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  1. Posted

    1) Aircon - System 4 - 4k

    2) Rerun all electrical wires (12 yrs flat) 3.5k

    3) Pipping - 1k

    4) Toilet Bowl - 2 Toilets - 500

    5) Flooring for 2 Toilets & service balcony - 2.5k

    6) Lightings -2k

    7) Hob & Sink - 1k

    8) Box up ceiling for living hall & MBR - 1.5k

    9) Shower Screen for 2 toilets - 1.5k

    10) Sliding glass door for Kitchen - 1k

    I put my estimates based on my own experiences. you do the maths yourself. hehe

    disclaimer: some prices may vary alot depending on what brands and models u choose.

    hey, let me share mine:

    1) Aircon - System 3 - 2.2k Daikin

    2) Rerun all electrical wires (19 yrs flat) 2k

    3) Pipping - 1k

    4) Toilet Bowl - 2 Toilets - 500

    5) Flooring for 2 Toilets & service balcony - mine's entire flooring so cost more...

    6) Lightings - 600 (very simple lights!)

    7) Hob & hood - 600

    8) Box up ceiling for living hall & MBR - none

    9) Shower Screen for 2 toilets - none

    10) Sliding glass door for Kitchen - none

    in the end, I spend abt $35K for renovate my whole house, changed all the doors, flooring etc etc...all cannot see one...only carpentry I did are for kitchen cabinet, display case in living room, and MBR wardrobe.

  2. Posted · Edited by sooch

    I think the difference between their budget is that they set it because they don wish to spend too much on renovation, while ours is because we don wish to loan too much for renovation. If our cash problems are not so big, we don realli have to monitor our budget that much, imo.

    i'm even worried that we might not have enough to have a presentable ROM.

    But since both matters are important, we just have to settle for the best with the tight budget we have. Any spending above it on 1 side may very well cut into the spending on the other side. Not forgetting that we still have to buy electrical appliances and furnitures for our place (excluding those that are sponsored by mommy).

    I hate being poor... :(

    hey, havent been here a loooong time! remember not to compromise on quality of the works and opt for the more reliable contractor. you dun want to end up spending more money to fix what went wrong...there may be ways to save on your ROM - what do you intend to do? i think the house is more impt as it's going to be where you stay for the next XXX years...

    are there also some things you can buy later for your house? for mine, it won't be fully furnished as we're buying only the essentials first, then slowly buy things like computer, work table etc etc..

  3. Posted

    Saw the Cleansui (actually by Mitsubishi) pitcher and phamplets at CK Tangs (Orchard). Maybe getting that when we shift to new place too. Tangs got rebate and better service. Even though Best staff are supposed to be more knowledgable, I find that they cannot go beyond whatever info that is already wriiten on the boxes on most items.

    oh i forgot abt the rebate at tangs, but best denki had UOB rebate of 2% also. service is wanting, there are so many of them around but i had to approach one of them to help me and he didnt seem to know much. anyways, bought it already. figured i can email the btbtrading if i needed help. their response is fast.

  4. Posted

    Hi, did you buy the Cleansui or the Hyflux? I'm kinda stuck between the two.

    i'm going to stick with Cleansui...visited best denki twice and realise i might have problems fitting in the filter with my tap. am going to buy the pitcher version instead. hope best denki carries it coz i didnt see it when i was there coz i was checking the faucet version only - sigh. cleansui is very established - i dun think i want to go for anything else.

  6. Posted

    erm if air con person do maybe will be free? but i think it'll be rather ugly.

    im getting the IDs to do it. think they will use gysum board and plaster to make it look like wall. so far quotes for per ventilation range from 50 to 100 to board up.

    yeh, I thought $80 is quite reasonable...

  7. Posted

    hi both! your furkids very cute! :)

    i have the same problem with the ventilation holes above the doors, have to make do with all the piping too...sigh...

    my contractor has offered to cover the ventilation holes up for me at $80 per door (i've got 2 to cover) and it will look like normal wall. But my future father-in-law wants us to save some money and asked the aircon person to put up wooden boards for free to cover the ventilation holes!?! help! i'm going to take a look tomorrow.......

