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Hi Yeocando, you can refer to this post link below, the author did some test to show its durability. As for the cost maybe you can download my quotation and have a look. The unit price is $110 per ft for the table top. My kitchen adds up to 16ft as stated in the quotation so its $1760 for both sides. We should always double confirm the measurement to make sure we are not over paying. I haven't check all the measurement yet...Will do so soon. http://www.renotalk.com/forum/topic/65053-journey-home/?p=852244

Hi Bianzi, Quotation link in my signature. B.

Hi Bianzi, The tiles are flat...which makes it old skool. Yes there's a row missing but i think i will leave it...previously we had the hood further down at the edge of the tiles, but then we find it too low so we shifted it up. Right now the two wall have the same number of rows...not too sure if it will look ok if i add another row...but i will be shifting the original socket point up just touching the first row of tiles. Right now it is sitting in an awkward position. I will have two sockets at both end...waiting for the tiler and electrician to make the change. B.

more carpentry.... need more adjustment... blum soft closing **** nice... kompacplus kitchen top, EDL panaplast laminate for cabinet, Teka sink, floor tiles from Hafary, wall tiles from ID Teka hood and hob fridge will be at the service yard area...left side...took out the default clothes hanger from hdb since it will hit the fridge when lowered. Will be ordering a swivel one from Ezziliving. This pic got taiwan feel? Now taiwan designs into creamy, beige, brown, warm, white, woody feel. No more color color. So i also follow....haha....living room will be off white. But the rooms are painted light grey for br1, pink for baby room and blue for mbr. The conduit is for the fridge at the service yard. This part the kompacplus guy did not do a good job so Ephron rang them up and they agree to redo the whole piece. Very good service. I will want a 'U' shape to fit the conduit instead of a straight cut. Looks good everything...but kitchen doors still need adjustment and still considering soft closing for drawers after seeing how smooth blum is.

Hi sharonk3001, Its at https://plus.google.com/104631431741140102049/about?gl=sg&hl=en 718 Geylang Rd Singapore 389603 B.

Hello bianzi, I used grey for all the internal pvc since all my laminate is light in color and they have limited selections. My ID charged $30 psf. And its quite significant if you are doing a lot of carpentry. Yes it will get mouldy and patchy if you have standard white as my current place is using white. You will get used to white after using for a while but i just want to try something different after so many years of seeing inner white. B.

Good day everybody, Finally free to upload some pics...carpentry...still need to some/a lot adjustments....i am a very detailed person so one small misalignment can cause a major brain malfunction to me so there's a bit of delay....featured wall done to get rid of the stupid skirting. Kitchen carpentry still ok but not really happy with the standard drawer slides...feels flimsy...might change to soft close. Got myself a full leather 3 seater for 3k from picketandrail kuka collection as they have a 36% sale yest. Purchased some industrial lightings from 2by2's Fiona for dinning and passageway, she's resourceful and have lots of ideas if you like industrial vintage stuff. I also bot lights from Etsy for kitchen, service yard, foyer and toilets. Storage bed, dinning table and chairs from hommage. Will upload the pics soon. Things to note: Install the air con last...get the id to box up the trunking if you are planning to. And then paint the house at least a first coat. Then do the carpentry and then install the aircon! Once you do carpentry and the aircon is near to it, there won't be enough space for the carpenters to apply silicon directly. Also, the aircon units does not sit nicely and close to the wall (depending on the guy installing i guess)...there will be a gap...and thru the gap you will see the original white color base. So if you planned to color your wall there is no way to reach inside without taking the unit down. And you can't take it down all the way as the pipes are already connected. So one person will have to hold the unit mid air, another one will have to with tiny hands paint the inside.

@Songz yes i will agree some items are relatively cheap...i am lazy to compare anymore so just buy all at one place. @alfredt Items are after GST. The fan definitely you gotta get from them...outside are going at $320 each.

