After following this forum for quite some time, i have decided to share some processes that i went through onmy renovation.

Let's start off with the floor plan:

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Upon getting the keys my sife and i went in and it was such a small house and was totally of different imagination of what i would expect when we went to the show flat 3 years ago. The agent told us that the 3 rooms were only a balcony and a room lesser compared to the 4 room. So i thought ok since its only 2 person staying in it thus i bought it.

We initially chosen the 3 room at block 7 with a slight longer walkway but was 1 day late to put down the initial deposit thus getting the other 3 room slightly smaller cos less the walkway upon the main entrance.

Immediately we knew that the theme to work on the renovation was extra space with modern look. Since it was a DBSS flat we decided to work on a budget below $12K so not to let the banks earn interest out of it.

We decided to visit both IDs and contractors through friend's recommendations and selective walk-ins.

Visited 3 IDs and 2 Contractors got their quotes and finally decided on taking up the package from a contractor even his quote wasn't the cheapest but selected due to wife's friend.

Edited May 4, 201115 yr by reimonto

Below are what we intend to do at the initial stage after some brain storming and research from magagzines and forums:

1.0 Living Room (Entrance)

1.1 Shoes cabinet in laminate finish.

H2580 x L780 mm

1.2 Wall mounted cabinet.

H510 x L790 mm

1.3 Feature wall with culture brick.

H2250 x L2550 mm

1.4 TV console c/w wall mounted close & open shelves for display.

1.5 To clap window bay with plywood and veneer finish.

H40 x L3000 X W500 mm

1.6 To construct false ceiling at entrance area and ‘L’ box along one side of living room wall

2.0 Dining Room

2.1 Custom made bench c/w storage cabinet in synthetic leather and laminate finish.

L1550 mm

2.2 5 mm clear mirror with frame.

H2580 x W1450 mm

3.0 Master Bedroom

3.1 Feature wall c/w wall paper and bedhead in fabric finish.

3.2 Queen size bed (Without mattress) c/w drawers on 1 side in veneer finish.

3.3 Side table in veneer finish

H500 x L400 x W400 mm

3.4 To clap bay window with plywood and veneer.

A) L2400 X D500 X H40 mm

(Master Bedroom)

B) L1900 X D500 X H40 mm

(Master Bedroom)

C) L2800 X D500 X H40 mm (Bedroom 2)

4.0 Roller Blind and Curtain

4.1 To supply and install roller blind

A) H1700 x W1000 mm (Living Room)

B) H1700 x L1700 mm (Master Bedroom)

4.2 To supply and install day and night curtain

A) H1700 x L2400 mm (Master Bedroom)

B) H1700 x L1900 mm (Master Bedroom)

C) H1700 X L2800MM (Bedroom 1)

A) Day Curtain

B) Night Curtain

5.0 Miscellaneous Works

5.1 Labour and material to paint all ceiling and exposed walls with ICI or Nippon emulsion paint.

5.2 New Lighting Points

5.3 Labour to install Light Fittings for whole apartment.

Some Pics to share piror to renovation:

1. Entrance/Door Way
   

• Kitchen
  

1. Living Hall
   

1. Walkway to Rooms
   

Edited May 8, 201115 yr by reimonto

Master Bed Room

Common Rest Room

Bedroom 1

Bomb Shelter

Edited May 8, 201115 yr by reimonto

Hi, can share more pic??? Me at Block 7 same type. happy reno. :-)

Hi Reimoto

I am also looking for contractor for some carprentry work. would you mind sharing your quotation?

I at simei.

Hi, can share more pic??? Me at Block 7 same type. happy reno. :-)

Hi Dennis,

I will be uploading more soon...glad to find a person whom had the same type with me online.

Hi Dennis,

I will be uploading more soon...glad to find a person whom had the same type with me online.

Renovation Progress

Cabling Wires for TV Feature Wall

Wires for Hanging Lights

L-Box False Ceiling for Living Room (Did not do a full false ceiling as i don't want my living to look to small with the 6 iniches needed to construct one.)

MBR False Celing

MBR Dimmer Switch

Edited May 8, 201115 yr by reimonto

It has been quite some time due to busy schedule at work thus its time to post of pictures of my renovation updates.

Some of the lightings for my new home:

Dining Light (Decided to go for a retangular light to match my long table)

My Living Room light fitted with Philips easy scene buld for me to remotely control the brightness of the bulbs.

Overview of Living + Dining lights

Study Room Light with additional spotlight for my big wedding pic

Master Bedroom Light

Following on:

L-Box False Ceiling with Philips down lights

Spot ights along walkway connecting to rooms. I have included a false ceiling with spot lights to give some ambience when walking to the rooms as well as to give some focus lights on my paintings.

Bathroom Lights: Chsen something real simple and best of all aqua proof.

Rain Shower @ MBR. The original shower head given was ok and looking good but decided to go for a rain shower as water pressure was quite strong due to low floor condition. The problem is i miss the part where there will be holes from the previous shower set which had to replace the tiles or i will patch it up and simply live with it.