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Hi can pm me your email please ? I would like to retile my car porch and fix up my 3rd floor walls plus some other works. Thanks!

Thank you for your advice snoozee ! Will do the painting

Actually we don't intend to stay for long, probably for another 2 years more. By redo-ing the wall does it mean we have to hack the whole wall and rebuild? Thanks for the advice on dry kitchen. I totally forgot we have a basin with piping. If it's too troublesome, we will not want to redo the dry kitchen.

Hi I reconstructed my inter-terrace house about 5 years ago and due to our ignorance then and not seeking good advice, we ended up with a monkey builder which caused us much pain. We brought up both sides of the walls to be higher than our neighbours, and instead of building a new wall, my builder added the new wall section on top of the old ones and both sides of the walls have been having a very visible loooooooooooong crack line. Besides, he did not do a good job in waterproofing the new wall and we always have small rainy drops of water seeping through especially during this rainy season. It shouldn't be due to structural problem as the crack remains as it is and hasn't gotten worse except it's super ugly. We did ask the builder to fix it but after sealing the long crack its coming back again, and the builder's shop has since closed. We decide to do something about it next year when the weather is drier : - fixing the internal long crackline of the walls (hopefully there is a good contractor who is experienced to fix this) - re-waterproofing the exterior that means repainting the whole house externally and internally - I intend to remove the L-shape deck in my car porch deck which is of no use and retile it (not a huge space as my land size is 1600sf, so probably retiling about 500sf) - my 1st to 2nd floor staircase is see-through type with wooden steps and i intend to redo this to seal up - intend to remodel my living/dining/kitchen to move the dry kitchen to another section, and redo the common toilet. Anyone has experience with these and estimate how much this will cost ? Totally understand it will be difficult to provide an exact but I would like to find out what's the estimated damage$$. Appreciate any recommendation of good contractor as well. Thanks!

Hi I am moving to new house soon and will not need the furniture which I bought about 4 years ago as the design will not match my new place. Most of the furniture are in very good condition. Please check the craiglist for more information : http://singapore.craigslist.com.sg/fuo/4452133337.html http://singapore.craigslist.com.sg/fuo/4452128630.html http://singapore.craigslist.com.sg/fuo/4452121486.html http://singapore.craigslist.com.sg/fuo/4452124542.html Also selling these 2 single beds and mattresses. Please pm me if interested. All items need to go by 14 May. Note : Please arrange own transportation and COD. Any other items seen in picture are not included. cheers

Hello, I am looking for Crestar fans, wooden series. Can you pm me the sizes and prices for the various wooden series (eg. Airolite 5, Airvac, Rainlite, Skylite, Starlite, etc). Thanks.

Hi Tiler Seng I just sent you PMs to ask for quotation for carpentry (not sure if you handle carpentry works though). Can I also tap on your knowledge regarding the following : I am reconstructing my terrace and I intend to import my own marble from Spain. However I am trying to find out if it is necessary to seal the marble on the 4 sides plus the bottom before laying the tiles. My builder will waterproof the floor slab but we are abit worried about water seepage from the ground to the marble thus causing staining. In your opinion is this necessary? Right behind my house is a 1m wide drain so I believe the soil will tend to be wetter than most other houses. We are trying to find someone who can help us seal the marble tiles but can't seem to find anyone who can do this. Your advice is much appreciated! Sorry if I steal your thread to ask this question.

Thanks. 1. There is waterproofing done at the new place. I am being kiasu. 2. The tiles are crema marfil grade A tiles. Price wise, they are less than half what we see at shops. 3. A friend bought project leftover tiles but the colour was so mismatched that she gave them away. 4. As long as I can seal the tile, it is definitely a go for me to direct import. The question remains - how?

I have an intention to bring in marble tiles from Spain, coz it is much cheaper than Singapore. As it is meant for my landed home, I worry about water seepage from the ground. When that happens, the marble tile will grow dark and patchy. The granite tiles at Lor Chuan MRT station is a good example. Most of the marble factories here will seal all sides using a sealant to prevent this from happening. Does anyone know what kind of sealant or anyone who can provide such a service? Thanks.

Hi gbjack Can you please pm me the artist contact ? Thank you!

Hi, Anyone got contacts for reliable LED lights with warranty at reasonable prices? Please share. Thanks.

Oh no. No reply at all?

Hi, For those who had installed LED downlights, is there a ground (earth) connection? I was at China recently and all of them comes with only 2 wires. Is earth really necessary? Sorry....I am just quite stupid about these things.

Hi all I have some 3-piece & 5-piece outdoor furniture for sale (some are stackable to save space when not used) as well as the outdoor umbrellas. Going at very reasonable prices. If anyone interested please email me at sgoutdoorfurniture@gmail.com. cheers

Hi all Sorry for being MIA for a while, was busy moving to a rental place and then went for holiday. After much talking to 4 serious builders, I settled for one (whom Im going to call B) which quoted me 467k for the following A&A works - that included : - all preliminaries - all hacking works - extension of back for 1st and 2nd floor - construction of 2nd level floor slab to level up 1st floor's height to 4.5m, and construction of 3rd level floor slab - creating 3 large rooms with ensuite bathrooms (my master bedroom will take up the entire 3rd story, which is about 70% of the size of my 2nd floor). Also adding a family room on 2nd level with the option to convert into a guest room - maid's room and common bathroom downstairs - wet and dry kitchen's tiling works - ceramic flooring for 1st level (which for living/dining I will change to marble - which means I need to add more $) - parquet for all floors - change all windows and doors including door frames, including sliding door for wet kitchen - brand new staircase for whole house - airconditioning of the whole house - new car porch roof and decking at the other half of the entrance - new autogate - all new electrical and piping - painting of interior and exterior of house - new meter post - new Kliplock roof, trellis roof at the back Carpentry and accessories not included. I chose B not because he is cheap but he is very passionate in what he's doing, and he is very flexible and creative. Although this is way beyond what I initially wanted to do which is just renovation, the thought that by having an A&A would give the house a bigger built-in with a good layout my family and I all like, made me decided to plonk more $. I am looking forward to the start of the construction soon! Happy New Year! cheers

Hi Pantieileen, Please PM me the quotes you got for your house. Thank you!!!

Thank you curryfishhead! This info is very useful and gives me a very good idea of the estimate cost. I understand I will have to budget more for the materials I intend to use. cheers!

Hi yuansong78 Thank you for the builders' names. I've contacted Nic&Wes and waiting for their response. 200k+ was the initial budget for interior renovation only. However I'm also exploring the cost for adding space into the existing house, and am wondering if all those works plus renovation can be done around 400k instead of 650k+. cheers!

Hi pantieileen! Can you please send me the quotes you got from the various security companies? Thank you in advance!

Yes please! Thank you!

Hi rolex Have just pm you. I'm getting keys in late December and hope to start in January (I know there will be a lapse during CNY), hope to move in by July. Timeline to finish is important as I"m renting a temporary place during renovation. Thank you!

Honestly I really like the guy I am working with, as he has alot of very creative ideas, and he has been very responsive ... but I find his quote abit too high

By the way, does your work includes any additional piling or footing works?

Sounds impressive. Can you pm me the contact no of your contractor? I would love to get a quote from him. Thanks!

Thanks Rolex! May I know when did you do the reno for your house for that price and did you do any structural changes?