Went to Heritage today and spent around 5k ++. I will list down some of the big item, price include gst 1x $235 Elkay kitchen sink EC41406 1x $550? Teka Kitchen sink R10 720 2x $150 Grohe basin mixer 32810000 Bauflow 1x $220 Grohe kitchen mixer 31230000 Bauflow 2x $125 Grohe two way tap 20280000 2x $175 Grohe shower mixer 32812000 Bauflow 3x $290 Cresta Icol Fan + Remote 1x $190 Alpha 18 instant heater 1x $420 Alpha 18i instant heater comes with pump and rain shower 2x $320 Baron 8886 toilet bowl 1x $150 Johnson Suisse latina 500 basin 1x $160 Johnson Suisse latina 600 basin 1x $610 Ariston HES 60 F IX hood 1x $610 Teka hood DH2 70 1x $440 Ariston PC640 hob 1 x $440 Teka hob Ex 70 plus other misc stuff like b trap, L pipe, sprayer and valve, towel hanger, basin stopper

Hi eelnaes, All tiles from hafary at paya lebar showroom. The kitchen wall tiles came from my ID. Not sure where he got them from. B.

continuing... 3. Fridge + small Kitchen. Kitchen is small...fridge is big...gross dimension for the fridge is 768w x 799d x 1800h. IDs say put at both walls also ok...so i choose 600 side. If i put at 765 side the main light switch will be covered up by the fridge and the fridge door might hit the wall if you open it too wide. So tat night i got a shock when i see the fridge base obstructing my way...and immediately alerted C+E. So the next day they came down and we agree on putting the fridge here...service yard area. Yes...the best option...next best option is in the living room right outside the kitchen. we planned to have a stand basin at the service yard initially so that wife and me can hand wash and scrub some of our laundry there. plan shelved. I suppose it just a matter of getting use to the layout. so there goes my little adventure...hope everything will be smooth from now...esp the skirting. Skirting advice for me anyone?? hahah B.

Hello Renotalkers, Some updates on the progress and hiccups... 1. Skirting I am not a fan of skirting but have no choice as it is needed to cover the gaps from the tiles to the wall. So when i see this big chunky skirting i immediately alerted my IDs. They came to check and say my wall is uneven but they will try to rectify the problem and then no other skirting material will help in the event that the wall is uneven becos HDB contractor workmanship is so good... Anyone encounter skirting issues or uneven wall that u see a ledge is build instead of a skirting? What can we do here to make it nice nice slim profile? hahah...i might just hack the skirting and do a feature wall from floor to ceiling on that wall face and claim from HDB. heh. I came across this post http://www.renotalk.com/forum/topic/18228-minimalist/?p=372548 about recessed skirting...freaking nice i will say. Can we apply it to our BTO? I will hack all the skirting off. 2. Aircon I am not on site when they discuss about how to run the pipes. Working mah...save my annual leave so can go holiday. I learnt something from this...try to be on site la....haha...so to cut the story short. This is the plan we discussed over phone and watsapp... the pipes run inside the two rooms... spot the mistake? The piping is running too close to the door frame...if you decide to box up the trunking you will cover up top of the door frame and we cant shift the trunking up as a wonderful beam sits right above the trunking...it is UNHACKABLE....also the trunking is running along the wall that could house a full height wardrobe. I do not have any carpentry in br1 and br2 so it is not an issue...but i cannot bear to see my door frame kana covered up when i boxed the trunking. so mission next day is to tear down all the materials and re-run it outside the rooms along the passageway. More flexible as you can see now it is sitting almost 2 inch above the door frame and Ep can box it up swee swee. Air con supervisor did a good job as i can tell from the picture he sent me...again i was not there....hahah...his name is Ah Di...really friendly and nice chap. So he took two trips to put up and tear down to re run the piping...but he say no need pay for the extra trip...just need to cover him the extra material cost...which is about 80 bucks. Highly recommended. to be continue....

