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Alfred, thanks for your appreciation and compliment :-) You've got mail!

My kitchen tap is the pullout type but not Kraus. So far, no leakage and for the price and brand(no brand), I am happy with it.

We bought our dining set from there. It's over 2 years and the furniture is still in good condition. We spent over $1,400 in total and no delivery charge.

We installed raindance rainshower in 2 bathrooms (MBR toilet and 2nd floor bathroom) and a bathtub in my MBR. We have installed a 56L water heater tank. No doubt the tank does look bulky but I will rather have a bulky tank than compromise on weak water pressure or else it defeat the purpose of having a rainshower.......

Yes, we installed the Hansgrohe, the Raindance "AIR" type(some are Rainshower but not "AIR") in 2 of our bathrooms and in order that there is stable water pressure, we have installed one 56L water heater tank. We did not face similar problem.

ChinSer, please check your inbox :-)

Over the last week, we made some purchases. However, there are still lots of nitty-gritty stuff we need to acquire over the next couple of months ....whenever we have time and when we are in the shopping spree mood.....again. Dish Rack Cultlery set Trash Bin

No problem, worrypot. Most people will go for Kraus if they can afford one :-) For the benefit of those who doesn't has the budget but do like a deep sink here is the specifications of the sink I had installed. It is an Elkay Monic SQM-830 (hand-made 1.2mm stainless steel sink) with 15mm round radius corners for easy cleaning. The mreasurement is 830mm(W) x 450mm (H) x 280mm (D)

My taps (is not branded) are tall for my 3 salad bowl typed basins. Let me know if you need some pictures.

The common toilet in my 1st floor is pretty small. We do away with vanity top and just installed simple mirror instead of mirror with shelving. I have a picture of it in my T-blog; that's if you want to use that as a reference. I believe you make a narrow/small toilet looks spacious by making righ choice on sanityware and accessories. Good luck to your reno.

I have moved into my flat for 1.5 months no and have since then been using an Elkay sink made in China. It is a double-bowl with a dept of 11-inch. For the price and my lifestyle it is definitely no regret to us. I have some pictures of the sink in my T-blog. If you need a few close shots, let me know, I will try to upload them just for you to help you make your decision. I stand at 1.58m and my spouse is at leat 1.8m tall. I don't find my sink too tall for me. In fact, I find it very useful as water does not splash out, wetting the kitchen floor. Best of luck in your purchase :-)

Mine is not from Rinnai or Fujioh. The brand of the hob I bought is in my post below. I can confirm that it is good (e.g. fast cooking and good flame).

I second that Rubine is nice and affordable. My toilet taps are from Rubine.

Hi, good morning all. Hope today everyone is feeling better since it's the 2nd day where we can smell the air without getting choke! LOL Okay, it's 1.5 months after our move-in and finally the glass panel in the MBR's toilet and the mirrors for both MBR and common bathroom on the 2nd floors are up! Simplicity is our choice as we are simple people - so nothing great about our mirrors just that with them, it completes the toilets! :-) The mirrior in the MBR's toilet. We had decided to put in a simple shelf to store my 'barang barang'. Please ignore that woman in the picture....lmao Glass panel/shower screen. The bathtub is opposite the water closet. Mirrior in the 2nd bathroom on 2nd floor. Complete view of the 2nd bathroom.

The longer the fire can stand (e.g. 2 hours), the cost of the fire-rated door will cost more. Averagely, a door that last an hour is good enough. In Singapore, the fire engine will arrive soon....unless you are living a super 'ulu' area which is not the case, right?

Hi Cuiping, The bamboos and leaves are mounted the other side of the gate (facing the corridor). The sharp edges are my main concerns, so I rang up the supplier and he actually had asked his gate-maker to round the sharp leaves. I, personally touched on each of the edge and it is indeed not sharp and there isn't 'cut' feeling of the gate. I am pleased with this design as it does not allowed my girl to stand on the gate like some traditional designs where there are squares and lines....if you understood what I mean? If you are interested, I can take a close shot of the leaves and upload the picture here for you. Let me know :-) For the door, I keep the old as it is fire-rated and it's a pity to discard it since it's still in good condition. We just painted the door in white. If you any questions, ask away. I am not an expert but will try my utmost to help to the best of my knowledge. Speak again!

After a long and hectic day in the office, came home today and surprised that the gate which I had ordered has finally been installed. I select the design and colours myself. Image taken in the morning Look of the gate taken from outside the main door Image of the gate taken inside of the flat/unit.

Due to the prices, we did not go for Caesarstone nor iQuart. We just bought quartz from Lian Hin and the origin is from China. If you don't mind, it might be another possible option for you. My kitchen top and breakfast bar are made of this quartz. We moved in since May 10th, so far I love the look and even my mum and sister think it looks fabulous. I have a few pictures in my t-blog, feel free to take a peak.

Hi Cuiping, I have just PM you his contact number. However, he may not respond now as his dad has just passed away and he has to go back to M'sia.

I reckon it would be a challenge with this budget you have set! Maybe you will be lucky to get some good deals.

Finally! All the accessories in the common toilet on the 1st floor is eventually installed. Yes, it takes a long time but then we only have the time to shop for these stuff after almost all the un-packing are done (80%!) . Nothing fanciful or special in the fixtures and accessories as this toilet will usually be utilised by the maid most of the times, with visits by some visitors/guests; which will be minimum.

Owning a flat after 3 years of waiting via successful ballot exercise, your wait is not too long. I have heard people who have faithfully going through the balloting exercise for over 12 tries and still no luck. All the best to your renovation! :-)

When comes to renovation, I am also an amateur :-) But this forum is a great place to get insightful info and tips from the experts. I am glad that I have joined this group and there are lots of helpful people. There are lots of tensions during the reno and lots of hiccups which until to-date we are trying to rectify. However, we have a very devoted contractor who are willing to listen to our feedback and try to get in touch with the various parties to get these rectifications done. If there is anything which you see from my t-blog which fancy you, feel free to ask away. I will try to provide you contacts (e.g.shops and person-in-charge) for those items we made our purchase. We are the odd balls though, as we do not engage an FSM to audit our flat, we use colours which some people will not even think of shortlisting and the layout of our flat is purely from our own ideas, lifestyles (e.g. safety for my toddler and practicality of daily usage of our kitchen) in the planning stage. Hope the renovation will be smooth and you can move-in before the 7th month :-)

A location which I had looked into when we were flat-hunting. I like the surrounding and the greenery there too. But the COV was atrocious so we decided to try balloting and lady luck was with me and got my current flat in Mei Ling street. A 5-room flat with high $133K COV, is indeed over top and do feel for you (ref: having little left for renovation) but it is still possible :-) Congrats on your purchase! And welcome to RT :-)

Thank you and my pleasure to be able to help a little :-)