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Hi, can tell me how much you paid for the lights in the kitchen and toilet? Where did you get from huh?

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh...i c i c. wow the wonder of technology

Hi hi etegration, I am sure your house looks lovely. But the way you put your photograph hor...I think my eye degree is going to be increased looking at it hehehe

Eh...then why don't you buy off the rack instead of custom-make. Easier right?

Actually I was told Comfort do customised as well. Besides, they have more designs in their warehouse then website. Another possibility is look up the yellow pages and look for carpenters to custom make bah...

No lah, not kpo lah. Most ppl in reno forum are here to kpo one mah. Definition of kpo = gain knowledge From the look of AJ's home, it looks like it has never been stayed on before. I may be wrong thou...

wow...big. Did i see a slanted living room?

Eh...have warranty card can liao mah. They still want receipt for what?

Receipt? Thought there should be a seperate warranty card? Did you pay by cash? nets? credit card?

Yo SmartFool, not sure where you pick-up that 6 years thingy from but what I meant is that block could be about 4-6 years old. But it may not imply that the unit has been stayed for or bought for 6 years. Many possibilities... 1. Owner bought when it was developed, stayed and resell to the open market 2. Owner bought when it was developed, cannot finance the unit any more. HDB reposses the flat and sell it to the public again. 3. Owner bought when it was developed, had illegal activities within. HDB reposses flat. 4. Owner bought when it was developed, waiting to marry and move-in, but split before doing that. 5. Unit was left vacant since day 1 because of racial quota 6. Unit was left vacant since day 1 because there is just no takers. 7. etc, etc, etc

Err...I am not a pro too but for me, I will most likely go with:- 1. Non Korean Brands 2. Never buy 2-In-1 kind (meaning one machine for washer and dryer as they will share the same load too) 3. Go with the same theory as your washer, can't go wrong bah. Note: capacity, etc. 4. Not sure if they have the energy saving "tick' or chart indication but always best to ask the sales ppl. And I mean a few sales ppl 5. Space constraint...if you have a big space to put washer /dryer. Too many to note, so still CityGas easier for me.

Not sure if they have any stainless steel legs but you may try Comfort Furnishing. They do sales several designs of table legs. A friend of mine bought the legs from Comfort to go with his round marble table too. http://www.comfortfurniture.com.sg/viewfreshproduct.jsp

Hi Summerholiday, with my purchase of CityGas aside...before I came to that conclusion, I did do some recee. If we did not go with CityGas, we would have bought an Electrolux as I think they have been known for their reliability too. I have often seen promotion on their dryers at Best or Courts. So do make it a point to look at newspaper every weekend. The price could be as low as below $500. If I am not mistaken, there was once I saw a good dryer having a $350 promotion. Another brand to consider is Mayer. They often have their warehouse sales too.

When it's hard to make a decision...go for the City Gas dryer. One people, one nation, one government. haha I bought my bundle set a couple of months back but have not moved in yet.

Hey, you have to check hor? Otherwise, the tiles pop out while you are staying then you will cry Here's an extract from my blog, I lazy to type...so I copy and paste here for you bah. Hope it will help you. I learnt it from the forummers too. We have very nice HDB Town Councils at Bukit Panjang...so that will help too. "There are no flawless homes. After all the dash and rush, SN and I managed to work out our defect list to submit to the HDB Branch Office. For fear of miscommunication, besides sticking a post-it note on the defect spot, we indicate where the defects are and what defects they are, on our floor plan. Here's what we did to inspect our pad. 1. Tiles For Premium flats, there are already tiles laid. As we bought a resale, so we had to check all the tiles. SN knocked each of the tile with coins and a metal stick to hear-out for hollow tiles. The sound is very obvious if it is hollow. The crack tiles are also not spared. We made a mark on them too. 2. Doors & Windows I checked on all the doors and windows...if it is easy to close and open, whether the hinges are secure properly, any missing screws, check the closure, the knobs, check the door/window for any cracks, if there are chips on the shower screens, etc. 3. Walls For walls, we checked for cracks and holes. What we missed checking was the levelling of our floor. We are suppose to pour water on the floor to see if it will flow very fast downwards. This test should be done for our kitchen and toilet. If there are no gradient in the toilet, it means the water might not flow fast enough to the floor trap and might result in 'flood' next time we bath. Arggg...how can we missed that out?? You reckon we can still do that after they attended to our defect? Iskandar from the Branch Office was so impressed when he saw the defect list floor plan we gave him, that he said his job will be a lot easier if everyone does the same like us. hehehe. You know what? When we wanted to show him physically where the defect tiles are, he told us it's ok. As long as there's one scratch on the tile, all will be changed as that particular tile has been dis-continued. Yahooooooooo! Besides submitting our defect list, we also made a "WISH-LIST" for the Branch Office via Iskandar. To our surprise, they were all answered WISH LIST 1. To rectify all defects as indicated on the floor plan. 2. Re-tile the wall tiles in both bathrooms and the kitchen. 3. For the replacement of tiles, it will be good if we can choose the type of tiles we want. 4. Replace new shower screen after re-tile work. 5. Replace new Toilet Bowl in both Toilets. 6. Assist to remove both Toilet’s Basins. 7. Assist to remove both Toilet’s Doors and Door Frames? 8. Assist to hack the wall between Master Bedroom and Bedroom 2 BEFORE re-tiling of floor tiles?...this we have to pay the contractor. Fair enough, fair enough. Can't complain much

Eh...but that area no new flat liao wor. It could be a 4-6 years old flat left empty. Consider new or not huh?

Hey hi neighbour, your block looks like it's near mine. This is Segar Road? Did you get it from HDB or via open market? We almost got a unit at your block but chose the green blocks in the end. I am currently going thru HDB rectification to change the tiles. Our actual reno will most probably starts in mid November after the HDB Contractor fix our defect list. Hear from you soon. Perhaps we can exchange some notes since we are all under the same town council

Arhhhhhhhhhhhhh then I agree is **** good buy. Well done. Any idea how much would it cost if it's just the toilet bowl huh? Can you also PM me the contact? Xie Xie

errr..sorry....Sink & toilet bowl at $288 each OR Sink + Toilet Bowl at $288 (inclusive)???

okie okie...thanks thanks. sob sob hehehe

Sorry, by any chance you have the shop name at CTC for the bench liao huh? They gave you any receipt?

Hi, care to share your source of curtains? Where and how much? It looks nice

Hi, I have been looking for a suitable light for our MBR but could not find anything close to our expectation. As MBR will probably be the area that we spend most of our time at, I do hope to utilise an energy saving light. Hold-and-behold, I fell in love with this light but it's a 150watt halogen light which Light Craft says it cannot be converted. Anybody knows any lobang for custom make lights or if they can convert this light into an energy saving light? From the design, it doesn't look too difficult leh...

Hi, how do I provide those readings? Sorry DOB: Male - 20 Nov 1970 (11.30 - 11.59 pm) Female - 12 Jun 1973 (think shd be between 12.30 to 4 am)

eh...dun like that leh. Pertaining to issues as such, perhaps ignorance is bliss wor