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  1. I got it from Thian Lee. they do delivery and installation but I wanted to do it on my own so decided to self collect from crawford and install. I paid about $400 for this config but it was worth it. I didn't like those cheap ones as the edges are quite sharp plus I wanted a more light weight design. This shelf is made in Japan and the shelves are very sturdy plus they're 'boltless'.
  2. I did install some LEDs for the toilets and TV console. Yes, they're really cheap from ebay compared to what they sell in Sim Lim.... like $5/m compared to $20/m. Wanted to install additional LEDs but I bought too many lights before I started renovation and still have a few more that I can't find places to install.... didn't really make sense to buy more LEDs. BTW, I realise that the lights I installed for the TV console especially is under-utilised. They look good but you probably won't turn them on most of the time. Color changing LEDs are cool but not for my home I guess, too fancy.
  3. Here's some other things I did.... Well that sort of wraps up the stuff I DIY for my house. It's a lot of hard work but you get lots of satisfaction after that. This journey gave me many new experiences which you will not get in other things you do. The most important thing when you DIY is that you know this is your precious home.... do it well or don't do it yourself at all.
  4. Finally after a few months of work, everything was almost in place. The wall between the kitchen and dining area was half hacked away to allow more light into the kitchen area (not DIY). Now I can finally complete the last light to install to the existing sockets. and did some deco to the wall afterwards..... Then there was also the entrance light which I needed to get another power source out from the DB to make it work... though there's trunking used but it's inevitable. Took a week to slowly install the lights, do up the trunking, repainting them and changing the original two pole switch to a three pole one. I also added another power socket beside the DB since there wasn't any power points on that side of the wall. Then there's the TV console lights.......... and after a little decoration.......
  5. Had some issues with the power point that was just above the hob and after turning on the flame, I realized it wasn't a good idea to not shift it. Looked around for glass backing and found something I could use from my work place..... spray painted the glass and managed to find a suitable power socket to relocate to the higher area of the wall. I did some rewiring and installed some lights below the cabinet using the same power point.
  6. Next was the shower area which was always making the toilet bowl wet in both toilets. searched around for a suitable screen but none of the available ones were able to install angled except for this one from IKEA. Luckily I had the pipe cutter when I was doing the water pipe for the washing machine. Not a very lasting type of bar but I think for less than $80 for both toilets including good quality curtains, I can't find a better deal anywhere else. By the way, I also installed the water heater and toilet fixtures on my own. There was the ugly heater pipes that I wanted to cover up and finally got the IKEA toilet cabinet to fit in just below the pipes.
  7. Wow, time really flies..... it's been ages since the last post and I finally have time to settle down and post the remaining story of my escapade for the house. Being a person who likes to DIY all the time, I made some adjustments to the washing area. The drainage pipe took me a while to decide whether to make a permanent one or use a flexible hose.... in the end I thought it will be good to do a PVC pipe instead. Having little knowledge about piping works, I asked around for the correct size to use and bought some adapters to fit the current drainage pipe. had to cut off the washing machine hose to fit into the PVC adapter. the top is actually removable if need to. have been using it for 3 months and no issues so far.
  8. there won't be an earth line in the light switch... A light switch only has live wire going through. you can use a test pen to identify which line is the live by turning off the switch and the one that doesn't light up is the neutral. bear in mind you need to turn on the power to do this so you need to be really careful. when you dismantle the light itself, shorting the two wires will bridge it as neutral for the light switch, thus you can now convert the light switch to a power socket without the earth.
  9. I actually do technical stuff for events. Special effects in precise.
  10. The doors took a while to finish and meanwhile, the bedroom cabinets were also being constructed. The carpenter asked me if I could shift the bedroom fan which was blocking one of the cabinet doors and I told him to change the design of that particular door instead. The fan took me so much effort to install and you want me to shift... no way man. So decided to just make do with separate doors instead of a full one like the other 4 cabinet doors. I thought it's pretty ok as I wouldn't normally open that compartment to take things and it will require me to use a chair to reach it. This settles the bedroom issue. Meanwhile, the thought of putting the washing machine at the intended position seems wrong whereby there's actually a lot of space on the other side but the architect had to squeeze everything on the narrower side..... Well, I wanted to give it a try. Bought some stainless steel pipes and adaptors from a hardware shop at my workplace and started extending the pipe for the washing machine. The fact that I've never seen people install pipes and with only others suggesting ways to fix up the pipe, I had to do some trial and testing. It took me 2 nights to complete as I didn't get the correct adaptor and had to buy a suitable one the next day. It was well worth the effort as it really fit in better on the other side Of course there was still the power socket issue which I solved it by buying an outdoor socket for $25. All in all it costs me less than $50 to shift the washing machine position. I guess if you ask a contractor to do it, they'd probably charge you $150 or more to do that. I now have a nice area I can use to for washing and there won't be obstruction when we hang our clothes.
  11. Deciding on the kitchen layout was the next thing in mind. Our kitchen is designed in an odd way, meaning the side for the cooking and sink is less than 2ft and this poses a problem for the kitchen cabinet. The worst thing that happened was the oven that we purchased needed a 2ft depth, therefore we had to make another cabinet on the other side. The cabinet was decided to have the interiors black and I thought it will be something special, although the contractor says nobody uses black for kitchen. When the granite top was installed by my dad, the hole for the sink was cut wrongly..... miscommunication I guess.... Dad asked me to look for another sink and we had a small argument regarding this issue. I gave in and tried to look for a kitchen sink that size but after a few tries, I gave up. wanted to go back and tell my dad to just use a piece to cover the hole but he said he will change it as it was both party's mistake. I was more than happy to hear that.
  12. After gaining much from the experience of the first light in the storeroom, I decided that it's time to have the lights from e-warehouse delivered. At the day of delivery for the many stuff I bought from them, there were 2 discrepancy in the order. one of the light which I thought was an extremely good deal was this light bulb design made with small cylinders. I had wanted to put the light at the corridor. They actually delivered a bulb like thing made of stained glass and I immediately told the delivery guy that it wasn't the correct thing. He brought back the light and I went down the next day to settle the differences. I changed the light to a simpler design which I thought was not as good but the previous one was sold out. Installing this one is quite straight forward. The 2 bedrooms and kitchen lights are using panasonic inverter circular lamps that costs $70 each. Had an extra point in the MBR so I decided to go search around for a suitable one in IKEA. I bought 2 lamps for the toilet and a special track light for the room. I was very excited to get the light up so I quickly did measurements on the floor and made markings of where I need to drill on the ceiling. This really created a nice added feel to the room.
  13. Lights installation started with this amazingly beautiful piece with a soft blue glow on top, which I got from lightcraft for 30 bucks. Initially wanted to put it in the service balcony but thought it's more suited for the store room due to the fact that there were openings to the lamp housing that will let insects go in.
  14. Anyways my first project apart from installing the lights which I took quite some time was the TV console. The wall which is used to hang the cabinets was built with a hollow core and I wasn't aware until I drilled it. After going through all the hassle and trial and error, I finally managed to get it up in a proper position. That is only the beginning. IKEA has really nice combinations for me to expand my wall so I decided to look for more stuff to put. The fan was also another difficult task for me and believe me, I didn't expect it to be so hard to hide the wireless unit in the fan. here's the completed one in the master bedroom. after that, it took me another few more days before I decided to install the Sun Flower.... which I thought would be easier. had some difficulty getting the holes aligned and had to do tiny modifications to fit. Got it working and it's quite satisfying. Coming up next..... the lights installation.....
  15. ok you can go to www.-.com.sg to have a look at the address.
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