Gaddy

You can try spotlight. I got them at $60 for each for my windows. Total of 5. Each is about 114cm wide. But of course u need someone to install if you don't have the tools etc. My contractor will be installing for me for free.

Its merged with my living room Pics will follow. Lots of updates soon! Painted and all the L Boxes are up. Fans being install tomorrow as well. I gave in to having 2 fans in the living room. Will look kinda weird but who cares as long i'm comfortable haahaha.

Wow. Great and inspiring transformation. My Kitchen is similar in size too. I guess its because we have service yards that's why the kitchen seems smaller. Thanks for sharing and there's lots of tips picked up also as i near the end of my own renovation.

And yes i will be overlaying over the existing tiles with this.

We will have a full length storage cabinet in the living room as per the photo below. And it's 122sqm. To be honest it doesn't seem that big as they are 4 bedrooms and balcony and the service yard is bigger than usual.

It wasn't too bad for me. i was hacking lots of walls anyway so the increase was not much. This is how mine is supposed to look. We shall see. lol.

Wow similar to my place where i also knocked down my storeroom to build storage cabinets as the storeroom was at the entrance. Nice lights!

Some updates after hacking done. Enlarged master bedroom. Storeroom and kitchen wall hacked.

Here's the 3d drawing of our kitchen.

Here's the enlarged master room after hacking.

Hi Pat the permit has finally been approved and all the hacking works have been completed in a day. Turns out there was no beam in the first place!

Here's the said beam.

An update on the renovation. It was going along smoothly until we applied for the demolition of the walls. It's been 6 weeks and we have yet to get it processed. HDB insisted there was a beam and we got the officers to come down and take photos and even he said there was no beam but HQ still insist it there was a beam. We relented and resubmitted and the HQ has approved and now just waiting for the officer to issue the dates for hacking. Its been a nightmare as the officer has been pretty much uncontactable. As a result, my renovation is delayed as we can't proceed with electrical or carpentry or even to finish the tiling at the kitchen as the wall is in the way.

I also encountered the same issue. Contractor advised not to change as it would cost 1.5k to 2k for the PE and BCA approval or something like that.

That's quite an odd floorplan. Welcome to Bukit Panjang! I'm across the road at Jelapang (blk 53X) also with a 5 room resale but yet to commence renovation. Also upgrading from a 3 room BTO so i totally feel you! Seems that the progress is quite fast. Excited to see how it turns out

Nope not moving in 17 days (haven't even started reno) and not hacking the floor. Decided on vinyl overlay.

The view isn't the best but its kinda unblocked and the nearest block is across the road so it could be worse especially since I am on the 7th floor. Yes the yellow walls are awful. Still deliberating between the various quotes at the moment. (i think i got too many, close to 10 haha)

Yes the kitchen is quite small so we are looking to hack the wall and make it open concept as we don't do heavy cooking. There is a storeroom actually - the previous owner relocated it in front of the main door. Now going through the quotes. The location of the fridge is another issue.

Hi can pm or email me the contractor contact (gaddafied@hotmail.com). We are getting our keys tomorrow!

Its been more than 5 years since my first t-blog (you can find it here) and it was time to move to a bigger place. Settled on Bukit Panjang as fiance's family was staying nearby and got this unit after just viewing it once! It was going at a great price considering the size and proximity to the MRT (about 10 minutes walk). It's almost double the size of my previous flat (65sqm) with double the number of rooms and a balcony! Love the floor plan. Previous owners hacked away the storeroom though which was okay as the position was rather odd - just beside the kitchen. Currently waiting for the appointment date (scheduled in late July or early Aug) . I would have to move out from my current place by end Sept so its quite rushed! Hoping to document the journey here and hopefully help others in their renovation journey as well! We are looking at a minimalist scandi theme as we want to keep the house open, bright and airy and with less clutter as possible. We both like white with woods to accent the house and some black here and there. The plan is to integrate the balcony with the living room. Getting keys in 2 days! Pretty excited and we are looking forward to getting more accurate quotes from our contractors and IDs.

What about carpentry and wet works contractor. The bulk of the reno cost.. Also hacking?

Its been more than 5 years since my first t-blog (you can find it here) and it was time to move to a bigger place. Settled on Bukit Panjang as fiance's family was staying nearby and got this unit after just viewing it once! It was going at a great price considering the size and proximity to the MRT (about 10 minutes walk). It's almost double the size of my previous flat (65sqm) with double the number of rooms and a balcony! Love the floor plan. Previous owners hacked away the storeroom though which was okay as the position was rather odd - just beside the kitchen. Currently waiting for the appointment date (scheduled in late July or early Aug) . I would have to move out from my current place by end Sept so its quite rushed! Hoping to document the journey here and hopefully help others in their renovation journey as well! We are looking at a minimalist scandi theme as we want to keep the house open, bright and airy and with less clutter as possible. We both like white with woods to accent the house and some black here and there. The plan is to have some plants in the balcony or maybe even a green wall if the budget permits.

Actually it was done some time back. There were some delays as i didn't buy all light fixtures and toilet accessories. More pics to come soon!

my customized tv console. I'm looking to maximize floor space so opted for this. Uploaded with ImageShack.us

mine is quite small. only 65sqm. and some of it is 'wasted' on the corridor leading to the rooms. Well good thing is all my wiring is concealed. No need to box much things up. anyway some pics of the carpentry. Uploaded with ImageShack.us