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  2. Posted

    mit e , samsung, F&P are the popular brands etc Hitachi... erh. forgot the other brand..

    erh actually i guess it depends on whether u want an energy saver type? or design or others..

    budget, size, two door etc etc etc....

    dont forget ur fridge base must be able to fit ur fridge size.. mine really just nice until i cant get another type of fridge.... :sport-smiley-018:

    Well i ever read up on a particular website that the appliances should cater to the kitchen not the other way round. Guess i will have to look at Mit in terms of design not that bad. :sport-smiley-018:

  3. Posted

    been calling around those small electrical shops to find out the prices for the appliances i intend to get. So sad that my panasonic fridges both models are discontinued :) now i have to wacko for other alternatives. New models only come in June. Got to discuss with my HB tonight whether should we order our appliances first or not to beat the raise in GST. Many shopping tomorrow for my fridge and my gas hob & hood. Anyone got good recommendations for fridge?

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    No harm checking out a few more for comparison.. at least it will give you an idea on the various charges,, but have to confirm the material use, tiles rate etc for a fair comparision..

    dun really see the point of comparing with other IDs cos we are very comfortable with this current ID, very responsible and able to suggest practical ideas. Most importantly we are very satisfied with the previous job his team has done :)

    hi welcome..

    which block of EA in SK? :unsure:

    40K depends on what u are doing..

    for my place abt 30K basic without alot of carpentry works and hacking... wish i can spend abit more for toilets n kitchen... :P hee hee

    who is ur ID? mind to share? :P hee hee

    good luck in reno and maybe can see u around! :unsure:

    mine is at 302D. this 40k includes lots of hacking from toilets, kitchen, study room, few standard carpentries for the kitchen, 2 rooms, study room etc.

    i guess really have to weigh which part of the house should spend the most. Initially my HB didnt even want to hack away the kitchen tiles but i insisted and i got my way. Really cant stand the ugly workmanship & colour of the tiles they have given.

    Given a chance i would also want to change the windows for the whole unit and the sliding door but cant cos this budget has to be given to other areas. A lot of decision making process.

    The ID i am engaging is Ron from ID Emboss. His work is being featured quite often in this forum. A very responsible guy and able to contribute practical ideas. Was happy with the work his team has done for my current house. :) Hopefully this time round everything would also turn out well.

    Looking forward for his revised quotation and drawings. :D

  5. Posted

    hobbes11..welcome welcome..congrats on your new place and reno.. Have you check out other ID and quotation? Post photo for us to see..all the best ...

    not really cos i am using my previous ID who did up my in law house before my marriage, so got better bargining power (i hope)

  6. Posted

    finally decided to try to start a reno blog in here

    Location: EA@SK (130sqm)

    Collection of keys: 9 Feb 2007

    Submission of defects list: 12 Feb 2007

    DIscussion with ID: 1 April 2007

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    Going to be 2 months since i submitted my huge list of minor defects to HDB; but until now so disappointed that nothing has been done. This defect list has already excluded all the ugly tiles i am going to hack away in the common toilet, master toilet and the kitchen. Will try to post some "before" photos of my unit.

    Nevertheless, we still went ahead to have discussion with the ID on the things that need to be done, initial quote was close to 40K excluding lightings, furniture and appliances :D . Not sure if thats the norm for an EA flat. But for sure it has exceeded our reno buget of 30K, already told the ID this magic number now the ball is in his court to help us materialise the reno within this budget. Now waiting for his revised quotation before he starts to do all the perspective drawings to show us. Really excited abt the whole process afterall it is going to be our own "nature park" in months to come. From this whole process, will also get the chance to know my HB more ;)

    Things to get:

    Panasonic Fridge NRB401-S6 or NR373MX(stainless steel-simply love this model)

    Electrolux Washing Machine EW550F or EW670F

    Electrolux Dryer EDE 419M

    Samsung TV LA3781BX (HB simply love this new design)

    Microwave Oven NNC2003S

    Rinnai hood RH90CD & hob RB-28FV

  7. Posted

    interesting info there... weird thing is.. i gave them 2 months (everytime two weeks later) also no reply only tai chi here and there until have to be fierce to them then they react.. seriously not sure which method is the best to work with them... ;)

    good that ur TO give things that u are happy with :P

    looks like i not the only one having problem with the TO, called him this morning guess wat he actualli can tell me normally take 21 days for the rectifications to be done. I told him i waited for 2 months liao, sigh... then he will start to tai chi here and there. Seriously i also duno have to fierce or nice to them. :D

