schiz0id
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Thought i share with everyone this new bathroom website i chanced upon: www.equip-bathrooms.com
It's a pretty comprehensive website for those seeking bathroom renovation ideas. You might want to check this out.
Too bad i already renovated my bathrooms.
Thanks for sharing, offshore!
Thought i'd add on with http://interior-affairs.com.sg/
Been to their showroom and was totally blown away by the many different ideas for bathrooms and kitchens. Worth a trip down if you're looking for ideas too. You'll come out
like I did 
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Apple store?
I know they take pre-orders before launch date. But of cos, that's without plan.
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TILING WORKS
This is the final lap of the tiling works for the walls.
Wall tiling in my parents' bathroom is complete. Now left the floor tiles.
Tiling in the common toilet is all complete, even the floor tiles have gone on!
CEMENT WORKS
All the walls have been given their 2nd layer of cement (the smooth mix).
Even the kitchen wall where the full-height cabinets are going to be, has also been given the complete works! [Notice the things have now been shifted here because the floor screed will happen in the living area tomoro
]FLOOR TILING
The floor tiles for the bedrooms are being measured and marked. Should be happening tomoro!
There are some lil hiccups here and there and now with the water leakage problem I hope there won't be any delays. Brrr.....
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OLD ESTATE PROBLEM
I had hoped it wouldn't come down to this but since it has surfaced during renovations, I guess we're lucky it's not immediately after renovations...
Found this today while on-site.
I was immediately taken aback by the green spots.
A closer look at it. Sure looks like water leakage problems from upstairs.
When I compare with the Before Reno shots that we took, it's evident the brown patch was there but not the green algae-looking spots.
Will be calling up town council tomorrow. My ID says he will try to see if the upstairs owner around before I speak to town council. (Note: Upstairs and downstairs all doing renovations) Anyone knows how this matter will be rectified?
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Ya, I think I'll just wait for iPhone 5.. my contract still got 1 year if buy now need to top up another $300 -_-". Anyways feel really bad for you about Singtel, my home using their internet quite fail man
Thanks Exodus, so nice of you
Yup, iPhone 5 supposedly has an all-new design. Can't wait for it And yeah, their fibre is really no faster than their broadband. Not significant enough to warrant that change. Lucky i'm shifting to a place with no fibre yet, the last I enquired, I can go back to broadband without incurring any penalty...
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Wow, eden! I'm blown away by your detailed updating of your cute lil ones!
Love the colors! Don't they just add more color to your life?
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My hacking application delayed for 6 weeks. until i cannot tahan then i call up HDB, he said that he first day already replied to the contractor to resubmit with new drawings. Fortunately, i not rushing to move in yet.
Hi dinobros,
Thanks for sharing
Hope you got the issue ironed out already. How did you deal with your contractor? I've come to realise that HDB actually works quite fast cos everything is now done online - immediate. Another HDB officer was telling me, that for very minor permits, they usually need just 1 working day to approve.
I don't know why ID/contractors want to delay hacking works when that's one of the earliest things they should get out of the way for the rest of the works to proceed smoothly.
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i totally agree with jonnybravo - Just HECK It!
you are a super tolerant client!!
i think i would have rawrrrr 
at the ID. oh wells, i'm sure all the nice uncles doing your reno made up for it! 
The uncles are really so nice. I think i'll miss having people to talk to when i'm there. The plaster people look like a bunch of stressed up young dudes. Probably seeing alot of them next week
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TEMPORARY DOOR
Not much happening in the house today. One uncle was unwell so not around. Grouting went up onto the kitchen today. Some new walls had the 2nd layer of cement on. My parents' dry bathroom area was almost all tiled up. Will take the pics tomorrow when less people are walking around (aircon people came to do the water pipe).
Anyway, the temporary door came today and was put up during lunchtime.
New temp door that was very w i d e.
Under the uncle's request cos he said it was easier for him to do the door frame area instead of knocking against the temp door.
