wow so many of u having white white house. I never thought of having whites as it'll become either black with finger prints everywhere or decorated with 'artistic' designs done by 2 rascals. So to be on the safe side, I'm trying to convert everything to teak....but still waiting for $$$$ to roll in but dunno when

Dear EM Folks,

This is CC writing here, LL is my hubby, hence, our user name is LLCC. I've been pm-ing some of you to make some enquiries but have not shared much in this forum thread. Now I'm ready to share more ......

Working out the Design

We collected the key to our Hougang EM since 29 Apr but waited quite a while for our architect friend to help us with the design & space planning. It's FOC, therefore can't chase too hard.

It's also not easy when you're staying with your mom, younger sister & husband, and each has his/her own likes & dislikes. We tried to accommodate everyone's requests for certain things or features, so it's hard to identify a design theme. In the end, we opted for cosy & comfort, which is so long as we can stay comfortably together, ha ha! Can't wait to see how it'll turn out.

Search for Contractor

When the design was finalized, we had problem finding a contractor who is responsive & can give us a reasonable quotation that fits our budget. Besides reasonable costs, our basic criteria for a contractor is someone who has a good customer service attitude & can communicate through email & sms.

It was a huge relief to us when we finally decided on the contractor & placed the deposit last Sunday. The contractor got his men to start hacking our EM on Friday, and we'll be meeting him this afternoon to go through the plan for the electrical points.

We've taken some "before" reno pictures of our place, and will post it together with the "WIP" & "after" reno pictures, to share our reno journey with you.

So, wish us luck!

Rdgs,

CC

Hi LLCC, congrates on ur new home and enjoy ur reno! Looking fwd to see your pics.

Good Reno ahead LLCC

CC...looking forward to your updates of ur reno and pictures....

Hi LLCC,

have fun:)

Hi LLCC,

have fun:)

thanks yuntlh! wah blue and purple very bold colors! Result shd b very nice!

Purple for my parent-in-law room and blue for my kids and my room. Blue is a soothing and calm color. Purple is a bliss color.. I used a mid blue.. not deep or vibrant blue, so result is quite calming and good for bedroom.

hi hi all EM kakis

hi hi all EM kakis

good morning.

today here quiet leh......where's all kakis?

hi hi chrono

Ya lor..no 1 updating us on reno progress or any1 else buying a new maisonette ah..

me i juz waitin 4 my 1st appointment..hehe

hahah ok me reporting here! hmm, some most lightings up except living room, waiting for the false ceiling board to be up 1st. Then today install doors also, c later i can take pics or not

hey frosty,

u go take pix and show us leh.

Harlow..

Check with u guys.. What's the estimated amt of reno for an EM that everything has to be redone? Everything meaning all tiles, windows and even staircase...

My situation is like this:

We are tinking of offering for this particular EM; condition very bad. We intend to borrow as little as possible for reno, using our savings and earnings from sale of current flat to pay off reno. Best scenario will be to be able to clear the reno loan with the earnings from current flat sale. Therefore, we wana estimate the cost of the reno, balance cash will be what we can use for cov/agt fees.

Stuff to be done are the usual.. all tiles, upstairs rooms laminates, kitchen cabinets, lights & L-Box, cupboards in MBR & PIL bedrm, ppt, windows & grills, etc..

PS: We looking at engaging contractors, cuz hb & I know wat we want already.

PPS: I just checked with our previous contractor who did our current house. She said that it's ard 45k w/out looking at the condition yet, bt an estimate with everything to be redone. That cheap meh? Or is it cuz it's contractor & not ID?

Edited July 22, 200818 yr by Angel81