Hi applefreak, how long do we need to apply the sealant? Like every 3 months of 6 months interval?

Hi applefreak, a bit blur with your statement leh. Is this silestone and quartz same product?

Why is it that in future you'll go for quartz? Its very nice?

hi jupiter, the sealant should be applied yearly

or as and when you feel that the sealant is gone

so far i've not done anything even though it's been more than a year

just discovered that water was trapped under my acrylic chopping board for he whole of last week :furious:

heng no water mark or any other mark

silestone is just a brand of quartz countertop

just like corian, LG are brands of solid surface

quartz is as hardy as granite, with much more colours and designs to choose from

no joint line coz it's a man-made material

it's basically like combining the best of solid surface and granite countertops :dribble:

Edited January 4, 200917 yr by applefreak

i saw this when i was countertop-hunting

in the end went for granite coz the LG tops we saw were of limited colours

silestone has a lot more colours but a lot more pricey too

if i'm going to renovate again i'll definitely go for quartz :wub:

Yes, quartz is definitely a lot nicer, but price too high.

Feng Shui can really be a big headache at times...haha jus to share with u, when i 1st receive my floorplan, i spent many sleepless nites jus doing some simple sketch on my own. who knows after the feng shui master visit my place, all my drawings must throw into the bin. must redo all over again

feng shui to me has never been easy to follow...meanwhile, enjoy ur reno

Think should be ok. My aunt's home also got oven fix this way, somemore she always bake cake, never heard her complain.

Thanks dew, saw a lot of this in magazine & contractor also tell me some he did few years back also no complain. Just want to seek a second opinion here. Most likely will stick to this design.

If you put oven there, that means it's facing the sink directly, don't know FS wise its ok or not.

Oven produce heat, no fire, so can leh. Haha, that's my theory .

Hi Jupiter, just chanced upon your t-blog. Hm, as for the layout of kitchen, I do have a suggestion but not sure if it is too late or if it is feasible but at least the sink and hob won't be facing each other.

I was thinking of shifting your fridge to the right hand side of the kitchen and built a L-shaped cabinet for the left hand side with the sink back-to-back with your wash area.

Not an great description but I hope u get my idea.

Thanks Haven for the suggestion, the bases for the cabinet already done, so can't change layout liao.

Thanks Haven for the suggestion, the bases for the cabinet already done, so can't change layout liao.

oh ok, no worries. I'm sure all will turn out well..

hi jupiter, the sealant should be applied yearly

or as and when you feel that the sealant is gone

so far i've not done anything even though it's been more than a year

just discovered that water was trapped under my acrylic chopping board for he whole of last week :furious:

heng no water mark or any other mark

silestone is just a brand of quartz countertop

just like corian, LG are brands of solid surface

quartz is as hardy as granite, with much more colours and designs to choose from

no joint line coz it's a man-made material

it's basically like combining the best of solid surface and granite countertops :dribble:

Hi applefreak, regarding this sentence

"so far i've not done anything even though it's been more than a year".

You mean when your contractor hand over the house to you, he got apply those sealant?

Very clear explanantion on the quartz top, thanks.

Feng Shui can really be a big headache at times...haha jus to share with u, when i 1st receive my floorplan, i spent many sleepless nites jus doing some simple sketch on my own. who knows after the feng shui master visit my place, all my drawings must throw into the bin. must redo all over again

feng shui to me has never been easy to follow...meanwhile, enjoy ur reno

So, did you follow 100% what the Feng Shui master tell you?

Happy with my reno so far, thanks.

Some 3d pics to share.

Nice pics... Do you also overhaul the wall tiles for the kitchen? Good luck on your reno

Hi applefreak, regarding this sentence

"so far i've not done anything even though it's been more than a year".

You mean when your contractor hand over the house to you, he got apply those sealant?

Very clear explanantion on the quartz top, thanks.

yes i believe my contractor applied the sealant on my granite countertop

in fact, all self-respecting contractors (supplier) should apply the sealant

being used as countertops, it's certain that the stone will be in contact with water all the time

Nice 3d drawings you got there.

Whao! the 3d drawings really

Your id so good to draw 2 colours for you to choose.

I think the wood design is more lasting and pleasing to the eye. Personally I feel that the red & black theme gives people the impression the design is from 2008 design trend

Nice pics... Do you also overhaul the wall tiles for the kitchen? Good luck on your reno

Hi Goldlim, thanks. No, not doing kitchen wall tiles, saving $ for other purpose.

yes i believe my contractor applied the sealant on my granite countertop

in fact, all self-respecting contractors (supplier) should apply the sealant

being used as countertops, it's certain that the stone will be in contact with water all the time

Hi applefreak, thanks for the explaination, now got it liao.

I think the wood design is more lasting and pleasing to the eye. Personally I feel that the red & black theme gives people the impression the design is from 2008 design trend

Hi zeeqi, thanks for the reminder. Din know that red & black theme is 2008 wor.

Can pm me your contractor contact?

Edited January 8, 200917 yr by Smooth

Some 3d pics to share.

Hi Jupiter, I would advise you not to take the red colour. Let me tell you something.

I've a friend always quarrel with his wife after they move into their new flat. One day he bring a FS master to his house, the FS master said that his red cabinet is not suitable for him and his wife. Reluctantly, he spend some more money to change it to white colour. After that his relationship with his wife also improved.

Just to share with you.