It even comes with a makeshift handlebar! How innovative. Ha!
Mid-week tomorrow. I doubt the floor tiles will be done by this Sat. Stil hoping!
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typical singtel behaviour
Yeah.. nothing new.. but they really are getting from bad to worse!
Anyway, in keeping to topic, if you guys are looking to get the iphone 4s, my personal opinion is, if you don't use the camera too much, iphone 4 is really good enough.
Siri is no big deal (unless you're into funny answers) cos iphone 3GS and iphone 4 have voice control capabilities that allow you to do similar things that Siri does, like dialing a particular number or playing music etc.
Processor speed is a tad faster but not worth the price tag.
So all in all, no biggie if you're currently holding onto a iphone 4. You're better off waiting for iphone 5, trust me.
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Hi buddy,
I'm sure things would be fine... don't worry too much
If your neighbours have had theirs hacked off successfully, I don't see why it wouldn't be approved in your case. It's matter of timing. You'll jux have to chase the relevant channels diligently.
And with such a formidable team working under your ID, I didn't think that there is any cause for concern.
Yeah, I have no doubt it'll be hacked. I'm just upset about time wasted and the fact that it was such a simple task of submission. Oh well, looking ahead!
Just Hack It!
Jon
Hey neighbour!
I also want.. But my ID so scared die. Even when I've gotten verbal confirmation for widening door, he still wanna wait for official letter before hacking. This one needs QP, you think he will hack? Ha!
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aiyo..can feel u..e stupid singtel management.. dunno wat e **** they are doing... always got problem..
Sigh.. Thanks.... They are complacent cos they think they are the leaders. Poor us - the consumers.... Bleah
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PROBLEM STIFFENER
Okay, since it's a wet Tuesday afternoon, I shall share a lil about this problem we are currently having, bearing in mind we already have a time constraint before works even started.
This pillar here is a stiffener (HDB lingo). And on HDB's original floor plan, it's a solid black line. By right, it cannot be hacked. But my upstairs neighbour and downstairs neighbour both have had this hacked away. How this could have been missed during the first application for hacking, is really another long story.
So anyway, if we want to hack this away, we will need a QP (qualified person) to come in to endorse that this wall is safe to hack. My dad, being in the construction business, knows someone who can endorse for us. When I spoke with HDB, HDB says we need to apply to hack this first, then get QP to endorse then they will approve. Since the HDB TO (technical officer) already knows me (he even knows my unit number now after I tell him my name), he said he will expedite for me to HQ to get it approved upon receiving our application to hack.
When we told the ID two weeks back to submit for us, I even told him that QP side and HDB don't have to worry cos I already cleared with both sides. All I need is for him to submit.
Been chasing him the past two weeks to submit, he told me on two separate occasions that they have already submitted. But each time I call HDB, the TO is so nice to check for me and tell me not yet received. The last straw came yesterday when HDB TO called me to tell me still not yet submitted. I sent my ID 2 harsh-toned messages and ask for a decent explanation. No reply. One more this morning and he's finally doing something about it. No word of apology, no word of explanation. Just asked to meet my QP to sign some forms then they will submit today.
He got the forms mixed up and insisted the form came from the QP. Nevermind, so my dad sent him down to meet the QP to explain the form should come from QP. But actually, the form could be downloaded from HDB. That's what I found out simply by googling "HDB QP form". If he'd done his homework as well, my dad wouldn't be making another trip right now to pick up the form from him to give the QP and send the form back to him.
HDB TO just called me again, cos I wanted to make sure that only 2 items needed to be submitted. He checked with his colleagues and got back to me. Hopefully after this, things will go smoothly.
