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It has been some time since blog... in less than one week, we are going to get the keys for the house.. some updates here... actually quite a bit of updates 1. Chosen N from Renoguyz as our renovator To be frank, it is really hard to choose between N and V (from V'Image) as both offer very competitive price and they are known to me for their good workmanship. In the end, we chose N as his quote is the lowest with plumbing and electrical works all inclusive. We think it is better to get one person to settle all, easier for us to liaise with one. 2. Chosen tiles from Hafary we thought choosing of tiles will be a simple and fast process, but we were totally wrong. we totally underestimated the process. glossy versus matte tiles for living room my Mr and I spent quite a bit of time to discuss whether we should have matte or glossy tiles. Living and dining area is the largest area of the house, making a careful decision is very crucial... my Mr preferred glossy tiles as it looks more classy and reflect light, so the whole house will look brighter. he thinks that it is easier to maintain glossy tiles as it will not trap dust and any stain can be easily wipe off. however the downsides of glossy tiles are (1) that it is very slippery when wet, (2) watermarks or stain easily noticeable (3) squeaky feel and our skin will 'stick' to the floor... I preferred matte tiles as i like the feel, not so squeaky and sticky feel. Also, it is not so slippery when wet, watermarks or stain is less noticeable. The downside is that cleaning might be tedious as it might trap more dust as compared to glossy tiles.. Also, i would prefer a whitish-coloured homogeneous tiles as the whole house will look brighter... but the maintenance side will be more difficult as any dust, hair or dirt will be easily noticeable. but my Mr is very concerned about the cleaning part... My ID and his assistant also don't seem in favour of a white matte tile, since our walls are going to be painted white too. My ID said picking that will look like a HDB supplied BTO flooring. My ID took 3 steps backward when I was looking at the white tile, giving that horrified look . My Mr thinks that he trusted the ID more than me and he feels the same as them. They all think that since we are paying for the tiles, we should get something different... so in the end... we chose.. the tiles look slightly greyish, but definitely lighter than concrete screed. probably, it will look like this... but more greyish... so hopefully, maintenance is easy and the house will still look bright. As for the selection of tiles for toilet, it was much easier as we are clearer of what we wanted... we chose... the whitish wooden grain look tiles as wall tiles and the greyish black as floor tiles so this sums up our tile selection... tadah... stay tune for more frequent updates --

did some intensive research today.. some possible layout or adjustment... install a flexi swing door which can act as a shower screen? see if the corner is spacious enough for a shower screen? maybe make the toilet door smaller since i am using a bi-fold door.. worse come to worst at least the layout is neater, no messy piping running around.. any other ideas?

Oh I see, thank you all for your enlightenment I am open to options.. budget is our main concern.. how much does it cost to change the piping and relocate the toilet bowl? I am thinking of space planning and see if i can fit everything in without changing the pipes

thank you for replying... we have checked with the renovator and he says that changing of WC location is not permitted by hdb... not sure if it is true...

we have a headache now! we need help... haha... we happily bought the house as we are happy with the location and the facing of the house... but being first timers, we overlooked some details.. especially the common toilet... so we need help from the renotalk community common toilet (big headache) my mr always dream of having a large vanity area... looks like it is impossible.. so now we wanted a wet and dry toilet area.. and this simple wish seems impossible... any kind soul can help w the space planning as we do not want to change the door facing.. the shower area is just in front of the toilet bowl... and we can't change the toilet bowl position and location we thought of installing a shower screen in between the basin and toilet bowl... will it be weird? If we change this to a shower area, it is too small... and there is a big pipe there too... anyone can suggest how we can wet and dry common toilet? your help is very much appreciated

some mood board...