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Thanks vicx1234 for your kind remarks. Yep, shopping in JB is a fruitful journey for us but it is very tiring to go in and out hahaha.. But the savings that we garnered is rather substantial, especially on the lights

Continue from above posts. Living room lights. Unable to take the full living room as some of the lights have yet to be connected. It is just Phase 1 of the electricity works You see there is still wire dangling out?? Our contractor told us people always do not understand that these works will come in phases. Have a feeling that he was telling us that we do not understand as we kept shooting questions at him. "Why is this wire like tis? Why is there no point?" etc Finally, my half done up half pending kitchen. Finally the debris has been cleared that i can catch a glimpse of my kitchen tiles. They have been hidden from my view for a few weeks as debris and corrugated board covered it. Noticed that the right side of my kitchen is done up but my left side still left much to be done. Been nagging my contractor for weeks why the wall tiles have not been hacked and he patiently just told me,"Mai worry, i will do it nice nice for you" I think I have been lots of whatsapp to my contractor on a daily basis that when I tried to look for certain info that he has given me, I have to scrolled all the way up. Luckily my contractor has been super patient to me But I told him I really cannot accept this old tiles hence pls hack it away, which he said it will be done today. Reminded him again and again to ask his guys to be careful with my laminated flooring which has been laid in the living room, Really do not understand why it was not hacked off in the first place. Is this common with other renovation works? Anyway, found that my some of my downlights are not fixed correctly. I have 4 3-light downlights, those that you get white light at first switch, warm light at second switch and white-warm light at 3rd switch? Well, those are intended for my master bedroom as I did not have cove lighting in it but they were installed in my hallway to my rooms and my common rooms Made an appointment with both my contractor and my electrician tonight to go through all the points with them to minimise any misunderstandings

It has been a very exciting week albeit tiring for me and the man. Was told by our contractor that our electricity - Phase 1 is up and we hopped over right after work to check it out. Happy that we need not bring a torchlight to view our house progress and was astounded by how big the transformation was!! Our master bathroom! Lighting and fittings are up!! The rain shower works fine and cant wait to shower in it!! (*rubbing hands in anticipation!! ) Our common bedroom where the lights and fans are up! However, I think the wiring for the fan has not been completed as I could not turn on the fan. Then again, after closer inspection, realised the wire was dangling out. Of course cannot on la.. Sorry to jump the gun a little. My water tank is up in my common bathroom!! Our power points tv points switches. Love the silver color. Our contractor managed to negotiate with our electrician to install them for us, but with a price. Means no more discount from their original quotation. Oh well, might as well as buying the switches ourselves costs a bomb (after lots of research and comparing of prices) and end up we only pay $150. It's a steal!

Welcome to RT and wishing you a smooth reno journey!

Wow, your DIY projects looks awesome!! I am thinking of having one wall for pictures./ frames as well so now still deciding which wall shall be used for that. hahaha.. More worried how it will turn out though as I am not good in DIY projects

Hi Chubbylobster, I love your last clock. The white one. Are you getting that?

Can i ask you guys something? If rod iron, can paint over it? Was initially thinking of changing our metal gate but due to budget constraint, will only change the lock on the metal gate. However it is those rod iron kind. Can paint over it ah??? We are noobs in this area thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions thrown in

Hi Songz, Noticed you moved your toilet vanity out to your mbr area. What tiles are you using in your mbr? If tiles still ok, but if it is laminated flooring must be careful of water splashing The man in my home always causes a water puddle after using the sink hence i always make sure i placed a floor mat on the floor to prevent slipping. i also agree with greghlc to use part of the utility room as storage area so you can utilise the intended storage area in your kitchen now as a cabinet. To make your kitchen look bigger, you may opt for a lower cabinet as well. This is one of the inspirational kitchen that i love from rezt and relax. My kitchen ideas also came from this pic All the best in your renovation progress! Will be looking out for more updates! When are you starting your renovation? After cny?

