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  5. Posted

    On 14/04/2016 at 11:29 AM, luvalist said:

    My Ea in Yishun. Finally collected keys! But hacking can only start in May so now trying to get direct quotes instead. Boo. No matter where I go, the quote is ard 90k and above before electric and plumbing works. Eh gotta figure out how to upload floor plan Hah

    I just completed my EA renovation in Sembawang earlier in the year. Initial quote was close to 80k and I added quite a lot of thing. Came up to 97K not including electrical works... Did a lot of carpentry though

  7. Posted

    9 hours ago, twinklecloud said:

    Hey ricepapergirl,

    I went down to Castlery last weekend.. the prices are not that cheap... the dining chairs and tables do look very tempting!

    Will continue to hunt again.. thanks for the tips!

    Try Nook and Cranny. I bought my dining table and side cabinet from them. Simple and easy designs with good prices :)

    https://www.nookandcranny.com/

  9. Posted

    Furniture

    Just wondering, how one can buy furniture and get the shop to hold them till the renovation is done?

    We have been wanting to buy but afraid to that the shop wont be able to hold especially those sale items hence we decided to hold on till after we shifted in.

    Anyone can advise?

    Check with the shop? I bought items from Seahorse and Nook & Cranny and they were willing to delay delivery for up to 2 months...

  12. Posted · Edited by shpesft

    thank you! yes, we have been going every day to check the progress (after work with a torchlight cos they switch off the main electricity!).

    we were planning to go into m'sia this xmas weekend. now not sure anymore... everyday got updates about how horrible the causeway situation is. scared we'll be stuck for hours and hours...

    anyway, reno update: all hacking done! i think today they are laying the prepacked screed. tiles have arrived too! forgot to take photos yesterday, paiseh.. next time shall do so :)

    Expect a jam with the long weekend! I went in on Monday and was stuck in a jam on my way back for 2.5 hours. Joined the returning queue at 1.30 pm, cleared customs at 4pm. But it was worth it :)

  14. Posted

    yes go for it! haha yeah, hopefully it'll look nice. :D

    i'm now in a fix. we need to get ceiling fans and everything is SO expensive. the husband and i liked the fanco s8 fans, but i realised they're 'malaysian' fans, so no safety mark. that makes it risky to buy, right? that's not cheap also. $220 with light (non LED) and remote. we want LED :(

    Why not consider getting the ceiling fans from JB? I got a Fanco with LED lights (Circolo C42" with Philips LED bulbs x2) at less than S$200. Only thing is need to drive in to JB.

  16. Posted

    shpesft, wow.. the false ceiling looks retro though.. hehe.. but i do agree it has to go. so u have already applied for the HDB permit? have u chosen ID and are u hacking everything else?

    haha... I would agree the living room false ceiling looks really retro. Reminds me the inside of a curved roof. Unfortunately, didn't take a full photo of how it looks like. The dining room area false ceiling has stained glass like lighting panels as well (Sorry forgot to take photos)

    Permit has been approved and hacking started yesterday :)

  17. Posted · Edited by shpesft

    shpesft,

    if your place can do minimal and still in good condition, then best to keep minimal. as EA and EM has huge area hence the huge price tag.

    so u started your reno already? how long your reno takes?

    Unfortunately, it's going to be a complete revamp. The entire house has the original HDB tiles (15 year old unit) with an extremely low false ceiling from the previous owner, it's lowered all the way to the bedroom door frame level :dunno:

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    Living%20Room%201.jpg

    Since its a almost complete Reno, I will do a complete revamp. Still waiting for HDB permit though I have collected my keys last week.

  18. Posted

    Hi twinklecloud!

    Haha yeah when we first found out about the timelines for our EM purchase we also thought, wah, so much time, can think very slowly for reno liao. Cos we were coordinating to do our 1st HDB appt 2-3 weeks after the owner has her 1st HDB appt (something about a bridging loan??) so that her purchase of her new place can be done around the same time as ours and then chop-chop reno so that they won't have to stay too long at their own place even after 2nd appt. So we gave them 2 months extension as well as delayed our own 1st HDB appt. Then with CNY etc... Haha. We actually exercised our option on 5 October so we were looking at 5-6 months delay before we could get our own keys.

    Then I'm the kind that needs to have everything planned out properly and does a lot of research for stuff so use this time to keep thinking and thinking.

    Gosh we had our first proper full quotation from an ID yesterday and the price was faint! ;_; EM big so price tag also very big! We already have a proper budget spreadsheet with all the smaller items (furniture, appliances, lighting etc) factored in so we knew exactly how much we were willing to spend on the reno itself and the quote was way over. Now hoping that other people can quote more reasonably and finding ways to shave off some $$!

    Now thinking maybe don't need to fully tile the kitchen, just paint with wash and wear paint, not sure whether feasible. I know the parentals would frown on it but nowadays got hood and air fryer so husband and I are thinking it's worth it (and saves quite a tidy sum!!).

    Balcony? Haha think we are still set on having it as a proper balcony. We've been told that it's possible that HDB would not approve the wooden trellis/pergola we had in mind but need to check with ID/contractor what the issue is so that we can change the idea somehow. Actually the biggest headache is the doors from the living room to the balcony! We wanted to get bifold/trifold doors between the living room to the balcony so that you can open them fully and we didn't like having bottom rails (which you would need if you get sliding doors because I've never seen top-hung sliding doors go across 5 metres!) but most of the quotes coming back for such a long bifold/trifold door are really expensive!

    I totally agree with the ID quotes ricepapergirl. I just started on my own renovation journey on my Executive Apartment and the initial quote by my ID scared me :jawdrop: But after speaking to another 2-3 ID, the quote was quite similar and that reassured me a bit that I wasn't a carrot head... Still haven't decided to start my own T-blog yet... Think my renovation is very minimal only :thumbs up:

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