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sleeping beside kitchen is the last choice - cos too much FIRE! nothing wrong with kitchen besides balcony. should you able to see the opposite block thru the balcony while standing at the main door. Then you need to reate a partition to block it. Or get cabinets to block it.

the hdb handbook did mention NO CHARGES for hdb reno permit as above and charges $80-$120 for the skid. for me, my contractor charges only $500 for haulage, $150 for removing debris. NONE for permit.

long term solution is to fix a ventilator...to keep the toilet dry at all times.

last time when in China, ex jio me to ride horse into tibet.....said thats the only way to feel and see all the beauty of tibet. siao!

but main flow of Qi is another thing... altar should face main door and only in very special structured houses where by there is really no place to put the altar, then the window is the second choice. APPLEFREAK: refer to this north 壬——337.5 deg to 352.5 deg 子——352.5 deg to 7.5 deg 癸——7.5 deg to 22.5 deg south 丙——157.5 deg to 172.5 deg 午——172.5 deg to 187.5 deg 丁——187.5 deg to 202.5 deg

haiz...put a fan to blow at the boxup lor. buy more of those ant-poison, cockroach poison.

me friday liao yet still so much work to do.

i do hope i am wrong, that the pic was taken NOT at the main door.... the big problem with DANGKEE + conman FSM is that they like to assume the main flow of QI comes thru the window. Which is total NONSENSE, unless the family who stays in the house uses the window to enter/leave the house.

was quoted $120. my wiring still 50% complete nia...

sit north face south? make sure hor, if you got the degree wrong then you will be trouble should you seek for advices. try to post your bearing here, eg how degrees south. as for cabinets to block...you can consider ikea's BILLY range. cos BILLY range can extend the height all the way to ceiling. good for blocking the balcony from main door, if your main door is 1.2m, block 1.2m or a little more at the balcony. this is the pic you take while standing at the main door??? altar how come faces another direction??? get those chinese partition to block off the windows.

right here waiting.... for you to join in the fun mah !! btw I think the aztecs sleep with direct contact with the ground also...thats why they extinct liao

hehe.... many pple look down at shops located in sungei rd/jalan besar...but hor, i bought the same lights/ventilators/waterheater at least $20-$100+ cheaper. especially lights, same round glass ceiling light sold for $70-$120 in balestier, i got them in sungei road for just $35! as well as other lights/lamps/ventilators... ariston 30L water heater = $220 at pohjoo (jalan besar)

can try looking in those buddhist religious shop - fulushou 3rd level or Peace centre 3rd level near outram mrt.

this is the time for you to do the planning. if you know what you want to do, then just get a contractor. if you dont know what you want to do, then engage a ID(will def cost a lot more than contractor). check out the renovation firms in this forum for their reputation.

this a layout problem....hdb. kitchen should be located at the rear of th house. just dont sleep next to a kitchen.

wah! so sorry to hear that. no time now, no money also...guess have to wait till i am fully settled down first. hopefully should have more cute kittens in future lor...

unless your balcony has full height glass windows.

yes, many of my customers(100% japs co) engage FSM to see their office layout. Many have fengshui ornaments placed all over their office too.

the red indians are close to extinction. Wu xia(s) got no money to rent motels thats why they sleep in wilderness, those who have money all wants to stay in DRAGON GATE HOTEL. japs,malays,thai,indonesians sleep on the floor but their floor is ABOVE the ground. thats why they are still around, alive and kicking at 2007 AD.

the only civilisation that i know of, that sleep with direct contact with the ground are the african tribes. even then not 100% of them cos some tribes lives in treehouses and stilt houses. indonesians, malaysians, thai and japanese traditional houses(for centuries) are similiar in the sense that their flooring are built above ground with a empty gap. Qi still flows above and below no matter how they sleep.

it's the "japanese have been sleeping on platform bed for centuries" that makes nearly fall off my chair... since when...

wah? go read this and have a good laugh http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=7734

see my signature... sungei road electrical shops....they are for contractors, therefore their prices are consider very low compare to those shops dealing with end consumers. Moreover they carry the FULL RANGE of kdk products. www.kdk.com.sg

nono, use those plastic types wire mesh + cable ties ,dont think they can chew thru easily.

not trying to influence you....but if they can afford the long haul air tickets, i dont see why they couldnt afford a few nights stay at a budget hotel like hotel81. maybe me a bit too "HERMIT" liao