Nellynutt 0 Report post Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) Part 6: Hacking A "war" zone, especially with my part 2 episode = D'cockroaches (more than 50) running ooops i mean crawling around like crazy, and no photo coz i siam like crazy too.. original Living area with the roman pillar Gone the pillar Kitchen Masterbedroom Master Toilet ; Tiling tmr.. Edited November 8, 2011 by Nellynutt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarvakti 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2011 Dear Nellynutt, Could you please pm me the following names ? Mr J ? Mr N, Mr L, Mr G ?Thanks,Sarva.Part 3: Selection of Id/Contractor (Very headache n burn out task)Not easy if you are on budget budget with 20K to spareAfter meeting several ID/contractor, my ideal design cannot be done within 20K, therefore, slash here, remove that, postpone later to purchase.Summary of the Id/contractor (full name will not be listed here to be fair to them)1. Mr W (current fav in the forum): Very nice guy, called to my mobile to discuss over phone, Quotation given within days. My initial first choice & love to give him the job but budget constraint. To be fair for him and my budget, i hate to say i had to drop him. 2. Mr J (another fav in the forum): Straight forward and also very nice guy. Meet up and given quotation. Quote 37K. Too ex, so i hate to say i need to drop him too.3. Ms N : Click immediate, bold and daring in design, n I love it. well.. again not within my budget. 4. L Company: quote without meeting only via email. able to quote me exactly what I wanted. Wow, look like we got chemistry. However, bad new = he left the company before we can meet up. 5. Fren's lobang, Contractor Uncle K: very nice and humble. Meet up with his wife too. talked and discussion went very smoothly, however, he never reply us with a quotation. called him, never pick up, left voice msg wife responds say another few days. Never happen. So we drop him after three weeks of waiting. Heard from fren later , he got big issue, maybe that's why.6. Email to the forum fav contractor Mr A. Called him and he say he will review but no reply.7. Email G company in Tradehub. No replyWell... tough right not smooth after all.So one day I decided to walk in any shop that I saw first to get the quotation for comparison to see if 30K is the market rate.8. Mr N in JE area - very straightforward, nice uncle. He listened to what I requested and say he will quote me within days. I received the quotation within 3 days and the price quote 20K. After several meeting and discussion, our final price tag is 23K w/o electricity Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yaolong 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2011 Hmm... No fumigation before reno to kill the 小强 and the eggs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nellynutt 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2011 Hmm... No fumigation before reno to kill the 小强 and the eggs?Well.. i would like that too, however,i do not wish to 杀生 so let them free Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nellynutt 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2011 (edited) Part 7 - Tiling [a]Well.. went up to check yesterday, believe or not, no cockroaches anywhere, i think all gone... maybe to neighbour's place.. think of it, paiseiSo the updates are:StoreroomMaster toilet n water proofingCommon Toilet n Kitchen Rubbish Chute Area - Plastering the kitchen wall excluding chute areaRemember D' Kitchen air pipe and D toilet pipe 'to be changed by town council:-I think i must be too overjoy earlier, but when i saw the above-mentioned pictures I They changed only the top / affected parts not the whole pipe, so i called them to find out... Story goes like thisBottom Pipe not Changed = not FOC + i must pay + for my sake as consumer + save $$$ + just paint the pipe + look new What can i say? Forget it , i thank him again and put down the phone. Case closed. Edited November 13, 2011 by Nellynutt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nellynutt 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2011 (edited) Part 8: Open NetD' previous owner never invite them in for installation, therefore, i must pay!!!! Called the earliest date for installation = March or April 2012 Since , we plan to install fibre at home therefore went to Singtel and Starhub to ask for information,SingTel = having promo 3 months free but 24 months contract, so pay 21 months, provide service to pull the wire for us, service staff patient and friendly, able to answer our question, overall, satisfactory.Starhub = price rate is not bad, love to subscribe as i love to watch their cableTV program, however, service bad, hackcare attitude, not provide fibre service, not able to answer some of our queries, overall, forget itSigned with Singtel, however, earliest available date i chosen is 13 Dec 2011. Edited November 13, 2011 by Nellynutt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Serangoon4room 4 Report post Posted November 13, 2011 Congrats to your new home! Good luck to your reno! post more photos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackwolf 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2011 Part 8: Open NetD' previous owner never invite them in for installation, therefore, i must