lilithfiend

your electrician is ah keong right? you already gave me his number, iirc. and if you don't mind, gerrard has won more than just 1 CL trophy!! the fa cup, league cup, uefa cup, super cup. the only thing missing from his trophy cabinet is the PL cup.

that day will come when rafa goes.

hahaha i may be doing more things than you, but my budget may not be more than yours!

lol...maybe cos he is abit like pck..hahaha..! his quote is not the cheapest, actually his quote is the highest among the 3 we've shortlisted..and he does seem pretty busy. he got michael to send me the quote instead.

haha yes i know..first impressions count right? anyway..his quote is competitive, my hb thinks he quite zhai. so we'll give him a shot. we've shortlisted 3 contractors. will see how it goes..thanks!

hey simon! just wanted to update you that henry is one of our shortlisted contractors..will be giving him a call later today to set up a final site visit.

you're referring to edmund from dx? i met with him before CNY..went down to his shop. he told me he'd give us his quote after CNY..but then we still haven't received his quote till now. maybe our budget is too small for him to work with..

love your kitchen..and you had space to put in an island sink! very nice.. the mosaic used at the breakfast counter looks really good too..

the malacca trip was good! er....yes i think definitely added some kilos. A&W is still so good..worth the calories..lol. yep read about the performance over the weekend, unforunately didn't manage to watch it. it was apparently their performance of the season so far. i'm just thinking they might have put in their performance of the season one game too late. yep, i received it but only on sunday..there was abit of disappointment as she promised to send it by friday and i was hoping to get it before we went off to malacca. after seeing her quote, i think if we were to hire her, we would have to outsource alot of the parts (like plastering, carpentry, electrical, windows/doors etc) as those areas are costly in her quote and she did tell us before she was more of a wetworks contractor. oh well.. yea i agree..i find it funny when i tell these people what i want and they try hard (or not so hard) to conceal their shock and amazement. Like " Are you sure you want to do it like that?" the black conduit - i also wanted to use it, but hb say like void deck. so we'll just do normal trunking. have you found your electrician yet? can't believe lucas was youth player of the year or something like that in brazil. he's so frustrating!! hey ang. our season already very pathetic. can just let us enjoy one game not?? Reno Hunt Update We have shortlisted our top 3 contestants. oops i mean contractors..haha didn't i tell u i feel like an AI judge. will be calling them up today to get them to come down for one more site visit. Just 3 more weeks till we start reno!!

ya cool hor? maybe thinking for mine when my turn comes along too..anyway the price is for the whole set la..

ok then forget about the carousel, ain't gonna work for you. try this maybe: RATIONELL corner base cabinet pull-out fitting $249 Adjustable shelves; adapt spacing according to your personal storage needs. Melamine foil finish and steel. L105×W52cm. Grey. $249

its about $250-$300.. http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?sh...ename=index.php

hey ang, how much did you buy the industrial tap for? also for your corner cabinet issue, maybe you wanna consider ikea's corner carousel fitting. looks very cool, only cost $149 and makes good use of the space too! http://ikea.com.sg/en/catalog/detail.asp?a...inets%2Cfitting

not yet leh! she emailed me yesterday to say she will send it today. i told her we need it today cos we'll be doing the shortlisting over the weekend...

Just spent my lunch hour calling up individual contractors and managed to get hold of the guy who did Mace's scissors gate. He quoted me $580 for my gate, cheaper than Mace's probably cos its smaller..still considering if it's worth it... He also quoted me for custom wrought iron gates for $12/sq ft. Also spoke to Jack from J&S about our kitchen cabinets. Very happy to hear that they can do natural wood doors. Hb likes the natural wood thing. Just emailed him our floorplan, now waiting for his quote. Also spoke to another window guy. Told him we might want to do this kind of windows: But the barrage of restrictions/rules he brought up put me off abit. We really like these windows and haven't seen them anywhere in SG. dont' see why HDB would have problems with it since they don't obstruct traffic along the corridor! have to try to speak to more window installers about this.

haha ya we try to stick to the soho concept as much as a hdb flat allows us to. those walls i wanna hack are not bold in my floorplan. i also called citygas a while back about gas piping, they checked up my address and told me how much it would cost. so meaning no problem in having govt gas. heng ah. you must have felt so frustrated on that day! hmm ok never mind, i think we'll still stick to the "wait until completion date to start reno" plan. good for you that you managed to start reno earlier!

hey lynn, like the wall clock! how much is it? and mind sharing the URL? thanks..

reviews of her have been pretty consistent so far..i'm looking forward to receiving her quote! thanks for sharing.. yes, i would go all the way for food + shopping. lol! we're also going to hack the wall separating kitchen + hall as well. that one should not be a prob. the sensitive one is the bathroom. is there any way to know if the unit is pre-fab or not? i mean before applying for permit lah.

he will reply..give him a few days. i'm in the same boat as you. want the world but not willing/able to pay the world.

that's right! there are too many reno firms around for you to be bullied into signing a contract..

hmmm did the contractors visit your place or you just phone/email them? carpentary is often times the most expensive items on a renovation quote. so do watch out for these..you don't intend to hack/tile your place right? on a side note, i suggest you drop Ossify a PM. he might be able to help you but he's travelling now..

hahaha..actually, i did consider contacting jb contractors/carpenters. cheaper mah..we're very realistic..haha..but we won't go all the way to malacca to find for contractor la. so far..aiyo. from HDB website: Demolition of non-load bearing reinforced concrete (RC) elements such as stiffeners, lintols and hangers etc. er, i think mine doesn't fall under that category la. its just a wall, not a stiffener, not a lintol nor a hanger. *prays hard* hire PE must pay money wan leh...

can la, $20k. as long as you don't hack, don't tile, don't do too much carpentary. your list looks pretty alright..have you spoken to any contractors yet?

hey ngunadi, lina's doing your house right? i met her on tuesday, together with her tiler. she promised to send me her quote by tmr. i like her, she made a good impression..how's she doing for you?

must confirm 2 MONTHS before?! wow..........that means i'm very very late... actually the first ID i spoke to was back in Jan. so yea around 2 months la. but we haven't confirmed anyone yet. maybe that practice works mainly with IDs?