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  1. Posted

    17 hours ago, dietgalvon said:

    Hello all, it had been 7 months since I first started this thread, and 5 months since renovation started. We have pretty much settled with whatever sh*t our contractor had left behind. E did not get back to us on our query on the VO, the damaged service yard doors and the lousy job their tiler had done.

    UPDATE ON COMMON TOILET GROUTING

    HDB officer came and left. He said CX's tiler did a poor job in patching up the grouts and they won't be able to rectify it. He advised that the re-grouting is too small a job that he doubt any contractor would do. He advised us to go back to CX. My fiance did consider, but I'm rather worried (hiccups after hiccups when they came over and worse, we are completely being ignored now). For now, we would want to get a tiler to redo it for us so do drop me a PM if you guys know any tiler who don't mind doing a small job like this.

    Previously, I told fiance that I want to leave a bad review here, to warn others against CX. He didn’t think that’s necessary because everyone makes the final choice themselves. But that day, he told me, “the least you could do is to leave a bad review for them”. LOL.

    I'll get to it, asap. In the meantime, posting one of the final items we got for our home.

    DIGITAL DOOR LOCKS :wub:

    This is seriously one of the best things I've bought for the home. I LOVE THEM TO BITS. It is so convenient entering and leaving the home now! Doors unlocked within 2s with one fingerprint, and doors locked automatically after you enter/leave the home.

    Background: Asking me to bring keys is one of the hardest things. The fiance and I got locked out of my home a couple of times because I rarely bring my keys lol. So, this is a necessity for us.

    Cons: My mum reminded us of the possibility of being locked out if any of the locks fail us (especially we have it on both the metal gate and main door), but I chose to go all out. Keyless is still my priority. Furthermore, my friend who installed both had told me that so far it's been good for her. :yeah:

    I did a fair bit of research and decided to get my locks off qoo10. Take note that not all locks can work on HDB metal gate. I also sourced for my own installer because the recommended installer from qoo10 seller charges a bomb. :angry:

    Metal gate: Gateman F10 $127 
    Main door: Samsung DP930 $405
    Installation: $300 (both) +$100 for Gateman remote control

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    Here's the end product. The Samsung door lock goes well with my taobao door viewer (both are in rose gold)!

    Although my metal gate and main door locks comes with fingerprint/pin and fingerprint/tag key/pin respectively, you can only use one feature to unlock at any one time. You can deactivate any feature, but not use more than one. Fingerprint feature is my favorite because it takes only 2s to unlock (tag key too, but it's not keyless so I don't fancy). ^^

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    View from the inside of the home!

    Can you spot the Gateman remote control at the side?

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    Well, I got the lock off qoo10 without opting in for the remote control because I don't know what it does. Turns out, the installer told  us that it would be hard to unlock the Gateman lock without the remote control (they sell it for $100).

    The two options are:
    1) Unlock using pin/fingerprint from the outside when you're inside the house.
    2) Open the metal box of the lock using a key, reset 'something' which will open the gate, then lock the metal box back.

    It's impossible to unlock the metal gate lock from the inside and seriously to use a KEY to reset a digital door lock? Of course we chose to top up $100 for the remote. It opens when we click the 'open gate' button.

    JUST. SO. AWESOME. :yeah:

    Nice! how often do you need to charge or change the battery? Does it use normal battery? Quite worried about the lock losing power and you're stuck outside the house.

    Can you share the installer contact? 

  2. Posted

    Hi experts, I will be collecting my Key soon. Thinking of DIY-ing the reno to save cost as we are expecting our baby really soon.

    Can anyone advise what should be the sequence of reno?

    1) HDB defects rectification
    2) Electrical (Wiring/additional points)
    3) Flooring (All area) + Toilet tiles overlay
    4) Piping works + Aircon 
    5) Service yard window / window grills
    6) Painting
    7) Carpentry (Wood/Sink/water heater/Hob) + window blinds + Lighting/ceiling fan
    8) Assembly DIY furnitures (Washing machine/TV rack/dining table/chairs/bed)


    Any reviews on using evorich vinyl? 
    Thinking of using it fully for my house except for service yard & toilets.

  3. Posted

    Thanks for the wonderful & helpful review! I've learnt alot from you. 

    Understand that your reno cost you 31k, can i check roughly how much you spent in total? 

    I'm thinking 50k inclusive all electronic & furniture purchase for 5 room... Not sure doable or not..

     

    Can you pls provide the contacts for: 

    SERVICE YARD WINDOWS - JUN CONTRACTOR

    BLINDS - U SERVICE

    GLASS WORKS - AH JIA

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