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Hey, - my kitchen pull-out table though is different frm wat u intended 2 do, i find its kinda similar concept. See e pix below, ignore e paper-tape on e granite top & e plastic wraped around e legs. - it is made up of Black Galaxy granite, solid plywood, 1 set 3-track runners, 1 pcs square hollow section polished stainless steel legs. - basically, e design -> polished stainless steel legs (A-shape design) is screw 2 e thk plywood below which inturn is glued 2 e granite top. e other side which is at e tall cabinet side is supported by runners on plywood support. In fact, dis granite worktop is 3ft x 1ft, its kinda heavy oleady. - for ur case of 1.8m x 1m marble, i gues it wld b much heavier. Definitely gota do a box frame 2 support e slab, regardless wats e legs design & how u gona connect e marble 2 e legs support. - ask ur marble supplier lah, i belief they hav e contacts. - if u stil nid e contact, i do hav some1 in mind. U gota bring watever sample pix & discuss wif e person-in-charge. - but price i guess wil b kinda on e high side. If polished stainless steel mayb between $500 - $750. Hairline finished wld b cheaper but less appealing. On e whole, its stil cheaper than retail if can get e marble slab at a cheap rate. - PM mi if u stil nid e contact.

Hey neighbours, - any1 on e high floor experience hairline wall cracks? - las time b4 reno oleady got crack. - complaint hdb service centre, asked them 2 rectify. - rectified liao, nicely done. - now 3 mths later, after my reno done & painted, CRACK again !! - by rite, it shouldn't crack again. By left it crack again. - dat means, dis time e crack its wider than e 1st time. B.cos previous cracks were patched up & painted. - if every 3 mths like dat, dunoe how leh. crack - patch up - paint, crack - patch up - paint, crack - patch up - paint ... Zoom-in part view 1 of hairline crack as at 2008Jun03 Zoom-in part view 2 of hairline crack as at 2008Jun03 Patched-up as at 2008July01 Painted as at 2008 July03 Hairline crack as at 2008Oct17 Zoom-in part view 1 of hairline crack as at 2008Oct17 Zoom-in part view 2 of hairline crack as at 2008Oct17

Hey, - 1st paint commonly refers 2 e base coat. Commonly & widely use is 'Super White Emulsion Paint' by Nippon, regardless u r choosing ICI or Nippon paint s e final color. - 2nd paint commonly refers 2 e 1st coat. It is e exact color u see on e paint booklet. In fact, it shd b slightly thicker or brighter in color. - 3rd paint commonly refers 2 e 2nd coat or final coat. It is e exact color u see on e paint booklet. In fact, it shd b e same color s e 1st coat after it dries. - wen e paint is stil wet, e appearance of e newly painted tends 2 look different. After it had dried, e correct color wil appear. - by rite, wat color 1 chooses frm e paint booklet is wat 1 gona see at end of day s e end product. In some cases, e end product may appear richer in color due 2 natural or mechanical lighting. - 2 cut cost or rather recycle left over paint frm previous jobs, some painter use e 'left over' & mix & match 2 meet e client's chosen color. Dis 1 can b seen during day 1, wen e cans of paints arrived, b4 e painters start work. E paint cans shd b new, had neber been opened. Whether e can of paint had been used b4 anot, any layman can tel frm there. - a professional way of painting is 2 pour e paints 1 gona use in2 a big container & paint frm there. So dat watever unused which is untouched in e new container, can b kept by u for future usage. - if e painter gona paint direct frm e new can, gota make sure he finish e whole can. If not, after he paint e 1st coat, he gota wait it 2 dry b4 2nd coat. Meanwhile, he washes e same brush by running water & uses it 4 another color. - although e brush is left 2 dry, dis is e time e mildly wet brush cums in2 contact wif e paint. - once paint cums in2 contact wif water, there wil b chemical reaction over time, u wil definitely smell wat u had described, e sweaty jersey. - new paint in e container which did not cum in2 contact wif water, wif proper storing, can b kept for yrs. - if e 1st & 2nd coat cums frm e same container, dat means e painter had unintensionally or carelessly let e paint cums in2 contact wif water. Evidently, e 2nd coat had been mixed wif water, frm purplish becums bluish. - watever painted canot b undone. No pt arguein who's rite who's wrong. My suggestion is 2 demand ur ID & painter 2 paint it 2 ur chosen color which is reflected in e booklet. - last resort, get a new can of paint. Worse 2 worse, hold on ur payment. - olso, if end of day u gona touch up e edge on ur own, gota do it very thin & 1 time. If not u wil see e patches at diferent angle, b it by brush or roller or sponge.

