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Hey Freb!

Thanks for sharing your reno journey so far. I'm really enjoying it. :thumbs up:

BTW, could you share with me how to appeal with HDB for the cement screeding? Asking on behalf of my kanchiong neighbours. :)

Hi, can you pm me the price of the HERF that you are paying for? How much psf?

 

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Hi Freb,

I am also a new home owner subjected to the new cement screed rule. Would you be able to share with me the procedure of getting to free Cement screed for my vinyl flooring? Thanks in advanced

 

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shampoo ledge redo, lower to a more usable height, but its too short, it will be extended

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got approval from HDB to demolish 2 walls between 3 rooms. contractor cut a rectangular hole for both walls

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Reason: new HDB rooms r so tiny, once u place a king or queen size bed, u barely have enough space to walk, adding a TV console for TV will make the situation worst.

however ID came up with a brilliant idea, since we got the middle room as wardrobe room, we will utilise one of the drawer from each side of the wardrobe n make it into tv consoles for both my parents & our room. End result? able to hide the starhub setup box/dvd player/ps4 etc and still have enough space to walk in the room :)

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told id to finish reno by end july...not sure possible, aircon unit will be installed soon, appliances start delivery next week, cant wait! :D

 

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whole house painted the color we want, awesome white

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service yard piping done for both washer + hand wash sink + tap

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shampoo ledges...finally done...

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some minor touch up the hidden tv consoles

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cleaning this wkend and acid wash coming monday. then it should be carpentry time :D

 

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Debris & floor protection removed, acid wash next monday!

virtual walkthrough :D

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parent's room

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walk-in-wardrobe + study room

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MBR, taobao item delivered too early, goto move them ard again & again...not advisable

 

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Congrats on the work looks great. waiting to start on my own now and headaches galore.

May I ask which forwarder you used for TB purchases and cost for shipping cos it seems you went on a spree on TB:)

 

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Congrats on the work looks great. waiting to start on my own now and headaches galore.

May I ask which forwarder you used for TB purchases and cost for shipping cos it seems you went on a spree on TB:)

i use OOPS

https://www.oops.sg/price.php

its quite easy to use, set up an account n they give u a nick (Axxxx) + address to key in for taobao. i paid ard $300 for 2.7m3 of stuff including gst. there r cheaper ones (ard $80/m3 exclude GST) out there but takes more effort to use so i just stick to oops. oh and the GST is depending on ur declaration.

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hi freb,may i ask for the OOPS u r using assist buy or what?how long is the shiping? TIA

i buy on taobao n ship direct to oops. shipping takes abt 8days. they will call u before delivery.

 

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Hi, Fred. Saw u reply Ljordan on taobao purchase. I oso keen on purchase from taobao. From my understanding on your reply,

1) set up account on oops. Will be given account n address by oops.

2) taobao shopping and key in oops address

3) purchase ship direct to oops. May i know they ship direct to oops china or oops singapore?

Any other step afterwards? Thanks.

 

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Hi, Fred. Saw u reply Ljordan on taobao purchase. I oso keen on purchase from taobao. From my understanding on your reply,

1) set up account on oops. Will be given account n address by oops.

2) taobao shopping and key in oops address

3) purchase ship direct to oops. May i know they ship direct to oops china or oops singapore?

Any other step afterwards? Thanks.

It will give u china GZ address. once ur items reached the warehouse, it will be updated on the oops webpage and u can log in under DIY shipping service & declare value n rename the item (u have to tally with ur Taobao shipping number as oops only give it a default name)

Once all ur items arrive at oops warehouse, u can select those u wanna ship n they will measure the items n tell u how many m3 & how much total. U then pay via bank transfer n key in the transaction number into the payment tab in oops.

Once oops verified the payment n the stuff will be on the way to ur house. (Abt 8days)

Do note that oops offer unlimited time & storage in GZ warehouse but not in sg (sea only). I had once stored my item in its warehouse for more than 6 months before shipping.

Once it reach sg they will call u up to arrange delivery. If unable to deliver on agreed date, they might charge $25/m3/day.

So make sure ur at home to receive it.

Happy shopping!

 

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