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Not too sure about this.... I am still waiting for my 1st purchase, arriving in mid May... I think should be able to change according to some forum that i have read but might need to pay the shipping charges...Hopefully this will not happen...

Still waiting for my renovation to start.... Waiting for HDB approval.... In the meantime, have been shopping for lights and tap... I bought a Grohe blue kitchen tap from Insani and the experience was rather hassle free, received it within 1 week after I placed an order and the discount was almost 30-40%... After I had made the payment, then I realize there are quite a number of negative comments and I freak out when I could not track my parcel using DHL website... I emailed insani and the customer service side replied with 1 working day...quite impressed by the customer service... Will definitely but from them again... Hehe My wifey really wanted this tap, maybe inspired by some blogs she read online... Then I also have been sourcing for lights from Tao Bao... Really thankful for the sharing from fellow forummers... The light I saw along Balestier road cost about 250 dollars but it costs about 100 dollars which shipping on Tao Bao!!!! Will post some photos on my purchase hehe

Congrats on getting your keys.... My MBR toilet also have two ugly pipes protruded at the side...

Hi mrmerry, We are in the same boat Happy Reno....

I agree with the changing of the Obiang tiles. Will show the photo of the tiles when I have time to upload the photos. Jiawei says he will inspect the tiles again to see if it is viable to overlay...After receiving the constructive suggestions from all the other forummers here, I have decided to change the air con...

Rolling pineapple?? Thank you for your advice... Never think of germs issue... I will change the air con for the peace of mind...

Ok thank you for this piece of valuable advice... I think I will change the air con since I want an air con in my living room too....

For me, it will take about 1 week for HDB to approve the hacking... Cross finger that the wall between my kitchen and the service balony can be hacked.... So, will start about the same time as you...

Hi retchlow, I like the eco2 design as well. May I know how to you ship the fan from Australia? I tried to buy the fan from OZ lighting but they do not offer international shipping... TIA

Yah! And then the whole process will start... I just realize you will get your key one day after me! Happy Reno and hope the whole process will be smooth sailing.. Do you start straight away after you get your key???

Thank you.... Yeah... Looking forward to it

Yesterday, I and my wifey went for the final inspection of the flat and talked to the owner for the first time (owner is stationed oversea and is back for the 2nd appt). He told us that the tiles in both common and MBR toilet was replaced about 9 months ago due to leaking... My mind was thinking " then why choose so Obang tiles, even my parent's flat one look nicer!! 😱" Then another idea just flash before me "maybe I can just overlay new tiles onto these tiles since the condition is still good" I check with Jiawei and he mentioned that overlaying will build up the height of the floor... I am okay with a slightly higher toilet floor but I am worry about the unevenness.. Now I am torn between hack and relay or just overlay to save cost!!!😓 Then I also realize the air cons are working. The last time I went to the house for measurement taking and tried to fiddle with the air con but could not turn it on. Now, I have bought new air cons and should I just change them???? Looking forward to collect my keys tomorrow! 😆

I like the diamond clock also, considered 一见钟情。then pocket 破洞....😭 Thank you for your well wishes...

Hi jus4fun, Thank you for your well wishes. 现在已经很忙了😬 Reno start in May 😆 Gown choosing in May 😭 Photoshoot in June 😨 It will be a very fruitful 2013...

Hi Jerome, Can PM me the price of the 25L storage as well... TIA

Yes. The TV is LG LM8600... The air com from Gain City during the sale at expo. 3888 for 2 8k btu and 1 12k btu unit, with new brackets, upgraded copper tube...

Yeah... I like the washing machine too... Got it at a steal during the Harvey Norman expo sale last month... I bought it for 1999, got it at Best Denki,, LM8600... I believe the price would drop...

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Panasonic Eco NAvi 3 Sys LG 47 Inch TV (Impulse Buy) Diamond Electric Clock Lighting for the kitchen (From Tao Bao) Grohe rain shower Haiz still need to buy

Things to be done for my flat: Other things to be done: 1. Hack the floor tiles for all the rooms and replaced with wood grain tiles 2. Hack and replace toilet floor and wall tiles 3. Hack and replace the kitchen tiles Things that we have bought: Scan teak Sofa Hitachi Fridge Hitachi Washing Machine Electrolux hob

