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Thanks for the enlightenment. So he was not talking about thickness but the cross section dimension. I worked in carpentry for a couple of years (when I was younger) and thought all those years wasted since I could not interpret his requirement.

Hi Pelect, don't mind enlighten me what is meant by 4/4 & 8/4 thickness?

What is the SI units of 4/4 (or 8/4)? It should be in inches (I think) but does not make sense to me cos inches normally uses 8 as the denominator. In any case, if you are not looking for a specific timber, just go to a furniture making shop and ask if they want to sell to you. Normal plywood furniture are (eg: kitchen cabinets & wardrobe) are reinforce with timber, so they will have solid timber.

Yes, sand it to remove the rust & old paint. I would suggest applying a coat of primer and let it dry well before the marine paint. I actually did that to my parent's toilet about 10 years old and it lasted till now. Their flat are almost 25 years old now.

Don't let it come in contact with water. But I am assuming yours is an older house with the steel door frame and has no wet/dry toilet section. A suggestion for you is to air it very dry and give it a thick coat of good quality paint. And paint the floor tiles around the door frame stem too. I suggest using marine paint but I believe it is not easily available in the hardware shop. You probably might have to search around Tuas Industrial park hardware shop. It'll probably last a few years before you need to paint again. My suggestion. Good luck.

Toilet turning mouldy is primarily because of lack of ventilation. I normally leave the toilet window and doors open. Water heater will spoil with time. Normally when it leaks from the casement itself, it means that the internal shell is damage (punctured) and the water is soaking thru' the insulation foam. You will need to replace it with a new unit. Wardrobe & kitchen sliding door will need a contractor but small job... will be a challenge until one of the forumers here who DIY a lot wants to give it a go.

I bought mine at Chai Chee Road, block 26A. There is 1 hardware shop there (and still there). But I saw it at many hardware shop around Singapore afterwards, probably because I knew what I was looking at. Self-Fix & Home-Fix sells them too. Actually, I think Giant too. To the second question, you are correct. Although what I insert thru' was the steel braided flexible house (in hokkien called: nieng au) instead of steel pipe. This is what is commonly used below sink faucet to connect to the pipes. Link below for your reference. http://www.amazon.com/Bathroom-Flexible-Stainless-Braided-Shower/dp/B008SDGCSK/ref=sr_1_11?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1423656357&sr=1-11&keywords=flexible+steel+hose The substitute I used (let's called it socket) comes in 2 different size at both ends. 1 end is large and should fit the but for the faucet. Install the faucet first using that side. Maybe it is my sink too deep, so I had some problem tightening the nut. So I use rachet extension to tighten. The other end will fix the steel braided hose. But if I recall correctly, the hardware shop owner told me that the socket comes in different size too, so it depends on your faucet nut size.

Since you already say: Don't mind not having back that 10%', I think you can make the decision. If only taking 10% and you've already nickname him as Mr everything don't know, do you think the situation will get better or worst? Anyway, got lemon law nowadays, hopefully you can get back the full 10%. Good luck.

Some years back, my friend bought a HDB BTO in Sengkang. Then got his contractor to come in and do renovation. Bedroom doors was remove (as he was replacing it) and had marble flooring and build-in wardrobe installed . When the door contractor came to fix the door, realize that the door frame was not parallel, so he would have to cut the door such that the top width is larger than the bottom width. Very ugly. Reported to the HDB. They came, inspect and acknowledge door frame was not installed properly. Option to my friend was either live with it or hack off the door frame and re-install (by HDB contractor of course; FOC). Problem is: marble floor already done, hack door frame will affect the marble floor and the build-in wardrobe too. So check, check & check. Do it on different days and look at different things. Don't rush.

If a small area/section got accidentally stain by 'stray' paint, then maybe. But in your case, if the pipes got painted intentionally and you want to use paint remover... hmmm I am skeptical it will work. And when you try to scrub it off... you will scratch the SUS pipe. You can still try, start with a small section of the painted pipe first. If it don't work, you can live with it, change to a better color or change pipe (last resort).

