I was at Tradehub 21 today too!!!

But we (me and my wife) went to SBH first, then Hafary and Hiong Kup (or Kup Hiong??)...

decided to give White Horse a miss, as we have been there twice b4...

and my contractor will be bringing me there again next weekend...

my contractor said, white horse tiles are cheaper... but i think maybe he gets more commission (discounts) from them...

somehow i find their selection very limited... SBH has a large selection, but their prices also like "better"...

i got mine at SBH.... i find they have more choices.... Hafary also not as wide choices as SBH.

Visited SBH showroom too. Agreed here is bigger & having more choices, reason: this is their main showroom & warehouse.

Whitehorse @ Tradehub21 is only their "small" showroom. Their main showroom is at Sungei Kadut Way, another one at Changi Road. I did not visit these two places. Whitehorse has their own factories, and not too sure about SBH.

Did not compare the price betw SBH & Whitehorse.

Selection was guided by the ID, in consideration of theme, colour scheme, size of tile and unit price per sq ft. I must say the ID is flexible about the unit rate, eg stated $3.00psf in the agreement but he allowed selection up to $3.50psf w/o the need to top up $$$.

BTW Can someone share what is the difference betw Porcelain Tiles and Polished Homogeneous Tiles, in term of durability & maintenance?

Bro Sunny

Are you taking the progress photographs to keep as memories of your reno journey?

I will sms you to arrange a time to visit your place during renovation, and visit again after your renovation is complete. Really like to see how you transformed your place with so many rooms....to accommodate a BIG family!

Progress update:

Windows were selected - sliding & casement, white powder coated alum frame with green glass

Ahhhh....we have the same type of windows.

I like white powder coated alum frame windows with green tinted glass!! It is awesome and makes the room brighter, as the light green tinted is really very light....

Ahhhh....we have the same type of windows.

I like white powder coated alum frame windows with green tinted glass!! It is awesome and makes the room brighter, as the light green tinted is really very light....

we were also pondering over what colour for the glass for the white powder coated aluminium windows...

was considering:

1. green tinted

2. light gray tinted

3. "privacy" tinted.. don't really know what this is... but according to Alex, it's supposed to reduce visibility to the rooms... it has a slight reflective (mirror-like) effect when viewing at 1m away from outside (the effect is better, if the corridor is brighter than your rooms, esp at night; when you switch on "mood lighting"), but the downside is that it also makes the room a little darker...

decided to go with the safe choice of green-tinted glass...

but for the wooden multiple-fold doors for the balcony; will be getting clear glass; my wife prefers it that way...

Alex is still trying to "highlight" the issue of rain and water seeping underneath the multiple-fold wooden doors, and the potential maintenance and problems...

but my wife is fixated on having the wooden doors... she simply loves the look of it... and she has seen my 2nd level neighbour done it, without a roof over their balcony too...

BUT i wonder if theirs is just "wood" coloured aluminium frames... or maybe it's real wood... but maybe they also having water seepage problems during rainy (stormy) days...

Ahhhh....we have the same type of windows.

I like white powder coated alum frame windows with green tinted glass!! It is awesome and makes the room brighter, as the light green tinted is really very light....

Hehe... We all have same taste!! I also choosing wpc with green tinted glass!!!

Bro Sunny

Are you taking the progress photographs to keep as memories of your reno journey?

I will sms you to arrange a time to visit your place during renovation, and visit again after your renovation is complete. Really like to see how you transformed your place with so many rooms....to accommodate a BIG family!

Hi Mae,

Yes, I would try to take progress photographs to share here.

You are always welcome to visit the place. Shall SMS the address to you shortly.

Rgds!

Only settled one item today:

Air-conditioning:

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Inverter Systsem 4 (32,000 btu) by Aircon Designs Pte Ltd (My ID's regular supplier)

Visited Asia Excel @ IMM, looking for toilet & bathroom fittings & accessories, also hob, hood & oven ..... but too many choices and dont know what & how to select.

You are always welcome to visit the place. Shall SMS the address to you shortly.

can I come visit too?

Visited Asia Excel @ IMM, looking for toilet & bathroom fittings & accessories, also hob, hood & oven ..... but too many choices and dont know what & how to select.

I also dun know how to choose. Let me know your selections. So I can just "copy". No need to think too hard.

can I come visit too?

I also dun know how to choose. Let me know your selections. So I can just "copy". No need to think too hard.

I bought my sink mixer accessories from them. Good recommendation is the tap mixer with water saving feature...won't splash when turns on. The brand of my sink mixer is Ixiss, and the one installed at my MBR toilet is Pozzi brand, and I like the latter one because it has the 'rainshower' effect & flow is not those gushing type, can save water. The shower model Rubine, in my MBR toilet also has water saving feature.

