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My false wall shows sight of crack. asking my contractor Alan many a times to come plaster it. he say ok ok this saturday and that saturday. none of the saturdays did anyone turn up. false promise and false hope.

$1800? that is a rip-off. i paid half the amount...

both aircon blowers are very close to one another, one in living, another is in bedroom. the pipes that run from the compressor (placed outside the window) to each blower is as short as it can possibly be. Less energy loss. we didnt hide the trunking at all. what u see is the exposed and only trunking we need.

so far no maintenance issue. it doesnt stain and is easy to wipe off any stain. I will give it a bi-weekly (every 2 weeks) scrub with some scrubbing detergent. get one if u are thinking abt it!

i dont know but looking at the photos, i feel there is no theme in the design. it looks very bland and somehow not gel together. just my 2c.

from those photos u posted, it seems that yr ID is a professional, thinking, credential-backed and rather creative person. to engage someone like that is a blessing. somehow he has the midas touch to turn ideas and perspective drawing to real design. Bravo...this is a model renovation anyone would inspire to have. Great job.

very hands-on, Mr E! only if the installation is done properly, one wont hv needed to go through such trouble.

congrats on yr completion and now moving in. it is now time to enjoy the fruit of yr labour. well done!

i thought the sliding Nyatoh door looks good.!

Tk u jiawen, indeed I hv fun doing it.

for my case, my touchup occurs after the major stuffs are done, so be patient. i dont think they will return asap. just remind him when it is near to completion and on what need to be rectified.

yes they r frustrated and u can feel their angst and helplessness over something that is still ongoing, unfixed and nowhere near closure. Imagine u r in that situation not knowing how to move forward with a nagging issue u face everyday. no one wanna be in that dire strait. the way i see it, if the source of problem is nipped, all parties will be happy and able to move on. is there any chance u guys can cool down and hv a good talk with Alan and come to a negotiation?

Mine is a 3 roomer too, welcome to view my blog.

question: how does one fill up the space with deco without feeling cluttered and mismatched. i dont like oddity in my decoration, for example, astroboy figurines (dozens!) on my shelves...

Tk u. Quite close quite close.

Comes March, with the stiffling heat & humidity outside, u want a calm and soothing interior, not some brightly-lit, overly-illuminated living space. I think i have made the right decision of going with grey. Now, let me turn on the aircon and ENJOY LIFE.... with a drink on hand.

When u start living, u start "life-ing."

quartz? more like quartz-looking solid top. why not leave the hanging decision behind and only when settled down, work on it. Do have a theme that run through at least one area. otherwise too disconcerted. but if u wanna put at least one up, just get one u like, a big statement piece and that's it. the rest, buy later....

i like the way yr roller binds cover the entire windows with no gaps...total blackout!

I envy those whose Id and contractors would snap a pic of the ongoing Reno stage and update the owner. Not asking for daily update but at least some visual indication what has been done and what's not every now and them. Nv hv I ever get a snapshot from my contractor abt anything!. I think I send him more pics updating n praising him than he to me, cos I was the one doing the hard work having to visit the site only after work almost daily. It can be dark in the evening but no choice. I need to go and check cos I dunno what has happened and have been done. I get surprises every now and then. It was really hard work cos I kinda dread going down myself and having to see things not in my expectation/knowledge and then have to SMS him abt why what how. I hv to sugar coat my request so things get moving, u know, gentle reminders n a bit of praising n say job well done. It is like coaxing. I hv to contain my temper. What I mean by surprises is maybe a new window is up but I hv no informing at all until I saw it with my own eyes on the evening n the next question I ask myself is . Is that the window I wan? How different is it from the catalogue? Are there specs or features that I dunno but since they r up, I hv to accept the status quo. Why is my heater installed now without telling me when? Owner might hv a certain requirement for certain installation. It is better to ask then straightaway installed. things like these.... My frd said yrs is a contractor not an ID so all the site supervision n update it is all on u. Wake up to the real world. I did by now! Overall I won't say he is a nasty n unscrupulous type but the way he manages his project needs much improvements. And he has too much to handle on hand. To be fair, eventually he did ask his men down to rectify some parts and I am thankful. I always give him time to response to my SMS and let him know I believe he will fix my problems, which he did. The quality of workmanship is in all conscience quite good as in my case. That I can't deny or discredit. Of cos there r always slight flaws n imperfection but isn't that the real living world? To be too perfect is like asking for trouble to engulf ourselves. I rather let live.