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  1. Posted

    Hey sleek, nah no wet blanket, don't worry. We are just hoping for the best! ;)

    Spoke to the carpenter myself today and he said he will try to rush it out within the 2 weeks. *fingers crossed* :unsure: He didn't gasp and say, "Cannot lah! Siao..." So i'm quite thankful for that. :P

    We are not doing the wardrobes for all the bedrooms with him, so hopefully that alleviates his load a lil :P

  3. Posted

    My iD goes down only when necessary while I go over every few days. But guess he might not have the time to visit every house. | m okay as long as he respond to my calls and rectify whatever complains I have at the soonest possible time..

    I guess it's important for them to respond to calls if they don't go up as often.

    Seems quite difficult to get them to go up every other day too.

    One of the sub-contractors working on my place told me that the ID trusts them therefore doesn't go up everyday. :rolleyes:

  4. Posted

    PLASTERING UPDATE

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    I love this shot of the entrance to our 3 rooms. So white! :)

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    The dining area also plastered. This nice plastered effect comes with lotsa work! They scrape and smear and scrape and smear and splash water and smear and scrape.. gosh... I lost count of how many times they worked on a single wall! :huh: But the effect is really great. It's soooo smooth the walls feel like glass. Yup. It's that smooth! :P

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    View from the living room. Still waiting for debris to be cleared. Will take one more round of shots when the washing is done. ;)

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    Aircon fellas came yesterday and completed the trunking to the rooms. All rooms are plastered, now left plasterboards to finish up those recessed wall areas (like the blue wall in my bro's room). All our 4 bedrooms are waiting for the new plasterboards to flush the bed head wall before painting and we are done!

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    I love this shot where the two kitchens meet. Won't see much of this shot once the glass doors are up and the pipes are all boxed up. :)

    Meeting the carpenter tomoro morning for final measurements. Plasterboards and ceiling people should be coming this week. Electrician and plumber will be doing concurrently soon I hope. By next weekend, hopefully everything will be more or less settled. 2 more weeks! :sport-smiley-004: Can't wait to move in!!

  5. Posted

    It's good to hear that it is useful. Should you are hiding some wires inside cabinet/wardrobe, it is best for both electrician and carpenter to work together. That, each one of them is informed where you want to place any sockets.

    Ooooh okay, I'll see if that's possible with our tight timeline, else will just have to live with the trunking. Thanks again! ;)

    :lol: a fuchsia chute will be cool! :rolleyes:

    Erm, cool to some, not so cool to some others. I belong to the latter group. Haha :lol:

    I'm glad it's not deemed to be horrible yet, amidst white tiles all around it! :P

  6. Posted · Edited by schiz0id

    WEEKEND UPDATE

    Was pleasantly surprised to find 2 plasterers at my place this afternoon. They were so quietly working I didn't think there was anyone in the house until I saw the padlock out of its usual place and thought something was amiss. Lucky not burglars there to kop broken tiles, sand and cement. Ha! :P

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    Tiling at the main door completed. The slope for water to drain towards the right is not as obvious as I thought it'd be after tiling that part :good:

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    Tiling in living room complete. That solitary tile not put in cos there was a wire next to the stiffener that was felled, waiting for electrician to come and see what that wire is for.

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    Wet kitchen tiles laid. Contrasting with the dry kitchen tiles. Carpentry is also in contrast. Hope the effect will be good! :sport-smiley-004: Was also pleasantly surprised at the new rubbish chute that was fixed by the tilers. The fuchsia protective sheet will definitely have to go once everything is installed nicely. Brrrr.. that pink thing will be staring at me each time I come out of the bathroom!

    Would've liked to post pictures of the very nice plastered walls, but the guys were working in the rooms and I didn't want to be in their way. Shall take more pics tomorrow :)

  7. Posted · Edited by schiz0id

    :jawdrop::jawdrop: I love the space in your spacious house,schiz0id. Hope renovation can be completed as the schedule.

    Thanks Reiki. Population density is still high for us despite the supposed huge space :P

    I hope it can be completed on time too. 2 weeks of incessant nagging at the ID and the different trades' uncles to come. :argue: Wish me luck! :sport-smiley-018:

    Btw, I really found your tips on wire management very useful. Thanks for sharing! :good: Will see if my electrician can do the same with such a short time to complete everything. ;)

  8. Posted

    Hey hey,

    I see the sore thumb is gone! Abit late but better than never :jammin:

    Three weeks to move in! I feel excited for ya :lol: hope everything goes faster than zoom zoom in the weeks to come. Guess with the tiling and wet works all done, you can have many groups of people working on your place! :yamseng::drunk:

    Thanks! :)

    I hope so too... *fingers crossed* :sport-smiley-004:

  9. Posted

    R u guys installing any false ceiling?

