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Our 5-Rooms Resale Renovation Experience Sharing

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Hello fellow Renotalk Ladies and Gentlemen,

We have always been a silent reader in the forum since we started our house hunting 2 years ago. Finally, we have gotten the keys to our dream home and will like to share this wonderful renovation experience together.

1) Our floor plan and pictures of actual conditions before renovation

Original Floor Plan

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Sketch of my Ideal floor plan and layout

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Living Room

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Future Study Area

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Master Bedroom

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Kitchen

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2) Selection of tiles and Laminate

Living Room and Balcony Tiles

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Living Room and all Bedroom Tiles

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Kitchen Floor and Wall Tiles

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Master Toilet Floor and Wall Tiles

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Common Toilet Floor and Wall Tiles

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Drawing of Living Hall and Dining Area

  • Living room console and furniture layout recommended by our ID

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  • Design of our main door entrance, divider , shoe cabinet and dining area 

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3) Our Renovation Schedule and Progress

Hacking Work

  • Day 1- 4 hours into our renovation work

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  • After a day of hacking work

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  • Day 2 - Wardrobe and Cabinets are also removed

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  • Hacking of new opening for bedroom 2

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  • Day 3 - End of hacking work and some of our tiles has arrived

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  • Kitchen ready tiling work to begin

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Tiling Work

  • Master Bedroom toilet feature wall and wall tile

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  • Common toilet feature wall and wall tile

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  • All bedrooms wood like tiles laying pattern

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Hollow Block 

  • Bedroom 3 new entrance

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Electrical Work

  • Lighting Plan

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  • Cat 6 Lan Cable trucking

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More updates to come 

  • Photos of tiles laying
  • Purchase of Lighting
  • Purchase of Funriture 
  • Purchase of Electrical applications

Edited by Han Xiang
Updates

Great! looking forward to see how you transform your new place!

  • 3 weeks later...

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