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  2. Posted

    I am using Mitsubishi StarMex - also bought from Aron. I am very happy with it so far.

    Aron's workers came up to do the air-con today...

    nice work... even the air-con water discharge outlet also do up swee swee... nice job...

    but... joke... they install the daikin inverter instead of the mitsubishi inverter that i ordered... :furious:

    called Aron up and he responded immediately... and surprisely, he admitted it was his mistake... 1 point up... sure recommend more ppl coz wrong n admit is good virture... well, he did say he will work out a best deal for me coz it is his mistake... now waiting for his 'best' deal... :lol:

    so can fellow renotalk bro n sis give ur reviews on daikin n mitsubishi?

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    He he - there are many parts still not nice - far from neat. We are discovering new things each day with regards to the house and the neighbourhood but the one thing we really liked is the natural light coming into the house. It was the opposite for the previous house.

    Everything looks very nice and neat. Enjoy your new place. :)

  5. Posted

    Thanks Adidaem. The plants are not real. They are not new - brought over from our previous house. I bought them from Tangs - but the last time I went, they don't sell them anymore. As for the containers, they were bought from Howard's. You can actually write the label yourself - chalk is provided.

    Congrats and enjoy your place!

    Really cute plants and containers. Where did u get them from?

  10. Posted

    Pretty expensive. Perhaps it's best to ask him to re-quote. Anyways congrats on your new home and have fun with your renovation.

    Example, rewire whole house c/w 1 new circuit breaker/fix up 60 x lights pt/24 x power pt/4 x telephones/4 x tv points/3 x water heaters/3 x ceiling fans/1 hood-hob/1 door bell/1 air con pt, total 5k after discount. Exp?

    Example, demolition work for whole house, haulage, clear/disposal of debris 5.5k. Exp?

  11. Posted

    Congrats on your new home - and good luck with your renovations. EM renovations will always be complicated I find.

    Meeting the ID today to finalize the laminate for wardrobe...

    Things already purchased :

    Lorenzo Sofa

    Electrolux Oven

    Electrolux stove

    Things pending to be purchase :

    Cooker hob (still cannot decide to buy a island hob or a normal hob)

    Fisher & pakey fridge

  12. Posted

    Hi Potatoes - 56K - is inclusive of aircon, electrical and some furnishings and bathroom and kitchen essentials. Renovation per se is just 38.5K - inclusive of painting. Is that a lot you think?

    1 mth to unpack is quite normal. Happy unpacking :)

    $56k to renovate your EM .....it's considered high for me. That was what my ID quoted me initially..... Manage to narrow to 45k...

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    Hey there fastforward. Don't worry - seven weeks is enough time - provided there are no problems. Have fun and wishing you all the best yamseng.gif

    Hi fellow Renotalk T-bloggers;

    First of all , I would like to thanks all of u for the lots of advises,ideas and inspirations.

    It had been a great help , to get me started with my reno journey.

    Will be getting my keys soon ,and will be starting the reno soon after.

    It will be a major makeover with a very limited time , just 7 weeks. Hopefully i get to move in before the year end.

    What do u think ? Too much ? Impossible?

    Here's my floorplan :

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    details:

    146 sq m

    13 yrs old

    10th floor

    Wish me lots of luck. Hopefully I 'll have a smooth reno without much hiccups.

    Will need more advise and opinion from u guys.

  14. Posted

    At this point I am still unpacking. Perhaps this arduous task will be completed by end of November. In the meantime, here's the breakdown spent on the house:

    Renovation: $38,495 (most major works like re-tiling for the whole house (except for the bedrooms), toilets, carpentry and painting)

    Aircon: $3087 (Mitsubishi StarMex)

    Bathroom and kitchen essentials: $3390

    Electrical: $3005

    Fans and lighting: $2521

    Furnishings: $4600 (two wardrobes, dining table, six dining chairs, cabinet)

    Mover: $545

    Others: $500

    Grand total: $56,143

    I am ending updating this blog. Thank you everyone - those who had given advise and comments and even those who dropped by.

