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    Hi cleong, able to give mi the contact for the person who did the door above the rubbish door? I hv the same layout as u but tat door is in very bad condition & seen like no many pple r doing this kind nowadays. Thks

    Hi fellow top-floor/penthouse owner, as it is regarded as a maintenance access door for purposes on maintaining rubbish chute, so you can get Town Council or HDB (Can't remember exactly who) to do it. You do not need to pay for it to be done yourself.

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    No COV is always a good place to start, but do get the wetworks, masonry and carpentry work out of the way, you can't do these in phases later on without going through a lot of trouble. The only thing you could do is skipping furnishing the rooms that you aren't (yet) using.

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    Depending on design, hacking walls may need PE certification = additional cost.

    Doors are not cheap. If you do your front door, you may be tempted to do the rest "to match" and there's a large number of doors in an EM once you get started...... I kept all my original doors. Good quality solid Chengai wood, just retro style. Live with it loh.

    Carpentry can be expensive if you start doing toilet counters, built in wardrobes, etc, can you do without those?

    Wiring. The youngest EM is also more than ten years old already; if yours is past its teens, do consider switching out the old wiring and circuit breakers for safety. Also, the existing amount of lighting points may have to change to match the placement of your furniture, work and living areas. Electrical work isn't something you can completely avoid.

    Even if it is just small money, reconsider if you really need false ceiling/feature walls. Make sure your basic infrastructure is taken care of first (water pipes, electrical, structural), move to function, before working on aesthetics.

  5. Posted

    Hi piggicia!

    Which contractor did u used?

    Ive got quotes btwn 72-85k from 4 diff contractors for full overhaul. Tempered glass railings alone is 7k, all same price.

    One qn: btwn wrought irin & alum grilles, which is more ex?

    My layout has 2 small windows further in at the balcony. Intend to extend my living area bt hw to hang curtains there when the windows not align? Anybdy wif similar layout, pls pls share yr solution with me.

    Lots of thanks!!

    Perhaps you can show your floor plan and we can advise. Wrought iron is more expensive. I originally wanted wrought iron window grilles at my common corridor windows...... Abandoned because of cost.

  6. Posted

    Sorry to say but you would unlikely be able to come below the budget you set for the things you want to do.

    Try getting quotes from IDs and taking items out in order to come under your set budget. EM renovation prices have consistently increased in the past two years I've observed. So what you might be able to do with 40k will be less.

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    Someone mentioned this before, but I didn't realize what he/she meant until now. The temperature of the lights in our place don't look the same in pictures. It's probably the angle and white balance of the camera, but it results in two different temperatures when different angles are picked. But anyway, this fluke has proved handy, since we're now having a slight dilemma.

    image-14.jpgDaylight.

    image-15.jpgWarm white (this is the actual temperature of our lights).

    We don't like daylight because it's too white and gives the place a very... sterile, NTUC (or other public places) feel. Not the cosy, home feeling we want.

    But, there seems to be a little too much orange coming from the warm white.

    We're told there's only two types of temperature to choose from. I've read about cool daylight (which is apparently between daylight and warm white), but also read that not a lot of places carry that tone.

    What do you think?

    May be a bit late now, but you can wire two sets of lights, one for the cosy warm white feel, and another for the cool daylight functional lighting. You can turn on either, or both. I have cool daylight in the ceiling lights of the kitchen and warm white counter lighting.

  9. Posted

    Bro, I find your quotation is much more reasonable, may you PM me which contractor or ID did for you? thanks

    This quote is from 2010, no point expecting similar prices. The contractor has gone out of business anyway. Top of the page you can see my balcony shot. And this is how it looks from the living room looking out.

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    Most people go for ID. As I said, I have a good idea what I wanted. I went to a few ID firms which quoted me between 50-70k inclusive of their design fees. I suppose you should go with one of the recommended IDs from this forum.

  10. Posted

    I think any Courts/Harvey Norman/Best Denki, when faced with a bulk purchase, will be willing to make a deal. Ours came from Harvey Norman. For around $7k plus we managed to get 2 LCD/LED TVs, each with a home entertainment system, cooker hob and hood, fridge, washer, oven, and a few other small items which were enough to furnish our home.

  11. Posted

    Here's my downstairs toilet:

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    There isn't a wet/dry area due to obvious space constraints. Its good though, because after guests have been through, I can hose it down completely. I used a frosted sliding door instead of bifold or swinging doors too. Take note this toilet has no windows. You can see a narrow air gap above the door at the ceiling in the first picture.

  14. Posted

    False ceiling just traps the heat in the space between. You could badger the town council to re-lay or thicken the rooftop water proofing but there's not much you can do. If I recall correctly, the difference in height is slight. Not immediately noticeable to me. And carpentry usually goes by per-foot-run.

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    Yes it is. On the really sunny days it feels like there's a giant radiator panel on the ceiling and you *have* to throw open all the windows to air the house out (which happens pretty quick). If you're heat intolerant like me, air conditioning is a must.

  17. Posted

    Don't be too fussed about the in-progress situation. Try to wrangle a refurbishment of the flooring and kitchen surfaces after the renovation is completed. The clean up should happen during the touching up phase.

    My staircase landing was completely unprotected during the hacking phase and this was the result of the workers moving debris downstairs:

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    Whatever the parquet contractor did, they managed to plane the parquet down or lacquer the scratches out. You have to be realistic. Doing a partial renovation will involve some spillover to the things that you want to retain. Its more important to secure a written pledge to make good what was damaged during the course of renovation, than worry about protecting it. Not sure if that's a solid surface or granite countertop but I suppose some polishing work can help as well.

  23. Posted

    Can meh?? Initial plan was to moving day 1Dec then do the "enter house ceremony" on the 9th morning. But according to FSM is the sleeping there that counts. But since we not so superstitious n it's not 7th month or a significantly bad day, then we think just do it la. Haha..

    My place is well maintained (coz vacant & haunted) in original condition. We changed downstairs drastically but kept upstairs almost as-is.. On a whole, besides the suicide that dampen our spirits.. We are v excited to move into the place.. But.. I hate moving!! It's so painful!! Oh.. Unpacking is a nightmare too.. Gasp!!

    Go for a holiday with the kids...... although short notice, maybe its good to go visit the in-laws? Otherwise a staycation...... there are cheap/reasonable hotels in Singapore if you know where to look? Sometimes you got to ask yourself, how much money would buy you peace of mind... and if you can afford it, probably its money worth spending.

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