But don't buy Nobel brand tap mixer, in common bathroom, because water flow is like Tsunami!

Edited March 22, 201115 yr by mae29

Hi Mae,

Yes, I would try to take progress photographs to share here.

You are always welcome to visit the place. Shall SMS the address to you shortly.

Rgds!

Bro Sunny

Thank you. Have received your text message & address. You have my address too...shall arrange to visit you one of the afternoon. Can't wait too see the 'war zone' now & the final transformation!

Edited March 22, 201115 yr by mae29

I was at Tradehub 21 today too!!!

But we (me and my wife) went to SBH first, then Hafary and Hiong Kup (or Kup Hiong??)...

decided to give White Horse a miss, as we have been there twice b4...

and my contractor will be bringing me there again next weekend...

my contractor said, white horse tiles are cheaper... but i think maybe he gets more commission (discounts) from them...

somehow i find their selection very limited... SBH has a large selection, but their prices also like "better"...

i got mine at SBH.... i find they have more choices.... Hafary also not as wide choices as SBH.

think i wrote in one of the post before... general feedback from forumers is that SBH got larger selection but less designer-looking tiles, while Hafary has smaller selection but more designer tiles. For Hafary, need to go to the biggest showroom (Balestier i think).

White Horse i'm not sure cos never visited. maybe sis Mae29 can comment on this

I bought my sink mixer accessories from them. Good recommendation is the tap mixer with water saving feature...won't splash when turns on. The brand of my sink mixer is Ixiss, and the one installed at my MBR toilet is Pozzi brand, and I like the latter one because it has the 'rainshower' effect & flow is not those gushing type, can save water. The shower model Rubine, in my MBR toilet also has water saving feature.

But don't buy Nobel brand tap mixer, in common bathroom, because water flow is like Tsunami!

hahaha i'm opposite from you... we changed the water saving type tap to normal type (so-called "non-water-saving") cos the flow from water saving type is pathetic~! i have Nobel tap in common bathroom and i felt the flow is too small~ LOL

normal tap if want small flow, just turn tap a little to control flow and won't splash. for water saving type, it takes ages to fill a pot even if turn to maximum.... can fall asleep waiting hahahaha

can I come visit too?

Why not? All of places are near Jurong Lake ! Feel free to come over, shall pm u the address.

Pls note: Application of Permit was submitted on Monday, and pending approval thus no hacking works yet.

think i wrote in one of the post before... general feedback from forumers is that SBH got larger selection but less designer-looking tiles, while Hafary has smaller selection but more designer tiles. For Hafary, need to go to the biggest showroom (Balestier i think).

White Horse i'm not sure cos never visited. maybe sis Mae29 can comment on this

hahaha i'm opposite from you... we changed the water saving type tap to normal type (so-called "non-water-saving") cos the flow from water saving type is pathetic~! i have Nobel tap in common bathroom and i felt the flow is too small~ LOL

normal tap if want small flow, just turn tap a little to control flow and won't splash. for water saving type, it takes ages to fill a pot even if turn to maximum.... can fall asleep waiting hahahaha

White Horse...all clean clean Newer design tiles! Unlike most bigger showroom where you get to see all the 'chap pa lang' tiles including those outdated ones!! You are there to choose only a particular floor tiles... You will be like entering into a jungle just to find the right tree!

For me, it was the ID who is having the headache of choosing the tiles for me!! He has been to many showroom in his field of work, so I guess he just zoom in to one place where he can get what he has in mind for home owners. Although I was making my selection while ID was busy browsing elsewhere, he will tell you from his experience whether your selection of tiles is good or bad. I like those tiles with 'waterfall' resort feel, but he said not easy to maintain, grow algae & hard to scrub off, toilet tiles must be smooth type. Then when I choose those floor tiles with wood feel, he said don't try to mix them; wood must be natural wood, very ugly if you get those ceremic floor tiles with wood grain feature!

In the end, accept his reasoning & let him do the selection for me.

For the tap mixers, I believe it is depending on the water pressure of your unit. I stay on lower floor, so the water flow is really like Tsunami. I have taken few shots & will upload in my post later.

......Then when I choose those floor tiles with wood feel, he said don't try to mix them; wood must be natural wood, very ugly if you get those ceremic floor tiles with wood grain feature! .....

Hi Mae,

Ha! Ha! At first, I also wanted floor tile with wood grain for all bedrooms .... same advice from him. So, changed my selection then.

Rgds!

Sunny