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U r gonna love ur sonos! I have the playbar, sub and two play3. Super duper love them!

roundegg,Yolla,mysapporo, have drop you people a PM. Just for some sharing, There is pre-renovation sale ongoing at Home-Fix at Marina Square with discount up to 30%. Padlock brands such as Viro, Duro, Abloy , Yale, Vinnai and etc are on a 10% discount when i visited and there are also demo of the Yale digital lock on promotion ( comes with free installation and at least $100 cheaper). A few products at home-fix MS is slightly cheaper after the promo. I am considering the following gate-mounted padlocks which can be openned using one hand. 1)Duro Padlock Art No 338 at MS HomeFix -> $140 (rounded off) After 10% discount is about $126(cheapest), This model is selling at the hardware shop at Textile center for about $130. -come with 4 keys. -10 years warranty -DIY installation -could not remember if the 1 key system (envelope, Main door and Gate Padlock) price, could remember if it was 200 or 230 before discount. 2)Vanni Padlock Art No 6868 at MS HomeFix -> $70 ( forgot the price, remember around that range) After 10% discount is about 63++ (forgot the price) -DIY installation -comes with 6 keys 3)Castle lock from SingLock at $138 -3 Years warranty -6 keys -Free installation -Additional of $68 for 1 keys system.(Main gate padlock and door) Others 4)Mul-t lock system -Also considering about this model but surprisingly when i went to one of the so-called distributor at the shop, the staff dun seem to understand what i am trying to get, so i left without any clue about it. http://www.mul-t-lock.com/en/site/Mul-T-Lock/Products/?groupId=95 5)Abloy locks -Military grade lock used in camps, hardly see any physical shop carrying it but it seems to be around $200- 600 depending on model type.

This week has been all about putting the final touches together. Firstly, painted the main door white with black frame. Chose a simple wrought iron gate to go with it. Foo will help create a unit-number plate cos I was too lazy to do it haha. I loved how the white door, customised big mirror and warm lighting create a very inviting feel. Track lights are up! How lighting really changes the look from day to night. A very cosy feel. I can imagine enjoying my evenings here In white light - picture totally not doing justice to here, the white light didn't make the place stark bright but still feel inviting A clean kitchen wall with no unsightly switches visible at eye level. Where are the switches? They are hidden underneath the cabinets No unsightly cabling from OpenNet, all thanks to Foo for coming over to discuss the wiring with the OpenNet people. The termination point now sits discreetly at one end of the living room.

haiku fan! i wanted to get one that time too but i spend too much my sound system in the end no budget... ur sound bar seem solid~ from the items u purchase, u are one gadget pro~

While it takes time to do a quotation, 1 month is too much certainly. Some ID choose customers as far as I know, maybe business is certainly too good. Some quotations that I received are so brief and clearly they don't put effort in them. So you can expect the effort what level of effort they will put in when they get your renovation contract. but the quote I get from my contractor is very detailed and the attention he paid to my house renovation far exeed my expectations of a contractor, but better than many IDs out there. The total cost is very competitive compared to some of the big IDs like U-Home, 3D innovative, etc. Qquality of work is also very good. Rogertan/ Ken from Edgespace, please do not masquerade as member and badmouth another ID firm. You have created multiple accounts to self promote.

Went to the shop and spoke to a senior designer there, he said send me your floor plan and request and so I did. Its been one month since n still no quote . Have faced quite a few IDs like that, isit business too good that customers have to beg them to do renov.?

Topic 3: Direct/Market prices of renovation items (Hacking) I am sure many people will be interested in knowing the prices of the renovation items. For existing ID/contractors, i know you guys will hate me for this. But well, when i was working as a contractor, my customer basically knows the market pricing. You just need to press a few clicks and you will know what you are getting. I always tell my customers the market price is definitely cheaper than my quote. reason being: I need to make a living. Common sense right? And most of them will accept it. If everything is quote by the direct price then there wont be any contractors/ID in Singapore right? Interested to know how much a contractor earns? We earn 20-30% of the contract price. Some with sharp knives will earn 30-50% of it. I earn 50% only when it is a commercial project. Reason? It is more risky and more work. One of the major reason is the so called "market profit". Hacking works: (All items are listed with direct price from various sub contractor) 3 room hdb with kitchen cabinet : 1600-1700 4 room HDB with kitchen cabinet: 2000-2100 5 room HDB with kitchen cabinet : 2400-2500 Kitchen and 2 toilets (wall and floor) : 1300-1350 Kitchen wall and floor: 700 1 Toilet wall and floor :300 Built in wardrobes: 100-150 1 room false ceiling :80-120 I cannot commment on condo as it comes in variety of sizes. Unlike HDB which is more standardize. For condo, if heavy vehicles cant go in, then the cost might be higher. Usually what you seeing from the contractors or ID will be 0.5-1.5times more the direct price. This is because, you cant engage your own hacker as you will need HDB license. And hacking people will definitely take up the tiling works due to the water proofing required by HDB. So it makes no difference by engaging direct or non direct. Dont be suprised that this price include the haulage of sand, clearing debris etc. This is always one of the most profitable item stated in the quote. Dont be fooled by the breakdown for the demolition. Sometimes the price adding up can be more than a lump sum quoted. Since demolition is very straight forward, alwways look at it in a whole, instead of comparing item by item. But makr sure all items are in. Unless there are items like demoliton of wall as optional, move it away from the total price. For HDB rules, before hacking, the contractor have to inform at least 2 neighbours THREE days beforehand. It is best to inform 3-4 neighbours. especially neighbours downstairs/directly beside you. Next topic: Tiling * Feel free to PM me for advices or questions

According to my ID,cement screed is the first process,it's kind of rough cement that screeded over the tiles which you can see on my kitchen reno picture below: after it dries up,then they can start to plaster the wall which give u smooth surface. In my case,my plastering work will be on Tuesday n I'll update u with another picture