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Oh dear... it is just a little short of the needed 16m. Not sure if an appeal can be successful as the road outside is not a busy main road.

Recently, I bought a house sited on a rectangular land with a frontage of about 15m and has a depth of about 43m. Thinking of rebuilding it into a pair of semi detached. The house is under the name of 2 persons. Will this attract development charge from the government if the newly rebuilt house is split between the 2 persons and each own one semi detached house? If development charge is to be applied, how much is the charge and how is it calculated?

can share the quote with me? Thank you

Yes, indeed that is a consideration. Hence, want to check whether anyone here has installed solar aircon. It has been installed in quite a number of commercial buildings and government agencies. However, it may be quite trailblazing to install in a private house. Also not not sure of the maintenance issues. These products are all made in China and they retail for less than conventional Mitsubishi inverter aircon. However, when they are marketed and installed in SG, the cost rise by a few fold and cost more than conventional aircon.

Hi all, I just purchased a 6060 sqft landed semi detached house. A&A was done in 2000. Not sure if I will rebuild it as construction cost is at an all time high now due to a shortage of workers and the current Covid-19 situation. As I may only rebuild the house when the situation is more stable, thinking of whether I should change the existing old air-conditioners into China made solar aircon or Mitsubishi aircon. I have good experience with Mitsubishi aircon and inverter aircon doesn't really consume that much energy. Anyone got experience with solar aircon? As my area has sun all year round and the surrounding are quite empty, it is a good location to get a lot of sun. Appreciate any advice including any contractors that I should or should not deal with. Thank you.

I have installed KDK extractor fan (commercial type) and it clears up the humidity, foul smell and circulate the air very quickly. Maybe I am used to the noise, I find that the noise produced doesn't disturb me. At my bathroom, I have windows in addition to extractor fan which sends air to the external area of the house. If I turned on the extractor fan and washed the toilets, it dries up the floor very quickly too. Extractor fan is is a really good to have feature together with a broad enough louver windows in each toilet.

Just recently put in the deposit for a old house. Would appreciate that you share the quote with me. Thank you

Would you be able to provide more information about Steven? What is his exact business?

For those who buy an old landed house with 4 bedrooms, without reconstruction, is there a need to bring in 3 phase 63A power?

Hi akidlee, Sorry to hear your bad experience with Kelvin from Senz. I have used the services of Kelvin from Senz to construct most of all my cabinets except kitchen cabinets. I find him to be ernest and honest. So far, after 7 years, the carpentry work in my house is still ok, though not perfect. On my kitchen cabinets done by the main contractor, it is already in a bad shape. Those by Kelvin, generally stand the test of time.

continue with servicing the loan until such time when the bank interest is higher.

Construction cost has risen. In constructing the house, it is best not to cut corners. Otherwise, downstream problems would be much more serious.

You may want to give more details about your construction. There are contractors that ran away with monies. I have not heard of this firm. Could you request for more information of projects that the firm has completed in the last 3 years and you can check out their projects.

Without seeing the ground situation, I think you can consider the following options: Redo the drain and introduce covered up drain. Pro - Inexpensive and the drain can be dug deeper to prepare for new weather patterns of very heavy downpour Con - Drain maintenance would be more difficult as it is covered up. Imagine a rat died inside the drain and there was no rain to wash it off. The stink coming out from the drain opening would be terrible. Redesign the drain area such that you can do away with the drain and the water from the rain can flow out of your house through readjusting the gradient of your terrace. Pro - House looks neater without drain Con - More expensive renovation and design work

Galantnice, do you have any recommendation of reliable contractor on cleaning the internal piping so as to prolong its useful life? I imagine it will be very costly to reinstall conceal aircon piping.

Hard to judge based on price alone because the charges are also dependent on materials and design. Eg. Toilet sink cabinet - different type of table top materials, some have tempered class door, some even use chengai wood and some only use plywood.

I have rebuilt my house less than 5 years ago. Didn't recall paying so much. Jecheng, you may want to provide more details such as land size, number of storeys (inclusive of basement and attic), type of landed house (eg. bungalow, semi-detached, etc) and other details of your rebuilding works in this thread so that more people can give inputs.

Hi, is your painting original artist work or is it a printed copy?

Be careful of builders who build slip short work and then refuse to rectify or pay for the rectification work which is clearly caused by their negligence. When you pressed them to repair the damage or else stop payment, the contractor will send legal letter to you to demand payment. When you refuse, they would get a surveyor to survey the damage and the cost of repair would be decided by the contractor. For major repair, the surveyor will brush it aside and put a nominal sum and for minor repair, the surveyor will not even put a sum. In the end, you will be given a choice of fighting it out in court or live with the sub standard work. This is what happened to my neighbour. My neighbour was very upset but got no time to fight the court case, so pay up the balance outstanding amount and hire other contractors to repair the damage. Before you sign the contract, remember to state down the dispute resolution process. Cheers!

Polycarbonate doesn't leak but the joints leak easily after a few years. Hence, it is important to get those polycarbonate that comes in one large sheet instead of several sheets joining together.

Hi X6GT, thanks for the compliments. I am not Lee Chau Hwei. If you want something natural, try bamboo or chengai. No worries about using chengai wood as the motor installed is strong enough to take the weight. Cheers!

Thank you for the pictures. Very nicely designed.

Hi all, My autogate RIB K800 motor cover has been damaged. Does anyone know where to buy one and how much it cost? Thanks

I think case is closed since you are comfortable with double representation by agent which is considered unethical by CEA. I don't think agent will reject the commission paid over a period of time since the agent himself is tainted with this illegality and you are still proceeding to pay him. From you posting, you seem to be buying the property that is stretching your means. Taking up more loans, credit lines, etc.. would mean that future net income may be seriously impacted. You may want to think and reflect on how this situation came about, how you managed it and what are the implications to you and your family in future.