- basically, ventilation fan is 2 ventilate e rm. - it is fixed in2 e glass panel of e window. - e glass panel inturns is fixed 2 e alum frame of e window. - dis glass panel can b in e form of fixed panel or top-hung. - if fixed, only can clean e internal. - if top-hung, can open up e top-hung, clean e outside. (top-hung means e pivoting pts r at e both sides, jus like e 1 above ur casement or sliding window) - conventional window in e bathrm is alum frame glass louvres, e glass cums with wire-mesh & is somehow obscure 2 reduce visibility. - e control or switch pt of e fan can b either manual or auto.

- old hdb flat design do not hav a drop, dat is y a kerb is needed 2 prevent water frm flowing 2 other area of e bathrm. - current design hav a drop, dis wil prevent water frm flowin frm e shower area 2 e basin area. - wen installing e shower sceen, b it tempered glass or acrylic, frame or frameless, it is 2 e user preference & design. - some ppl construct a kerb, jus 2 embed e aircon piping. Pardon mi kpo, keys given by hdb on keys collection day -> - 3 nos. letterbox keys - 3 nos. G&W keys - 3 nos. E&T keys - 3 nos. metal gate keys - 3 nos. main entrance door keys - 3 nos. master bedrm keys - 3 nos. bedrm 2 keys - 3 nos. bedrm 3 keys - tap-head for water valve inside letter box. This tap-head is 2 increase or decrease e water pressure. e valve is e thingy dat controls e water pressure. B4 using e tap-head, u may nid a (+) screw driver. - tv antenna cable inside letter box. 3 nos. if i'm not wrong. - yup. u r rite, bathrms no keys. 1 can lock frm within. If accidentally lock frm within & no 1 is inside, can stil open frm outside with special tools & skills.

- 2 take out e dnlite in 1 whole pcs, u du not hav 2 cut e false ceiling. - e dnlite is fastened 2 e false ceiling by 'pins' on both sides in e internal of e dnlite casing. - e dnlite glass casing olso applies e same method, fasten by 'pins' on both sides. - wen there's a nid 2 change e energy saving bulb (eg. warm white, cool white or daylight), jus nid 2 open up e glass casing. 1 side of e glass casing wil stil b hanging (pin stil hooked), 1 side loose (pin not hook), both pins r fixed 2 e internal of e glass casing. Replace bulb, press e pin & insert in2 e correct slot of e dnlite casing, close e glass casing. Dis applies 2 square type of dnlite. - circular type of dnlite is easier, jus nid 2 turn e casing anti-clockwise or clockwise. - w/o casing even easier. Jus like those in our lift lobby. - some dnlites, e light bulb holder is vertical while most r horizontal. - wen e light bulb holder is horizontal, some designs can b tilted, so dat changing of bulb is w/o fuss. - wen there's a nid 2 take dn e dnlite casing. (1) Remove e glass casing. (2) Remove bulbs (3) Release e pins in e dnlite casing, take it dn. (4) off MCB at main switch board 2 play safe, unscrew e (-) small screws dat fasten e wires. - changing of bulb, most ppl can do. But take dn e whole dnlite casing, not every1 noes how 2. - e lightings were recomended by ur ID rite? Jus giv him a frndly call, tel him ur situation frm day 1 (spoilt changed & spoilt again). i belief he'l try solve 4 u. - if not, then u gota call e lighting shop, repeat wat u told ur ID. They definitely gota rectify 4 u. - at e last resort, tel them u willing 2 top-up slightly more 2 change 2 a better internal component. Do not attempt to tamper with any electrical wiring & fittings if u r not sure, esp. wen e main MCB is ON, LIVE current is expose.

