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Home Electrical, Electronics & Appliances 1. Bosch (WAW28480SG) WM 2. Bosch (WTS86516SG) Dryer Bundled Price: $2799 Retail Store: Gain City Megastore (Sungei Kadut) Top load WM was the initial option and nothing else, yet somehow things changed and here I am with my 2 purchase from Gain City. I'm completely bought over and I would say it's a good buy though at $2799 (retailing: $5189), hopefully they will last for a long time.

ID/ Contractor Selection The Chosen One!!! - Mr Foo from Custom Box I went through a total of 3 meetings with each lasting average of 2 hours. He is able to articulate and share ideas openly and yet absorb your suggestions. If you are brave and confident enough, allowing him to "free play" will add that element of surprise and uniqueness. I shall not go further into details but from the experience I get so far - I would give him a 8 out 10 (remaining 2 will depends on work progress, final design & workmanship), which I know he would get as much as a 9.5 at the end of day. I have gotten many PMs asking for his contact. To be fair, I will only share if you have a proper blog here from now on. You may ask why? Because I want to prevent "contact collection" from folks who simply want a contact to keep in your contact books. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contractor K - H** Interior Renovation - Had my first meet up with K 2 weeks back. A nice "uncle" with bling bling all over him bringing a touch of friendliness. He has been in this line for years and I remember he was also recommended by members here way back in 2006 when I was going to do up my 1st home. He is experienced no doubt, he grasped your ideas very quickly and simple explanation is enough for him to understand your "wants" and "needs" Like many other contractors, design or ideas may not be his forte; forget about this part and you will be fine with him. The session with K was pleasant and comfortable but unfortunately, his quotation came back to be the most expensive till date (though he ask to meet up and discuss again to work on the requirement and pricing), he is not cast out yet though as I pend for others. Contractor N - Renog*** - He came to my attention while I was reading (T-Blog) and on the look out for a contractor. Positive feedbacks (especially on the pricing part) made me sit up and did more research on him. Using the same quotation requirement sheet from K; I got him to quote me. His response was quick, too quick (within 24 hours to be exact) and first copy came back with mistakes, even 2nd copy too (repeating the same mistake). I wasn't too impressed with his quotation, pricing is not as cheap as some of the blog shared; coming in just $3K short of K. I am still considering if I should drop him. Carperter Xing H*** - Came across them in my FB feed. From the reviews and feedback posted, I wrote to them and again used the same template from what I got from K. They are typical carpenter and have their own workshop; and what's coincidental was I saw them on some photos posted by Renogu*** customer. Price was the cheapest - a good $12K (though I believe after some plus minus - difference will be around $6-8K). Didn't talk to them at all but the chap who was liaising with me via whatsapp and email was really prompt; if you have your design, know what you want to do and willing to work harder on coordination to save money - they might be just for you. ID Mr F** - He's touted as "The One" by many here. The One ID who works more like a contractor but design with flair and class of an ID. I got to meet him last Thursday and I was blown away. He came highly recommended by bro @OceanEleven; I now know why. Though I am still pending for his quotation and design, I can safely say his knowledge, ideas, space planning and willingness to span ideas/ thoughts in your mind to keep you grounded is already reason enough to go with him. I felt really comfortable with him and his portfolio via his FB is also impressive. During the discussion (which took 2 hours till 10.30pm), he continuously adapt ideas while also sharing alternative. Some really bold and wild idea to go with our theme - bringing in material options which I never think at all will/ can be used for home reno (never seen anyone's home using them too). He would also share the pros and cons on the things/ items which I want to do, which again is a plus point (though most would say it's the minimum criteria) but truth is not many ID will bother nowadays. I am definitely shortlisting Mr F**, and if the quote comes back to my budget - I will go with him for sure. To be continued

