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Glad to see that you are doing your reno now. Hope the hiccups will be even out. Did you managed to do within your budget?

Love your kitchen, would that be laminate or wood for the kitchen cabinets?

Confirmed on the appointment of contractor. We will be expecting some drawings soon. Wanted to have a table with mirror at the foyer, looking at pictures over the net, sharing some with you. Do share more if you can find more of them. Went window shopping recently for the shabby & white theme. Saw this at Nex: Thinking of getting a vintage mirror to go along with, any one seen any good ones around?

When to view the done up project of the contractor and hubby is pleased with the workmanship. After some words with contractor, he is willing to round up the total quotation and gave us good discount. We will be finalizing which quote to appoint by next week, and the selection of tiles will start. Glad to have this part over soon, kinda stressful in the selection of who, what, and price... Will be doing: Hacking of all toilets and kitchen floor tiles, and relay new tiles Hacking of toilets wall tiles and relay new tiles NO hacking of kitchen wall tiles but to plaster up, since most of the wall tiles will be hidden behind the cabinet Open concept for kitchen, no more doors or windows, hack away all even to service balcony. Wall up for study room, with door and wardrobe (convert into a bedroom) Walk in wardrobe in MBR Vanity in MBR toilet Feature wall, TV console in living room Went to view the hse after my 1st appointment, than realized there's no window in the kitchen service balcony.... kinda strange. How they deal with the rain? So added in new item: getting off the existing window grills and put up new windows.

Wanted to build partition (as wall), wardrobe behind the wall with sliding tempered glass door (at the left hand side of the room) to convert study room to bed room. Contractor advised that it's not easy to maintain sliding door in between partition and wardrobe, and would be more costly. Suggested swing glass door. But son din like the idea of swing glass door, look like office. The most he can give in to a bi fold tempered glass door without low track with powder coating frame. (Do you think I can bluff him into PVC )He loves the feel of tempered glass - clean cut and neat. But that will look like toilet door.... Imagine guest go into his room thinking it's the toilet... LOL Any suggestions? Or is there any bi fold tempered glass door that does not look like toilet door?

What if I buy myself and give them to contractor to install?

Wanted to install Soft Closing Systems for Cabinet Doors esp kitchen, but my contractor advised: - Expensive - Not durable - No point Appreciated reviews pls. Thanks

Love the rose wall!!! Great choice

Have 2 quotations on hand. Wanted to compare more. How many do I have to compare? At least 5?

Can't wait to see more pics.

I'm not sure about getting permit part, but I think - no need. I am getting the study area to be converted into a bed room too with sliding glass door too at my new hse. Should be less than 1k to do a wall partition and sliding glass door. You can get even get a wardrobe (7ft) to be done on the inside of the door (wall partition) about $1300 to $1600.

Saw the Roman Delicooker at Expo too, impressed. Eyeing it for the new home. Maybe I should attend their cooking class (free) to see more. Anyone interest to go too?

Will it be more costly?

z3phy, you are right. After reading and getting info from RT, perhaps I can do without ID. Will get quotation from ID and contractors, let see the difference after I get them.

Talked to a few IDs, wanted: White, clean cut theme. Revamp kitchen, 2 toilets. Still thinking if I should do open concept kitchen, not much cooking, mostly weekends. Wanted a white kitchen with white top too, telling myself to be hardworking in hsework WIW in Master Room, outside toilet, with sliding doors. Can do a feature wall for TV right behind it. Feature wall for TV in living area. Room partition with sliding glass door to convert study room to bed room. I think the most expensive is the kitchen, maybe I should get a contractor instead of ID, since it's a simple reno.

I prefer the 2nd kitchen from Ikea. But I will prefer not to have handle, as my dog bite off the current handles... I thinking if WIW outside the toilet too, but maybe should add sliding doors?

Any one experienced lift too small, and bulky items like king size mattress, etc cannot go in? Worst, I'm staying on the top floor, 12th floor. Will the movers charge me extra if they have to move up by stairs?

thanks, maybe I should drop the idea of getting laminated...

Woodlands kakis!! When is your 2nd appointment? Nice of you to allow extension to the seller. Wanted the idea of WIW in the MBR too. Where do you plan to have it?

Anyone has built in dustbin in kitchen? Where do you install? Please share pros and cons.

Was talking to ID today, asked about High End Resilient Flooring (HERF). She said it's about the same with Vinyl. I told her - no no Vinyl, for health risk reason. She said no such thing, HERF and Vinyl are about the same material. Is that true? As I am about to reno my new resale unit soon, so started reading, but I need more advise, pls.

I really need to do something about the messing and crowded kitchen, magic wand to transform pls...

The floor plan was about the same as mine. Where is the location? Have you started the reno? What's the plan? Hope to see more.

I am glad that I found this forum. Knowing nuts about reno, appreciated that I can get tons of idea and useful information here. Not to mention advises and feedbacks too. Here's the layout of my 幸福花园: 1st appointment 8th March, hopefully can get keys by end of April. As I need to move in end of May. Left only 1mth to do. Wanted a white and clean cut concept. Will convert the study room to a bedroom, so my 3 boys can have a room each. But the one using study room wanted a glass sliding door, hope it's not costly compared in getting a normal door? Kitchen - one ID purposed - no need to hack the wall tiles, cement up. Since build top and bottom cabinet, with glass in the center, no need to hack or get new tiles with are costly. What do you think?