bunnybluey

To the rest who have asked me to msg u, I've done so, pls check your inbox. Sorry for the delay as I don't check the threads nowadays. Anyone else who wants to know about my recommendations & non-recommendations, pls pm me for faster response cos when you pm me, I'll receive a notification in my email. Thanks.

Sorry, unable to pm you, you may wish to check your inbox if it's full.

Hi, hv pmed you.

Well, to be fair, other than the tiny spots I found, the sink sounds solid & sound proofing is good, in this aspect, it was much much better than my old sink. Other than that, I like that it's deep, can even put my whole metal wok in. I still love this sink. Many things don't last as long nowadays, those that last, companies no longer around, haha...

https://www.polymersolutions.com/blog/why-does-stainless-steel-rust/ Our tap water has chlorine added which is a corrosive element. Also, there's rectification works done to my kitchen cabinets, so there may be specks from screws when contractor unscrews or tightens, not sure if those hv impacted my sink as well. But since I removed the spots, I haven't noticed any new ones appearing.

If you research a bit on stainless steel, you can find many sharing that stainless steel does get rusty. There's different grades of stainless steel. One of the shops I enquired when shopping for faucet, he shared that stainless steel just like gold have different grading too, to use the really top grade for household items is quite impossible as it's not that affordable. Some sharing on Internet will tell you only certain industries will use top grade stainless steel. So, actually any stainless steel sink will get rusty, nothing surprising. As for scratches, so far ok but I've only been using for a short while. Yes, using the grid (tray) provided as shared in my pics abv.

I only used my sink for 1mth+, so I still need to use longer period to observe further before I can give a more detailed review. However, jts based on my experience so far. Agree that the base is kind of flat even with the gradients & some food particles may get "stranded" but for me, I'm used to it as my previous sink did not have gradients, so I just sweeped them towards the waste bin. Anyway, it's minimum to us as we're used to scrape off any food particles left on plates/bowls except for stubborn ones that stick on. As for rust, I do notice ~3 tiny dots but I'm not sure if rust or some kind of blemishes. At 1st, I poured some baking soda on them & leave it on for few hours, got rid of 2 except a stubborn 1 but got rid with baking soda plus vinegar! My kids went "wah" when they saw the "chemical" reaction of baking soda & vinegar, so I take it education time for the kids, haha... Now, so far, didn't notice anymore spot.

I can understand your frustration as I have my fair share of dissatisfaction with my ID & we had arguments with him as well. The works by some of his contractors were also half past six, resulting in few rounds of rectifications, still on-going as of now. Fortunately, the ID is still considered responsible enough to keep to the schedule & we were able to move back in time. I do understand why sometimes we don't want to publicly share the company/ID name, especially the reno isn't completed yet or negotiation is still on-going. For those contractors/companies that had already completed their works, I would write about them on my blog to share my review, so far mostly are good ones as the not so good ones still giving us headache, haha... I had pmed several people in this forum about my recommendations & non recommendations but that is people who asked me for it, like you I also have a long post on my non recommendation when I pmed them, haha... Hope you get your issues resolved soon. Jiayou & hang in there!

Difficult to comment on pricing unless materials used are known but perhaps you can clarify on the followings if you're considering them For wardrobes in the bedrooms, do you want coloured or white internal pvc? There's a price difference. For the bottom kitchen cabinets & wardrobes in bedrooms, do you need drawers? If yes, does the quotation include drawers or is separate charge? If includes, how many drawers per wardrobe/kitchen cabinet & the cost for additional drawer? If doesn't include & you need it, get them to quote in as well, at least under optional like how much per drawer & any size limitation for each drawer? Drawers cost more than just shelves, so besides comparing cost, need to know exactly what's & what's not included in the quote so that you don't get a surprise after you signed the contract. Anything that the contractor/ID promised you, get them put down black & white in the quote. Also for kitchen cabinets, you don't need them to install hood & hob? The glass backing for kitchen, is it tempered glass? Asking as it's stated tempered glass for shower screen in MBR toilet but didn't mention it's tempered glass for kitchen. Are you changing the bedroom doors? If not, please make sure contractor would make good if his people were to spoil your doors during the renovation & had this stated black & white too. I encountered this, my bedroom doors were bloated at the bottom after reno, they were dismantled during wet works & chucked at a corner, probably the bottom got soaked somehow, but my ID isn't good to make good.

pmed all who asked me to pm, thanks.

Pmed you as well, hope you benefit from my sharing too.

Pmed you, quite a long post, sorry for being so long winded but hopefully you benefit from my sharing.

As you can see from my pics above, there is no problem installing a kitchen sink that I spree from Amazon US. As for faucet, I bought it locally.