My contractor sent me these pictures a few days ago and frankly I was surprised as this is something extra which I did not pay for 3D drawings of my kitchen This is the theme that I am going for my entire house. Woody-white!! Is this scandinavian??? not sure as not trained in design haha Got some 3D pictures from my contractor prior to this but was not expecting much as he is afterall, a contractor and not an ID. Hence, really appreciate that he took the trouble to get someone to draw the 3D for me, although the first few pictures were all wrong (hence I did not bother to post those pictures here) Tiles were wrong, color scheme was wrong etc... But, as they are FOC, not complaining These 2 pictures are the closest to what I have in mind though hence sharing it here.

Hi Tracy, Thanks for reading my blog. I got this faucet from a shop called KAC in JB. Address is as below: 69, Jalan Molek 3/10, Taman Molek , 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. +607-3582388 +607-3582398 I got my kitchen appliances during a fair from this shop and got 30% off all Teka products, which I find is a pretty good deal. However, do take note that if you purchase from JB and bring it into Singapore, the warranty is void and this shop does not provide shipping services. i lugged everything back myself, item by item to minimise the costs to avoid GST and it is quite troublesome for me to ship in the oven as my car is not big enough to carry it back. in the end, my contractor got his ppl to fetch in my oven

Our contractor sent us a sneak preview of our cabinets in making. Makes my pulse accelerates!! This makes it even more real that my dream is coming true!! Having a place of our own!! Shoe cabinets Choose black laminates for the inner layer. Inspired by Vanessa's shoe cabinets

Continuing from my previous post. Windows at balcony/platform area is up! Dropped by my place yesterday and found that the ac are also up!! Yippee! Common room 1 Living hall ac. This ac is humongous!! Master bedroom ac

Been some time since I updated the progress my our place. I remember someone in this forum once said that it was therapeutic to visit our homes during renovations and i find that true. Whenever I had a bad day at work, I would pop by my place during the evening to remind myself the reason why I am working so hard for. A place that i can call a home! Now less thought and more pictures! Plaster ceiling is up! Laminates for my living room are done!! After much pondering, decided to go for one color for the entire living room to keep it simple. My platform! This is the area that I love best! Always wanted a platform for my home

Hi Jnohclee, Thanks for dropping by! OMG, seriously?? I was initially considering the multipoint instant heater but as it was not that long in the market, decided to opt for the water tank instead. I even lug back the 25litre water tank from JB!! Oh well, no use crying over spilled milk. We will try using it first and see how from there. Thanks for highlighting!. By the way, do you have any tips to let the hot water run longer?? hahahah

Wow OceanEleven, You are really very knowledgeable about all these costs Was about to reply Vicx that I have no idea how much it costs than I saw your post. My colleague did not tell me how much it costs either but she did share the hassle of packing up all the stuff and moving out temporary to her mom's place to do her renovation was quite tiring. But, really do envy your WIW haha.. I am not doing it so have to live with a much smaller wardrobe. Will just keep all my lesser worn clothes in the other rooms to avoid the clutter.. Bo pian.. haha

Hey Vicx1234, I went to Best Light in Jalan Rosmerah to purchase all my lights, fans and water tank storage. Water tank same price as the other shop that I went to but the lights are cheaper compared to other shops that I have scouted. It is also at Jalan Rosmerah. Just google Public Bank and you will find it. Its the same row as Public bank but the light shop is located at the second floor. However, a note of caution is, you must have loads of patience as the place is usually filled with ppl and the lady boss will be everywhere at the same time. So for those with little patience, please avoid this shop as I have seen some customers blowing up personally I will be going there again this Saturday as I have to collect one last light which I have ordered previously Oh, as for ANZ, i have personally bought some small furnitures from them before. At Setia Tropika branch. However, the service is really bad. Hence, this time round, I avoided that shop and went to another furniture shop that I have googled online. Called Hing Fuat at taman perling. All the best in your hunting for furniture and fittings for your home!!

Hi, This post may come in too late but just to share what my colleague told me. She also regretted hacking one wall to create a bigger master room. She just did her renovation again after staying in the house for 12 years as her kids are all grown up. However, she did share that building a concrete wall is very expensive hence she just did a board wall to save on costs. However, you may upgrade after 5 years hence this may not be a problem to you!

