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hey schizoid, congrats! your reno turned out very nicely. your daily supervision at the house during the reno stage paid off! i like your dry kitchen, the lamp is really nice! Love your study too, nice cosy corner for chilling out! Ha you are such an optimist - "happy thoughts, happy thoughts!" Enjoy your new house and have a great start to 2012!

Hope your rectification works can be done really quickly! Otherwise, really have to push your ID. It's been sometime since you moved in? Jiayou! And yes, would love to see your photos!

Haha!!! Okies, everyone be safe around these gypsum boards...

Hey schizoid, I'm going to ask a totally dumb question - are the boards tough enough to withstand the force if a person literally ?

Hey, I hafta agree with edenstrauss. Exposed pipes, though less pretty, are easier to maintain cos you can see all the actual trouble areas and you don't have to hack to replace suspected trouble spots. Hope you are starting to pack!

Hope your not-so-nice neighbours didn't affect your reno schedule. Good that you are focused on completion. Hang in there, the end is near!

Last two weeks to finish line! Under your watch, I'm sure everything will be right on track, with minimal (zero) hiccups! Once electrician and plumber finish their work, the rest of it will be just deliver, assemble, deliver, assemble. Hang in there pallie!

The plastered effect is nice! Must introduce your plastering team to me when I get a chance to do my house next time! Everything seems back on track despite the delays. *phew* keeping my fingers crossed for you. Jiayou!

a fuchsia chute will be cool!

Hey hey, I see the sore thumb is gone! Abit late but better than never Three weeks to move in! I feel excited for ya 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!

hey schizoid, you might want to consider to treat your ceiling/roof if you can't get to your neighbours. i don't think HDB will get your neighbours to re-do their floor. nonetheless worth a try to give HDB a ring to ask TO to take a look at the ceiling. hope all goes well! jiayou! btw your floor tiles for the bedroom are looking good, almost parquet like!

Your tilers work fast! Must say that your dry kitchen looks a lot bigger now that the tiling is completed!

Bet you must have been cheering when the HDB TO said the magic word Another thing check on your gargantuan to-do list :cheers:

everything is looking good! ahh good to know that the contractor from upstairs is coming to take a look. don't let him bully you ya? must show him "the look" heehee! hopefully all goes well before the long weekend!

I must put a very huge disclaimer that I am no expert in this area it's all from observations. Guess you hafta check the "quality" of the peeling paint. The peeling paint for the area that's leaking is usually uneven and has this "bubbly" looking surface, not a flat piece. Hope this helps

Oh meantime, while you are it, check the house for other areas which may have the leaky roof problem, especially around the toilet areas. Take a stick and poke around at the ceiling. If it's starting to leak, the paint will fall off easily. Ha i'm no expert at leaky roofs, just that I live on the top level of a HDB block and am used to such situations

I had a similar problem sometime back. Neighbour downstairs complained about their leaking toilet roof. My parents called town council to see if they could do the repairs. Town council classified the problem as a regular wear and tear. In the end, the repair bill was spilt 50-50 between my parents and the neighbour. Guess the best way is to give town council a call. See what they can do for you. If they can repair, all the better. Otherwise, they will be a good neutral party to speak to the neighbour on your behalf. I think the leaky roof is a common problem for old estates. Don't worry!

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!

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!!

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!

wah! i sure didn't know cementing is so much an art/science. i always thought just build, build, build and plaster, plaster, plaster. Thought everything is solid and nice, nice. ha, next time i'll know what to look out for and act smart in front of the IDs so they cannot cheat my $$$

Nah, no worries! The rain left as quickly as it came! Everything should be just fine! *fingers crossed*

It just occurred to me, from your pictures, how creative the uncles can be in using whatever materials available to help them in their tiling! Thanks for sharing!

Wow, things are progressing really fast! *thumbs up* Hopefully the floor tiles can be laid really soon!

hey schizoid, nice kitchen wall tiles there yeah can't agree more, best result is when ALL tiles are up! haha sleek, thanks for the tip! it is sooo true what you said about the fancy digital display. can save money now without a heavy heart! will opt for the retro knobs next time!