    Is tiling for the entire flat completed?

    Yup, false ceiling, l-box and cove lighting.

    Tiling more or less completed. Now left plastering.

    Still waiting for them to clear the rubbish before I post more pics. Tiling for living and wet kitchen all done. Plastering for the bedrooms are almost done, left mine and the common areas. :)

  10. Posted

    Works feel like they're at a standstill today. Only one uncle working today. Pushed my ID to arrange for more people tomorrow. I'm feeling the heat.. :angry:

    Less than 3 weeks and I wonder why I'm the only one feeling the urgency.

    Sigh.... I'm waiting for the day I have to take off my shoes at the door to come in to see the progress. Looks like it ain't happening soon.... *annoyed* :angry:

  11. Posted · Edited by schiz0id

    FLOORING UPDATES

    Making some progress today with the flooring.

    They finished the skirting and grouting in the bedrooms and done up the grouting in the living, dining and kitchen floors.

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    A different view from usual. This one was taken from the "huddle" area outside our 3 bedrooms. In the foreground is the dining area, the opening on the left with the pipe is the new store room. Where the debris is, is the living room and the solitary door there is my parents' room. [Yup, the 3 of us are far far away from our parents. Away from their k-drama noise... :lol: ]

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    Yet another different view. Next to my parents' room in the middle is the study area. The one with the bigger opening is the dry kitchen which opens up to the wet kitchen in the back there.

    Notice anything different? The big ball of wires is removed! One of the tiler uncles couldn't stand it getting in their way so he just snip snip them alllll away! :sport-smiley-004:

    Looking forward to a more fruitful day tomoro and saturday. Not many days left. It's full steam ahead!!! :jammin:

  12. Posted

    I wish that my flat is that huge too!

    It's always nice to stay in a large place where it's airy with lotx of space. But the down-side is that u've got to spend more time for cleaning up. :P

    Yeah.. cleaning up can be a real pain sometimes.. :)

    woohooooo congrats to you & buh-bye sore thumb! it's just a nice HUGE space now. drunk.gif

    Hey sleek! Yeah.. it's finally done! After waiting 1 month, it's finally down! :good:

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    So long as neighbours don't complain & Town Council's officer don't get to see it there, it's ok. Otherwise, they would still ask u to bring it down. :P

    In your case, if you were to install the CCTV on the exterior, would the lens be able to capture your neighbour's doorway? No right?

    If it doesn't, then by all means install it. :D

    Hahaha nah.. Not intending to put. Just curious about this whole CCTV thingey :P

  17. Posted · Edited by schiz0id

    STIFFENER UPDATE (LAST!)

    Okay, this is it! Last update about the stiffener. It's been sooo long that the stiffener has come to be affectionately known as the "sore thumb". :lol:

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    A last look at the good 'ol boy who's been there since they built this block of flats over 20 years ago.

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    And finally.... the moment we have all been waiting for..... GOODBYE AND GOOD RIDDANCE to the stiffener! :P

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    View from the main door is a clear view into the house. Don't have to worry about :bangwall: when we come in. :good: You can still see the re-bars sticking out from the fallen stiffener at the bottom left corner. ;)

    Hope that's the last I have to deal with any more paperwork or HDB. I'm sure my HDB TO is glad to not have to hear my voice anymore. Hahaha! :lol:

    Looking forward, electrician is coming tomorrow to remove the mess of wires. And the tiles, with all the skirting and grouting, wil be done by this week! :sport-smiley-004: All the debris should be cleared by this evening.

  18. Posted

    glad that you may not have sucha big problem on your hands afterall after talking to the person who did the floor tiling upstairs!

    and hearing about the delay of your argly pillar, remind me never to get on your bad side cos i will be scared to see your duh face and change of tone wacko.gif (j/k!)

    Haha sleek you're so funny.. *embarrassed*

    I'm really a very nice person. I usually channel all my anger on the roads only.. Ooops! Too much info.. :lol:

    I can't wait for tomoro when the stiffener is finally removed! :fire:

  20. Posted

    Hi buddy,

    I'm pretty sure that things would turn out well for u folks!

    Yes nobody enjoys camping out there... I've had a neighbour who told us that his family camped out at Pasir Ris Park jux for 2 days before the reno was completed! For a person whose never an outdoor creature, I stared at him like he had horns on his head! :huh:

    But is definitely possible & nobody would want to be in their shoes. I think ur ID wouldn't make u guys camp by the roadside or under the bridge... :P

    No kidding... Why not just rent a chalet for 2 days? Cannot imagine sleeping in a tent...

    Haha you guys are so cute..

