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thanks all for your response! by "wooden bedtime with a poster bed design" (typo) - I meant "wooden bedframe" with a posterbed design ie 4 vertical poles at each bed corner and then connected art the top ends of these 4 poles. @Andreja - thanks will check out Malacca woodworks.

Hi, Anyone knows of any carpenters/contractors that can customize as wooden bedtime with a poster bed design? My carpenter who did my carpentry doesn't do that. went to Eunos Crescent to speak to the carpenter shops...but most not willing to so as its labour intensive. 1 shop was wiling to do - plywood with veneer at about 3.5k for a kingsize. have no basis for comparison but feels that its rather expensive - any thoughts on this price and recommendations on carpenters who can customize beds? thanks!

hi, anyone knows where I can go to make a set of customized house sign using cast iron and my own fonts? meant for outdoor use, attached on the pillar next to the gate. thanks! eg. 123 ABC Road

hi, anyone knows where I can buy those large wine barrels typically used in bars/pubs as a standing table? thanks!

Thanks for your advice! Interesting on point (1) - i checked around and apparently some of the contractors mentioned that it would be possible to polish using those extremely fine rated sandpaper attached to those polishing machines (akin to those used for polishing marble) BUT i didn't get to ask if that will impact the cloudy effect which is a very good point. My main contractor mentioned he asked a few of his subcons who used to do this polishing for cement screed but no longer do it as the outcome wasn't ideal.

Thanks for sharing, that looks interesting - i see that you created a squarish effect with lines. Just curious - the "grey feet" effect you had, was it despite you mopping the place everyday? Any insights on the following? a) Can the cement screed doing in (1) above be machine polished to accelerate the smoothening of the surface? Or is there some other ways of doing to achieve the same outcome? (e.g. using a wet sponge to manually smooth the surface and not just the ruler). b) Can be self-levelling compound method be enhanced in some ways to get the cloud texture effect? I asked my contractor if he can sprinkle cement powder etc but he said it wouldn't work - it will just cause the surface to become lumpy or rough - not sure if that's true? c) As cement is porous it can be easily stained by red wine, soya sauce etc. if there a way to seal the surface so that its waterproof yet not affecting its looks? I understand that using sealant makes it look dull and unnatural - not quite ideal. thanks!

Hi fellow forumers, Need some help/advice on doing cement screed for my flooring on the living room and kitchen on the first floor. From my understanding, there are 2 methods of doing cement screed flooring: 1) Cement screed by hand - unfinished - Pros: Nice authentic "cloud" textured/patchy design which resembles the retro HDB floor look - Cons: The surface will be rougher and may be uneven since its done by hand (using a long "ruler"). It takes time for the surface to smoothen (possibly years) from mopping, walking etc. Potentially may have a powdery feel (not sure if that's true - i get mixed comments) 2) Cement screed with self-levelling compound on top - Pros: Much smoother compared to without the self-levelling compound. Will not be so rough as well. - Cons: There's no "cloud" texture on it as its entire flat grey in colour. No design to talk about. => Was told by contractor that using the self-levelling compound there's no way to achieve any "cloud" texture - its just plain 1 colour grey which is not the effect we want. We are looking for the "cloud" textured/patchy look of cement screed floor but would like it to be smooth, not powdery. Question: a) Can the cement screed doing in (1) above be machine polished to accelerate the smoothening of the surface? Or is there some other ways of doing to achieve the same outcome? (e.g. using a wet sponge to manually smooth the surface and not just the ruler). b) Can be self-levelling compound method be enhanced in some ways to get the cloud texture effect? I asked my contractor if he can sprinkle cement powder etc but he said it wouldn't work - it will just cause the surface to become lumpy or rough - not sure if that's true? c) As cement is porous it can be easily stained by red wine, soya sauce etc. if there a way to seal the surface so that its waterproof yet not affecting its looks? I understand that using sealant makes it look dull and unnatural - not quite ideal. I've searched the forum but didn't find any conclusive way of achieving the natural textured effort yet being smooth at the same time. I see that the question / path has been taken by many homeowners before and would be glad to hear from you. Thank you! xlancer.