Hello xiaohuiis, I just got the quote from them after three revision, its around 34.5k and it includes electrical works. First quote was 33k, second around 37k...i am still making changes as the reno progress so whatever i add or minus will go into variation order. B.

Hello dht, I got this promo during the IT show period...think its around end feb...early march. That model i bot has a $500 cash back + another $500 if you pay by citibank cc. $750 is still worth it i will say...you can visit Mega Discount at UE square Novena/Thomson and look for dennis or eric...pester them to give more discount haha... You have to pay the full amount first for the TV..then mail out the claim form with the documents and wait for your cash cheque. B.

Hi Septh! Yes am from 590B! I see u managed to fit in a bathtub! Your design layout is big and spacious enough for two. Good planning. Our initial plan was to hack a few walls to make things look bigger but end up no walls will be hacked....will leave one room for the kid so that she can bang the door in my face when she grow up. Another bedroom will be for wife's mum or my mum if they decided to sleep over. Are you in MD facebook page? Will hook up with you over there and maybe a visit to your place with my wife...you saw our MD signage downstairs?...I must say the one who design it should be shot....no no no...should be strip naked and parade around the estate then blanket party....this type of ugly work dare to put up....I am very sad...we should all sign a petition to have it remove...and find out who endorsed the design.. white font...pale purple backplate...and in small caps? gosh...somebody calm me down...Where are the 3D fonts?!?!?! signage not like these meh?

Hi hojichalatte, Yes i have the same treatment as well...sms him some questions and all he did was a one liner...kinda feel he not interested. Luckily he txt me say he was sick before our appointment and i dun bother to reply him. If not we would have signed with him cos wife was quite impress by his swift talking on the first meet up...besides that, wife was asking when start reno...when...when???! cant wait to move la...aiyo...relax leh...move already who cook for you? who help u take care of baby...i think she will cry for help after we moved in...hahah Then i came across @leonjennawon 'power sales blog' for posh home and straight away i ask for calvin's contact. No regrets. His team really take care of your project. Now she happy we got C+E cos everything moving so fast and we can concentrate on other stuff instead of worrying over the reno progress and workmanship. Thanks @claypot for informing me about the gst from universal...not too sure if the price i get from heritage includes gst or not...will ask again.

Hello Claypot! I bot the fridge around CNY period! It has to be delivered before 30 jan so tats why you can see a fridge in my living room pic...hahah...The washer and fridge was bot this month and Dennis will deliver them when my unit is ready. Wasn't planning to get such an expensive TV but $1k cashback...aiyo...hoot ah!! mai tu liao you know... Planning my trip to heritage and universal union to get the rest of the stuff..I went to heritage to get an initial quote and their price is pocket friendly...Jayden from heritage quote me $290 for crestar fan icol...outside all selling at around $320+ Need to check on the toilet bowl tho...not sure the brands (magnum, baron...)they carry is good or not....you have any recommendation? He say can get Johnson S from him at a cheaper rate also... B.

Here are the items that i've bought so far... Model: Samsung bottom freezer RL4013 Paid: $1049 WGST Where: Gain City Promo: $688 voucher + vacuum + $50 NTUC voucher Model: Samsung WD0804 Paid: $300 WGST (original $999, $688 voucher rebate + discount from dennis) Where: Mega Discount Promo: vacuum Model: Samsung LED UA-55F8000 Paid: $3299 WGST Where: Mega Discount Promo: $1000 cashback Model: Toshiba System 4 Inverter Paid: $4299 Where: Hong Huat Electrical Pte Ltd Promo: 1 time free general servicing for 4 wall mounted aircon unit worth $140, free 2 trips Installation, upgrade to Armaflex Half Inch Thick Insulation, G23 Copper Pipe, 16mm Drainage, Singapore Made Premium Grade Control Wiring Cable and free liaising with ID As you can see now i got two vacuums on hand which you have to make a trip down to The Verge at little india to redeem. I asked dennis from MD why Samsung giving out so many freebies ah?...he said "its like tat one la"...i don't know what it means...haha....i made a remark saying i don't need so many vacuum leh. He said "no problem, we can take in each vacuum for $50". Woah! very flexible they all...I think i will sell them the two suckers and then purchase a Karcher steam vacuum from MD.

