r rite samgalz.

    Have went down today personally to GainCity office to chat with the manager, a very nice gentleman, he promised every issue will be resolved and trunking done. Finally a big relieve.

  7. Posted · Edited by sgnick

    UPDATE: Have went down today personally to GainCity office to chat with the manager, a very nice gentleman, he promised every issue will be resolved and trunking done.

    More photos of aircon issues that I need to get resolved

    <img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/nick/Renovation/01.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/nick/Renovation/02.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/nick/Renovation/03.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/nick/Renovation/04.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/nick/Renovation/05.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

  9. Posted · Edited by sgnick

    i think they blowing wind. for those who din inform GC got false ceiling also do trunking liao then do false ceiling mah. wat's the diff? still got to run the trunking mah....means what? if no false ceiling then going to leave it exposed like this?

    i said the same thing to him. he reply "oh if u no Lbox, i am going to run your trunking straight across the wall, I wont make the trunking go up to the ceiling for u. If u want the pipes to go up to the ceiling then i wont put trunking for u."

    Surely I am not the only person in renotalk that have gaincity do aircon pipes above Lbox and false ceiling, anyone else can share their experience?

    UPDATE 19 June: Have went down today personally to GainCity office to chat with the manager, a very nice gentleman, he promised every issue will be resolved and trunking done.

  10. Posted · Edited by sgnick

    yeap i also curious why put trunking liao they dun want to give warranty.

    trunking got wat issue? they scared u drill the trunking meh..

    they say to put the trunking in livign room means that they need to make more 90degree bends in the copper pipe, which may result in aircon not cold. sounds logical rite? but is it really?

    But but but then hor, already before this exposed section and after this exposed section, is all trunking and 90degree bends also ma, so they r in a way slapping own face. why can have 90 degree bends in other rooms? but living room becos got Lbox to hide their pipes so suddenly uturn and say cannot have 90 degree bends so no trunking?

    Also, trunking is who fix one? they fix one rite? got law that says trunking must be horizontal to floor? trunking can also run at any angle right? so u see how the pipes run in the picture? they cannot connect several sections of trunking to make it follow the pipes meh? then pipes wont have 90degree bends also mah

    UPDATE 19 June: Have went down today personally to GainCity office to chat with the manager, a very nice gentleman, he promised every issue will be resolved and trunking done.

  11. Posted · Edited by sgnick

    for ur pipes, i aso prefer white cos I've seen some paint green and over the years it jus look hideous.

    for the aircon piping in the living room. it really looks ugly lor. u sure no trunking ah, wan to call GC office check? I cannot understand why cannot. later leak they pay ah?

    Haha, 2 votes for white. Guess I should be going for white then :)

    Sigh.....just my bad luck to meet the GC Team from H.ell

  12. Posted

    depends on whether you want the pipes to stand out.

    paint white = more background feel, not obvious

    paint green/tree = make the pipe a feature in the toilet.

    personally i think paint white better becos your tiles are nice, make ur tiles stand out instead. :)

    Yes, currently the unpainted pipe is already white, so I can visualize it as white. Cant visualize how it will look with green or other colours. Maybe later I can photoshop and see how it will look.

  13. Posted · Edited by sgnick

    U can see here how GainCity run the aircon pipes across the living room.

    <img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/nick/Renovation/ac_lbox.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    These pipes will be in the Lbox, so the Gain City installers says "NO TRUNKING, NO EXCEPTION, NOT NEGOTIABLE, or else, NO WARRANTY"

    UPDATE 19 June: Have went down today personally to GainCity office to chat with the manager, a very nice gentleman, he promised every issue will be resolved and trunking done.

    This is how they do the trunking at the MBR, where the compressor will be installed

    <img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/nick/Renovation/MBRtrunks.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

  14. Posted · Edited by sgnick

    <!--quoteo(post=543462:date=Jun 16 2010, 07:20 PM:name=sgnick)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (sgnick @ Jun 16 2010, 07:20 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=543462"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->They tiled my common toilet wall today, partially done

    <img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/nick/Renovation/ctwalltiles1.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/nick/Renovation/ctwalltiles2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Hi folks, gimme some ideas. Iam thinking of painting the toilet pipes to make it look nice.

    brainstorming,

    1) paint it green to match the green tiles

    2) paint it white to match the white tiles

    3) paint it green & white combo to match the green/white tiles

    4) paint it to look like a tree, brown tree trunk, green leaves on top

  15. Posted · Edited by sgnick

    Hi sgnick,

    Mine piping is also behind my MBR wardrobe ... foresee there will be problem if need servicing, but no other choice for me. anyway, if this is the only option u have, just minimize the connecting/joint pipe part around that area, As that is one of the high possible leakage area (water etc). Hope gain city contractor will entertain u on this request ;)

    Thanks dbkungfu, that is a great tip, I will ask the installers to do that.

    The gain city installer not good one leh, they flatly refuse to put trunking to the gas pipes that is above the Lbox, saying is SOP and they wont do trunking and if i insist they wont warranty. So the black armaflex insulator with pipes above my Lbox is expose one, no trunking.

    Just saw your blog, wow, your place looks great. Post bigger pics so then we can enjoy more.