I'm just pissed
because if all these had happened 2 weeks ago, my flooring won't have any delay. Right now, when the uncles do the floor tiles this week, they have to work around the pillar because hacking that stiffener will damage the floor tiles around it. The uncles know i'm pissed with the delay so they try to be nice and say it's okay, they just work around it while we wait for the approval. So nice right? But all these are time wasted and works delayed, albeit only slightly (i hope). And lots of legwork and support from our end. That said, the workmanship and scheduling works are still not too bad considering ours is quite rushed. Everyone has their bad days (in the case of the ID, it's weeks
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wat happen??
Singtel asks customers to register interest. According to one of their customer service assistant managers, from this lot, they specially select a pool of customers to sell the new phones to. While the rest of us who registered interest are left refreshing on a page that doesn't allow us to apply for our time slot to go down to buy the phone, those select few are given a URL from which they can order from.
Customers rush to get online on 26 Oct at 10am to book their time slot to collect their phones. After 1.5 hrs, they say they are fully booked and closed that booking page. All the time slots for launch are snapped up. These are people who supposedly got ahead of everyone else and can pick up their phones on 28, 29 and 30 Oct at Suntec City.
Later that same afternoon (26 Oct), don't know how come, they opened their online shop for people to purchase the phones online. This time round, these people can get their phones delivered to them on 28 Oct from 2-5pm. Home delivery, FOC.
So, why ask people to register interest? Why make people rush at 10am to try to book a slot in the morning? Why have the launch at Suntec when you can do home delivery for everyone? Tsk.... Very disappointed with Singtel and how they handled this whole iPhone 4S launch. Screwed up management. Total waste of my time.
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Thanks for your pictorial updates. Once the tiling is completed and other works can run simultaneously, I think it can be done on time. With you supervising so diligently, yea man
Agree
they must be happy to have your company Haha yeah.. Managed to nip quite a few problems in the butt. Always good to go up daily so can identify problem areas on the spot and hope they can rectify immediately. I'm lucky I can go up everyday while they are at work. Else I wonder if there will be more delays...
I think i'll miss my 'lessons' more than they miss my company.
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OVERALL UPDATE
Okay, so we are here today at the 3-week mark. I think it’s apt to post an update on the works done and yet to be done.
DONE & DANDY -
- All floor/wall tiles hacked
- Walls hacked (11)
- Walls erected (8)
- Wet kitchen tiling
- Dry kitchen tiling
- Grouting for both kitchen wall tiles
- BR4 bathroom tiling
- Windows (all areas except wet kitchen)
- New door frames for all bedrooms
PENDING WORKS -
- Floor tiles
- Sanitary installation
- Electrical works
- Plumbing works
- Lighting works
- Ceiling works
- Plastering (Whole House)
- Carpentry
- Window Grilles
- Main door & bedroom doors
- Furnishings
Initially thought we had quite a few things done already. Now looking at the Pending Works, I'm really wondering if we can finish everything on that list in 4 weeks... See... GARGANTUAN......
- All floor/wall tiles hacked
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Wow, the uncles work fast!! I think they'll miss you bugging and disturbing them too. LOLS
Hope they can hack that "sore thumb" soon!!
I'm going to give up on that "sore thumb" soon. If give up due to time constraints, I'll
the ID. He hasn't given me a satisfactory answer to our delay yet. I'm nice~ gargantuan main door for gargantuan house! hehehee
and your white tiles are super white and seamless, looks like they are painted rather than tiled! 
dont despair hiccups are to be expected, as long as they are rectified to your satisfaction and without shirking responsibility, all is good
Haha I agree with the painted white walls, that's the problem when the "pattern" cannot be seen.
Well, our hiccup is not minor nor really major, depending on how you see it. Will explain when I come to flooring cos that's where the delay is going to really affect us.
Everything in your new place looks nice to me
Workmanship seems to look great!But how are u guys going to "lock" up your main door during the night?
There'll be a board up before the main door comes. Hope it comes soon!!
