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  1. I just replied to your post on the other thread.

    About the acid, it could be the chemical wash that they usually do when cleaning up the place.

    The grouting is usually damaged by that process but touch ups are possible after that.

    Be sure you take photos and documents these cases accordingly.

    As for your next step, you can give a call to a lawyer or drop them an email.

    Usually if they entertain you on the phone, you can get some good advice. They might entice you to meet them up and that would be $$$!

    Good luck and keep us posted!


  2. Many thanks for your replies. Things are much better now and thanks all for your support in agreeing that this tiling job was really poor!

    Hi Niie,

    I just saw your other post on this forum about your contractor. Really sorry to hear about that.

    We also had our fair share of headaches and sleepless nights with our contractor and that is why we decided to drop the guy off and did the remaining works on our own by getting the direct, real and honest people doing the actual jobs ourselves.

    In your case (from your other post), i think it is a bit too late to get somebody else to do the works because you have already moved in and probably have paid up for 95% of the whole reno costs.

    Do you have a retention fee left from the contract?

    I don't think that CASE will be able to offer much help and assistance really.

    What I can help you here is to give you some personal advice (which could or could not help in your situation but however did help in our case):

    1) Document each and every issue that you had with the contractor (photos, conversations, emails, phone calls he did not pick up, etc.).

    2) Work out a proper timeline of events.

    3) Seek legal advice (you can call a lawyer and some of them might be able to give you some suggestions and pointers whether you have a strong case or not). FYI, there are some CCs that provide a free legal advice but you probably have to call and make an appointment...we didn't try that btw since we were lucky to have a friend to help us in that).

    4) What we did for the poor workmanship of the tile works, is that we engaged an outside person (tiler in our case) to come and assess the works. Be warned that their opinion is to be taken with a pinch of salt - since obviously they also would like to get your business. For us, it was useful because we got a better understanding of why the works were done so poorly (due to overlay of tiles and why our contractor did not want to rectify - because it would damage the waterproofing seals and void our warranty).

    With the above, you will be better prepared and equipped when you will eventually talk to your contractor (especially after he gets a lawyer's letter on his desk).

    The other alternative, is to just forget about your contractor (that will cost you a lot of time wasted in pursuing this matter and you just have to ask yourself whether it would be worth your time and effort really).

    You can get a tiler/plumber/carpenter to rectify these poor jobs wherever possible but of course this would entail more costs....

    so therefore, it is really whether you have the time to fight your case (which can drag for months) or to move on from that bad experience.

    We did both but for us we were at the half way through our contract.

    Hope this helps,

    if you have any questions, pm me and i'll try to help as much as i can.

    Our home reno has also been delayed but we are very much happier the way things are going now really.

    Be strong! :)

    Reno Sotong


  3. I was also quite keen to do this type of lighting fixtures.

    Decided not too because of maintenance issue...it gets dusty and dirty quite easily and not sure how to go about to replace the fluo tubes.

    You can go to 313 and see some of those lights (i mean in the shopping centre...not shops) and you can there see that some of them have collected dust and is quite an eye sore.

    Hope this does not dampen you too much...just to give you a heads up since we wanted to do this type of lighting as well.

    Happy reno! :)


  4. Hello Fellow reno mates,

    Just wanted to seek your opinion and advice on the following tiling job done by our contractor.

    We are unhappy with the quality of the works. Please see for yourself.

    Are we too demanding or is it really acceptable?

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    If not acceptable, what can we do?

    a) I would think the flooring would have to be hacked again? Not sure whether patching up will be ok?

    b) Ask the contractor to redo FOC? Is that possible?

    c) Accept and swallow the bitter pill?

    Or is there anything else we can do?...We feel a bit cornered with not much option on this since the tiling and reno contract have been "carved in stone"....

    Thank you very much for your help,

    Reno sotong


  5. Hello Reno friends,

    We are currently doing our wardrobe and we saw this cool pull down clothes rail system which is inside the wardrobe.

    It is like this:

    http://www.organizeit.com/pull-down-closet-rod-48-inch-handle.asp

    Does anybody know where we can get this in Singapore?

    They are charging us $350 for 1 set.

    Just wondering whether there is anything cheaper and perhaps better quality.

    thanks in advance.

