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Once again thanks for the reply. What you mean by outside is the side out of our house right? My husband checked it last time, nothing to do with the handle, just the frame. Can't be that this is a stick on handle right? LOL!

Thank you everyone for replying to this thread, especially Alan for the explanation and picture. I'm so sorry for taking so long to reply due to the reason that my internet connection is having some problem. I agree that the hdb officer's words sounds unbelievable. Alan, I think my handle is a bit different from your mum's, we couldn't find the screw on it. Here are the 2 pics, kindly forgive me for the poor images.

Thanks Alan! We're currently not staying in this house, I'll take the pics (and send you a pm to inform) when we go back in this few days. I've searched around the internet and realized many hdb flat owners complaining the short life span of their window handles. Sigh~

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Unfortunately the officer in-charge who told us this refused to send someone down as according to him, the one month period had expired. In fact the contractors didn't rectify nearly all the defects we reported in the list, but there's nothing much we could do since the officer insisted they did (I had even asked him to visit our house to see for himself). Looks like we have to engage the outside contractor to tighten the handles?

I understand how it feels, as my neighbour smokes not anywhere but outside my house. It's worse whenever they've gathering at home, each time with at least 2 smokers slowly smoking and chit-chatting outside my house...... I've to bear with it for the whole night .

My casement window handles are very loose, during the time when we reported the defect to hdb, the officer told us we could tighten the screws with no tool needed, but I couldn't find the so-called screws.

My mother-in-law bought one, but it cost more than the one in your link. A booth at People's Park Centre is selling this. When you go in from the entrance facing Yue Hwa, it's at the row on your left. I can't remember which floor is it tough.

I agree with hobbes187. Their things cost a bit more than other places, but it was my first time facing no service or delivery problem. Don't need to go to picket & rail, some exact furnitures you can find in other shops are selling at few hundreds dollars more, why pay more for the same items?

Are you staying in blk B? It was our first house, looking at your pics really make me missed the place. The holes below the windows are such a silly and ugly design from the hdb, I've even heard one auntie telling another one the designer's family member must be a carpenter eyeing for biz in the few blocks, the few holes can help him earn extra money. LOL! The odd shape design especially the living room is a challenge to your designer, and I've seen people turning the study area into a kitchen (it's a bit warm doing cooking in the kitchen) as there's a window along the corridor. I wonder what they do to the actual kitchen?

My in-laws will be renting their flat to their relatives who will be here as PR, they want me to do the documents (including getting the permit from HDB) for them but I've no experience in such thing, can anyone with experience please teach me? Thanks!

Thanks for the fast reply~ I didn't know Sim Lim Square sells this, but I think I'll try tower first

I know of a couple who married for more than 5yrs, but the husband doesn't want to have sex at all merely because he doesn't want children in their marriage. His ex-gf had an abortion for him, he doesn't want to repeat the history. But, his wife said he has high sex desire, therefore he'll always ask for petting and the wife to do some job for him. So far I've only heard of wives have no desire for sex, but hardly heard about husbands. Did your friend talk to her husband to let him know how she feels over this? Some women need sex with their husband to get the assurance that she's still attractive to him, if your friend is also feeling this way, then it's best for her to tell him frankly...... and most important thing of all, she has to find out if he's having some problems that he didn't share with her.

I need to get a CCTV soon, as the things we put outside our house (hdb flat) always get stolen. Within a short period of time we lost some shoes, doormat, plants and decoration for festive seasons. The door for the utilities metres was once damaged cos someone trying to force open it without a key. Last time in our old house (also a newer flat), all the neighbours leave their shoe racks and sometimes expensive shoes outside but no problem at all. I've checked with some big companies and it's going to cost me above $1k to install one cctv outside my house, I heard there are some cheaper ones which we can get from shop and install ourselves, where are these shops? And, does it mean my computer has to be on for 24/7 if I want to do the recording?

I still can't decide whether should I get a roomba, after reading so many negative reviews on forums, especially 570 that I'm eyeing on and charger/adaptor burst problem. By the way, how does it find it way around your house? I have many wood furnitures and carpet, a bit worry it'll keep banging onto my furnitures.