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Kara, I will PM you on the contacts. I do not want the salesperson to get scolded for selling so cheap, spoiling the market. But the price was really low. Must go down bargain one.

Taobao Hauls Sneak Preview 2 We just realised that even though the items we bought from taobao are all those small items, there's too plenty to show every single items. These are the items we bought! We are intending to settle down before we start unpacking all the taobao loots. I will try my best to show you guys as many of the taobao hauls actual photos as possible. Stay tune...

Yup! My single white light was bright enough for the toilet. The T5 warm light actually make the toilet look even better.

Thanks Khng for explaining for me! Lazyfatcat007: Yup. That's exactly what Khng had mentioned. The outcome was very good. On the other part of lamination, I get to install rods for hanging purpose. I will post that on my next visit!

Here you go as promise! No issue with subway tiles are they can be cut and drill through. As for the other side. We did a lamination on the top layer. It looked like glass, but it's actually only lamination. My contractor told me that behind is bomb shelther, cannot drill hole. Thus, we had to bear with fat circuit socket instead of the flat one. Hi Kara, I'm not sure if this is what you want on the inside?

Online Purchases Sneak Preview We bought quite a number of stuffs from Taobao and Amazon as well. (Not all is ours, maybe 2/3 is ours) We had packed them in our bomb shelter as our house is still very dusty. We will share our Taobao & Amazon loots once everything is settle down!

Loots in Malaysia We do not own any vehicle, thus, buying from JB is hard for us. All thanks to my new neighbours, we were able to buy all these stuffs back from JB. We hitched a ride from our neighbours and we went in to JB to shop together! Fanco E Trinity 56" (JB Proelect) initially, we wanted to get Amasco Triniti-II 56". But locally is selling at about $899 I last checked, which is over my budget. We then discovered a similar model from Fanco, which is this model: Fanco E Trinity. But Singapore is not selling this model yet, due to quality check. We had to turn to JB. We got this at about S$500 from JB Proelect without the lights. We got 6 ceilings lights (2x24W, 2x18W, 2x12W) for our bedrooms, toilets, service yard and bomb shelter from JB Proelect as well. They cost me less than S$200 for the 6 lights. Deka Galaxy M3 (JB Proelect) This fan is bought specially for my wife. She wanted a fan just to blow her when she's doing her make-up. This fan is small yet powerful! This fan is about S$120. I also bought some kitchenwares and toilet items from this place called: Ginmit Trading. I did not take any photo of the items, but I did take photo of the receipts. It's still very cheap even after paying GST and custom tax.

Furniture Loots Next, some of the furniture loots I got from Singapore. Ross SF 9407 (Cellini @ parkmall) It was a love at first sight. We went shopping for sofa at Parkmall. The length of this sofa is 2880mm according to measurement. So long with deep seating. And it was L-shaped. We find it really comfy! This cost us $1,388. Piano CB251-02 Coffee Table (Cellini @ Parkmall) MAX DS160 Dining Table + 4 sets DORIC CH162 Chair (Cellini @ Parkmall) I shall talk about this 2 items (with 4 chairs) together. Few months later after we bought the sofa, we went back to this store again. They had house promotion going on. We then decided to add this 2 items into the package. We paid another $1,600. So in total, we paid $2988 for sofa, coffee table, dining table with 4 chairs. Posturepedic Unicased Heritage - Cushion Firm (Sealy @ Parkmall) I am actually quite disappointed in myself. We set a budget of $3,000 for our mattress + bedframe. But we end up spending about $4,200 for this mattress with storage bedframe. We had heard alot good reviews about Sealy, I hope this will make us sleep better! Haha.