Get them to rectify the problems until you're satisfied before you made your last payment.

I can recommend electrician and air-con installer based on the service & experience I had with them. Quality wise, so far so good based on 1 month of usage after reno. I would not recommend my ID though. If you would like to know about my recommendations & non-recommendations (to avoid), I can pm you.

I bought many of my things (kitchen/toilet stuff, fans & lightings too) from Heritage. Look for Sharrine! Her after sales service is good, I managed to change my toilet mirror due to a manufacturing defect, LED bulbs changed as colour isn't what we requested for, & when my fans started to have some noise after 2-3 wks of use, she still helped us to contact supplier to look into our problem & the problem has since been resolved. As for Hoe Kee, I don't like either...

Then perhaps, you can ask the 37k ID if those FOC items can be removed & give you direct discount instead?

Pricing seems reasonable, except for maybe plumbing works. Some points to clarify with ID, just my suggestion 1) # of accessories that you can install for each toilet 2) # of drawers for MBR wardrobe & kitchen cabinets, best to indicate in quotation as some IDs only provide x number of drawers & require top-up if you need more 3) glass backing, is it tempered? 4) kitchen, are you expecting them to provide dish rack, install sink & tap/mixer, install hood/hob? 5) toilet, need to install tap/mixer for basins? Sorry, not sure what does bto flat include or exclude nowadays, so don't know if some of these items already provided for. 6) Painting works, done when, once after air con piping but before carpentry, & touch-up after carpentry?

I would advise to skip, especially is someone whom you know. It's hard to chase after people and be hard on them if you know them personally, unless you're very confident that they would do a good job for you. Afterall, it's your house, your money, so choose wisely.

Just to share that I recently renovated my 5 rm flat in SK, still on-going though. I didn't do a full fledge reno of the whole house but quite extensive in the sense that I replaced my 3 bedrooms laminated flooring to tiles & installed built-in platform, wardrobe & cupboard in all 3 rms. I removed my balcony & converted to be part of living rm. I also replaced whole house windows, grilles, toilet doors, WCs/basins/toilet accessories for both toilets, rewired & painted whole house. Just basic reno as in no eco-friendly, no techy stuff, & it's already ~60k. I'm setting aside another 5-6k for blinds in the bedrooms & furniture. Hence, with full reno in your whole house with eco-friendly & techy stuff, you may need to set aside quite a significant amount. I would set aside at least 100k if it's me, even if dad is a contractor, I said so because unless dad has also done similar reno projects involving eco-friendly & techy stuff, he may then have business contacts to provide good deals. You said that your dad is the more traditional & conservative type, so you may wish to also consider if he & your mum would be able to adapt & learn to live in an eco-friendly, techy environment, would they be able to operate automation/technology systems, are they resistant to technology type of generation? Sorry, not sure how old are your parents, but this applies to me. Just to share with you, my parents used to stay with me for a period of time, my dad would not use vacuum cleaner or even magic wipe to vacuum/wipe the floor, he went to buy a traditional broom to sweep the floor. My mum prefers to use traditional wok to cook instead of using happy call. My ILs still prefer to hand wash clothing than to use washing machine. What I wish to highlight is that if they are more of the older traditional generation of parents who prefer the traditional ways, they may not get used to the new technologies in the house & may have trouble operating them. If don't operate correctly, the likelihood of the systems failing is higher & maybe faster as well, so you may also incur additional cost to repair or replace them. E.g. if your mum is the one who does the washing & hanging of clothing, you have motorised system instead of traditional bamboo, is she okay to operate it? It may sound simple to us, for my generation & even my kids, they learn even without me teaching them, but not so for old folks. Our ideal home may not be the same ideal home as our parents, so have to think of long term usage when all of you moved back.

That's great! Post pics of your sink too when it's installed.

Here's pics of my Kraus sink installed recently, that I had spree it back from Amazon US with free shipping. I love it!

Hi, Do you mean 19" is the width of the sink? I bought the 32" sink with 19" width & I did check with my ID if it's okay before buying it, which he said okay. My sink & tap have been installed on standard 600mm wide kitchen top. *edit - you can see my pics below, installed it with Grohe tap on standard 600mm wide kitchen top.

Hi, can you please quote me for the following? Mitsubishi Starmex Model: MXY-4A28VA / MSY-GE10VA X3 + MSY-GE24VA (2 ticks model) Requirements: - materials: G22 copper coil, 1/2" Armaflex class "O" insulation, 16mm PVC drain pipe with armaflex insulation, 3 core 40/70 Keystone control wire - others: 2 trips installation, dismantling & disposing of existing system 3 air-cons - work with my ID on the required works Thanks.