pay!!!! Called the earliest date for installation = March or April 2012 Since , we plan to install fibre at home therefore went to Singtel and Starhub to ask for information,SingTel = having promo 3 months free but 24 months contract, so pay 21 months, provide service to pull the wire for us, service staff patient and friendly, able to answer our question, overall, satisfactory.Starhub = price rate is not bad, love to subscribe as i love to watch their cableTV program, however, service bad, hackcare attitude, not provide fibre service, not able to answer some of our queries, overall, forget itSigned with Singtel, however, earliest available date i chosen is 13 Dec 2011. Do you mean Singtel is going to install the opennet fibre optic layout for your house instead of opennet personnal? They are able to? Is the charges same as opennet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enrico 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2011 Do you mean Singtel is going to install the opennet fibre optic layout for your house instead of opennet personnal? They are able to? Is the charges same as opennet?Actually OpenNet did call me to tell me if I want to install faster the fibre optic faster than their next available date, I can sign up with the service providers. Singtel might be able to waive the charge...if you sign up with their most expensive plan I think.Right Nellynutt? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackwolf 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2011 Actually OpenNet did call me to tell me if I want to install faster the fibre optic faster than their next available date, I can sign up with the service providers. Singtel might be able to waive the charge...if you sign up with their most expensive plan I think.Right Nellynutt?I think charging for the service is no choice... but waiting till 2012 is really mad.. haha.. thanks for the advice.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nellynutt 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2011 Actually OpenNet did call me to tell me if I want to install faster the fibre optic faster than their next available date, I can sign up with the service providers. Singtel might be able to waive the charge...if you sign up with their most expensive plan I think.Right Nellynutt?Nope i still need to pay the installation fee of 220 + another 75 (forgot what is it), however, since singtel is having 3 months free subscription (i pay monthly S$80 p/m) , it's waived 80x3 = 240 , so i need to fork out additional S$55 for the installation, better than i have to wait till March or April 2012 with the same price. If you planning to have one, better sign early coz the installation date for Dec2011 is limited. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarvakti 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2011 Dear Nelly Nutt, How is your reno going ? Is everything fine ? What is your overall opinion ?Thanks,Sara.Nope i still need to pay the installation fee of 220 + another 75 (forgot what is it), however, since singtel is having 3 months free subscription (i pay monthly S$80 p/m) , it's waived 80x3 = 240 , so i need to fork out additional S$55 for the installation, better than i have to wait till March or April 2012 with the same price. If you planning to have one, better sign early coz the installation date for Dec2011 is limited. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zorae 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2011 Nope i still need to pay the installation fee of 220 + another 75 (forgot what is it), however, since singtel is having 3 months free subscription (i pay monthly S$80 p/m) , it's waived 80x3 = 240 , so i need to fork out additional S$55 for the installation, better than i have to wait till March or April 2012 with the same price. If you planning to have one, better sign early coz the installation date for Dec2011 is limited.Can try emailing both Singtel and opennet to ask them to waive the $220. I'm trying my luck and still waiting for their reply. Beats not trying at all, right? I managed to get a very early slot and gotten Singtel to waive off all installation and connecting charges so I'm paying $220 at most. I must have appeared very 凶 to them haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nellynutt 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2011 Dear Nelly Nutt, How is your reno going ? Is everything fine ? What is your overall opinion ?Thanks,Sara.welll... haha nothing much to say, i only hop by once a week, so far so good,my opinion, i too dilly dally.. my id now goes after me to finalise items like confirmation of choice of laminating, carpentry, etchow is your reno contractor sourcing ok? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nellynutt 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2011 Can try emailing both Singtel and opennet to ask them to waive the $220. I'm trying my luck and still waiting for their reply. Beats not trying at all, right? I managed to get a very early slot and gotten Singtel to waive off all installation and connecting charges so I'm paying $220 at most. I must have appeared very 凶 to them hahawoah... i should try to write them email too thanks for the tipsWhat is your outcome, do share with me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
