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me too...am VERY envious originally i wanted also...but due to space constriction cannot do... !!

...i put all the paper in a file...then the file not with me now leh...but heres wat i can remember..u have pay: Caveat fee: < $100 Stamp fee: < $50 Fire insurance (Basic) : < $50 "Jiap" PUB: $110 (send u first bill then pay, does not include Citygas) These are all the cash that i can remember. As for the CPF...u must have enough to cover at least 10% of the purchase price of the house...if not enough then u can top up with cash..and yeah..i think they wun give the keys if not enough to pay... dunno if they have any other scheme to counter this issue anot though... !! er...if i made any mistakes please forgive me ok... !!

A big hello tim_chenie! I have not...but yeah i wan choose an auspicious date to move in...but hoh...in the meantime can slowly slowly move the things in anot huh? Thanx very much for the link..checking it out now... !!

Hi Relacker... Looks real good! Juz wandering what will the round windows part of ur living room be? !!

haha...then where u put all the stuff? or u ask then to hold delivery? then they hold delivery for very long hoh... i also quite kiasu lah...we bought the dining table and tv at the first week of reno...now the tv gotta be delivered b4 7 th month and reno not finished haha...headache loh...ID/contractor say he will do all the doors first and lock the tv in one of the rooms and continue touching up the rest of the unit...then he gotta go up everyday and open for the workers in the morning... haha

insurance for the hse the HDB officer will quote u on the final appt if i remember correctly...and not too expensive one. The PUB account opening also can do on the day of completion..HDB upstairs...dun have to pay cash on the spot but the account opening is $110 deposit (if i remember correctly) and they will charge u that at ur very first PUB utilities bill !! . S&C charges u have to go ur respective town council and get the giro form...which i have not done cos im too lazy...they auto detect u are the new owner of the house and send u bill...but u can also pay by SAM machine without the bill every month. !!

Hello applefreak... haha...yeah agree that they do things quite fast...nex 2 days will be at a standstill though i think...cos the ID/contractor told us the sealent gotta wait 2 days to dry before painting...then cabinetry... oh u also waiting for the 8th month to move in? i dunno can make it in the 8th month anot...maybe the 9th month then i move in..see how my working schedule lah...then got some more stuff to buy also...like sofa and stuff...haiz... !!

Spamchop! Welcome to renotalk!...looks like a nice spacious place u have there. What kind of concept are u looking at?

haha...cleaning is a chore i hate too...but still have to do...clean clean house live liao more shiok mah. anyway which samsung plasma 42 model u buy? i also bought the same...juz wann kaypoh and compare price hope u dun mind...

Day 23 pics Overview from the living room, false ceiling done... Another view from the litchen of the living room now.. Closer look of the false ceiling. Concealed wiring in the kitchen Concealed piping...also in the kitchen... Look of the kichen now... View of the living room from the kitchen... Light switches...courtesy of the ID/Contractor... Red Glory paint delivered... Now left with painting...the painter said they are gonna do the sealer tommorrow... Then left with laminate flooring overlay in the bedrooms...installation of lighting and bathroom stuff...cabinetry...in between got acid wash and stuff...finish in 2 more weeks? Anyhow i'm happy with the progress...not gonna move in so soon anyway cos think the reno is gonna spill over to 7th month...so wait after 7th month see date then move in...

wow...itz so cool man...being able to DIY the stuff u did...i think i'll probably end up with glue all over my fingers and screw my own thumb or something...

haha..can make him the official photographer for renotalk! then he go ard take pictures of the members' houses and post here....

Welcome to renotalk! #2 spamchop from me! love the black rose/flower/plant tiles in ur kitchen. looking forward to more pics.

oic...like dat no problem loh...how how...got go and view house anot?

hello xlan... the water dispenser for the hitachi fridge need to connect to any water pipe anot....cos i saw one samsung fridge then the salesperson at courts told me need to "jiap" to water pipe so i totally gave up the idea of having a fridge with dispenser...

hmmm...i tot cannot take the fixtures when they move away? when i bought my house i remember the regulation is that the seller MUST dispose of all non-fixtures..and MUST not remove any fixtures...cos the fixtures are priced into the valuation of the house...please correct me if im wrong... but of cos if itz a personal agreement between u and the seller then itz ok lah... anyway i think around 6-7pm still can see lah...

woah...NICE DESIGN! very very very cool walk in wardrobe!

love the black kitchen glossy laminates and black counter top...is it black galaxy granite?

how much did u buy this clock 4?

must be exciting one...forst thing u do after getting the keys would be to go to the house and take another look again...enjoy the moment!

WOAH!!! very nice! the house looks spacious and the red wall is so attention grabbing. who took the pictures? like pro sia...i mean itz like the shots we see in the magazines... ur house very tastefully done up!

hello Eric....congrats on the completion of ur reno! looks really good man. i think im gonna buy all those lil "praktisk" thingy for all the things that tend to get dragged across the floor. if the floor kena scratched surely heart pain... more pics!

Hi Ben3555... Thanx very much for the information...the tile is matt black ceramic... yeah i haven really thought about the plaster stains that might show on the black tiles...hmmm...must go and tell the id/contractor tommorrow.. Just curious, what do you mean by 90% solved? as in there are some places that they cun clean and the stains are still there? or generally ur black tiles become kinda like greyish? thanx again for sharing. !!

ok some pics taken today... this is the masterbedroom toilet... the copper gas pipes and water pipes... plastered living room and electrical guys doing the rewiring of the house...alot of dust around the pebblewash area and the tiles layed in it. the pebblewash was the id/contractor's idea. He said he the pebblewash would not make the living room look too plain...this idea was brought up by him after the contract was signed...no additional cost...that was pretty cool of him the pebble stones discovered some uneveness of the mosaics in the kitchen..called out guy up and he immediatly went down and check it and marked those that were to be rectified. air con installed at the study room...and the plastered walls.. starmex smooth creamy plastered wall in my parents' room. mortar base for fridge in the kitchen base for the cabinets and washing machine

Anyway i just went up and checked out the renovations...air con is up...plastering all done...the electricians are currently running the wires all over the place...uploading the pics now.. Woah am i glad that we got this ID/contractor. The reno experience for me so far is so stress free...my id/contractor would kinda call me up now and then and update me with the progress...good friendly service...discussing abt potential issues at hand and stuff like dat...while choosing colours for the walls he made some very pleasing selections and emailed me the drawings in a day...all i can say is he is super experienced and in terms of practicality he's the man. in the end the design was more like 70 % his ideas and 30% mine...and i love it. initially i tot some designs were abit "obiang" but then thinking back...it was all in the name of practicality...even though we were very fickle minded and changed alot of details here and there...he was always cool with it..this is the third week of the reno now...and i give 2 thumbs up for now. !!