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yes, and re: privacy it will still be ok cos we're using shower curtains instead of glass screen cos i'm too lazy to bother having to clean the glass!
thanks again! it's really progressed well and we're happy with the pace so far. We're left with painting, plumbing, carpentry and misc in the next 3 weeks before we can look forward to a finished house
No wonder you say your reno and my reno timing is similar. We are also left with those items, except we still have electrical to do too. Expected handover in 4 weeks. Rush rush... Zoom zoom!!!
Looking forward to see your carpentry!
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Thanks dear! hmmmm, i think so, the door opening looks too nice to spoil with a door!!!
Haha.. That emoticon is so apt for your open concept bathroom!
Your reno progress is looking good too! Hope everything goes zoom zoom
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TILING WORKS
Wall tiles are beginning to go up on my parents' dry bathroom. Should be done by tomorrow since it's only a small area.
White grouting making its way between the tiles in the kitchen and the bathrooms. Looks like a white wall now without the ugly gaps in between
CEMENT WORKS
Floor being prepared for the tiles at my youngest brother's room.
Also preparing for the floor tiles to come in my room.
Our 3 bedrooms with the new walls all done and floors screeded.
Was told that most (95%) of the works by these uncles will be done by this week. Floor tiles should most likely be laid (except a small part of the living area - will get to that part and explain in due time) by this week. Can't wait!
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MAIN DOOR WIDENING
After waiting almost 3 weeks for the approval to come through, we are finally hacking the main door and widening it!
The main door as it stood this morning. Looks puny eh?
The guys came and in two shakes, both sides of the wall were felled!
Right side couldn't hack all the way cos that's the external wall facing the main road. [see the pillar on the left there? The one that sticks out like a sore thumb? Having problems with this pillar now with my ID Hoping it gets settled soon. I'm running a tight ship here!]
A different view of the now super-gaping hole in the entrance to our unit. This view gives you a clear idea of how my 2 other neighbours have their main doors after the right turn at the end of the corridor. The hoarding that you see immediately outside the unit shows the lift upgrading in progress.
Now all we have to do is wait patiently for our wider main door!
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Hi schiz0id,
I hope it is not too late to congratulate you, and family, on this purchase of a huge house.
Reading through your TBlog is very interesting. Nice works so far. Really like it the way you re-organize the walls to create space.
Enjoy seeing all the photos. Happy reno.
Hi Reiki!
Never too late
Thanks for reading! After factoring the number of people staying in the house, our population density is still higher than most households! So it's not very huge.I love the way you did your house btw. And I love those dining lights!
Enjoy your stay here
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LOLS... yaaahh must look smart otherwise they think we are just juicy carrot heads for them to chop!
looks like tiling for the floor can start soon and carpentry real soon!! :jamming:
good luck with your reno and hopefully ur reno is gargantuan task no more!
Uncle said the flooring will be completed by this week. After which, next week onwards I won't see them anymore
They are such nice people who don't mind me hanging around to watch them at work. Will miss my 'lessons'. 
Having minor hiccups here and there. Still reeling but shall keep it in till everything is over then i'll post a review of my whole renovation works.
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Hi buddy,
Is such cameras allowed at the exterior of flats?
Would you mind sharing with me on where you bought this from? I'm interested in exploring the option of getting one myself
Is this gadget very expensive?
Hmm.. I'm not sure if it's allowed but I suppose it's okay cos it acts as a viewer only. No recording unlike CCTV that kind.
I got it from this website http://ncnshop.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=19&zenid=30c4f539796d1601f4336d3ea0b6c959 when they were having a huge discount. Got this for less than $100. It's now $178.
If not because I bought this, I'd have gotten the one with intercom and multi screens.
How Often Does Your Id/contractor Go On-Site During Renovations?
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Hmmm... Seems like no one's ID/contractor actually makes the trip down everyday.
My ID, during our first meeting, told us that he will go down everyday. Every single day.
After signing, when we asked him again, he said every other day.
Now, after renovation works have started, it's when necessary....