    I sure hope not too man. But yes, what adidaem suggested ever crossed our minds before. Scary eh? But it's super peak period now.. Just imagine! :o

  21. Posted

    tell your electrician you want to do opennet later on. then the electrician will lay a temporary cable from a hole to outside your house to where you want to have your TP. then when opennet is here, they will scotch tape the fiber optic cable to the temp cable and then pull the temp cable at the place you want the TP until the fiber optic cable is through.

    i also not sure you understand what i mean. heheheeh....

    Hahaha amazingly I think I know what you mean... I think....... :lol:

    I will let my electrician know and see if what he says is the same as what you suggest. Else i'll be sure to post it here ;)

    Thanks! :good:

  22. Posted

    Hey eden,

    Yup, the ceiling was scraped off, treated with some chemicals and plastered.

    Not sure what the industry standard is now, but I know there are quite a few layers of waterproofing in the usual wet areas that were done on my side. :)

    So with that episode behind us, we are looking forward with the tight timeline and precision planning now. :good:

    The plasterer guffawed at my 3-week timeline. Bah..... *rolls up sleeve* :fire:

    Mad rush but we die die have to make it. I really don't wanna sleep at the bus stop for a few weeks. zz

    Wish us luck! :jammin:

  23. Posted

    Most welcome. Think better if I give a more detailed explanation. But not necessary if the contractor is honest to tell u where he laid the water and drainage pipes lar.

    Look at the kitchen layout and see if you can sport any kitchen island with a faucet - that may indicate hidden pipes to supply the water AND the waste water drainage for the free standing island.

    If no island, see if you can find the drainage hole for the kitchen... (standard location so use your kitchen drainage hole location for reference) if it's some distance away from the sink (which could be the case if the kitchen sink was relocated), visualise a straight line from the kitchen sink to the drainage hole and see if you can imagine where the drainage pipes will run - could the imaginary line bisect where your ceiling is leaking?

    I think a way to check is to run the water in the sink for a good 30 min or longer - if it's really a leakage, it could worsen your ceiling leakage sufficiently for you to make a better assessment. But don't do this without the owner's permission lar. I know I'll be **** upset if my neighbour does this without my permission. That's why, best to get the owner on your side. Contact him, talk to him nicely and convince him it's really in his best interest to make his contractor rectify shoddy work if that's what it really is.

    Good luck... 3 more weeks. Looking forward to the end huh? I know how it feels. :)

    Thanks for the explanation, adidaem! Really appreciate it.

    I was in luck! Caught the uncle who did the wet works for them when I went upstairs. So with no owner nor ID to pay me lip service, I had a very candid conversation with him.

    He showed me where one pipe ran and it was not near the 'problem area'. They hadn't relocated the sink too. Then I went on to ask him about the waterproofing layer and the laying of tiles. He said that he was the one who did the kitchen floor himself - both times! And he told me that he did the waterproofing layer twice. Each time before laying the floor tiles.

    I've learnt that the length of time taken to do the upstairs unit is a great conversation opener and the contractors warm up very quickly. :P

    Asked him once more when he came down to look at my house. He reassured me again that waterproofing was done twice and they have never flooded the kitchen during the 10+ months they did renovations there.

    Will continue to monitor the situation but I think I can sleep a teeny bit easier now since I've heard it from the horse's mouth. :)

  25. Posted · Edited by schiz0id

    STIFFENER UPDATE

    So.... the last I posted about the stiffener, we were cheering and waiting for it to be disposed of.

    Last evening, ID called to say that HDB’s permit states that we can only hack next week. It’s just delay after delay when the handover is in 3 weeks’ time! :angry:

    So, called HDB TO early this morning, he says to go Branch Office cos he can't change on his end. I made that trip down.

    At first, the clerk (that’s what the TO calls him) says have to submit online and wait for approval. I gave him a DUH look. Excuse me, I want to hack tomorrow cos I can’t wait and you still want me to wait for approval?! [What a 'stiff'! ARGH!]

    I think he noticed my change of tone and face when I said,”I’m already here. Can’t we get an in-principle approval for just one pillar?!” I felt bad that he started panicking but sorry, I’m just annoyed at all these paperwork and protocol for just one stiffener. We already have approval to hack, why do I have to re-apply for an earlier date? :angry:

    Long story short, he was nice enough to help me in the end. He says he will approve on the spot if my ID can send the online request form immediately. So, I called my ID. Can’t get him. Called his boss (the perks of having the boss’ contact number) and it was settled in 10 mins.

    Don't worry. I'm a nice person. :lol: Already intended to write a nice letter to my TO's boss. Now just have to write two more nice letters. Give credit when credit is due. :good: The people are nice, just the SOP and policies suck.

    Hacking SHOULD take place tomorrow if nothing else crops up. Hope everything goes well tomorrow. :good:

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