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  1. Posted

    Hi JohnB, I chanced upon your t-blog and enjoyed reading about your ideas. I have been through a full renovation recently myself and I can totally understand all the ups and downs that accompanies it - most of the time we can't even foresee the problem till it actually happens! Personally my own list of challenges included un-level flooring from topping up of kitchen with lightweight cement, poor laying of sliding door tracks, mis-drilling of cabinets, electrical installation errors, unequal lengths of sliding door pieces, etc.. the list goes on and on...

    But the saving grace would be at least a responsible contractor/ID who can help to solve the problems. I can say that although I met many challenges, at least my contractor did not even turn away any of my complaint calls or messages and we would eventually work something out together e.g. they installed my bedroom cabinet handles too low even though I marked the height so in the end I had to purchase another set of recessed handles to cover the wrongly drilled holes, otherwise it would have cost >S$800 to replace the full sized doors, which my contractor offered to split the cost with me but I did not want to go down that route in any case... In the end the recessed handles cost $40 for 4 pieces and it was re-installed by the carpenters at no additional charge - only thing is that I have to leave with some small circular stickers covering the inside holes that cannot be cut away. All the mis-installation works were also subsequently rectified after several visits...

    Anyway, long story short, just wanna give you some encouragement and my 2 cents advice:

    1. Try to supervise all the major installation works so that you can rectify and prevent any errors on the spot - they have no excuses later on such as "already done what you want me to do" blar blar...

    2. Communicate with contractor/ID closely and mark all your instructions on masking tape on the item to make sure they are reminded e.g. drilling positions/ electrical socket positions

    3. If you discover any problems, do not be angry (you will naturally be but cool down because being angry doesn't help) - what I did was to take photos of all the defects and compile them into a word document and put down all the remarks e.g. identified error and proposed rectification works to be submitted to contractor/ID for rectification works

    4. Last but not least, the responsibility to rectify all the problems should mostly be with your contractor/ID (they are paid professionals) and do not stress yourself out over these problems as they definitely can be rectified somehow or another (usually $$ solves all problems but you should not be topping up $$ if it's not your problem)

    5. Insist that all reno works should be performed as agreed in your quotation/ contract, otherwise they can not expect full payment from you

    Hope my 2 cents' worth helps and all the best to your reno! I am sure everything will turn out fine! :good:

  4. Posted

    My lights from TB are finally here and installed over the weekend. After that, I have patched the holes in the ceiling and painted the ceiling too!

    My living room lights! :wub:

    I have chosen white color to match my living room's colour- mint color! :wub:

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    I thought the light bulbs are white color but it turns out to be slightly yellowish...

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    I love how the lights look in my mint color living room! :wub:

    Sorry used the wrong link i meant this! :good: SUI SUI!

  9. Posted

    Hi Lynnzlq love the sliding doors too! Are they top hung or normal with tracks on the floor.. Would be great if you could share where to get it! Thanks!

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    hall hanging lights plumen and normal light bulbs (we used galvanized steel instead of black conduit pipes to run the cables)

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    hall hanging lights, track lights and KDK fan

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    store room door (will be painted white)

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    kitchen cabinet doors

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    when we close the kitchen sliding doors (pls dun mind the messy boxes lying ard)

  25. Posted

    Wow sounds like great advice :) anyway I feel there's more appeal in selling it as it is since it's a corner terrace which is favored over normal terrace houses. As long as the price is right there should be a buyer!

    3m opening to public road is very tight. Assume put autogate, the nett clear opening will be about 2.4m. this is like a narrow carpark lot width.

    Construction cost 1.2Mil impossible, Closer to 2mil if factor in all the consultant costs in. Subdivision means additional sewer connection, as well as subdivision costs.

    There is also stamp duty payable on the land.

    Total Devt cost will then be ard 9mil, suggesting a breakeven of 4.5Mil each, before factoring in any profit or increase in valuation.

    There are very few transections in that price range now. Let alone for a house with a 3m wide frontage?

    I always believe it is all in the pricing.

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