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    For a full transformation pictures, you may click on the quote below.

    A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built withlove and dreams.

  17. Posted

    Hi, it has been 1 week after moving into my unit. The most challenging task now is the unpacking. I have given myself 2 weeks to unpack the 100 carton boxes,

    Everything went fine in my new place. The only problem we encounter is that the MBR bathroom drainage was badly choked. Fortunately, we realised it early! Otherwise the undrained water would have overflowed into our MBR and damage our laminate flooring.

    I called ID for help and he would arrange someone to attend to this matter :)

    I got air con people to service the 4 no. of aircon system 4 unit.

    Tell me about it. My move started on Friday and didn't finish till Sunday. It was the loose items which made it more tiring. What happened to the toilet? I had problems with my toilet bowls. I crossing my fingers everything will be fine - in the longest term.

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    An Expensive Lesson Learnt to Tell

    If you are really not sure what type of toilet bowl to buy - don't be "Kay Kiang" and order yourself. Let the contractor order for you. The story goes like this ...

    My contractor told me roughly the size to look out for. Me and my wife went to Jalan Besar because that's the place where my contractor recommended. At this particular shop - we bought three toilet bowls - all three different brands. We were very happy with our purchases until ...

    On the day my contractor wanted to order and arrange delivery, he had an argument with the toilet bowl shop owner. My contractor told him the bowls can't fit but the owner insisted at least one of them can - based on the distance of the hole (where the toilet bowl will be placed over). So out of three bowls only one can fit while for the other two I had to come down again to re-choose. In the end we decided to choose the same brand and type for all the toilets. And we thought the problem was solved but ...

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    The toilet bowls were then sent to our new house and that's where the problem started. My contractor called me saying the toilet bowls can't fit because the size for all three is 5.5 inches instead of 4 inches. WTF I said to myself - because the day I went to re-choose, it was already confirmed by the shop - it will fit. So I called up the shop owner who insisted they can fit, perfectly. He then suggested his contact to do the installation - but will be charged at $95 per toilet. So the situation is, one the one hand my contractor said can't be installed (because size too big) and on the other the supplier said it can be done. My contractor then said - of course it can be done if they sort of "cut corners". He explained sometimes the toilet bowl can be "forced-fit" and even he can do that but there's the risk of it being choked over time. The person engaged by the toilet bowl shop owner confidently explained otherwise. He said has been in this line - plumbing - for over 40 years and gave me 100% assurance it won't choke. So who do you choose (to believe)?

    In the end we opted for Mr Plumber. His men came - late - but got the job done in less than 2 hours. We had to pay them $285 out of our own money. I am pretty sure my contractor won't be paying for this. If the toilet bowls had been brought by him, they would have been installed for free (as the charges would already have been included in the whole package).

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    To end the story, we were still not convinced who's right and who's wrong dunno.gif but one thing for sure, we were definitely $285 poorer furious.gif

  24. Posted

    Thanks Centrino2 for the words of advise. I will remind the electricians about the downlights. Hopefully they are skilled enough.

    wow...just a week to moving into the new place!! Challenging man. Make sure that the downlights are properly and rightfully installed. U don't want your false ceiling guy to come back to patch up the holes again. Also, u will still need time to paint the house. All the best my friend :yamseng:

    Keeping my fingers crossed Potatoes

    Wow.... So fast moving in soon! Hope ur contractor can meet your deadline! :)

  25. Posted

    It's a week away to our scheduled moving out from the old house and there seems many things still not done or hanging here and there. Doing renovation is all about timing and coordination. The downlights can't be fixed yet because the false ceiling is not up yet. In the meantime, the painters are painting sealant to the whole house. The kitchen cabinet and wardrobe are far from ready. I've got a feeling these will still not be ready by the time we move in. For all the bathrooms, only the mixer had been fixed. My contractor told me won't be wise to fix the rest of the fixtures as they will get dirty especially the sinks and bowls.

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