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Hi, Blue Skies True, really hope the pipies in the toilets can be made hidden somewhere else & less obstructive! Throughout the whole reno process, there are pleasant & unpleasant moments as mine is really an extreme makeover of over 30-year old flat with so many unpredictable issues which surfaced only during the renovation works. Kudos to my ID for his patience and involvement in the project from beginning to now. I will share with you the details.

While I was searching for flats way back in 1999, I scouted around many estates and realised that I could lift my hand and almost touching the ceilings at some estate, like Teban Gardens Block 4 (I am 1.65m tall). When I came to visit my current place, I can see the total difference in height of ceiling. Maybe I go back tonight and measure for you to compare.

Our block was built by JTC in the 1979, and the ceiling is much higher than other estates. The other day, while I was doing QC after the contractors left (I checked daily the tall piece of side panel as that is the area they would pass by when using the toilet or dustbin), I saw a joint & thought it was a scratch initially. The joint is at the bottom about 3-4 inches away from the lowest edge. As we have unusually high ceilings, I understand that my ID 'underquoted' the wall tiles!

I am glad that I selected the right curtain maker given by my ID. Their wokmsnship is superb and service is No. 1!! When they came for measurements, they saw beams & columns at every corners and they have duly taken these into considerations. Now, as there will be another wooden sliding door for the toilet of MBR, the right side of the track & stopper need adjustment. My ID feedback to them & they responded immediately, even though their installers are rushing for owners to meet CNY. Really worth every cents of the price I paid for whole curtains.

Hi, winkasiao Thank you for visiting my blog... I hope to borrow your 'winkasiao' luck for CNY! We like our reno too, it is really an extreme makeover home, as commented by our neighbours. I will pm you my ID full contact.

Hi, sleek I am glad my energy level at this age, can hold me through these 2 months of extreme makeover plan & I have to thank all of you like yourself for the encouragement. Wishing you a bountiful CNY with happiness & success throughout the year!

Hi, May_dream1 I saw your nick frequently on this forum & now I have the honour to have yours in my blog! Thank you for leaving behind your footprint in my blog, and I am really happy to 'know' u here. Looks like I will spend CNY reading your blog:)

Hi, hotchix Thank you for visiting my blog! I am glad that I have made it & finally the reno is considered over, although there are still some punchlist items to be cleared. Perhaps I place too stringent demand on quality check and that's why almost all contractors had a hard time with me. I will be writing a summation of the whole reno works & lessons learnt with full photographs once my furnitures arrived. As for the sink & stove, it looks very near, but they are at least 2 feet apart from sink mixer and the first ring of stove. Hence, it is not an issue to have L-shape sink & stove if sufficiently apart. As for the mover, I should really compliment them for their good service. My stuffs were all packed in cartons by ourselves when we moved out 2 months ago. They are all intact & no need to repack. There are altogether 14 trolleys plus the King size mattress, and they charged me $300 for the 5 men who spent nearly 4 hours of their time for all my stuffs & place each boxes properly in each respective rooms per my instruction. I will PM you their contact later tonight when I got hold of internet access. I forgot to apply for MI fibre broadband early & they will come only on 2nd Feb. Hotchix, thank you again for visiting my blog and I want to let you know how much I value your comments.

Lol, after moving back home yesterday, was busy unpacking stuffs for the kitchen. Guess what? My kitchen cabinets look whiter now... May be my eyes these 2 days were spent looking at them, nothing else. So, I want to convey is that my kitchen is like PIANO white!

Activities on 26 Jan 2011: Was at home waiting for Courts delivery for the LG fridge, Sanyo washer & Samsung LED TV amid the heavy rain. The delivery guys had to lug the washer & TV up to my unit because the only lift serving our point block had broken down as soon as they brought up the LG fridge. Then, mover called & advised delivery time changed due to rain. I was delighted as the only available timeslot was not favourable for me. So, rushed back to Bukit Panjang as soon as Courts finished testing the washer. Mover came punctually & in less than one hour, they have loaded all our stuffs. Was raining heavily and when we arrived at my place, the only lift serving our point block broke down again for a third time in one day. The other lift had shut down for upgrading since the day we moved out for renovation. The movers unloaded all our stuffs and they waited patiently for more than an hour for the mechanic to repair the lift. City Gas also came to install the gas meter & connection to heater & stove. I am glad that the mover didn't disappoint me; really cheap & reliable mover!

Hi, Martin Just for record, have sent you the contact details of my ID. Let me know anything else you want me to provide.

Hi, rickoveron Yes, I have the contact of one of ah neh...I guess is the guy without uniform. He called me when I was unwell and slept in one of the bedroom when they came to find the house owner:) Will PM you his mobile number.

Progress photographs: The Foyer @ entrance to Kitchen with the completed store room The headboard for my bedroom.

Curtains: Bedroom 3 MBR Reversed dressing with the expensive Day curtains in front instead of normal way of placing behind.

I bought at their Sungei Kadut outlet. I will PM you the address later tonight.

I thought they have Zoning and they ply along the West zone?

Hi, hafiizh Thank you for the compliment! The mini console is supposed to be suspended, sitting on the skirting. But when OpenNet came yesterday, I forget to leave some room for the cable connection at the bottom of the Termination Box. So, the small cabinet now 'sits' on the floor...still alright as it serves to conceal the wire junks in the box.

Progress photographs: Storeroom & shoe cabinet: The shelves inside the 'walk-in' store room: The same guy who installed Pole System wardrobe sliding doors seen here installing the 2 huge sliding doors...this guy is very meticulous; the HDB walls of older flats are slanting and he tried his best to solve the problem by adjusting the frame & coordinating with the carpenter on how to resolve the gaps between walls. The shoe cabinet is almost done, except for one door which the carpenter short buy one set of Blum hinges. The shoe cabinet will be adjusted to close the gap between the sliding doors. This is the wooden sliding door for Master Bedroom toilet entrance

Progress Photographs: continued OpenNet came to install the Termination Box The mini-console to hide away the switches Bedroom 4 - platform bed & side board Dining Area - the frame for sliding windows

Progress Photographs - Yesterday morning: Carpentry works in progress: Materials arrived in the morning around 10:00am TV console was formed and came in one complete piece Platform at Bedroom 4 Shoe Cabinet beside the Store room

Just finished wall paper on the new wall facing the main door. I'm now on my way back to my sister's place. I will upload the progress photos soon...

I'm very happy today.....received calls from Mode Studio confirming the vessels arriving port on 28 Jan. In the next hour, received another call from X'clusive Home that their shipment is also arriving on the same time. Looks like all my furniture bought from these 2 shops will be delivered to me by end Jan. OpenNet just came to install the termination box. Tested ok. Carpentry works in progress. Curtains installation in progress. Busy busy for all the workers at my place now. Will upload the progress photographs later when I have the time.

So, we now have WHITELOGIC VS BLACK MAGIC and your cha pa lang things! Lol Looks like your kitchen will turn out more classy than mine!

My laminate is from the WHITELOGIC 2011 Laminate range, EDL brand. But I can't recall the name of glossy white colour I have chosen. It has little sparklings on it.... Will you install the glass cabinet, like mine?