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    hi all

    good to hear that most of your rectfications have been looked into. My unit until now nothing has been done. I requested them to do screeding for my 3 rooms already, heaps of sand left in my living room. Went back last weekend, so happy to see that portion of the sand was gone thinking that they started to do the screeding for me. But to my horror nothing was done and a pile of sand was left intentionally behind my main door; duno where on earth they took that big portion of sand to. :P

    Met up with my ID on last sat; was told that the balcony floor has to be hacked cos it was already screeded hence cant lay tiles on. So made a trip to the office on Mon to request or should say try my luck to see if they can do for me FOC or not. Guess what the officer who attended to me told me that balcony is for houseowners to do parquet flooring. :notti:

    OMG, i tot to myself how can they decide which part of the hse would the hseowner wants to do what. I told her how can they do things a bit here and there; of cos i also told her abt the sand thing !! (might as well dun give anything). All she said was to inform my TO. That TO of mine also cant commit a date when can the rectifications be done. :)

    Now duno how long i have to wait for them to finish my rectifications; intend to start my reno sometimes in May somemore.

  9. Posted

    Hobbes11, 302D is the block where the showflat was?

    Applefreak, i juz called the TO to ask why the whole of last week nothing was done. now left oni the sanitary ware and bolt holes to be done. TO suggested that my reno be completed b4 all these were done so that the new sanitary ware will be brand new and not used by my ID's workers. :sport-smiley-004: i dun accept tis type of reasons lor. told TO dat i'm going to start re-paying my reno loan tis mth (actually is next mth) but i'm paying for nothing coz reno can't start bcoz of the defects rectification nt completed. told her i wan everything done by tis week since it's all minor things oni, so TO said will rush her contractor to finish everything by tis week.

    yap its the block where the showflat was. But me not taking the showflat; didnt really quite like the design. i called to the hdb today and told them abt my case. Also managed to get the direct no for my TO but dun seems to be able to get him. Will try again tomorrow; my contractor had asked me to submit my screeding too he mentioned that take another 3 weeks. In my heart think it will be 1 month. Sigh

  10. Posted

    hobbes11, u muz keep on calling the TO. i call until she already know who i am and which unit liao ;) my TO is ms ng, her direct line 63890314. nt sure if ur TO is the same. which part of SK is ur unit. HDB do cement screeding is FOC for standard flat (premium flat dun haf leh :bangwall: ), if u ask ur contractor do need to pay $$

    my unit is @302D, never mind i will write to the office and ask for the right person who is handling my house. thanks.

    Hi Applefreak, how good was the light sale huh?

    Hi Hobbes,Is this cement screeding for the purpose of preparing the area for laminate?Ok, both HDB and contractor can do the screeding. Difference is, if you apply for HDB to do it, it'll be done FOC but if contractor were to do it, it'll come with a cost. For my place, my ID prefers that HDB do it, so as to help cut cost. He applied to HDB on our behalf and will be doing the necessary liasing with HDB for the screeding.

    but does this screeding have to be done during this rectification period or that i can ask them do only when i abt to start my reno? I will ask my contractor for more details. First i must get them rectify my house ASAP.

  11. Posted

    hobbes11, mi also submitted my defects list b4 CNY... till now oni the major defects has been rectified but i consider oni abt 50% done. fm my last visit on mon till yesterday morning, there wasn't anything else done liao. need to call SK branh office to nag the TO again.

    i hope my defects will be done by next week... coz oni left those minor minor defects to be done. if we dun keep on calling the TO, tink she'll slowly slowly get our defects done. we where got so much time to wait. my reno loan gonna start at end apr liao leh, i dun wan to start re-paying loan when the reno has nt started.

    u working at tg pagar?

    mi juz bought Xbox 360, can play games and compliment my pioneer HTS. :)

    o at yours have started to do something, mine not enough a single job done. so fed up with them, 2 weeks and another 2 weeks they say they will do it. DO you have the contact for the TO at SK office? Is this the only one person whom we can speak to? Also check with you something: must we let HDB do the cement screeding or i cant let my contractor handle it? Thanks.

  12. Posted

    happened to read into your reno blog; just some info for you. Me too bought an EA @SK and have submitted my defects list one month ago b4 CNY and as of today nothing has been rectified yet at all. sigh.......very bad of them cos already taken 3 mths conservancy charges and not doing anything.

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