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  1. Posted · Edited by mrenotalk

    Hi Hi

    My house has sloping concrete roofs, exposed to direct sunlight. The house (esp the attic) can get rather warm on hot days.  And the recent hot scorching weather has set me pondering what I can do to shield the roof or repel the sun's direct heat from it.

    Will painting the exterior with solar reflecting paint/coating help much? Does anyone have done anything for a similar purpose that has had a good/satisfactory outcome in recent years?

    Thanks in advance for your sharing of ideas.

     

    Sincerely.

  2. Posted · Edited by mrenotalk

    Hi Hi

    No doubt it has been hot in Singapore this past month, but I find my master bedroom, which is located directly below the sloping roof, unbearably hot during afternoons. There is a false ceiling between the roof and the master bedroom, but that doesn't seem to help insulate the room much.

    Does anyone have any experience to share about external heat insulation that can be done to concrete roofs that can help to reduce the heat that can transmitted to the rooms below?

    Seek you kind advice please.

    Thanks.

  3. Posted · Edited by mrenotalk

    Hello friends

    I know there is a thread relating to this topic but a few years old. I am posting this question in the hope of seeking more updated advice and opinions from folks here.

    My house is 95% done with the rebuilding. Currently, kitchen cabinets are almost done, while wardrobes are roughly halfway completed.

    Before construction started, termite treatment was carried out. And over the last year or so, weekly fumigations were also carried out onsite, until abt 2 weeks ago when the last fumigation took place.

    I want to engage pest control services to do preventive treatment of any pests that might be in the house eg booklice, ants, cockroaches, bed bugs or any other common bugs. They could have been brought in during the construction months unwittingly by workers or via equipment/materials brought onsite.  I just want peace of mind before moving in (ie. I am being kiasu/kiasi). I am fully aware that any treatment can only tackle bugs which are present now in the house, but does not mean such bugs will never surface again.

    I understand that fumigation/fogging may stain walls/floors (mine is marble) as it leaves behind an oily residue. Misting is the other alternative, but being water-based, I was given the impression that the spaces above false ceilings may house wirings and misting should not be used there.

    Do you have recent experiences to share/advise me? What do you recommend that I do? And any reliable service provider you have used?

    Many thanks in advance for sharing!

     

    cheers

     

     

     

     

  4. Posted

    Dear friends

    I would like to find out if anyone has knowledge/experience dealing with waterproofing works during rebuilding, beyond the standard additives applied to the relevant areas exposed to the elements.

    For me, I am using a high quality additive for my roof already, that’s what my designer tells me. As for perimeter vertical walls, dual layers of bricks are used everywhere, water seepage risk is supposedly very low. 

    Will you ask for additional waterproofing treatments and for which areas?

    Kindly share your thoughts.

    Thanks very much.

  5. Posted

     

    @snoozee

    @yoongf

    Many Many Many thanks for quick response and sharing!
     

    16 hours ago, snoozee said:

    canopy is always limited to being extended to up to 1m from the side and rear boundary. Front is 2.4m from boundary. 

    See attached guideline. Canopy setback is based on roof eaves setback

    by regulations, you are not allowed to build the canopy all the way to the boundary wall.

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    15 hours ago, yoongf said:

    Allow to protrude max 1m into the setback

     

  6. Posted · Edited by mrenotalk

    Hello friends

    I understand that for semiDs, there needs to be  setback of 2 meter on the side and rear.

    I want to incorporate canopies to prevent rain from coming in via the windows. Something like what the photo depicts.

    I am told that for the side of the house, the canopy can extend up to 1 meter from the boundary wall.

    However, for the rear of the house, there cannot be such a canopy. Or that’s what I am told. FYI, currently my rear wall is 2m away from the boundary wall already.

    Can anyone who is knowledgeable about this rear canopy kindly advise me if indeed there is such a constraint imposed by regulations? I basically want to install a canopy at the backyard of the house too.

    Thanks very much in advance!

     

     

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  9. Posted

    This explanation is as clear as it can ever be!

    thanks for your kind advice!

     

    1 hour ago, snoozee said:

    the max allowed width depends on your site frontage width as well as requiring a minimum 6m planting strip between the edge of your entrance to the edge of your neighbor's entrance.

    so for Semi-D with frontage of more than 8m, you can have up to a 5.5m wide gate PROVIDED that in between there is a minimum 6m planting strip in between.

    for example, if your semi-d has a 8m frontage and your neighbor also has a 8m frontage, technically you can have a 5.5m wide entrance. however, if your neighbor already has a 5.5m wide entrance, you can only do a 4.5m wide entrance since in between your entrances, a min of 6m is needed. see illustration below.

    |-neighbor-|-planting strip |---you--|
    |<---5.5m->|<--------6m------>|<4.5m>|

    however, if your neighbor only has a 4m wide entrance, then you can have a 5.5m wide entrance

    |-neighbor-|-planting strip |---you--|
    |<---4m->|<--------6.5m------>|<5.5m>|

    there are also other issue like pairing of entrances to be taken into account so cannot anyhow widen or shift the entrance.

     

  19. Posted · Edited by mrenotalk

    Dear all

    I have an old semiD with two storeys.

    Am thinking of rebuilding it to 2.5 levels with 4000-4500 buildup. According to my neighbor a few units down, no piling required for this area.
    Can a limited budget of 1.2 mio buy a decent/nice new house with marble/parquet finishings and carpentry and with the end product a move-in condition? ie without coughing up more for lightings, sanitary wares etc

    Some friends suggested that economy being slow, contractors could be hungry for jobs.

    Apprec if those with recent experiences can advise. Thanks vm.
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