Thanks thanks. Ya but still haven got the chance to take a picture as they lay cupboard paper to protect the floor now.

I hope to move in after I come back from Taiwan which will be on 13 Dec. Hopefully by then everything is ok.

show some photos.

Sure sure just that now cannot see everything all covered with cupboard. Once they removed will take some pics to share.

Just in case anybody will be interested my quotation

Hacking Works:

-hacking existing living room tiles

-hacking master bedroom tiles

-hacking master bedroom toilet floor & wall tiles

-hacking dining room floor tiles

-hacking kitchen floor & wall tiles

-hacking kitchen sink & stove support - included

-hacking kitchen cabinet

-hacking kitchen & bathroom fittings - included

-hacking all skirting - included

-hacking all the doors and door frame and window $2200

Masonry:

-homogenous tiles at kitchen floor $1000 (tiles at $2.80)

-homogenous tiles at kitchen wall $1500

-homogenous tiles at two toliet $1500

-homogenous tiles at two toilet floors $1000

-homogenous tiles **** and bedroom $3200 (tiles at $2.80)

--L shape kitchen cabinet base, fridge and washing macine base $300

Ceiling and wall plastering for whole house $1400

Stainless steel piping $550

Painting (engage own worker at $150)

Carpentry

kitchen cabinet 25ft top and bottom ($90 per foot run)

solid top 10 feet $65 per foot run

Rewiring for whole house $1200

Electrical: $1200

-1 no light point ($25/no)

-1 socket ($30)

-1 no telephone point ($50/no)

-1 no SCV point ($90/no)

-1 no heater point ($90/no)

-1 no aircon point ($90/no)

labour to install toilet $60

labour to install basin $30

Door frames 4 x 70 = $280

doors 125 x 3 = $475

Main door = $350

total $19045

My quotation had increased slightly as I did more hacking and some other things after consulting my fengshui master thats why there are some changes to my quotation.

Edited November 25, 200916 yr by milkywhite

Just in case anybody will be interested my quotation

Hacking Works:

-hacking existing living room tiles

-hacking master bedroom tiles

-hacking master bedroom toilet floor & wall tiles

-hacking dining room floor tiles

-hacking kitchen floor & wall tiles

-hacking kitchen sink & stove support - included

-hacking kitchen cabinet

-hacking kitchen & bathroom fittings - included

-hacking all skirting - included

-hacking all the doors and door frame and window $1900

Masonry:

-homogenous tiles at kitchen floor $850 (tiles at $2.80)

-homogenous tiles at kitchen wall $1500

-homogenous tiles at two toliet $1500

-homogenous tiles at two toilet floors $900

-homogenous tiles **** and bedroom $2200 (tiles at $2.80)

--L shape kitchen cabinet base, fridge and washing macine base $300

Ceiling and wall plastering for whole house $1400

Stainless steel piping $550

Painting (engage own worker at $150)

Carpentry

kitchen cabinet 25ft top and bottom (80 per foot run)

solid top 10 feet $65 per foot run

Rewiring for whole house $1200

Electrical: $1200

-1 no light point ($25/no)

-1 socket ($30)

-1 no telephone point ($50/no)

-1 no SCV point ($90/no)

-1 no heater point ($90/no)

-1 no aircon point ($90/no)

labour to install toilet $60

labour to install basin $30

Door frames 4 x 70 = $280

doors 125 x 3 = $475

Main door = $350

total $17495

milky, can PM me your reno contact? email also if available.

thanks.

LV

Annjoy, dont want to have a dark colour is because I have a phobia for lizards and I remember reading from some mag that says that darker tone invites lizards. Dont know if its true but I will just try as I am really scared of them.

Wah piang!!! That's some scary news!!

haha ya scary right. But dont know how true is it?

LV had pm you the contact.

haha ya scary right. But dont know how true is it?

LV had pm you the contact.

do you have 3D drawings of your place?

Today marks the start of my tiling day! Yipee!

Hopefully the tiling will be completed in 3 days time as i am leaving for Taiwan.

Will post some photo after today

Actually my reno s time is very rush. Started on 17th Nov and needs to completed before 4th Dec.

Hopefully my contractor will be able to finish in time so that I can fly without any worries.

By the way, would anyone be having a off white or white kitchen cabinet, any kind soul can tell me if its advisable?

Cos i have not confirm on the laminate colour

I using glossy white for my whole carpetry and even at kitchen.. If you really plan to use white. MUST use FORMICA white laminate as this is the best white available and is not from china or malaysia. It is from UK.

My Vote: FORMICA http://www.buildingdesign.co.uk/facil/formica/index.htm

Reason: Will not turn yellowish .. More durable... Glossy white is good.

As for the kitchen top. I using galaxy black granite instead, as I know that the surface solid top will not really last long and you cannot put HOT things on it. Even if stain with water it will cause some bloated surface if the COLD drinks is place on the solid top for toooo long...

My vote: Granite TOP~!

Oh ya.. don't take MARBLE... as MARBLE is absorbing STONE, will absorb even coke or red wine and STAIN the surface... IT may look nice but not durable...

Edited November 25, 200916 yr by Goobii

Wah piang!!! That's some scary news!!

... i was planing to have dark colour too.. :o :o

milkywhite

pls pm the contact too. the quote seems reasonable.

Hi,

I am also doing a white kitchen.. will be using EDL laminate.. heard not bad too from a forumner.. her mom used 5yrs already and the cabinets are still white..

I using glossy white for my whole carpetry and even at kitchen.. If you really plan to use white. MUST use FORMICA white laminate as this is the best white available and is not from china or malaysia. It is from UK.

My Vote: FORMICA http://www.buildingdesign.co.uk/facil/formica/index.htm

Reason: Will not turn yellowish .. More durable... Glossy white is good.

As for the kitchen top. I using galaxy black granite instead, as I know that the surface solid top will not really last long and you cannot put HOT things on it. Even if stain with water it will cause some bloated surface if the COLD drinks is place on the solid top for toooo long...

My vote: Granite TOP~!

Oh ya.. don't take MARBLE... as MARBLE is absorbing STONE, will absorb even coke or red wine and STAIN the surface... IT may look nice but not durable...

Nothing last forever anyway. In the case of kitchen top, granite might last longer but the material characteristics doesn't give a modern feel especially if u are going to use white cabinets. My view is a modern kitchen should either use solid surface top or stainless steel. Gd points of solid surface top is more colors to complement your kitchen color theme. A more 'glossy'/reflective kitchen top also help to brighten a small kitchen and it give a classy finish top to the overall kitchen feel. This is a gd reference (http://www.trendir.com/archives/cat_kitchens.html). And these days, I think many do not place cold drinks on any surface directly. Coasters are use.

Then again, I believe everything wise, it is really a matter of personal preference.

May I know what does EDL laminate stand for. Is it a brand name.

Hi,

I am also doing a white kitchen.. will be using EDL laminate.. heard not bad too from a forumner.. her mom used 5yrs already and the cabinets are still white..

May I know what does EDL laminate stand for. Is it a brand name.

yah, it's a brand.

Hey milkywhite,

if you're interested and have the time, you can go down to EDL and lamitak factory at sungei kadut, they give u A4 sized sheets of the laminates ure considering... can make more informed choices from there on.. not sure where Formica's factory is though..

btw, who's your contractor that u awarded ur reno to? ur quote looks pretty reasonable!