- u r rite man. - basically, SERS ppl who had : 1) lived in e ext'g flat > 5yrs, wld b buying e replacement flat at 20% discount of dat prevailing market worth of new flat + $30k reno grant. 2) lived in e ext'g flat < 5yrs, wld b buying e replacement flat at 20% discount of dat prevailing market worth of new flat. Dis grp of ppl includes those who buy e flats after it is announced enbloc. - on my level, > half of e total nos. of units r frm SERS. Had a brief chat e other day wif 1 of e neighbour. - we hav e same layout but our units r at e opp. end on e same level. - if i recal correctly, e price difference during my purchase period is abt $1-2k due to orientation. - my neighbour asked abt my purchased price & told mi abt her purchased price. - e difference is abt $100K - those elderly couple who do not hav outstanding hdb loan & opt 2 take a smaller 75sqm unit, basically, they nid 2 fork out only $2-3k 'paperwork' fees. - if they cant fork out e $, they can opt 2 pay by installment which is merely $1-2 hundreds for a few yrs. - basically, its Old Smaller Flat Replaced By New Bigger Flat. Many of them r so delighted. i had seen many, in fact, too many a happy wrinkler faces. - SERS benefits etc were discussed in e earlier earlier postings. Aniway, its useless 2 look bak. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - any1 here is electrically trained? - i got sum quiries on light switches wiring lei. - any1 can ans?

- dis pix was taken yesterday evening. - i was there, had tot of takin e pix & send 2 STOMP olso but did not. - then i saw dis lady, walking 2wards e car. Think she noes e newspaper vendor. - din see e person who took e pix. izit u?

Hey Vlanze, - Hows ur homo tile scratches liao? - wat rectification did ur ID do?

Hey JMers, - got sound of crickets calling; - got sound of toads croaking; - got sound of water running dn e pipes; - got sound of air circulating in e pipes; - got sight of spiders crawling; - ... got so spooky meh?

Hey alister, - so u meet up e chairman often, at e RCC? - how's ur floor tile probm liao? Rectified? Hey meepok, - nuisance post, i cant b bothered, waste my time reading his post. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update on my reno status -> - metal gate bolting holes drilled out of line, can only bolt if use force on e metal gate! - s.s. backing panel havnt use oleady kana scratches! - while installing e s.s. backing panel, scratched e kitchen cabinet laminate. A long deep scratch! - s.s legs for pull-out table flimsy, not well-done. How 2 support e granite top in e long-run! D-a-m-n fed up. Think gota rectify all defects & mistakes.

- jus got my latest utility bill. - got a shock! Havnt move in, yet my bill is $120+ - after scanning thru every item, ohh, e gas pipe installation of $100 is included. ---------- - jus got a letter frm Toa Payoh Central Citizens' Consultative Committee. - it states e measures & actions being taken by e relevant authorities regarding security issues. - check out ur letter box. ---------- - those ppl who dun contribute constructive replies, reply olso not relevant, i think u r lonely. - kinda pathetic dat 'u' nid 2 cum in here 2 get attention. - i think 'u' go do charity work better. More meaningful. - e less fortunate ppl who r in need of help requires 'u' more than e TPY Blk 79 Kakis thread ppl. - but even 'u' volunteer help them, i doubt they wil accept ur help e 2nd time. - 1st time they'l think, 'u' r a 'typical volunteer'. 2nd time they'l noe, 'u' r a 'useless volunteer' & add-on 2 their misery. - they'l rather dun wan ur help. - if 'u' dun like wat i'd wrote then too bad 4 'u'. - jus like many ppl dislike ur nuisance posts. - nobody wana read ur post, y 'u' stil wana post here? (2) - bcos 'u' wana gain attention. - y 'u' wana gain attention? - bcos 'u' r lonely. - y 'u' r lonely? - bcos noboby wana b frnd with 'u' who s-h-i-t everywher. - y 'u' s-h-i-t everywher? - bcos 'u' eat ful liao, find place 2 s-h-i-t. - y 'u' cum here s-h-i-t? - go 2 pt. 2 & e cycle wil revolve another round, another round, another...

- my info may not b up-2-date. - extension of gas pipe = 1 amount. - activation = think is another amount. (4goten liao). - mayb some1 wif recent bill wana clarify. - u can call Citygas 2 ask olso. Its e same tel no. 2 make appt. for pipe extension & activation.