  11. Posted · Edited by sooch

    I don't have my floorplan scanned, see if my HTB wants to do that - heheh.

    My dining will be left-hand side in the kitchen if you look at the first picture i posted. will place table agt wall.

    My TV console will be against the wall of bedroom 3, but my living room's bigger so the door's in the middle of the living room. will have space to put my console n couch there. the other half of my living room i intend to have a small cosy corner with throw cushions, carpet and a small table perhaps :)

  13. Posted

    Mine's 4S at Blk 135 top floor facing the PIE exit.

    wow both of your flats are very near MRT compared to mine... hehe

    anyway what kind of reno you did and who is your ID/contractor? any problems? mind to share you quotation with me?

    I've viewed a 4S flat around your area before, but not the top floor :) Yes, i love that it's near the mrt but not too near :)

    My reno is very minimal in that I did very little built-in stuff except for MBR wardrobe, kitchen cabinet and a display cabinet in the living room. But I overhauled the rest of the flat coz it's 19 years old. Hacked the floortiles, changed all the doors, changed electrical wiring and plumbing. Kept window grilles and windows, door frames. Everything else I changed. I didn't hire an ID coz I don't really need an ID for these items and the house layout is very rectangular, so I got a reno contractor instead which my future father-in-law knows. it's not exceptionally cheap but I can trust their workmanship - but I'll confirm again after the reno completes!

    The problem with having a reno contractor is that communication-wise it's not as sophisticated. No computer drawings but hand-sketches for my cabinets. For the contractor doing my plumbing and electrical, I can't really speak with him coz it's all in Chinese, and plumbing terms in Chinese or dialect I completely don't understand. Also, everything is paid in cash/cheque, so I can't earn points from using credit card.

    There are pros-and-cons but we visited many IDs too and I can't find one I can entrust my flat to. The main point is, I felt I don't need an ID. But I did a lot of research and printed out pictures to show my contractor to get by. Even then, I felt I wasn't really prepared. My contractor isn't so bad and gave good practical suggestions. Then again, an ID might try to hoodwink you too so you can't get away with not doing your own research. This forum has been very helpful :)

    Anyway, I can share my quote with you - no problem. It's hand-written though so I gotta type it out for you - haha :)

  14. Posted

    cool. which blk u in? which floor?

    my reno will start quite late cos now haven even first appt. and agreement with owner to stay 6weeks after completion. so hopefully reno can start by mid november.

    will use the time to source ID and do planning. hoping to start reno once keys are handed over

    I'm at Blk 107 - you? My layout almost same as yours :) but mine's a 4A. Future in-laws have the exact same layout as my current too. :) They're at Blk 230.

    I waited some time for my owners to move too...started reno in May.

  16. Posted

    does anyone kw wat is the price range for Rinnai glass hood and rinnai tempered glass hob as we are planning to get that. Not much time to went arnd comparing prices. Just scared that we kenna chop only. Hehe...... so need some help from here.

    hmm, i just bought over the weekend a stainless steel rinnai hob and hood for $550. glass would be more expensive. had a good experience over there, and I believe they will offer you a good price. the other place i went to was universal union at geylang. price was ok only. i only went these two places and mayer and bought immediately from poh joo coz the price was very good :) happy with the service and advice from mr seah as well. impressive.

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    both of you should go try then, lie down and try the latex ones, foams ones, pocketed spring ones...there are those harder for back care, those softer and more plush...consider the mattress's thickness as well as it will impact bedsheets available. generally, the thicker the harder to find cheap bedsheets. have fun!

  20. Posted

    You need to know the model coz the price ranges for different Serta beds. And it's king or queen?

    But Serta is one of the good mattress providers around, it's from the US. And I don't doubt it's quality since I bought one myself too. :) Getting it delivered later when my house is ready.

    Mine's $2,490 for the Serta Seattle Queen. Getting the same items as you.

    I think Serta mattresses are of a good quality, but you may end up liking a King Koil which retails cheaper so it's really up to you. Have to try around to know. We spoke with Joel from Serta at Marina Square. Then we went around to King Koil, Simmons etc etc, before deciding on Serta

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