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hi amyznl, congrats on ur new flat. so far still ok. he has been accommodating. but schedule is a bit delayed here n there. the main reno is managed by the id. you can refer to one of my previous post for the quote. as for the rest, i self sourced windows, electrician, doors, glass work and air-con. cost difference is a lot definitely. because when id /contractor quote u items, they sure have to mark up mah. unless he is very kind person, or he is ur relative, or he already makan u full full in some other items... also depend on ur budget. if 50k to 70k is ok for you, then might as well let one id /contractor run all the show. save ur time and efforts. my budget is 35k, so have to squeeze tight for every penny spent. but self source is very time consuming as you need to manage their installation dates to be in line with the main id /contractor schedule. if the id /contractor delay like my case, i need to call all of them to re-arrange time again. even more tough if u have to work during office hours.

Week 5 (Ended) Ceiling work all done up. Look really good. But generally this is another delayed week. Painting supposed to be done last Friday. Till now painting, laminate flooring for bedrooms, tiles for storeroom still not done up yet. Asked ID why ah, he said manpower issue, but will not affect schedule.... he said his workers will chiong for me over this holiday weekend. tmr is January le. 17 more days to hand-over date, but carpentry yet to start... sianz.... worried...

bro, i dun see googled result of sj glass!!! i need to comfirm my shower screen liao..! haha.. despo.

bro, i have a noob question on network thingy to ask you. so i have fixed a data point at my living room wall. opennet terminal is there as well. for internet setup, i will connect the opennet terminal to a modem. then from modem into the data point hole on the wall. once done that, all my other data point in bedrooms will have internet connection right? no need router?

Wahajaha... I already saw small patches of paint peeled off. But so far havent seen any rusting parts. Well, cheap thing cheap standard. Cant complain much. Hehe.

Wrought Iron Gate done up by CNS Common bathroom piping done up Master bathroom piping done up Arrival of toilet stuffs from Universal Union Arrival of lighting stuffs from A Lighting

Week 5 Done with electrical re-wiring. this week will be ceiling work, painting and laminate flooring. carpentry meeting yesterday. we confirmed our design and laminate choices in 1.5 hours for 3 wardrobes, 1 feature wall c/w tv console for living room, bathroom vanity and kitchen cabinents. quite fast lor. cause my wife wanna go home feed our little prince le. so we chop chop curry chop.

posted ur reply here because ur mailbox is full... i engaged Alex (91008767). he is responsive. his workmanship is ok too. Grille i dunno yet. i did for my 5-room unit. quite a lot of sliding windows. total $4.5k including grilles for whole house and 2 bathrooms windows too. good deal if u asked me. just let him know u r referred by owner from Sims Dr. so that he can quote u my quote as well... check out his blog. www.alexwindow.blogspot.com =)

yeaa.. kinda disappointed that my family have to spent this christmas at a rented place with other tenants. pray hard that we can move in by mid jan 2011... santa pls grant my wish.

Great! Completed my purchase for ikea daily promotional items! 1. Dragon 24-piece cutlery set x2 2. Fargrix 18-piece service set x2 3. Persby cushion for my sofa (brown) x4 Merry christmas to all!

Week 4 - Electrical Work Electrical work into the 2nd day. Messy wiring and truncking running across the ceiling and walls. Respect their work, not easy at all. Master room console area - 2 double power point; - 1 cat6 data point; - 1 SCV point; and - 1 Telephone point. Bedroom2 console area - 1 double power point; - 1 cat6 data point; - 1 SCV point; and - 1 Telephone point. Bedroom3 console area - 1 double power point; - 1 cat6 data point; - 1 SCV point; and - 1 Telephone point.

Was only given the options of either MK or Fung Yip. Chosen MK, because from UK as compared to Fung Yip from Hong Kong.

What is diff btw b & c series?

Hi neubie, will the hardware stores at kranji sell cheper than BLUM (@Ubi) itself? I am looking at the Tadem 30kg Full Extension 560H (without BLUMOTION), including locking devices for 500mm (560H50000C) at S$29.79. This is the typical set you guys will get?

waa.. very confusing between the identity of spartan and isiah... nevertheless, the ur quote is really too cheap to believe. if this is a real deal, i will definitely go for it. what's the catch here? but my reno already WIP... too late... probably u wanna share with us yours' id company? have anyone used him before in renotalk?

ADVICE on electrical switches What brands of switch should i go for? 1. MK 2. Clipsal 3. Legrand 4. Other recommendations

hahaha... yea, respect their aiming skill. i complained to my id. he said this can be washed away during the chemcial wash. hope so...

Yea... I was quite surprised to see the lourves still there as i thought my id will ask his men to patch it up. But he said this is not included in the quote. Then i told him help a bit la, dun so calculative. hopefully he will agree to help bah.

Master room Still very messy... Common bathroom Master bathroom Electrician brought the electrical components up earlier. I went down to QC the stocks. kiasu.. Yeap... that's my Cat6 LAN cable.

Week 3 (ended) Finally able to take some pictures of my place during a bright day light condition. Here you go: Living room Left tiling for skirting and main door area Kitchen Storeroom

waaa... congrats on ur great success.. faster fix up to ur WIW, can't wait to see the end result. neighbour got complain the smell?

Week 3 Lost count of the days. decided to count by week. easier. kekeke tonight visit was a mixed feeling. I brought my wife up there for the 3rd time. Hope that she is happy with the progress so far. we noted that tiling for living room are completed 90%. That's reallly fast as yesterday was totally 0% when i left the place. The drop-down foyer area has also been levelled up to living room level. the whole living /dining room looks spacious! the thought that my baby boy has ample room for crawling and playing makes me happy. The unhappy incident happened in the master bathroom. i saw a big cupboard in the toilet... quite obvious that the workers are doing their poo-poo in my master toilet! but w/o the WC, they aimed directly into the drainage pipe. fierce~ i am actually fine with it, so long no stain, no poo remains and no smell. but the next sight pissed me off! Yes! A left over cigarette butt lying on my new tiles!!! freaky mad at this! look at the burnt stain. dunno whether can be washed or not... super tulan! i complained to my id already. Also, all the windows were left open. Imaging i didnt turn up today to close them and it rains, who will compensate for all the damaged items in the house! Worse still, this may indirectly delay my HO date if they have to re-do anything! ok... finished my bitching here. night.

yea... guess so. just move on lor... the reno progress still long ahead... cannot let this thingy hidden the mood!

haha... his $90 already lower than market rate of $100. currently, i also hard to ask for discount, because previously he gave me a lot of FOC. worst thing is that last week he told me he very stretched for my project due to some miscalculation of the kitchen wall tiles on his own neglience... any more discount he will no heart and soul to do this reno anymore... ever since, whatever add-ons to my variation orders strictly no discount de. now he also charges me for storage heater installation fees! sad sad... $270 + $90 = $360. Wow... i can buy WII with this $$$!

orhhh.... instant heater no need hot water piping. because cold water will be instantly heat up at the heater machince before reaching our body. as for storage heater, the water is boil up at the storage tank. therefore requires a dedicated hot water pipe to transport the water to spray onto our body... now it all makes sense! wow.. a costly lesson for me to learn for lack for research on storage heater installation costs!