Hey Vlanze, $100 payable to Citygas -> - extension of gas pipe to cooker hob area. - conection of gas supply to cooker hob. (rubber hose) - installation & activation of gas meter. (inside G&W services duct). - additional charges if alter extended gas pipe. - additional charges if use gas heater. Needs 2 extend e gas pipe 2 e new gas water-heater. - all dis charges is payable 2 Citygas by 'owner' via e utility bill. - therefore, it shd not b chargeable in watever reno contract.

Hey Dracula, - u got contacts 4 Shower Screen? - tot of installing 1 w/o doors. - frm e pix of e thief, can tel u mus b a LEGO fan. - i olso a LEGO fan but not so fanatic. - only got a few LEGO Technic models. - wats e brand of ur feature wall laminates? - looks kinda similar 2 my wardrobe's.

Hey Hana79, - i cant remember who installed e ventilation fan in e toilet but i'm sure there r quite a few. - if i'm not wrong, gona get approval. - total amount gona invest shd b abt $300. (if recal correctly) Hey Alvin, - ur ID/Contractor no lobang? - e cheapest in e market shd b startin at $300 onwards, depending on e complexity of hacking. - additional $$$ involve > -- dismantle existing door frame, if any. -- seal-up existing doorway, if any. -- hack wall, create e door opening. -- supply & install nyatoh door frame. -- make good affected walls. -- supply & install bedroom door, if needs 2. May use back existing door if e direction of swing is similar. If not, gota ask around fellow neighbours whom gona throw away theirs. But i think gona wait 4 e upcuming batch. Or mayb u wana try e Bangalashi workers, they do keep quite a nos. of discarded doors. -- relocated affected elect conduit, wiring & switch pt, if any. - new crates of cement had jus been delivered, so i presume e final batch of 79 neighbours r gona collect their keys beli beli soon. - noise & dust wil soon b bak again. Hey groovygenie, - y dun u ask ur Id/Contractor 2 install 4 u? - 8mm tempered glass backing 4 kitchen stove area shd b abt $12 psf (supplier's price). - most importantly is 2 get e supplier 2 measure on site b4 'cutting e glass'. If not, u take ur own measurement b4 ordering, esp between e top & e bottom cabinets, gif allowance of abt 2mm. - s once e tempered glass is cut frm float glass & heat treated 2 bcum tempered glass, it CANOT b cut liao.

Hey Hana79, - aiyo, e drink & food SOoo X! Really chop carrot head out of e F1 fans ... - mayb nex time i shd go set up a 'Cha Kway Tiao' stall. - got take pix anot? See leh. - yah, dats e 'ball'. But i find its not outstanding enuf, mayb gona DIY paint e circumference of e circular false ceiling? - or mayb add in LED lites, jus like those Hari Raya type. - 4 e past few nites, i hav been monitoring e elect meter -> -- e highest elect power comsumption is e beautiful lite wif halogen bulb, yet not bright. -- e lowest elect power consumption is e ugly energy saving bulb, yet beli bright, esp wif 'daylite'. - mi gona start clean-up & DIY touch-up watever 'defects' i find sore eye. - sms/call mi b4 u cum then. - btw, u got ladder? Think of getting 1 s its kinda handy. Hey meowie49, - gd loh. - then who's gona monitor e 'recording'? - saw a patrol car in e MSCP on e higher decks. - saw a grp of teenagers on bicycles kana screen & spot check. - think TPY Ctrl 79 too much publicity liao, e relevant authorities had started 2 implement measures & take actions. - i olso notice e common corridor is swept every day. Much cleaner than b4 but stil its dusty.

Hey Hana79, - my lights installed oleady, e effect hor, cum see 4 urself loh. - check-out my avatar 4 a preview. - let mi noe wen u wana cum & see again. Hey meepok, - e surrounding carparks i wen 2 recce liao, its either ntry by Cashcard or got 'ON' carpark warden. - any carpark i go, gota pay $$$. Not like las time... - think now most of e carpark warden r frm pte company, oursourced by hdb. - if 'hdb auntie', they r more lenient. - if 'outsourced warden', they r more stringent s got quota 2 meet. - mayb i shd consider ride bicycle. Free parking. Can even park outside my unit.