  18. Posted · Edited by sgnick

    <!--quoteo(post=543272:date=Jun 16 2010, 11:24 AM:name=Rasp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rasp @ Jun 16 2010, 11:24 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=543272"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Actually the grind isn't 'eating' alot into the tiles. If you're worried, maybe ask your contractor to grind a sample to show you first. I think its neater this way cause the pvc strip is actually 'round' corner and it kinda 'pop' out at the right angle.

    Have your contractor show you the pvc for the floor? If Im not wrong, those pvc strip have limited colour. It will be quite ugly (in my opinion) if the pvc colour isn't close to your floor tiles. Kind of like 'highlighting' that strip on the floor.

    By the way, your bedroom floor tiles look like my old kitchen floor tiles. Hee.. <img src="http://www.renotalk.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Hi Rasp,

    thank you, i will check with my contractor.

    ya, almost same colour as your old kitchen tile.

    My bedroom and kitchen tiles is actually this type of tiles, u can see up close,wood look.

    <img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/nick/MyWoodTiles.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

  20. Posted · Edited by sgnick

    haha it's in the mbr toilet matched with the same set of wall tiles as yours.

    quote name='sgnick' date='Jun 15 2010, 05:03 PM' post='543042']

    Hi Aerial,

    thank you. We spent so much time running between Hafary and Hup Kiong because of the tiles selection and combinations, hahaha. Will post pics once the tiles are up. Stay tuned. :)

    I love your dark mosiac tiles! Is that your toilet or kitchen?

    Really nice combination, so your MBR toilet is actually 3 types of tiles. ;)

    I also like your common br mosiac like tiles

  21. Posted

    Wow.. my blog so hidden, you still can find them out. :D

    1st pic, they use pvc trim.

    2nd & 3rd pic, they grind it smooth. If for wall, usually they use pvc for the edge. For floor ones are usually grind. I think it will look weird if they use pvc for the floor ones and might be slippery.

    Oh ok. Can ask for the floor edges that they grind, then the inside of the tiles will be exposed right? won't it be a different colour from the tile surface? Cos from your pic, seem like the inside colour not far off from the surface colour, can't really see a big difference, maybe because your tiles are light colours. My tiles are dark colour :(

  22. Posted

    Hi,

    We had chosen the same set of mbr toilet wall tiles but tiled differently and i love your common toilet (white + green combi). Didn't managed to get any suitable green from hafary therefore changed to black tiles instead. :)

    Waiting to see the actual picture for both ur toilets.

    Hi Aerial,

    thank you. We spent so much time running between Hafary and Hup Kiong because of the tiles selection and combinations, hahaha. Will post pics once the tiles are up. Stay tuned. :)

    I love your dark mosiac tiles! Is that your toilet or kitchen?

  23. Posted · Edited by sgnick

    <!--quoteo(post=543002:date=Jun 15 2010, 03:21 PM:name=Rasp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rasp @ Jun 15 2010, 03:21 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=543002"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hi sgnick,

    For our washing machine base and based for toilet pipes, we did round corners (meaning the tiler will use the tiles to create the round corner). Personally I think its neater than to use those pvc tile trims, cause the colour of those pvc tile cant match the tiles exactly.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    hi Rasp,

    thanks. I saw your blog photos. actually i am asking about the edges <img src="http://www.renotalk.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

    I have used some of your blog photos to illustrate, hope you don't mind. U can see where my black arrows are pointing to.

    My question is actually what to do about these 90 degrees edges? pvc trims better? cos my contractor say just tile together and grind it to be less sharp, but then that means the under colour of the tiles (which is different colour form the surface of the tiles) will be showing.

    How did Henry do for the 3 edges shown below? thanks

    <img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/nick/Renovation/edge1.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/nick/Renovation/edge2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    <img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/nick/Renovation/edge3.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

  24. Posted

    Hi, I have a question to seek everyone advise here.

    For the kerbs for the toilets, base for the fridge, washing machine, etc, and edges for the concrete tiled sink support, what is the best solution to the edges where 2 tiles meet at 90degree angle?

    I was told that nowadays just cement 2 tiles at right angle, then u can see the sides of the top tile in different colour from the tiles surface. Then they will grind it so that edges is not so sharp. Is this the nicest way to tile an edge? Is this the most popular way to do it nowadays?

    I aksed them about using rounded PVC tile trims to cover the edges where tiles meet, they say they can do that also. Is this way better? does it look better?

    Any advise for me very much appreciated. thanks

    Anyone? :(

  25. Posted

    Hi, I have a question to seek everyone advise here.

    For the kerbs for the toilets, base for the fridge, washing machine, etc, and edges for the concrete tiled sink support, what is the best solution to the edges where 2 tiles meet at 90degree angle?

    I was told that nowadays just cement 2 tiles at right angle, then u can see the sides of the top tile in different colour from the tiles surface. Then they will grind it so that edges is not so sharp. Is this the nicest way to tile an edge? Is this the most popular way to do it nowadays?

    I aksed them about using rounded PVC tile trims to cover the edges where tiles meet, they say they can do that also. Is this way better? does it look better?

    Any advise for me very much appreciated. thanks

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