Cheap & easy way is to buy mahjong paper (or cardboard or any paper with design) & double side tape to cover up the panes. For mine, we got a Perspex shop to cut to size a piece of Perspex and install over the panes. A little bit more $ and more work for the installation.

Last year this time, I was also researching it. I went to the TPY address but it was no longer there. Went to the Tampines shop, they only have 1 pc left and box looks like collected a lot of dust. Went to the PP shop and I believe they have 2 pcs. But end up I never buy. But in theory, I think it only makes us feel a lot of water is gushing out when in fact, there is water + air. The valve creates a vacuum that sucks in air which then exits the nozzle together with the water from the pipe. It might indeed slow down the water flowrate, so less water use.

Ceiling fans are rotating, so it is advisable to use anchor bolts. I have a ceiling fan in my living room. When I change it a few years back, the existing mounting hole location did not match with the new fan. Only 2 of the holes could be used and a new 3rd hole must be drill. The installer fail to successfully remove the old anchor bolt (I watch & knew he tried). And it could not be fully covered by the new fan. So now, I could see a part of the old anchor bolt on my ceiling.

Where got normal? New house or resale? If new, this part of the wall done by your contractor or HDB (or developer if private property)? Should have 1 year warranty (from developer) if it is new.

The DO, Do have friends. The DON'T, Don't trust any of them. LOL

I bought the basin wrench you posted, totally useless. Then I went to the neighborhood hardware shop, spoke to the owner and he recommended this (http://www.amazon.com/Shower-Valve-Socket-Wrench-Removing/dp/B000BQ8DC0). Much useful but you need a some ratchet set accessories to use it easily.

What your contractor told you is true, the holes are for water to discharge. But you are right that for corridor unit, it is not required. Is it an option to ask him to get a piece of flat bar, powder coat it to white and stick along the whole stretch to cover up the holes?

I remember some H***fix got paint mixing services, you can ask them if they will sell you the empty containers. Or any paint shop that have mixing services, they must have new paint containers.

Call the plumber that quote $750 to go to your place for site survey, ask what pipe material he using (PVC, copper, stainless steel pipe) , any hacking involve and will he make good the places if he need to hack a little, got include painting, etc.... Then see how much the total quote and compare with the $1150 plumber. Compare apple to apple.

Normally the ID will co-ordinate delivery (as a form of value adding service), so when the sink was delivered, she should have checked it (or at least got the contractor to check it) before accepting delivery on your behalf. You should highlight to her. Unless you accept delivery yourself. If you 'suspect' the carpenters are a problem, you should discuss with her since they are engage by her, so she is responsible for their actions. But try not to accuse la.... not so nice & you really really don't want to piss the carpenters off.

From what I understand, only the owner & co-owner owns the unit. The tenant/occupant should not have the right to make any claim on the unit. In the scenario you describe, the unit is own by the mother & son. If the mother & father divorce, the property still belongs to the mother & son and they can continue staying there.

I'm not exactly sure but I thought that for HDB units, first 5 years cannot renovate the bathroom? Waterproofing warranty concern. You should check.

You only don't like the attitude of the ID or is she not getting the stuff that you want done? My friend had an ID done his renovation a couple of years back. They also had some issues and the contractor that the ID engage damage his new fridge and there was some defect with the reno. He refuse to pay the balance of the renovation cost until the ID replace him a new fridge and rectify the other damages. I think it was not done and he did not pay the balance. A year after he move-in, he receive the lawyer letter from the IDs company. So document (probably by email) the issues with the IDs, you may need it later. Bear in mind that they are company and probably have lawyers working for them, we don't.

Next time they scream & shout at you or your family, I suggest you record it (video or vocal recording). Then ever if push come to shove & must go to court, you have evidence to proof they were abusive towards you (and your family).

Unless you are installing very large projector, otherwise, maybe it is not must because anchor bolts are difficult to remove. If you are installing the normal projectors (like those use in offices), just drill holes, install the rubber plugs and use screws to secure the projector. It should work fine. But you should discuss with the shop that sells you the projector.