Hey shay_d, - mine? think shd b 70% done bah. - there were some hipcups, if not, oleady completed liao. My schedule -> This week -> 1) installation of glass doors for wardrobes 2) installation of granite worktop & pull-out table at kitchen 3) installation of lightings & switches 4) measure S.S. backing panel 5) touch-up paint & paint doors 6) rectify defects in carpentry Next week -> 7) installation of S.S. backing panel at kitchen 8) payment $$$ 9) installation of inlet, outlet piping & tap-mixer for kitchen sink and bathroom accessories (TBC) 10) installation of shower screens (TBC) 11) installation of window grilles (TBC) 12) DIY cleaning & washing (TBC) 13) refill white cement in tile joint (TBC) 14) make appt with CityGas Next next week -> 15) check for auspicious date (TBC) 16) connect gas hob & activate gas meter by CityGas 17) electrical appliances (TBC) 18) furnitures (TBC) 19) barang barang frm current hm (TBC) 20) ... (TBA)

- had seen men-in-blue on foot patrol at 1st sty lately. - carpark warden olso kinda frequent. - jus kana a $100 Fine! - had seen many a times, dis middle-age couple kissing passionately behind e letter boxes of 79E. - think its more windy over there. Olso, tired liao can go foodcourt by drink.

Hey our-home, - wher is Song Cho (AMK branch)? - any other branch in Marsiling, Woodlands, Bishan, Toa Payoh?

- seems like e 79 neighbourhood had finished reno their homes, settled dn. - beli quiet lately in Renotalk. - dunoe wen's e final batch of neighbours gona collect their keys?

- i think ur worries r wrong. - if u ngage him at end of e day, wen his quote is much higher than his colleague he shd provide u better design proposal & services. - he shd b e 1 woryin, not u. - 1 thing i find beli important in reno a dream hm, is communication. - dun assume, watever doubts & queries in ur mind gota raise out. - saying is free. whereas lack of communication & understanding wil leads 2 unhappiness & most importantly more $$$. If not agreeable by both sides, gota say til both sides agree than proceed. - dun b paisei. Tel dat ID straight dat u oleady noe his quote is higher than his colleague but u stil ngage him. - 'i dun xpect e materials u use is made of gold or diamond. All r standard materials which r widely use by e reno industry'. - 'can u gif mi assurance dat u wil provide a better design proposal, coordination & management service 2 prove dat u r worth e xtra $$$ than ur colleague who's quote is lower?' - if he say canot, u'l noe wat 2 do liao. - if he say no probm, he'l do his best. Then u'l hav a more peaceful mind liao. Conclusion: - dun b paisei, dun take-in 2 much ID's empty promise b4 signing of contract. - after signing, stil gota observe & monitor b4 paying blindly. - 1 shd get equal or more than wat he pays, not lesser. - e above r my personal views, its up 2 u 2 obsorb anot.

- Then how abt those items at Sim Siang Choon? - They got a wide range of products at e Changi South showrm. - m planning 2 get mine over there lei.

Hey purplesky, - pardon mi kpo. - frm ur post, i find dat there is oleady some discomfort between u & e ID although u said there is 'clicking'. - different ID frm e same co doesnt mean e price of reno wil b e same. It goes back 2 how much e ID wana earn frm e potential client. - there is e base cost price frm sub-con & supplier, then ID wld mark-up e price at least 20%. - depends on e ID 2 determine dis 'designer fees'. - yes, window grilles there r different grades & different pricing. - currently, e standard bronze anodized alum window grilles is abt $5.60 psf. - thicker rod (double e mm) gota add abt $0.80 = $6.40 psf. - more complicated design, eg. 2 horizontal bracing with 1 vertical bracing is consider abt $6.40 psf - casement window grilles is consider abt $6.40 psf. - u oleady noe where ur heart lies, no pt stick 2 e 'click'. - s wat h4happy suggest, move-on & source more quotes. - fyi, basic reno -> homo flooring whole unit, kit cabinet & 1 no. wardrobe & other misc, by ID co is abt $15k excludes lightings, elect appliances & furnitures. - more wardrodes or carpentry such s feature wall & console, add-on frm there.