Hello everybody, I've signed up with posh home calvin+ephron (gonna refer them as the C+E tag team). My reno start date by FSM is march 7 or 8. And after that everything is fast and furious. Ephron was so fast in carrying out reno works, permit...tiles selection, haulage...laying of tiles...overlay of toilets...and you know the best part? I haven't went up to my unit even once since they started work. All we did was communicate thru watsapp and sending reference pics...i trust them so much that i can sit back and relax... Here's some of the pics ephron took for me... kitchen wall tiles. Original tiles i choose was 600x300 but after some discussion and a few reference pics...Calvin advise me to use small tiles with black gout lines around 2mm width. According to him these are old hdb tiles nobody wants...guess i can have it for free then...haha Living room. off white matte tiles. So to get that little industrial look i guess i need to play with the wall colours. No false ceiling or L-box or cove lights...just the normal pvc tube for lighting points. This one should be common toilet if i am not wrong. Waiting for the floor tiles to be up. This is how we communicate....keeping my fingers crossed i dun get a shock when i make my first visit to the unit...hahahah

Hi bianzi, Dun really think there is any disadvantages of overlaying, to me it is just to cover the original tiles since i can't hack it as it is under warranty from the HDB. For resale old flats there could be leakage problem which requires waterproofing. But your resale flat is only 6 years to me it is relatively new. Yes overlaying could cut cost for your case since you save on hacking the tiles but...overlay on top of the existing tiles maybe kinda 'risky' since the new tiles is sitting on top of the original tiles and bonded only via cement? Not too sure what is use to bond the new and old tiles together, i do hop the new tiles won't pop out if there is any knocking on the wall. So to me i would rather hack everything and get the ID to waterproof it if necessary and then lay the new tiles. Perfect. Hacking one toilet could cost between $250 to $500 maybe?

Hi @guojiawen @songz thanks for the welcome! Yes actually singapore and taiwan have a lot of similarities in design...but it come across to me that they have a lot of carpentry work putting focus on storage. Maybe their carpentry work is cheaper. I will only be doing wardrobe for MBR and kitchen cabinets with inner coloured pvc. The other two rooms will be for cutiepie and maybe my study room...not gonna have any customised cabinets for these two rooms.. No false ceilings or covelights. Wife say why build home for lizard...keke...also its too low for my liking...so the only way is the old skool pvc or metal pipes for the lighting points and fans. Or you can hack the ceiling...illegal...haha...i like ceiling fan where the air circulation is better, so my ID will need to plan properly how the fan and lights sits together...wife doesnt like fan that comes with lights so its a big challenge. Toilet and kitchen will be overlayed...if hdb provide all whites tiles i may just accept it...but the current tiles i don't approve!! ugly! I did not opt in for the hdb floor and door...hdb should allow us to opt out for the toilet and kitchen tiles as well... so the majority of our cost will be on the flooring and overlay of the toilets + cabinets and hacking of the kitchen wall. Next post i will list down the things that i've bought for the house.

