Pre-reno pictures of dining, kitchen and MBR:

Black laminate covers the household shelter:

Kitchen:

MBR:

Edited September 4, 201412 yr by aluka

You posted just few posts above, happen to visit your thread.. hehehe.. Actually we are quite near too, wanted to view the flats at Strathmore, but before i get to view, i confirmed my new place.. I am at Tiong Bahru..

Hi.. did you buy recently? yeah in strathmore not many are up for sale. Many are over-priced. I managed to view a few flats around April/May and then chose mine in May.

I bought mine in early April.. I think I saw your unit in Property guru before..

1st day of Reno: Hacking and demolition in progress. So sad to see the flat in this condition.

Living Room view from main door:

Master Toilet:

Common Toilet:

Master Toilet (another view):

Kitchen:

Edited September 9, 201412 yr by aluka

Some pre-reno pictures of better quality:

DSC_0496 by Acoola2009, on Flickr

DSC_0497 by Acoola2009, on Flickr

DSC_0493 by Acoola2009, on Flickr

Edited September 9, 201412 yr by aluka

hi can i check if you applied your HDB reno permit before you took your keys? if so, how are you able to do that? i would also like to start my renovation right after i get my keys end of this month but my ID informed me that she can only help me apply for hacking permit from HDB only when im the owner of the flat, which means on completion date?

hi can i check if you applied your HDB reno permit before you took your keys? if so, how are you able to do that? i would also like to start my renovation right after i get my keys end of this month but my ID informed me that she can only help me apply for hacking permit from HDB only when im the owner of the flat, which means on completion date?

Hi,

Have a work around. If you want to start reno immediately after taking your keys, then you need to simply get an "indemnity form" signed by the current owner (seller) and you (buyer) and submit to HDB. HDB will then give you the reno permit. I think, the indemnity form is standard indemnity form available in HDB, because I see HDB logo in the form.

Hot off the press..

Just received the 3D perspective drawings from Id.

Living Room view from entrance foyer:

Living Room view from other side:

Kitchen 3d Perspective:

Edited September 10, 201412 yr by aluka

3D perspective of Toilets:

COMMON:

MASTER:

Edited September 10, 201412 yr by aluka

3D perspective of Bedrooms:

Nice 3D pictures

However take note that 3D usually will portrait a bigger space.

My friend house face 2 problems after Reno:

1. Toliet bowl is too near cabinet and kind of squeeze for bigger size ppl to do "big biz"

2. Bed (King Size) and not much walking space between wardrobe and bed.

Hope this helps.

personally for me, its not a gd idea to sleep facing the mirror. and its a huge piece of mirror!

Nice 3D pictures

However take note that 3D usually will portrait a bigger space.

My friend house face 2 problems after Reno:

1. Toliet bowl is too near cabinet and kind of squeeze for bigger size ppl to do "big biz"

2. Bed (King Size) and not much walking space between wardrobe and bed.

Hope this helps.

Completely agree with your thoughts. you have an eye for detail

Same thoughts I have. But alternatives are not much - my common toilet is quite small - so we will have to live with the business squeeze And I am reusing my king size bed frame - so have to live with the small space between wardrobe and bed. Thank you very for the inputs.

Edited September 13, 201412 yr by aluka

personally for me, its not a gd idea to sleep facing the mirror. and its a huge piece of mirror!

Because we felt the room is not big and bright enough..So we decided to have the mirror in wardrobe to make the room appear bigger and brighter

Reno progress - week 2:

Kitchen wall tiles are up!

Kitchen floor tiles:

Master toilet - shower screen tiles

Common bath - shower screen tiles:

Living tiles: