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  1. Posted · Edited by kdtioh

    Dear all,

    I have received many PM regarding my contractor contacts.

    sorry I cant reply all PMs(too many) but i can share it here .

    Aircon: Good air services ( can find their FB - contacts here) look for george nine 02 nine five 033

    Contractor C (caseline): nine 7 two three , 0 nine 88

    Contractor J&E : kinda lost their contacts but im sure you can refer to others here who engaged their service.

    Cheers!

  2. Posted · Edited by kdtioh

    Hi @kdtioh, yours is such a beautiful home! I tried sending you a message but it said you cannot receive anymore message. Just wanted to ask you something. Thank you and congratulations on your new space!

    Thank you v much! Opps, didnt realise my inbox is full. I just cleared it. feel free to message.

    Hi kdtioh,

    I am new here and looking for a contractor to renovate my place. May I have the contact number for J+E and your chosen contractor please? Thank you!!! I'm also on a tight budget here.

    Regards

    Christina

    Hi Christina,

    Please refer to post 59 above? thanks!

  5. Posted · Edited by kdtioh

    Dear all,

    it is been a while since I last updated and reply all of you, kinda busy with moving and other stuff.

    Here are some of the pics,

    33vhwfr.jpg

    jrp4d2.jpg

    We have not officially move in yet because there is some delay in our new bed :(

    Reno is done and handed over.

    And as above, there is some taobao furniture loots.

    It is been a great journey so far and lots of unpacking to do.

    I will provide some of the contacts you guys requested as below as I have no time to reply one by one. sorry ! heh

    Aircon: Good air services ( can find their FB - contacts here) look for george nine 02 nine five 033

    Contractor C (caseline): nine 7 two three , 0 nine 88

    If you have any question regarding my reno , Taobao or design, do feel free to ask here!

    I try my best to reply!

    cheers!

    *PS hope the haze go away!

  7. Posted · Edited by kdtioh

    My first TB loots and some of the progress!

    First paint job: done

    Kitchen: 90% done.

    Bathroom: 90% done.

    Electrical stuff: 80% done.

    Carpentry: 75% done.

    2hplz7p.jpgm9wrnq.jpg

    Room door: bought from siong door(through group buy)

    Bathroom door: Swing and slide door (not PD Door)

    Glass works(kitchen sliding/ bathroom shower screen): from neighbors contact

    Lightings/switches: TB

    Aircon: well done by Good Air Service (highly recommended!). competitive price and most importantly, very good service. Give good advice on how to hide the ugly piping and how to conceal drainage pipe etc. Anything not done properly, he will come back do nicely for you without any question ask nor will ask for additional charge.

    Will share more pics next week, hopefully is ready to move in.

  9. Posted

    Dear all,

    Sorry for the MIAing, Was busy with other stuff as well as coordinating with the contractor/workers(to make sure everything go smooth)

    I delayed in replying all those who asked for contacts as I want to review my contractor , making sure it is a good contractor.

    So far only complain is, there is a delay in works being done(they did not follow closely to the time schedule given to me).

    Lucky for me, I am not in a rush. Prefer a good workmanship than a rushed lousy work.

    A few miscommunication here and there(which is quite normal i guess), but they rectified the problems as promise.

    What i learnt from this forum is, do not assume the contractor(or sales person) will convey every single details to the workers, it is best you participate fully from time to time to make sure you are looking at all the works being done!

    I am not sure it is the same if you engage ID, maybe less supervision but still, it is the best you look at the progress of your own house. :)

    I will share the progress in the later post while replying all the contact request.

  11. Posted · Edited by kdtioh

    Hi prince!

    I bought LG roboking from qoo10 - 6270 model for $580 during flash sales.

    http://list.qoo10.sg/item/LG-ELECTRONICS-LIMITED-SALE-LG-ROBOKING-DUAL/407269343

    So far tested in my parents house.. quite smart, will avoid obstacles and wont miss any part of the house.

    good for lazy ppl like me Lol.

    hi kdtioh!

    everything looks good - love the views =)

    btw where did you get the LG cleaner from? issit good? =)

  12. Posted · Edited by kdtioh

    The design of shoe cabinet:

    My wifey wanted a inset seating with mirror so that she can change her shoes when going out.

    We further improvised to have a 15cm gap at the bottom of the full height shoe cabinet so that we can slot our frequently used slippers/shoes in.

    gallery_67595_749_53253.jpg

    Just bought a domestic helper! LG roboking!

    The 15cm gap is for my roboking to slot in to charge too!

    gallery_67595_749_31167.jpg

  14. Posted · Edited by kdtioh

    As C is a contractor, we dont have 3D design drawings(must pay if you die die want). So we must use more of our imagination! :dancingqueen:

    However, we have some very detailed drawings ( which i appreciate it very much).

    Our Living room and shoecabinet(divider)

    gallery_67595_749_53253.jpg

    Our Kitchen area and bathroom

    gallery_67595_749_88515.jpg

    Our WIW and MBR area

    gallery_67595_749_53340.jpg

    Our renovation starting soon! cant wait :jammin:

  15. Posted · Edited by kdtioh

    Household stuffs we have bought so far:

    SMEG 2 Door Fridge

    Our most expensive buy strongly requested by wifey. Grew into it and got convinced by her.

    Most importantly fit into our retro kitchen theme.

    Bought from Unilite.

    Grohe Rainshower Set

    One of our earliest buys last year during a big sales at Grohe.

    Bought the rainshower set for our MBR bathroom and the normal one on the right for common(brown color)

    Rinnai oven

    Fujioh Hobs and Hood

    Granite Black Kitchen Sinks - waltz 780

    All bought from Universalunion

    Europace wine chiller

    gallery_67595_749_181205.jpg

    The rest are from Taobao:

    gallery_67595_749_2610.jpg

    Kitchen faucet

    http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.9.216.2SCuFf&id=14400209618&_u=d1rl2pql31aa

    Bathroom Sink

    http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=19094432629&spm=a1z09.2.9.70.Q1IyIQ&_u=d1rl2pql2e90

    Bathroom Sink Tap

    http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=17643974061&spm=a1z09.2.9.198.egcAgd&_u=d1rl2pqlaeb7

    Will update more once our Taobao loots come!

  16. Posted

    Heya!

    Thanks for the reply.

    I know i will seldom use my drying equipment because i have bought a washer/dryer machine.

    I have just ask C to quote in the plumbing works to relocate storage heater, hopefully isnt way off from our budget.

    If you relocate your storage heater to the service yard,the size of the heater will cause your drying equipment to be redundant . And unless you use gas heater.You will also incur extra cost to do plumbing works to supply the hot water to your toilets .

  17. Posted

    There are a few things i have excluded from the reno quotation in order to achieve our budget:

    1) Room Doors and toilet doors(swing slide) will be getting outside.

    2) Study table as it is much cheaper to get from Ikea. $800 vs $200+

    3) Bedside table (TB!)

    4) Bathroom Mirror cabinet

    Have a question for you guys. Any of you relocate your heater tank to service yard?

    I personally find it very ugly to be situated on top of my common bathroom.

    Some of my taobao lightings buy and electrical plan :)

    gallery_67595_749_147263.jpg

  19. Posted

    I have only met 5 IDs/contractors, some introduced by relatives while others is contacts from fellow T-bloggers! I am sure many of you will be familiar.

    It is the most tedious process cause have to review quotations and spend time meeting them.

    1) First ID i met is introduced by my relative, who did a few of my relatives' house. G is from Or***Cu** and met her in my new place. Told her what i want and G also give a few ideas too. She promised a quotation soon and never hear from her after that. I even text her a few times to remind her. She apologized, giving some excuses but still never hear from her. Maybe she is scared off by my budget. haha. Gotta strike her off and move on.

    2)Second ID i met is actually an ID doing reno for my sister-in-law recently. S is from Co** Co*****. Saw his work in one of Tblog too. He is very friendly and I think we can hit off quite well. Some of his ideas are very helpful and gave us good vibes. Got his quotation very promptly and we even meet up for a 2nd time to discuss further on pricing, what to exclude etc. I feel his pricing is quite competitive but still a bit out of our budget.

    3)Third ID i met is not by appointment but through walk in as their office is near my parents' place. JT is from Co** Li****. Told him want he wanted and got his quotation very quickly the next day at 32K+. I didnt really click during the meet up and he didnt give me sincere feeling. I never follow up with him after that.

    4) Forth is a famous contractor in this forum. J & E team. I am sure many of you guys will know them. Met him directly at my new place. J have a clear understanding of what i want from a contractor point of view and even suggested the pros and cons of doing some of the carpentry works i wanted. He even drew out the layout of my kitchen straight away during our discussion. I am quite impressed. I also know they are very busy due to their sudden popularity. haha. One of their work is from my neighborhood and I went to take a look. All I can say is good workmanship and everything is neat.

    Got their quotation promptly from E. Was expecting a more competitive pricing from them since they are contractor. Was not disappointed as their price was the cheapest so far, although still slightly out of our budget. 29-30k ish. Short listed J&E team.

    5) The last contractor is my wife's friend. Let's name her C. Our first meet up with C is outside at a cafe and we told her what we wanted and our budget straight away. She is attentive and paid very close attention to what we wanted and wrote down every single details, as well as drawing some rough sketches to make sure it is what we wanted.