Started to slowly source for ID around Sep last year...Made three blast of quotation request to reno_nation, renotalk and renoquotes.....kinda regret cos my phone started flooding with unknown numbers....pls stop alry...made me realise there are many ID firms in the market all hungry to get your business...probably close to a thousand of them? Nonetheless...its quite impossible for me to go to each and every ID's office (mon - fri got work leh + visit kid over at MIL's place aft work)....(sat - sun take care of kid so in law can rest) so i requested them to head over to MIL's place at night instead which most are willing to do so... List of IDs and contractor i've the pleasure of speaking with and repeating the same thing over the past few months...there are alot more contacts received from the three blast but i narrowed my selections to these few... 1. Urban Design (爱与狠...） 2. Carpenters (new bird id...quotation acceptable....visited my site and we ponder very long over the utility box area how to make it sweeee...still waiting for revised quotation which never came) 3. Omus Living (never provide quotation....maybe he dun like me) 4. Creaction (slow...need to sent reminder for quotation....end up quotation is a mess and rocket price) 5. Contractor / friend's recommendation can't remember his co's name (experienced! the know how type. I like his explanations and was looking forward to his quote....but maybe he dun like me also) 6. IDcube (brought his intern along for meeting...experienced and know how...quotation within expectation! but problem is he might let his intern take over when the actual work starts) 7. The80'sStudio (senior....brought his supplier girlfriend along...haha...wife was impressed with him...fixed a date to visit his office...but end up he postponed the appointment and thereafter no news...maybe he decided he dun like me) 8. NID design studio (very very nice guy...experienced...well organised...quotation is kinda ex i think...but i like him..) 9. Posh Home (只有爱...after the steady promo from tblogger leonjennawong....quotation steady...Italy tiles somemore) Tips:#1 find a ID with car...can pick u up and drive you go jiak hong #2 try not to blast request for quotation with numerous sites at the same time unless u can stand the influx of calls and emails...maybe one site at a time? #3 always ask the ID to go over to your place instead...haha...save on transport #4 find ID who is a local or one who stays in singapore...some of the IDs are from malaysia and they travel back home every night then u might start to wonder why your sms doesn't work #5 find out if the ID draws a basic pay or just commission or both. Stay away from those just on commission cos they will be busy hunting for contracts whereas one with a basic can actually slow things down and be more prudent with your project

I've some posts ready in my RT blog but somehow i dun really like it...not much action there...i prefer T-blog...not sure is there any difference between the two...also i can't seem to remove the watermark in the album although i've unchecked the option from the admin... some reference design...alot are sourced from searchome.net and www.decoplus.com.tw i really like styles from taiwan maybe because i am a big fanz the country? oh yes...the food..the people...the 歡迎光臨, the streets, the mountains, the 花莲 coastline....yes...就是愛台灣啦！ the renovation scene in taiwan is kinda thriving...they have dedicated reno programs on tv and designers speak about how they magically transform the houses...definitely more freeplay not like the layout of our BTO...so standard...so ugly...think put a few color tiles in the toilet is pretty...pls la hdb...mai kei kiang leh... some style that i like...think can be applied to hdb also hor?

Hi Hi Just some small intro and we'll keep things rollin as soon as i start my reno! Waited for 4 long years from the option date and its finally ready for me to zheng the house. Without RT i will not have learn and know all the cool places and know what to look out for when renovating. THANK YOU RT and all the bloggers here!! Me (Bento) and wife (Meow) my little baby girl (Cutiepie) will be the residents. Of cos must show the floor plan so here it is...does it look similar? hahaha

Howdy leonjennawong! Thanks for keeping us entertained with your Tblog...I've 'engaged' posh home as well...met him once for an initial talk about my design. A second time at his office and his quotation is rock steady plus he did not miss any of the items that i requested to do for my house. I will start a Tblog soon to document. His other designer name ephron is equally helpful as he drove me to OSK and Hafary to take a look at the tiles and lights which is near their office. Yes calvin will be busy from now on after all the promotion you gave him...so i've made it a point to click with his colleague in case calvin is too busy. The reason why i say 'engaged' is becos i told him verbally thru watsapp that he will be appointed as my ID and told him my start work date will be early march. Calvin straight away say no time! cos he need to apply permit and all...so without any delay, ephron came to my place aft work that night and collected the keys from me. The next day he went up to take measurement on the walls that are to be hack. What can i say....POWER SERVICE and we haven't sign the contract yet. Guess it will be a smooth journey from now. Look out for my tblog soon!!