My floor laminates are up!! Happy! its so amazing to see the transformation of my home and can't wait for it to be done!! Did not take any pictures as we went at night and had to use our handphone lights to look at my flooring. Well, since it was dark did not manage to find any fault with it, which i hope to stay that way When we went there was surprised to find my contractor there with his brother-in-law. They were laying protective sheets on my flooring to prevent the workers from scratching it, which I am grateful I must say as it was already 9.30pm!! Was informed that my windows were up yesterday but did not have a change to drop by the house. Will do so later and hopefully, I will be able to share more pics of the reno progress, provided it is bright enough for me to do so!!

Ok, Finally able to load the pictures of my fans into another general album. For some reason, I am not able to load it into my own album This the fan that I choose for my living room Choose black 'cause hopefully will be "blind" to the dust collected on the fan Wanted a black fan for my master as well but the shop has run out of black baby fan. Hence, got a white one instead Finally, my KDK fans for the common rooms. I got it in black color

Hi Mellenur, Thanks for sharing! It does ease my mind that the water storage tank is working nicely! Hmm, as for purchasing items in JB, so far there were no issues for me. I did hear my colleague telling me before that the insurance will not cover if the lights are not bought in singapore but the price difference is wayyyyyyy too great. Anyway, was thinking how would the officers know the lights are not bought in Singapore?? Hahaha, just pray hard nothing will happen to all our homes here in Singapore Not sure about Hwa Ann as I have not been there before but you may want to check out Best Light where I go. The prices so far is the cheapest that I can find. Even the LED white lights for my common rooms and kitchen which I have surveyed all the way to Melaka, YES, Melaka coz I was there for a quick holiday proved to be more expensive!! hahahaha But the KDK fan that I got is not white color. its black

Hi Songz, Thank you for your kind words. I do detest changing light bulbs hence when I selected the lights for my home, I kept asking the salesperson to recommend the easiest to maintain lights hehehe...

Hi intehchouse, The hole is soooooooo small.. I think the workers did not intentionally urine on the floor but I think its quite hard to "aim" given such a tiny hole hahaha Anyway, pondered over it for the night and finally told my contractor bout it so he said he will hasten the installation of the fittings in my toilets to ease his workers and my mind! How's your renovation progress going on?

Went over to our place to check out the renovation progress and was pleasantly surprise to see the plaster ceiling is already up and in progress. Luckily heeded the advice of all the seniors here and went over to check on the progress regularly. Found the contractor missed out building my washing machine base and it could be rectified on time. So guys who are having their renovation, please do check your progress regularly. we are considered the slackers group who only checks on the progress during weekend Anyway, found something that I was not very comfortable with. The plaster ceiling men are urinating in my master bedroom, which has yet to have its toilet bowl fixed and hence, (sorry this really sounds gross) they urinated on my toilet floor!! Yucks!! Is this normal? Pointed out to the man and he asked," If not where do you want them to relieve themselves?" However, did not voice it out to my contractor as I do not want to sound petty but is this normal? Its really gross. I know they will clean it up when they are done. Just.... YUCKS!!

For some reasons, I am not able to upload more photos into my album. Any experts here to help me? It kept giving me the error message "You are not permitted to load pics into this album" So, no pictures to share until i get this resolved Went over to JB again last weekend and hauled back my remaining lights,ceiling fans, wall mount fans and a whopping 25litre water tank storage. Yes, decided to go ahead with the water tank storage instead of the multi point instant heater based on recommendations from my colleague Would love to share the pictures of the ceiling fans that we bought but sorry guys We initially wanted to purchase panasonic ceiling fans but at the shop when we were deciding on the fans, we saw 2 groups of customers bringing panasonic ceiling fans for exchange, stating problems with it One of the customers is from Singapore as well and we were shocked as Panasonic is supposed to be one of the better quality fans in the market. Of course cannot be compared with the high end Haiku fan, which was wayyyyyy over our budget. So, decided to go ahead and purchase Deka ceiling fans instead as it was recommended by 3 different shops (when we were comparing the prices ) We also got ourselves a Regis shower system which was on sale in one of the showrooms in JB, selling for only rm588! Stainless steel somemore. Without much consideration, we decided to bite the bullet and went ahead to purchase it as it was too good a deal to pass.

Need some help from the experts here. Cant seem to upload photos into my album. Kept getting error message that says "Error You are not permitted to upload any more items into this album" Why is that so?