hyacinth266 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2010 逛了一趟IKEA 和 IMM， 老公和我创意泉涌，将家里面要怎么布置和安排，大概都规划好了。 不过接下来的这两个星期没有什么进展。。。 联系了Henry,还有几家Contractor，似乎都是石沉大海。 ... ... 是我家装修实在太简单，Project太小？还是我们自己自以为把装修的事情已经想透了？ Completion date is approaching and I feel more and more uncertain... ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marshmallow 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2010 逛了一趟IKEA 和 IMM， 老公和我创意泉涌，将家里面要怎么布置和安排，大概都规划好了。 不过接下来的这两个星期没有什么进展。。。 联系了Henry,还有几家Contractor，似乎都是石沉大海。 ... ... 是我家装修实在太简单，Project太小？还是我们自己自以为把装修的事情已经想透了？ Completion date is approaching and I feel more and more uncertain... ... maybe you can chase them for quotation? 2 weeks wait is quite common (at least for my case)... i met closed to 20 ID/contractors and only 7 got back to me... haiz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyacinth266 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2010 ALL ABOUT WARDROBE: Built In vs Pole System vs IKEA After browsing through many sample pictures about the bedroom, I realise that Wardrobe and Bed are the most 2 important furnitures in the bedrooms. Choosing wardrobe become very important. Looking at my current wardrobe, my hubby and I very fast decided that our wardrobe will be 3 metre long, which is th longest and largest size we can allocate. I like the concepts of flecibility and changes. My hubby doesn't like the built-in wardrobe's quality and color... Also the built in wardrobe will not cut much cost for us. Thus, built-in is out. Pole system and IKEA PAX is amost equally good to me. However, hubby insist that the pole system is not making good use of the space. Thus, we end with IKEA PAX. To Hack or Overlay? My flat is already 18 years old. Although many contractors tell me that they have lots of experience overlaying and no problem. However, they forgot that normally the flat they done was not older than 7 yrs... Hacking is costing more. However, I decide to stay at my current flat for 5 to 10 years. Thus, it is worth to do. Choosing Contractors Having contacted more than 15 contractors, 1 rejected me over the phone, 1 is rejected by me as their way of working cannot get along, 9 replied, 4 is supposed emailing me the quotes. Out of the 9 replied, only 4 are catching all what we want to do and able to give a full quote. Out of 4, we feel 2 out of them will be good working with. Still waiting for the 4 quotes to confirm the contractor... Choosing Material or Site Viewing first? Still haven't figured out... ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kor69 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2010 18 years flat? er... how's the ceiling? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyacinth266 0 Report post Posted October 13, 2010 18 years flat? er... how's the ceiling? Only wash room's ceiling has some bubbles. The rest rooms are fine... From the outside, at least... Anything else need to take note? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2010 ermm...pax with sliding doors are not cheap. Throw in delivery and installation, hmmm.... Plus, old flats have uneven walls, so the pax may have gaps when u push it all the way to the side. (not to mention uneven flooring as well ) Built in may not be much more expensive, plus you can choose the laminates that you like... perhaps try a carpenter first..? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marshmallow 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2010 ermm...pax with sliding doors are not cheap. Throw in delivery and installation, hmmm.... Plus, old flats have uneven walls, so the pax may have gaps when u push it all the way to the side. (not to mention uneven flooring as well ) Built in may not be much more expensive, plus you can choose the laminates that you like... perhaps try a carpenter first..? yup Pax is not cheap, but it's good for those who know what they want cos it's very flexible in customising the compartments Choosing Material or Site Viewing first? Still haven't figured out... ... you may want to do site survey first... cos plans may change after site survey... for example, in my case, at first we planned a 2.5m long wardrobe. after site survey, we found that it cannot be done... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyacinth266 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2010 ermm...pax with sliding doors are not cheap. Throw in delivery and installation, hmmm.... Plus, old flats have uneven walls, so the pax may have gaps when u push it all the way to the side. (not to mention uneven flooring as well ) Built in may not be much more expensive, plus you can choose the laminates that you like... perhaps try a carpenter first..? Wardrobe = frames + doors + interior settings (ideas copied from IKEA PAX) DOORS are the most uesless and expensive part of the wardrobe, but it defines the taste of the whole bedroom. My hubby love IKEA PAX's door... Plus the 10 yeard warantey. Uneven doors or the Uneven floors... ... Hummm. We already have a 10 degree oblique wall in my bedroom... ... Humm... Need to think twice again... ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyacinth266 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2010 Choosing Contractor- Final Stage. Finally shortlist 3 contractors... will do the interview and make the decision this Sunday... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dexufto 5 Report post Posted October 15, 2010 Wardrobe = frames + doors + interior settings (ideas copied from IKEA PAX) DOORS are the most uesless and expensive part of the wardrobe, but it defines the taste of the whole bedroom. My hubby love IKEA PAX's door... Plus the 10 yeard warantey. Uneven doors or the Uneven floors... ... Hummm. We already have a 10 degree oblique wall in my bedroom... ... Humm... Need to think twice again... ... Welcome to renotalk, less than 2 weeks to key collections Seems like PAX definitely has it s limitations, You did mentioned about pole systems, have you asked for quote? I'm engaging one of them, for door closure, they will build additional pulmet on sides and top to correct the irregular walls to allow door closure. This cost is within my quote as I understand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimz63251073 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2010 Wardrobe = frames + doors + interior settings (ideas copied from IKEA PAX) DOORS are the most uesless and expensive part of the wardrobe, but it defines the taste of the whole bedroom. My hubby love IKEA PAX's door... Plus the 10 yeard warantey. Uneven doors or the Uneven floors... ... Hummm. We already have a 10 degree oblique wall in my bedroom... ... Humm... Need to think twice again... ... no worries about wardrobes, there are so many choices... for me, i changed from stolemen --> to pax --> finally to broder (what people use for storeroom) the only thing that did not change was all from ikea....haha... anyway saw that u would do laminate floor right, have to account for skirt in your measurement as well... pole system also have to make sure the legs height is adjustable, so that we can adjust for the "slanting ceiling, floor, wall" for the house. If not, you may end up with slanted hanging rods/shelves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyacinth266 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2010 昨天真是让人欢喜让人忧的一天... Morning, we went to the house to do the final inspection before the completion as required by HDB. Meanwhile we arranged our contractor to do the site viewing and confirm the details. We inspected flooring, ceiling, walls, windows, doors, lockers, lights and water for each rooms... ... We eliminate some unnecessary jobs: such as laying the laminated floor to cover the current broken marble floor, changing the current MBR door position and changing the current common room bedroom basin. My husband really appreciates Andrew, as he tells us how to cut the cost and not to waste the money. We also found out that there is a 梁 between master room and the common room, which means we have to give up the IKEA pax wardrobe and go back to Built In Wardrobe. This is really something we didn’t expect at all and now bringing us the headache… … After lunch, we went to Jalan Besar for market research, browsed through Poh Heng, Chuan Heng, Royal Franco, 和记, and some other small stores. Roughly we know what which one we want to buy. Husband wants to 乔装打扮and go next to BARGAIN with them… … Oh poor sales boys and girls, a 讲价王will attend to you soon. ATTENTION!~ After that, we went to my hubby’s favorite – IKEA and came back with a haze because our study room also as a guest room, is just nice as one study room for two person’s use. If we want to squeeze in a sofa bed, then we may have no space for a long table and bookshelves… … DID make some progress but it seems like more things are coming... ... 未来的一个月，注定不平静啊！～ Need to pray for smart choices. God is my 一家之主。 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leechaorui 2 Report post Posted October 25, 2010 昨天真是让人欢喜让人忧的一天... We also found out that there is a 梁 between master room and the common room, which means we have to give up the IKEA pax wardrobe and go back to Built In Wardrobe. This is really something we didn’t expect at all and now bringing us the headache… … Need to pray for smart choices. God is my 一家之主。 There are good advantages in having built in wardrobe as you can decide on the size to fully utilize the space. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellobello 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2017 On 10/13/2010 at 7:25 PM, hyacinth266 said: ALL ABOUT WARDROBE: Built In vs Pole System vs IKEA After browsing through many sample pictures about the bedroom, I realise that Wardrobe and Bed are the most 2 important furnitures in the bedrooms. Choosing wardrobe become very important. Looking at my current wardrobe, my hubby and I very fast decided that our wardrobe will be 3 metre long, which is th longest and largest size we can allocate. I like the concepts of flecibility and changes. My hubby doesn't like the built-in wardrobe's quality and color... Also the built in wardrobe will not cut much cost for us. Thus, built-in is out. Pole system and IKEA PAX is amost equally good to me. However, hubby insist that the pole system is not making good use of the space. Thus, we end with IKEA PAX. To Hack or Overlay? My flat is already 18 years old. Although many contractors tell me that they have lots of experience overlaying and no problem. However, they forgot that normally the flat they done was not older than 7 yrs... Hacking is costing more. However, I decide to stay at my current flat for 5 to 10 years. Thus, it is worth to do. Choosing Contractors Having contacted more than 15 contractors, 1 rejected me over the phone, 1 is rejected by me as their way of working cannot get along, 9 replied, 4 is supposed emailing me the quotes. Out of the 9 replied, only 4 are catching all what we want to do and able to give a full quote. Out of 4, we feel 2 out of them will be good working with. Still waiting for the 4 quotes to confirm the contractor... Choosing Material or Site Viewing first? Still haven't figured out... ... heyhey! how is your IKEA PAX wardrobe doing now?? is it still in a good condition? am considering getting ikea pax too, but am concerned about the quality of ikea wardrobes.. help me out! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