    Any help is well appreciated :)

    Sotong


  6. Dear reno mates,

    I really like the armchair from Herman Miller and the Aeron office chair as well.

    However, I just find the price really steep.

    Anybody knows of any good lobangs for sale or a "cheaper alternative"? ;)

    many thanks in advance,

    reno sotong

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  7. Why Hitachi not in the list wor?Wahahha...I bought a Hitachi 481 too...so far so good...my bro using same model for 1 yr liao oso no complains....

    Sorry abt that!...i didn't know which brands to include! haha

    i just added Hitachi and Panasonic brands.

    Seems like mitsubishi and F&P are a bit more popular than the rest.

    Where did u buy ur Hitachi fridge btw?

    We are shopping for fridges - just not sure whether is it good to buy from Courts/Best Denki/Harvey Norman...


  8. Hi there,

    May I know price you purchased ?

    We've got a 60% discount off the official retail price. I think it was left overs for condo projects.

    if u are interested, let me know...can link u up with the sales lady which gave us the discount.

    In hindsight, i think we rush too fast into it cos we didn't consider looking around first!! :(


  9. Hi there,

    i can only say if you can afford Gaggenau, u should compare Miele or De Dietrich. Especially Miele, no any brands can give you like Miele does. In terms of after sales service, product performance and home demostration. You will understand what i m trying to say if you experience buying Miele products

    Thanks Shuying,

    oh gosh, i've already bought a Gaggenau combi oven!

    Didn't check out the Miele counterpart though...what a waste!!

    Do you have any experience/knowledge of Gaggenau?

    Is it any good too?

    I bought a model that is phased out and came at a heavy discount...so it was an impulse buy!


  10. wow tat shop really out to kill~ check out sim lim tower top shopping level, there are a few led shops tat is at least half of what you are been quoted. 2 years back i bought at $25/m which i use for my car. if not look ard in the diy part of renotalk, i believe someone is doing a groupbuy from china so i believe they can be a good deal..

    i actually bought 50m from china,and they are the same as what u can get from sim lim. will be using as covelights, electrician will be installing next week, if i have lots spare maybe i can sell some off here.

    Thanks spikyfur!

    Ya lor, i think i was cheated big time by the chap in Balestier. I'll check out the sim lim tower on the weekend.

    Btw, what is the power rating of your LED ribbon? IIRC, the one i saw was 45W - which was the most powerful i've seen so far. Very bright white lights!

    All the best for your home reno! :)


  11. Hello fellow reno mates,

    I've been trying to source for LED "down lights".

    They are basically strips of LED lights on a ribbon and are really quite bright.

    I thought of using them for inside wardrobes and in the kitchen (below the top cabinets).

    Anybody has some lobangs where to get them?

    Are they really worth the extra price? (what I look forward to is the low energy consumption and no heat generated)

    I was quoted $45/metre and with something like $110 for the transformer. Dimmer was another $45. That was in Balestier.

    I was wondering is it cheaper in Sim Lim?

    All in all, for about 20 metres, it comes to like $1,200.

    This is versus $300 for fluorescent tube lights....

    Any feedback is much appreciated...thanks!!

    Reno sotong


  12. This is so cool! ...that link to making your own furniture is so cool!!

    thanks a lot marshmallow & gimz for your quick replies!

    I'll check it out IKEA this weekend too.

    Btw, do u have other interesting websites for home reno?

    especially on ideas and reviews of appliances?

    Not sure what are good and trusted brands in the market...(i.e; fridge, tv, gas hobs, etc.)


  13. Hello home owners and future home owners,

    We are currently looking into reno for our HDB 5 room.

    The kitchen area is 9 sq m only!

    We always wanted an island in the kitchen however due to the space constraints, we are thinking whether it is possible to do a "portable" cabinet with drawers and a table top to look like an island.

    This "portable" island would be on rollers and can be pushed in and locked in place below the kitchen sink (for example) and can be moved about to double up as an island when cooking or as a spare table with drawers when having dinner at the dining area.

    1. Anybody has done this before?

    would appreciate ur comments and recommendations :)

    2. Anybody to recommend that could do this job or can purchase from?

    thanks in advance!

    Reno Sotong speaking!

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