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Thanks all for your wishes . There had'nt any T-blog updates for Day 12-13 although we did visit the site daily, so far the living room and bedrooms tiles are coming up. Skids will go in last. These 2 days I had been tending to my badly damaged mobile which was bought in Dec 2009. The screen is now suffering serious "internal injuries" and it should be send to the intensive care unit. It can no longer allow me to accept incoming calls even though I can still make outgoing phone calls. But it is still going to serve its purposes for the remaining few days of renovation till 13 Jun . . Salute & Hail to my mobile

Day 11- 02 Jun 2010 Tiling on Living room side, 1 x bedroom center, grinding of wall . Total cost for day work : 200 Accumulated labor cost : 2200 Total cost for raw material : 993.79 + 1 pile of sand + tiles = S$5251.11 Total reno bill as of now :7451.11 + Hacking = S$10101.11 Window work in progress Day 2

Day 10- 01 Jun 2010 Tiling on Living room center , entrance . Alignment for bedrooms Total cost for day work : 200 Accumulated labor cost : 2000 Total cost for raw material : 993.79 + 1 pile of sand + tiles = S$5251.11 Total reno bill as of now :7251.11 + Hacking = S$9901.11 Window work in progress Day 1

Day 8 to Day 9 - 30 to 31st May 2010 Transport Tiles, conduct alignment of tiles and specific instructions. Tiling on Living room first Total cost for day work : 400 Accumulated labor cost : 1800 Total cost for raw material : 993.79 + 1 pile of sand + tiles = S$5251.11 Total reno bill as of now :7051.11 + Hacking = S$9701.11

Step 1 – Hacking Step 2 – Wet work (suggest window installation b4 new tiles are up ,if doing) Step 3 - Painting (part 1) Step 4 – Aircon trucking & electrical wiring Step 5 – Painting (part 2 - paint over trucking of casings) Step 6- Carpentry work Step 7 - putting up lights & aircon blowers

Hi there. Maybe you would like to get them to include the dismantling of toilet items in the hacking and seek a direct plumber help on the following installation? It cost me around $80 to dismantle items in 2 toilets. Plumbing Work Install stainless piping for kitchen and 2 toilets $680 - ? Install Water heater for 2 toilet $200 - direct plumber est S$70 for 2 toilet Install toilet basin for 2 toilets $120 - direct plumber est S$80 for 2 toilet Install toilet bowl for 2 toilets $200 - direct plumber est S$120 for 2 toilet Install toilet assessories for both toilets $80 Install toilet bidet sprayer for 2 toilets $80 - direct plumber est S$60 for 2 toliet Install shower head for 2 toilets $100 - direct plumber est S$80 for 2 toliet Replace discharge stack at kitchen area $799 - ?

Day 7 - 29 May 2010 Transport 2nd pile of Sand to site , Living Room wall & Balcony wall prep. Cement screed done up to study room & main entrance passage Arrival of Tiles too. Total cost for day work : 200 Accumulated labor cost : 1400 Total cost for raw material : 993.79 + 1 pile of sand + tiles = S$5251.11 Total reno bill as of now :6651.11 + Hacking = S$9301.11

Photos for today purchases 1. What type of finish is applied to the surface of the wood? The product is sold as unfinished. During the treatment of the wood it is put in a bath which evens out the colours of the different types of pieces that are used and makes it a bit darker, but there is no special finish. 2. What happens when I spill something on the surface, is it stain resistant? Teakwood is hardwood so the liquid will not go inside but will show on the surface. To avoid stains sweep the whole surface of the furniture equally (not just the area that's been spilled on) with a wet cloth. 3. What guarantee do I have the wood will not expand or split? It is reclaimed wood. The handmade furniture pieces are a work of art. Crackings can not be avoided and are in fact a characteristic of the piece. 4. How do I care for the furniture? Try to avoid putting the furniture next to the heating. In the winter time, when the house is heated, please put some water in a cup in the room to enhance the humidity. This is good for the furniture, and for your own health as well. 5. Can the furniture be used outdoors or in a covered patio area? It's hardwood so it can be used outside, but please be aware that the colour will change to light grey.

where specifically can we source this wood-skin for DIY ?

went to change our MBR wash basin as the previous will cause space constraint in the bathroom & thus is unsuitable , made further purchase for 2 piece of furnish today from a teak-wood furniture sale that will end next week . one of which is a coffee table. MBR Wash-Basin : 510 x 380 x 190mm - SGD90.00 http://d-bodhi.com/product.php?c=1&p=6 TV Console bought from d-Bodhi Singapore SGD715 measurement : 160 x 40 x 45cm Coffee Table bought from d-Bodhi Singapore SGD375 measurement : 80 x 80 x 35cm was considering the following but ..almost cough out blood when I found out the price...sigh... so anyway just to share Exell Coffee Table $4768.00 ( Before Discount & GST ) Frame: Chromed Top: Black Pearl Glass Size: 120 x 120cm Nett Price $3635.00 per piece

Reno References

Day 6 - 27 May 2010 Sand re-stock, Living Room wall & misc prep & plastering etc Total cost for day work : 200 Accumulated labor cost : 1200 Total cost for raw material : 993.79 Total reno bill as of now :2193.79 + Hacking = S$4843.79

Day 5 - 26 May 2010 Laying cement screed to living Room, 1 common bedrooms Total cost for day work : 200 Accumulated labor cost : 1000 Total cost for raw material : 993.79 Total reno bill as of now :1993.79 + Hacking = S$4643.79 Can't enter since the cement are still wet.

some flashback of our reno research in Jan 2010 !

Day 4 - 25 May 2010 ~ * Space Planning for Kitchen Part 2 & MBR Finalize on the layout of kitchen Ossify scale up the items that we bought and MBR had some space constraint due to the wash basin. He suggested to go for a semi circle design to maximize space . We will look into this with Poh Joo tomorrow. This is our tv console area.

Day 4 - 25 May 2010 Laying cement screed to MBR, 2 common bedrooms, studyroom Plastering of the foyer pillar @ living area and studyroom Total cost for day work : 200 Accumulated labor cost : 800 Total cost for raw material : 993.79 Total reno bill as of now :1793.79 + Hacking = S$4443.79