My Humble Home

[blackcxt 0]

After much waiting, I can finally start my countdown to the completion date in two weeks!! Have not decided if I will be engaging a contractor or an ID although I have met a few for quotes and ideas. Hopefully I can have it sorted out by end of next week.

Floorplan:

[neubie 2]

congrats on ur 3roomer!!! may i know where is this? living room looks uber long!!!!

[blackcxt 0]

Hi Neubie, thanks. The flat is in Hougang Ave 3. I will post some pics when I have them.

[lilithfiend 0]

welcome to RT, fellow 3-roomer! do put up pics and good luck with the reno!

[pinkpetter 0]

WELCOME!

And YA your 3 room looks longer with a nice utility room at the back! I want also!!!

[samgalz 2]

welcome!!! hope to c ur reno transformation..

same old fashioned wishes - hope ur reno swee swee!

[kor69 0]

Welcome

reno Pic junkie reporting here

[Pinklady 0]

hi blackcxt, welcome! post up more progress pics, ok?

[blackcxt 0]

Thanks Neubie, Lilithfiend, Pinkpetter, Samgalz, Kor69 and Pinklady. Pics coming up soon..

Edited September 11, 2010 by blackcxt

[leechaorui 2]

Welcome to RT

[blackcxt 0]

Took some pics of the house in its current state earlier.

Main Door:

Wide corridor, hence the extra length in Living Room and Common Bedroom.

Living Room:

The low ceiling at the foyer area is giving me a headache. It is made of concrete and not removable. Thinking of putting up a false ceiling to reduce the big height difference.

MBR:

Small compared to my current one. So I am hacking off the storeroom to make more space.

MBR Toilet:

Pathetic little toilet measuring 1.6m x 1.4m on floorplan. Cant bear to measure it on the ground.

TBC.......

[blackcxt 0]

Common Bedroom:

Common bedroom + study. Gonna seal up this door for my MBR extension.

Store Room:

Store Room has to go and this will be the entrance to my MBR.

Kitchen:

The utility room in the background. I dont recall that HDB adds this extra room when they do upgrading in recent years. The guy who designed this must have been distracted as I wonder why there is a pipe exposed beside the basin when the others have theirs on the other side.

Three more days to D-Day!! Hopefully everything turns out well.

Edited September 11, 2010 by blackcxt

[ben1977 0]

Common Bedroom:

Common bedroom + study. Gonna seal up this door for my MBR extension.

Store Room:

Store Room has to go and this will be the entrance to my MBR.

Kitchen:

The utility room in the background. I dont recall that HDB adds this extra room when they do upgrading in recent years. The guy who designed this must have been distracted as I wonder why there is a pipe exposed beside the basin when the others have theirs on the other side.

Three more days to D-Day!! Hopefully everything turns out well.

Good to see a fellow New Renovator!

[blackcxt 0]

The contractor that I am engaging is recommended by a friend. Everything come as an individual package which kind of worries me.

He is charging me 15K for the following:

1) Hacking of all floor and wall tiles

2) Hacking of store room

3) Hacking of wall between kitchen and living room

4) Replacing all floor and wall tiles

5) Hollow block to seal existing common bedroom entrance

6) Replace both bedroom doors and frame

Additional:

Electrical: replace of all wiring and labor to install lights $1600

Painting: $1150

Plumbing: replace all water piping and labour to install all sanitory and accessories $1600

Still missing:

Carpentary- found a contact for this, still awaiting quote

Windows and grilles

main gate

main door

false ceiling

Glass door for both toilet

Glass sliding door for kitchen

Budget is going to burst big time...

Looking for advise on the following issues:

Electrical: The previous owner had replaced all wirings 5 years ago (still looks new to me). Is it still neccessary to redo it again? I asked the contractor but they said electricians do their wiring differently so it instead of modifying the existing wiring, was asked to rewire again.

[leechaorui 2]

The contractor that I am engaging is recommended by a friend. Everything come as an individual package which kind of worries me.

He is charging me 15K for the following:

1) Hacking of all floor and wall tiles

2) Hacking of store room

3) Hacking of wall between kitchen and living room

4) Replacing all floor and wall tiles

5) Hollow block to seal existing common bedroom entrance

6) Replace both bedroom doors and frame

Additional:

Electrical: replace of all wiring and labor to install lights $1600

Painting: $1150

Plumbing: replace all water piping and labour to install all sanitory and accessories $1600

Still missing:

Carpentary- found a contact for this, still awaiting quote

Windows and grilles

main gate

main door

false ceiling

Glass door for both toilet

Glass sliding door for kitchen

Budget is going to burst big time...

Looking for advise on the following issues:

Electrical: The previous owner had replaced all wirings 5 years ago (still looks new to me). Is it still neccessary to redo it again? I asked the contractor but they said electricians do their wiring differently so it instead of modifying the existing wiring, was asked to rewire again.

Agree with your current contractor. You may want to run your wiring very differently and therefore, it may be neater to re-wire everything again. For the other construction items, better to itemized and cost them individually.

The price for electrical works, plumbing, etc... looks okay. Assume that the materials used is fair, I would think that the overall pricing is reasonable.