I shall start my renovation journey from here. This is the floor plan for my 4 rm flat in Tampines. People who will be staying in this flat: me, my wifey and my mum..... As you can see from the picture (Hope the picture can be uploaded correctly). The kitchen is rather small, good for a couple who don't really cook very often and this is compensated by a big living room (a big headache as the living room is very long). My wifey would like to have a Scandinavian type of decoration (Inspired by the pictures from Lunareverie's Strictly Scandinavian) and for me, anything also can..... So we started our long ID 红星大奖, quite daunting as I received phone calls after phone calls for almost 1 week after i submitted my renovation request through one of the website: 入名的有： 1. J**** (S** Cr******) - This is the first ID that we met, a soft spoken lady who showed us many different type of materials, including kitchen cabinets (All with blum hinges i supposed) and sanitary items like WC and etc.... However, she seems to listen to our ideas only more than contributing some creative ideas on her part. Therefore, not shortlisted. In fact, she promised to bring us to the company 20000sqft showroom after Chinese New Year (Met her 2 weeks before CNY), as it was closed during that period of time, contacted me once after that and then no news from her ever after... 2. V****** (Ar*****e) - Met him on the eve of CNY. Quite knowledgeable and provided us with some insight that we never think can be possible. For example, to shift the position of the Basin to create more space..... Told us the quotation will be ready in 3 days time (Huh? Not celebrating CNY?), so we asked him to take his time and he really take his time, no news from him until now 3. Th**** (F*** C******) - A very creative ID, proposed a lot of ideas based on my wifey's requirement. Very honest and knowledgeable guy who shared with us the pros and cons of some of the materials that we have chosen. He also proposed to knocked down all the walls and create new partition to create more space (A total overhaul). Shortlisted. However, price is very high, exceed our budget by more than 20K and no choice, we have to drop him. He did mention he can bring down the cost but after some hinting, i don"t think he can bring the cost down to my budget 4. S**** (3* *********) - A very practical guy, who gives us the impression of a contractor. However, he do propose some ideas that are very practical in our daily life. His quotes is the most comprehensive, with all the items break down accordingly and the lowest quote we have received. 5. Ji**** (T***) - Inspired by one of the fellow forummer's house and my wifey would like to meet him. The first meeting is really a solid 2plus hours. A very patient and sincere guy who would show us the different designs he had done for his client previously. We feel comfortable with him (sounds wrong) and i believe we do have the chemistry to work together as he can understand all our needs. He showed us some sketches, 3D drawings and bought us to his client house to view the workmanship even before we signed with him. Shortlisted.... 6. V****** (S***** D*****) - Chop Chop meet up and so, I am .... 7. A*** - A highly recommended ID in this forum and was inspired by the pictures of his works. However, i think he is very very very busy and i don't have the time to monitor the progress myself. Therefore, i have to give him up even though his quote is really attractive. And many others (Don't want to be too long winded)...... Anyway, we have confirmed our ID yesterday, JIawei from TWCS (on my ROM day and is my birthday....) . Finally, after 4 meetups around Singapore, west lah (where his office is), east lah (For site-seeing).

@Makanology Yeah! super excited @Jaykr Thank you

Hello everyone! I have been a silent and blur reader for the past few months.... I truly appreciate the comments, recommendations, suggestions and advices provided by all the contributors in this forum... Thus, I have decided to start a blog to document my renovation journey. The idea to create a blog was first conceived 1 month ago but due to work commitment (excuse), busy schedule (excuse again) and laziness (real reason), it was delayed until now... I have been a west hermit for the past 18 years. From the days when jurong point was a patch of grassland to a single building to a slightly bigger building to the 2 integrated building as it is of now.... My family never venture out of jurong area even though I did move house a few times.. Haha... However, my status as a west hermit will be changed as me and my wifey decided to buy a flat in the East! OMG!! It is like moving to a new country... My wifey is a easterner throughout her life and she wants to remains here, so I compromise lor... Our target is somewhere in Tampines... Haha... From one end of the MRT to the other end.... After the proposal in Turkey: everything becomes chop chop... 1. We went down to the wedding fair at Vivocity and signed with the first person we talked to... 2. House hunting - bought our 4 rm flat after viewing 2 units only... That means we confirmed our flat after 2 weeks of house hunting... I heard from my agent that most of his client view average about 15-20 units... 3. Wedding banquet - confirmed at the second hotel that we went to... Even the sales person was shock by our quick decision... 4. Chosen our ID last week after meeting about 5-6 of them. We short listed 2 of them based on chemistry we have during the discussion. Share more on next post! Sorry for the long post (my wifey also says why I so long winded one, so I replied, that means my brain is good because can think of so much to say)... Anyway, my second appointment is next week and look forward to the upcoming renovation....