applefreak 1 Report post Posted April 2, 2007 i also used the same excused but the TO still managed to get the plumber to clean it off. mine no stain liao leh. but anyway, i'm changing it both WCs. so watever taps dat has been changed, i've told my ID to remohttp://www.renotalk.com/forum/style_images/1/folder_rte_images/quote.gifve n keep for mi. can pass to my sis to use when taps are spoilt. no need to waste $$ buy new ones to change oh, u wan to remove the balcony door to extend ur living room?dun think it's so easy to clean off the stains on my WCsdidn't post the pix coz it's really disgusting if they are replacing the tiles then i will remove the balcony doors loh, coz will be doing a divider to prevent pple from seeing straight through my living room. then also doing grilles and windows at the balcony so thinking not much wind left if the wind come through the front door, block by so many things...meeting Ng on wed late morning to do joint-inspection of my flatsee if she can accept my grouses and agree to my demands Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluberi 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2007 dun think it's so easy to clean off the stains on my WCsdidn't post the pix coz it's really disgusting if they are replacing the tiles then i will remove the balcony doors loh, coz will be doing a divider to prevent pple from seeing straight through my living room. then also doing grilles and windows at the balcony so thinking not much wind left if the wind come through the front door, block by so many things...meeting Ng on wed late morning to do joint-inspection of my flatsee if she can accept my grouses and agree to my demands my WCs were so badly stained that i tot the stains couldn't be removed, but somehow they managed to hopefully u can complaint until Ng agrees to change urs ba. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted April 3, 2007 yah, but i dun mind them not changing if they really can remove the stains. as long as they are clean can liao. i'm more concerned with the floor tiles coz whether i have balcony doors or not hinges on it is she a difficult person? me not very good at negotiating lehwait she say everything not defect refuse to change how? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluberi 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2007 yah, but i dun mind them not changing if they really can remove the stains. as long as they are clean can liao. i'm more concerned with the floor tiles coz whether i have balcony doors or not hinges on it is she a difficult person? me not very good at negotiating lehwait she say everything not defect refuse to change how?Ng seems to be quite an OK person ba... nv met her b4, though i always liase with her over the phone until she koes who i am b4 i can identify myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted April 3, 2007 she is a very 'funny' personalways call and ask for mrs xxxso i always reply 'miss' then she'll ask for mrs xxx againthen i reply 'miss' then she'll just go on and say whatever she called to saythree times already still like this...you didn't meet her at all? so no joint-inspection done?dun know whether she'll think i'm difficult coz i asked for the joint-inspection. must start to come up with reasons to make her agree with changing the flr tiles help me think of something please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaCe 3 Report post Posted April 3, 2007 she is a very 'funny' personalways call and ask for mrs xxxso i always reply 'miss' then she'll ask for mrs xxx againthen i reply 'miss' then she'll just go on and say whatever she called to saythree times already still like this...you didn't meet her at all? so no joint-inspection done?dun know whether she'll think i'm difficult coz i asked for the joint-inspection. must start to come up with reasons to make her agree with changing the flr tiles help me think of something please hollow tiles? water leakage?finally come to this blog and spam.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odielim 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2007 well one thing for sure.. cheap things easy to change for HDB but those more costly stuff is... anyway just try lor... hmm dont advise to use illegal means but if u can budget abit for the hacking of walls, i think it may make ur life happier... some things can dont have so now its better to do those items that are more a hassle.. hacking is one of them so just think about it lor.. if u can live with the wall there.. then can forgo first lor.. after that get used to it then its ok liao.. beside looking for the final price, u need to know what is necessary to be done.. especially hacking works changing of tiles, those wet works try to do all at one shot beside saving cost in the long run and u dont really need to worry next time.hope i did make sense hope pat will be able to suit ur budget.. if he cant, just squeeze him lor.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluberi 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2007 she is a very 'funny' personalways call and ask for mrs xxxso i always reply 'miss' then she'll ask for mrs xxx againthen i reply 'miss' then she'll just go on and say whatever she called to saythree times already still like this...you didn't meet her at all? so no joint-inspection done?dun know whether she'll think i'm difficult coz i asked for the joint-inspection. must start to come up with reasons to make her agree with changing the flr tiles help me think of something please oh, she called mi by mi name leh, not Mrs Kow (sound like Cow) nope, no joint inspection with her at all. i tink changing tiles is not prob la.. u dun tell her i tell u ar.. i ask her to change my kitchen tiles but she said cannot. but she offered to get her contractor to hack it FOC, so i juz paid my ID to supply n lay new tiles. save few hundreds liao actually want to get