Electronic Loots I shall share some of my electronic I bought in Singapore! Philips 65PFT5409 Full HD LED TV (Courts) At the start, we wanted to get a 55" television. One day, we went shopping with a neighbour of ours, he introduced this television to us. I was totally into big screen. After much consideration, I managed persuaded my wife to get this 65" television although it's not UHD. This cost us less than $2,000 which we felt really cheap! Denon: Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer DHT-S512 (Courts) We got this set of soundbar because it was recommended by the Courts saleperson whom is a friend of ours. There's a 'purchase with purchase' which cost us $599 instead of $899. We tested the sound and the price is good, we bought it on the spot without consideration. Samsung: RL4353RBASL (Hong Liang) This model fits all the requirement we wanted. Large freezer, simple look. (Psst: My wife insisted on big freezer) LG 10KG Inverter Direct Drive 6 Motion Top Loader Washer WFT1061DD (Hong Liang) initially, we had issue on how are we going to place our washer due to the limited size our service yard is. This model fitted just nice for our service yard. Bosch HBN331E1K (Hong Liang) My wife's decision. I have no say in this. Haha Citygas Macro MA-10FE (City Gas) Fujioh FG3773SV (Hoe Kee) To match our theme. Fujioh FS890R (Hoe Kee) We chose a slim hood instead of chimney hoodas as chimney take up alot of space. This was recommend by one of the staff. Blanco Metra 9 + Blanco Mida Sink Mixer (Hoe Kee) Got this 2 items from Hoe Kee as well. Both cost me at $589.

Sure, I will take the pictures for you on my next visit!

We did not mount our electric plug onto the back glass. Instead, we did a layer of lamination above the backsplash glass.As for the backsplash glass and subway tiles. They are separated by a 'pillar'. Do refer to this image:http://renotalk.com/forum/uploads/gallery_66736_906_22321.jpg. I don't know how to explain. Haha. I do not have the photo now. I will take again on my next visit to this new home. Keep you updated again!

Kitchen Part 3 Today, my refrigerator, built-in oven and washing machine is in the house! Lastly, our subway tiles as our 'featured wall' in the kitchen! Look at how the copper pipe went missing from the photo. Steven mentioned that he had a hard time trying to box up the copper pipe to match with the back splash glass. It was beautifully done! Another side of my kitchen! This is how it look like from my service yard. Service Yard Half Height cabinet for more storage! We requested our pipes to be painted black to match our theme!

Toilet As for toilet, we did not revamped the whole toilet. We decided to keep it as simple as possible. This is how it look like before anything is done. The sink given by HDB was so ugly. So, we decided to get Steven to dismantle the sink and order new one for both bathroom. Left side is common bathroom while the right one is MBR bathroom. My wife insisted on wet/dry area as she would not like to do her business on a wet floor. So it's necessary to construct a kerb and shower screen. Check out our "Vanity Cabinet with Top Cabinet with Mirror Door with Solid Surface Top" Everything is supply and install by Steven which cost me $1000/- for both bathroom. Not sure if it's cheap or expensive. Here's the final photo of our simple toilets which I took today. We had gotten Steven to change the 'egg crates' and changed it to acyclic sheets and also to add T5 lights to make the toilet a little more cozy. Just a few days ago, we told Steven that we want to install a ventilation fan in the MBR bathroom as we felt that it was stuffy when we are inside the toilet. So he sent his sub-contractor to come and did measurement yesterday. And today, the ventilation fan is up. This cost me another $200 which I felt is reasonable amount for supply and install. Overall, both my toilet renovation cost me about $3,000 including plumping works and electrical works.

Hello. This is a standard 4-room unit. And yes. They are Polished Porcelain Floor tile

Kitchen Part 2 Table Top One day, we were at Paya Lebar for some reason which I had forgotten why. We passed by this shop selling tiles along Paya Lebar Road. We went in with an intention of getting pricing for subway tiles which we want to install in the kitchen. So, we chanced upon Caesarstone tabletop. My wife saw this model, 'Classico - 3100 Jet Black', and she love it very much. We had heard about the good quality Caesarstone is, we decided to check for the pricing. The salesperson and I get along quite well and quoted us for $140/ft run, which is cheaper than what the market is selling. My wife and I was okay with the pricing but I managed to bargain for slightly more discounted rate. We decided to put deposit straight to secure the pricing. I tried to search everywhere if my pricing was average, to my surprise, everywhere is much expensive than this. Next up, table top! After my tabletop is up, my black back glass is up! Our entrance door to the kitchen!

Kitchen Part 1 My wife started to love cooking and baking since few years back. But due to limited tools and equipments, she's always complaining. Thus, she's dying for a kitchen of her own. Kitchen is always the most expensive in the whole house due to heavy carpentry works. We decided to make full use of the spaces we have. Let's start with kitchen transformation... Supply labour and material to construct hollow block support for kitchen sink with internal tile finish.This idea was shared by seniors and we felt this is a must. We do not want our woods to rot due to moisture collected under the sink. Supply labour and material to box up kitchen entrance (extend) with 1 side tile finishWe requested Steven to box up the entrance as we wanted to install a casement door for entrance. This is how it look like before carpentry work One day, I dropped by at night. I was shocked to see all the carpentry works for kitchen in the living room. And guess what. All the carpentry works was up on the following day!

Air-Con Steven advised us to contact air-con installer to lay their trunking before anything else. As such, I had contacted 'Sunny' from 'AJ Aircon' (You can PM me if you want the contact). 'AJ Aircon' is organised by one of the resident in my BTO estate, as such there's a bulk purchase going on. Price wise is also the lowest I can find. The spec of the air-con that I chose is as follows: It comes with 2 trips. First is the installation of trunking only, and second trip is the blower + compressor when we want them to put up. Personally, I felt that Sunny's workers were very professional. Usually I will expect some hiccup here and there. However, everything went perfectly smooth and they are on time. Their workmanship is excellent. We decided to install 3 air-cons in all bedrooms and opt out air-con in living room. As we felt that we will not on the air-con in the living room. And finally the aircon blower installed after one month later: One of my room. For my Master Bed room

Let me bore everyone with my house before renovation first. Living Room Dining Area Kitchen Service Yard Corridor Master Bedroom Bedroom 2

Choosing a contractor is different from an interior designer. Interior designers are able to provide you with 3D drawings on how the actual layout will turn out before constructing. But contractor do not provide such service. Thus, you will need to let him know what you want. I mentioned in my earlier post that we have sourced for 6-8 IDs. That did not go to waste even though we did not choose them in the end. They had provided us with ideas which can be useful. We went to find images from magazines/forums/Facebook as our mood board. After much discussion with Steven. We came out with this mood board to show to Steven: Living Room Kitchen Master Bedroom Toilets To add on, we took up floorings and doors from HDB Optional Component Scheme (OCS), which is deductible via CPF. Steven provided us with a initial quotation of about 22K including painting, window grille, electrical works and plumbing works. Which was the cheapest from all the quotations we have had. We decided to add study table with top cabinet in the mid of renovation. Stay tune...

Hello everyone, I'm going to 'graduate' from this renovation journey pretty soon. Thus, I decided to share this t-Blog with everyone, as well as to keep it as a record for myself in future. I also hope that this t-Blog can manage to help someone too. My wife and I were considered quite young when we apply for this BTO in 2012. I was 25 years old while she was 20 years old then. We had no peers going through this stage and we had absolute zero knowledge on the progress. But we went ahead anyway. We considered ourselves very lucky as we managed to get queue number 26 (First timer + Live near parent scheme). We get to select many units and eventually we decided on a high level unit with good view. Being young and with low cash funding, we need to save as much as possible. Thus, we began sourcing, reading reviews from the internet, forums and seek advices from people. Let me share the layout of my unit: Earlier on, I mentioned that we had zero knowledge right? We started out by meeting as many IDs as possible. We had zero idea on what we actually want. IDs are IDs afterall, they shared many different ideas with us. After meeting about 6-8 (we lost count) IDs, many quotation, we soon have idea of our own. It was like jigsaw puzzle, we took the good advices from different IDs and it became our idea. Finally, we met up with a contractor which was recommended by my new neighbour. I shall name him as 'Steven'. Steven is able to fulfil our requirements at a much lower price than IDs. My neighbour's parent unit was done by him, and it was pretty well done. As such, we decided to pick him for this renovation journey. Check out my renovation work within 25K budget (Painting, Window grilles, Ceiling, Carpentry, Plumping works, electrical works) Let the journey begin... Contents LayoutBare HouseAirconKitchen Part 1Kitchen Part 2Kitchen Part 3ToiletElectronic LootsFurniture LootsMalaysia LootsOnline Purchases Sneak PreviewLiving Room Part 1Living Room Part 2Bedroom 2 (Study Room)Bedroom 3 (Guest Room)Master BedroomLiving room (Final Photo)Taobao Loots 1Taobao Loots 2

I am interested in getting Caeserstone Classico - Jet Black. Where is the best place to get it?

Hi Jerome, Can I have quotation for the following products: Hod Fujioh FG 3773 SVGL Fujioh FG 3793 SVGL Hood Fujioh FX900 Oven Ariston FH52IX Bosch HBN331E2J Washer LG WD-1480TDT