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I have renovated my home 9 months ago with laminated flooring for all my bedrooms. I hacked the tiles and laid with concrete 1st because the tiles were popping up. When the renovation was being done, I suspected that the concrete was not completely dry since they laid the lamination tiles on the concrete the next day after the concrete was done. The contractor (AriseCreation) denied that it was still wet and said that it should not cause any problems. A few days after that, the lamination tile edges started to pop upwards. The contractor came and losen the tiles saying that it should be better after a while. I did not gave much thought to it but after a few weeks, small lumps started to pop up near the toilet area regardless of how careful I was not to wet the floor in any way. I eventually fell sick and the sickness got more and more serious one after another. I did not relate it to the floor then. 9 months later, my aircon leaked and water sipped throught the lamination tiles. I decided to redo the whole floor since there are so many problems from it. To my greatest shock, I saw lumps of mold grown underneath the lamination tiles near the toilet area! The smell was terrible. After removing half some of the tiles from my master bedroom, I realised that the concrete floor was actually still wet! The worse thing was that the mold grew all the way underneath my built-in wardrobes and I had to tear down all of them as well! Imagine how much $$ I wasted and how much more I need to spent! So readers out there, please make sure the floor is very dry with your own eyes before the lamination is laid! And invest in a dehumidifier to prevent mold from growing. The best is don't use those lamination tiles with paper core. Take care.

Hi Everyone out there, A few months ago I engaged City Design Edwin for my new house renovation as he was quite nice and patient when we discussed our plans with him. As I later realised that he charged too high for most of the items, I went to cancel the the agreement with them. The ID promised that he can refund me the deposit of $1k in term of items of the same value after seeking his boss's agreement. So I went to their recommended shop to get those items. Later, but I was told by the shop that they could not contact the ID and the City Design is not willing to honor this agreement as they say this is between the ID and me. The shop could not find this ID for a few months so decided to cancel my order. Has anyone encountered similar situation before? I really need some advises on what to do next. Thanks in advance. Obiwan

Hi, Can PM me your reno contractor? Thanks. Regards