    Got her quotation a few days later and was surprise it is very competitive and very close to our budget. With a bit of cutting here and there, I am confident we can work something out.

    To cut the long story short, it is between J&E team and C. After a few meet ups with both of them, cutting here and there, asking for discounts etc, we decide to go with C. (J&E pricing still way off )

    Her price is the cheapest at 25k + without electrical works(cos difficult to finalise this price). So i'll say i will be around 27k , giving my budget of electrical works of 2k+-. (I did a rough calculation and found out i will be doing a lot of electrical works.)
    I have to say throughout of meetups, C is very meticulous in details and gave many suggestions on what is practical to do and what is not.

    Price aside, i shall reserve my praise until the end of my renovation and see how it goes. Will be updating if i have the time. :)

    PS: I will NOT be sharing my quotation to be fair to C. Those interested can PM me for C's contact or others.

  20. Posted · Edited by kdtioh

    Thanks for all the lucks! heh. need all of it!

    Great layout and view! I think it's doable since floors are already done. I hope you succeed! :)

    doable, good luck!

    That view is dang awesome. Good luck on staying within budget. Taobao is the witch devil and will make you want to buy everything. All the best!

    Fa,

    thisbtotrendmustdie.wordpress.com

    I will not be getting my top hung sliding glass door kitchen from ID/Contractor. Will be sourcing directly from outside. I managed to find one with decent price. Tempered glass etc.

    Top hung Sliding glass door is pretty expensive, need to reconsider

    Your headrest doing full height? full height will be more ex than half. I am doing half, so maybe half price ? lol

    love the view and floor plan of your new flat!

    Me too, I love the idea for the headrest for the bed too, but when I asked for some quotation, it cost almost $1k just to build a 5ft headrest without sidetable.. :jawdrop:

    and mine is around 11ft, so I have no choice but to give it up.. sad life :(

  21. Posted

     

    Our self designed Reno Plan

    • Full height Shoe Cabinet with seat, to act as divider in front of our entrance door for privacy and fengshui (requested by wifey for her countless heels/boots collection.)
    • Top and bottom kitchen cabinet on one side, bottom on the other.
    • Kompacplus top (we both love it)
    • Sliding glass door for kitchen
    • Overlaying subway tiles for kitchen
    • 2ft Full height TV feature wall - I wanted a crafted brick wall but wife objects(too difficult to maintain). After further considerations, I decided to settle for laminated feature wall for easy cleaning and to save $$ (remember our tight budget)
    • Suspended TV console
    • L-Box with Cove lights (demanded by me) - simply love the cove light ambiance effects.
    • Walk in wardrobe - wardrobe space will never be enough for ladies, therefore a must have for my wifey. (bedroom 2)
    • A "man cave" for myself - work desk / gaming area ( bedroom 2)
    • To overlay tiles on flooring and shower area of our bathrooms. We simply want to add "resort style" to our bathrooms.
    • Change out both bathroom sink and add on vanity. (we did not like the sink provided by HDB)
    • We wanted to merge our room 2 (WIW) with our MBR but decide against the idea as we do not want to hack any wall or relay any tiles to add more cost. In the end , we came out with an idea of installing a new door frame(with top pillar) right outside bedroom 2. (We did not op in doors by HDB)
    • Baywindow seat with storage and some display space in our MBR.
    • Bedhead on half of the sunken ceiling, with cove light . (bedside tables optional if budget allows)

    gallery_67595_749_14711.jpg

    Some of the sample ideas we gathered.

    gallery_67595_749_64173.jpg

    Seems like a lot of stuff to be done and to keep it below 30k is a uphill task for us.

    More updates to come...

  22. Posted · Edited by kdtioh

    Been a lurker in this forum since starting of 2015 and i guess it is time to share my renovation journey with you guys.

    In fact, I've gotten our keys since last year(early Dec), but due to wedding/honeymoon etc, we took our own sweet time to find ID/contractors.

    It is a 5 room BTO at upp serangoon view and my favorite part of my new home is the awesome view from the balcony. I love nature!

    A glimpse of our floor plan and some sneaks.

    gallery_67595_749_42846.jpggallery_67595_749_41563.jpg

    We set an impossible budget of between 25k-28k for reno and not compromising on designs and carpentry works.

    We also plan to buy most of our stuff from taobao, thus saving more $$.

    Can it be done? we shall find out real soon!

  23. Posted

    Hi,

    Anyone have contact for slide fold door?

    I have seen PD door so far and is interested to take a look at slide fold door.

    Have contacted ministry of door but they told me they not taking orders already.
    anyone have any idea why?

    if you have contact for slide fold door.. do let me know!

    Thanks in advance.

    Cheers

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