her to hack study wall FOC also, but i tink abit too much liao n she wun agree also Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted April 3, 2007 weird loh, and how many time must i tell her to call me miss, not mrsmaybe she dun know how to pronounce your hubby's surname okay okay will try that on her tomorrowbut want to make her relay the tiles coz dun want to spend extra moneymy reno budget already bust until dun know go where liaolikely will spend double of what i have budgeted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odielim 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2007 quite common... dont worry too much.. try what bluberi says lors.. maybe can help abit hee hee maybe i should try to ask for hacking FOC... wasted !!erh we inital budget only 20k went up to 35k.. that is not including furnitures ... sigh but guess after everything we feel its worth it as results turn out well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobbes11 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2007 hi allgood to hear that most of your rectfications have been looked into. My unit until now nothing has been done. I requested them to do screeding for my 3 rooms already, heaps of sand left in my living room. Went back last weekend, so happy to see that portion of the sand was gone thinking that they started to do the screeding for me. But to my horror nothing was done and a pile of sand was left intentionally behind my main door; duno where on earth they took that big portion of sand to. Met up with my ID on last sat; was told that the balcony floor has to be hacked cos it was already screeded hence cant lay tiles on. So made a trip to the office on Mon to request or should say try my luck to see if they can do for me FOC or not. Guess what the officer who attended to me told me that balcony is for houseowners to do parquet flooring. OMG, i tot to myself how can they decide which part of the hse would the hseowner wants to do what. I told her how can they do things a bit here and there; of cos i also told her abt the sand thing !! (might as well dun give anything). All she said was to inform my TO. That TO of mine also cant commit a date when can the rectifications be done. Now duno how long i have to wait for them to finish my rectifications; intend to start my reno sometimes in May somemore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaCe 3 Report post Posted April 4, 2007 one general reminder to all:1) any concessions/free stuffs your TO does for you hor...try not to make it PUBLIC. It will be like doublecrossing them, cos you wont know who is reading your posts. Could be their PR or superiors.2) for every house, the TO is allocated a budget of around $5k to do all the rectifications. It includes the dismantling of cabinets, illegal fixtures and repainting(lousy paint) the whole house before putting them up for sale(before you buy from hdb).3) not every TO is nice but what I know is there is already 1 DEAD TO at only age 42(last month) . Just died suddenly due to pressures from agrressive houseowners who threaten this and that. live and let live.4) try to give your TO lots of time and be nice, at the same time tell them straight in their face that you are being nice and chinchye so you expecting the same from him/her. there is no such thing as 1 way.so far, the only thing bad about my TO is that he drags...elastic timing. But overall I am very HAPPY to have him as my estate's TO, cant reveal why I am so happy here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluberi 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2007 Oops... i shd haf kept my mouth shut earlier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odielim 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2007 one general reminder to all:1) any concessions/free stuffs your TO does for you hor...try not to make it PUBLIC. It will be like doublecrossing them, cos you wont know who is reading your posts. Could be their PR or superiors.2) for every house, the TO is allocated a budget of around $5k to do all the rectifications. It includes the dismantling of cabinets, illegal fixtures and repainting(lousy paint) the whole house before putting them up for sale(before you buy from hdb).3) not every TO is nice but what I know is there is already 1 DEAD TO at only age 42(last month) . Just died suddenly due to pressures from agrressive houseowners who threaten this and that. live and let live.4) try to give your TO lots of time and be nice, at the same time tell them straight in their face that you are being nice and chinchye so you expecting the same from him/her. there is no such thing as 1 way.so far, the only thing bad about my TO is that he drags...elastic timing. But overall I am very HAPPY to have him as my estate's TO, cant reveal why I am so happy here.interesting info there... weird thing is.. i gave them 2 months (everytime two weeks later) also no reply only tai chi here and there until have to be fierce to them then they react.. seriously not sure which method is the best to work with them... good that ur TO give things that u are happy with Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted April 4, 2007 (edited) met up with her today. i'd say she is a nice personcoz she agreed to hack and relay my floorings but the reason is bcoz the tiles are faded until dun know like what liaothen the skirting also cmiso my TO said she will contact the contractor to hack and relayshe will ask the contractor to leave the sample tiles at my unit so that i can go down and view it at my leisureshe's very nice hor bought my sink today after lunchdidn't get my dream sink coz it's really TOO expensive bought this insteadhttp://www.hoekee.com/images/blanco/metra9.jpgcan be undermount so the drainer is not a necessitycost only $399, 1/8 of my dream sinks price Edited April 4, 2007 by applefreak Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
