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  1. Hi all including those PMs, I have replied to all. To save time, I will just list down Jo's number here: 9one80one9one1 because I seldom enter this forum at all. Will be engaging Pagoda Building Contractor service again next year when I am doing my Condo. Stressing now on the renovation idea - thinking of how to maximize space now.
  2. Here to recommend a contractor whom my family has been using for decades. My parents HDB was purchased 23years ago and the apartment was renovated by Pagoda Building Contractor: Alan. I have no idea what they were called 23years ago, but now they are called Pagoda Building Contractor. The things that he build really last (i don't mean NEW now) but as in it is durable at least especially for the kitchen cabinet. Jo (his son) is currently liaising on his behalf and he is prompt in his response too. It is just a family business I think but with very good and experience workforce I feel. Fast forward to 2012 when I received keys to my HDB, is only natural that I went back to the same contractor. Alan knew that I was really on a tight budget, very tight. So for every suggestions that I think I can do, he will also remind me that "erm this is more expensive" or "if you wanna hack walls, that require a PE and the cost for engaging a PE is already $x etc etc". Very honest person also. The thing I spent most during my renovation is the kitchen cabinet (flooring using the HDB ones - big regret). Based on Alan's experience, he advices that the kitchen cabinet sink area has to use cement (he told me those contractor promise you what solid wood what wood etc all can last are all lies). Okay, I don't believe whoever says what, I believe in what I see, used and experienced for the past 23years in my parents house where the kitchen sink is still standing strong. So yes, cement it shall be. Okay anyway, all I did was a very very simple renovation at only 4 digit Sing Dollars but are quality products even though simple: - Kitchen cabinet (just the bottom, L-Shape) solid wood, cement at sink area - Service Yard Windows - 2 Shower Screens - Change the toilet doors Everything else DIY. - Lights installed by dad - Mirror cabinet installed by dad & hb - Painting by everyone - Wall shelves installed by hb Anw, after I changed my toilet door, my dad like it and change it for his own flat too.
  3. I am also looking for information regarding this. According to my research: URA: http://www.ura.gov.sg/dc/connect/connect11-02/helpful-04.html URA has observed more lofts and furniture decks appearing in showflats and sales brochures. There have also been an increasing number of enquiries on whether planning permission is required for such lofts and furniture decks provided in residential units. Lofts designed as furniture decks are generally regarded as “fixtures” if they are light-weight and do not form part of the structural elements of a building. As such loft proposals are intended to only be small resting areas within residential units, serviced apartments, commercial office units and hotels, they should be small and about the size of a normal bed. When designed this way, they will not require planning permission from URA. If in doubt, QPs and developers should submit the design and layout plan for URA’s evaluation first before indicating these structures in their sales brochures, or installing them in the showflats. BCA: http://www.sisv.org.sg/Hottopic/e-news/LoftsBCRequirements_BCA_15Nov11.pdf 2 It is observed that ‘furniture decks’ are appearing in show-flats and sales brochures in buildings with high floor height. Usually, furniture decks, such as double-deck beds are built of lightweight materials for the sole purpose of sleeping. However, we have seen ‘furniture decks’ which are quite extensive, made of structural steel elements, and are being used for the functions of office and storage. As a result, we have received enquiries on the need for approval of plans of such lofts or intermediate floor decks by the Commissioner of Building Control under the Building Control Act. Concerns were also raised as to whether the existing structures could take the additional dead and imposed loads arising from these lofts and intermediate floor decks. 3 To ensure that the structural integrity of these buildings is not compromised, we have produced the following guidelines on the need for approval of plans for lofts or intermediate floor decks. Building Control requirements with regard to the erection of lofts and intermediate floor deck 4 Loft or intermediate floor deck with plan area of 5m2 or less: For a loft or intermediate floor deck with plan area of 5m2 or less, Building Plan and Structural Plan approvals by the Commissioner of Building Control are not required. However, the developer/owner is advised to check to ensure that the addition and usage of the loft or intermediate floor deck would not exceed the designed load capacity of the unit. 5 Loft or intermediate floor deck with plan area of more than 5m2: For a loft or intermediate floor deck with plan area of more than 5m2, approvals of Building Plan and Structural Plan by the Commissioner of Building Control are required for the erection of such loft or intermediate floor deck. All building control requirements with regard to structural loading, ventilation, room height, headroom, staircase and provision of safety barriers shall be complied with. Making provisions for loads from loft and intermediate floor deck 6 Where floor height is made high enough with the intention to allow for the addition of a loft or intermediate floor deck, developers are advised to inform their consultants to design the building structure, including foundation, for the additional loads imposed by the lofts or intermediate floor decks which could be built in future. For example, in residential development with high floor height that can be used as home office with addition of loft or intermediate floor deck in the units, the consultant should design for the following additional loads (over and above the normal design loads) on each floor: a) a minimum imposed load of 1.5 kN/m2 to allow for imposed load on the loft or intermediate floor deck; plus b) a minimum superimposed dead load of 1.0 kN/m2 to allow for the weight of the loft or intermediate floor deck. 7 Where a loft or intermediate floor deck is intended for usage other than residential occupancy class, the provision for additional imposed load and superimposed dead load due to the loft or intermediate floor deck should be increased accordingly.
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