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23 hours ago, sukizo said:Hi Steffie,
Could you send me the list of contractors please?
Hi there, I have pm'ed you the contacts.
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On 21/5/2017 at 0:21 PM, stefaniex said:Dear Steffie,
Would you mind sharing all your contractor contacts, please? Thank you!
Hi Stefanie,
I've pm'ed you the contacts.
Good luck!
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On 4/30/2017 at 5:06 PM, Tourcrazy said:Hi steffie, could you share the details of the contractors n the quotations please?
Thank you.
Hi there,
I've pm'ed you the contractor details. But I didn't send you their quotations though. Whilst the contractors will appreciate the referral, I doubt they will appreciate me circulating their quotes. Anyways, the contractors will be basing their quotes on your requirements so I don't think my quotation will serve much purpose. Good luck!
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1 hour ago, nanako123 said:Hi Steffie,
Can you email me the details of the contractors you used and shortlisted?
crabbieong@yahoo.com.sg
Thanks in advance
Hi there, I've emailed you. Good luck!
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On 4/20/2017 at 9:07 PM, JasY said:Hi Steffie, could I trouble you for Mr Tan's contact?
Also, wanted to mention loved reading your journey, thanks very much for documenting! And learned a lot on Magic counter spray and from the Taobao tips
Hi Jas, I've just pm'ed you. I'm glad you enjoyed reading my journey as much as I enjoyed putting it together.
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8 hours ago, stanley1980 said:Can email me all the shortlisted contractors to stanley_yap2004@yahoo.com.sg. Thanks.
Hi Stanley, I've just emailed you.
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On 12/22/2016 at 0:52 AM, gxf81 said:Hi steffie,
Do you mind pm me the contacts of your shortlisted contractors as well as the handyman contact?
Thank you.
Hi there, I've just PM'ed you
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1 hour ago, Taimi said:Hi steffie, could you please pm me your list of shortlisted contractors' contacts as well as that of Frank's? Thank you!
Hi Taimi, I've PM'ed you. Good luck.
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23 hours ago, buzzer said:hi steffie, i just engage ronald as well
That's great, Buzzer. He's a reliable and honest contractor. Good luck with your reno.
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21 hours ago, Kitkats said:Hi Steffie can you pm me the handyman contact pls? Thank you
Hi there, I've just pm'ed you
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On 10/1/2016 at 6:48 PM, Razor Rahman said:Hi,
Good that you got the right experienced contractor to do up your nice butterfly cave. I would be very grateful to u if you could spare some time to pm me the contact details of the 4 contratcors you shortlisted in your post.
Hi Rahman, I've just pm'ed you.
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18 hours ago, lkw888 said:Hi, can you share Mr Tan's contact with me, thank you.
Hi there, I've pm'ed you.
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11 hours ago, hazelnut09 said:Hi steffie, can pm me the contacts of your shortlisted contractors as well as the handyman contact? I would also know how much it cost for you to fix back your wall. Thanks!
Hi there, I have PM'ed you.
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On 9/22/2016 at 4:10 PM, SgUltraman said:Hi Steffie,
Appreciate if you can pm me all the shortlisted contractors
Thanks in advance !
Hi there, I've PM'ed you.
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6 hours ago, bykaraanne said:Think only selffix have
No wonder... hahha.... I went to Homefix and Kimable. Thanks for that. Will check Selffix out this weekend.
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19 hours ago, bykaraanne said:Hey Steffie!
just wanted to drop in and tell you this because last week a dreaded mooncake box stained my counter pink. Like a 3-inch size stain?
I left the magic countertop spray foam on it overnight, cleaned it up with melamine sponge and it's gone. Like magic literally.
just wanted to tell u this in case it works for you. Remember to try in an inconspicuous area first since yours is not the same color as mine. But seriously MAGIC!
Wow! No kidding!
I bought the stainless steel cleaner and tried it over the weekend. Very effective. I even used whatever was left on the cloth to wipe the tap and fridge... hahah... now I've got a really clean kitchen.
But have yet to be able to find the Magic countertop spray though. Will try another of those household item store this weekend.
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1 hour ago, evoben said:Hi there,
Could i get Mr Tan's contact from you as well? Thanks!
Sure. I've PM'ed you
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On 9/18/2016 at 3:04 PM, Candy Tan said:@steffie hi steffie, can you email me the list and details of the contractors you used? And Mr Tan's contact too! thank you very much!
candyt.misc@gmail.com
Hi Candy, I've emailed you.
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12 hours ago, yourliverisBLACK3310 said:Grats on your new home ! Very nice blog you have done up, same as your house that beautiful!
Thank you so much.
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26 minutes ago, eoeo77 said:Hi Steffie,can pm me all the shortlisted contractors, thank you.
Hi there, I have pm'ed you.
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Thanks for the tip! So interesting to be using a stainless steel cleaner on a solid surface top! Will try it this weekend.
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On 9/12/2016 at 11:18 PM, bykaraanne said:Hey steffie!
recommend you a Magic Countertop spray (red bottle) and the 3M stainless steel spray for your solid top countertop. My solid top is quite well-maintained, and the 3M one is recommended by my solid top contractor and it does clean and seal the counter top very well.
Thanks for the recommendation. Can most certainly do with a good cleaner and seal. Quite a bother to maintain.
Have you have asked them to return to polish it?
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My last post so I will end with some of the lessons that I had learnt from this renovation experience:
- Ensure that your contractor provide you with a schedule before commencement and keep a close eye on it.
- Be around during installation of doors, especially if you are changing the direction of your main door. Luckily I was around when the door guys came. If not, they would have installed the door according to what it was previously.
- Be around when aircon guys are doing the piping so that you can tell them how you want the piping laid. Also have your contractor around as well to make sure that they don't try to "smoke" you. Ronald was a real lifesaver.
- Check often when your contractor are doing the foundation work so that errors can be rectified. After the cement’s dried, it may be too troublesome to correct mistakes.
- Be around when electrician doing wiring so that you can let them know exactly where you want to have the lighting or electrical points.
- Choose the contractor/ID carefully. The most expensive may not always be the best. Doing some research on his/her track record is very important. Contact previous owners for their experience working with him/her.
- If you want to build new walls or do cement screeding, get contractors that have experience doing it.
- I absolutely loved shopping on Taobao. But you need to ensure that you take time to read the reviews. Even with me spending hours on end reading up on the reviews, there were still furniture that didn't quite make the mark. And if you are fussy, don't get wooden furniture as they would most likely be scratched by the time they arrive.
Just like how I had benefited from the many forummers who had shared their renovation experience, I hope that what I have shared would be useful to other homeowners looking to renovate their place.
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Ronald did warn me that scratches on black solid surface tops would be obvious so I was prepared kind of for it. I wasn’t prepared though that even bottoms of porcelain bowls and cups can also cause scratches. Within 2 weeks of installation, my solid surface top was full of scratches and water marks (because we did wipe dry immediately).
Ronald kindly arranged for the solid surface guys to come again to re-polish the surface. The guy shared that using Pledge would help to maintain the shine. All you need to do is spray it on the top, leave it for 10 mins and then wipe dry with a dry cloth. It has to be done weekly for those of us who don’t cook often and possibly about fortnightly to 1 monthly if you do.
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Hi there, I have pm'ed you the contacts.