It's been a good 10 years since I last log in to RT; the last time I did, it was for my first home - a 4 room HDB. Reno was done through a recommended ID through my friend (who had her home done by him) and I have to say, it was a 8/10 experience except for minor hiccups then but nothing serious. Workmanship was impt to me and I am glad i got past that part since all the carpentry was still holding up well by time I sold my place. I learned plenty back then and from many masters hidden around the forum but how things had changed; now, it's all about TB shopping =) Time flies, a home for 2 evolved and went to 5 by 2013; needless to say and with every Singaporean's dream, I have to upgrade. I started calculating budget, monitor the property market and worked on convincing my in laws to let us move in with them. Luckily for me, it all worked out. I managed to convince the in laws, got what I want for my place from the 2nd viewer and hit on my choice unit for my new home; all within 2013. Fast forward to Jan 2016, I got updated that my new place will most likely TOP by this year and somehow, the most natural thing to do was to login to RT AGAIN. Going through all the blogs one by one for the past few months was tiring - especially so when i see so many wonderful new homes being done up; just watching the photos and reading lobangs shared is enough to make me drool with envy (you know that feeling of wanting to get things started immediately). Reading blogs after blogs do have it's benefits: 1) Taobao lobangs and links and "How to buy" 2) All reliable and updated ID/ Contractors contact I have since bookmarked quite a fair bit of TMall and TB links, as well as contractor/ IDs contact. To be honest, I am not the patient sort and will not have the time to go ID sourcing every weekend around Balestier, Ubi etc hence getting reliable feedback and truthful sharing from members here are impt. Having spend the last 3 weeks reading, I have narrowed and will work on getting quotations with the below 4: 1) J&E 2) Mr F 3) K 4) Renoguyz I will be sharing my experience once I meet them all soon. My floor plan below

you are obviously advertising for them, every post i see from you is about them..

Those Supreme.:. Drool

you bought 2 water storage for separate toilet? to be honest, you don't have to..i used 1 for both MBR and common toilet; pressure was good enough for rain shower.

thanks

can i check how was the LED strip works calculated for your cabinets etc? was it part of the electrical work cost? can i also check the brand and model of the fan you use for your living room? thanks

4 pax in 5 room and out growing? can imagine those days when 9 pax stay in a 3 room.. then again, waiting to see your new home transformation..

Knew my calculation was wrong..I was going with 22 packs haha

Hi, Noticed you did bricks on 2 piece of wall - can share the size of each wall? I know the length of the piece of wall I target to brick it up is ard 2.87m, if height is 2.8m = that is almost 8m meaning I need to get 8 x 3 boxes to cover up my wall?

Thanks for sharing if u don't mind, can pm me price of the downlights you paid? Thanks

sorry, can i check if you bought your fan and downlights at tampoi? what brand and wattage? - can share?

Visited countless of furnishing shop and these 2 caught my eye so far. Price is 3/5 Service 4/5 Anyone have experience to share about them? Thanks

Hi Berried, Could you share Mr Foo contact with me please? If possible, also the cost of your reno. Thanks

The digital lock from qoo10, is it easily programmable and comes in english?

Pls pm me too...

Hi OceanEleven, Was this sink from TB as well? Can share the link again?

Anyone who have contractor J contact can pm me? I can't PM lovescandi anymore..

Hi there, can't pm you - can you share J's contact please? Thanks

Kraus sink aint cheap + the shipping and it's better off buying here?

<I applied for Higher-tier grant too. The resale first appointment comes with a "LIST OF DOCUMENTS TO BE PRODUCED AT 1ST APPOINTMENT BY BUYER". It states "Note: Parents/married child must attend the 1st appointment personally with the buyers". So both website and resale 1st appointment letter has the info lor...> long thread indeed. I applied for the exact same scheme 7 years ago; and the same rules apply and it was stated on HDB site - nothing's changed, nor did HDB add the liner after TS complain. I was also informed to bring my in laws along during my appointment in my 1st appointment letter - no lapse in service whatsoever. TS obviously missed all of the above and is now blaming everyone at HDB except him/herself and still expect HDB to correct their mistake? now TS try to divert away for initial complain to say its about the rudeness of the officer. So far, my experience with HDB officers are all positive - yes they can be slow, delay here and there but will hardly be rude to me. To answer TS post: 1) to check if anyone has the same issue as me. - Not me, cos it's stated clearly in HDB website and in the 1st appointment letter. 2) To make sure that no one else in the future will go through this again. And for that to happen, Minimumly, the appt letter got to change the requirements for grant. This 10k grant will not change my life. but it will affect alot of other folks. - kudos to you but HDB/ CPF hardly screw up the grant scheme eligibility cos it's Ah Gong's money $$$. If they do or when they do; they will rectify it promptly so long it's proven you're indeed eligible. This happen to my colleague when he applied for resale stay near parent; they missed the grant portion and promptly apologised; did the paperwork for the grant and put in place every nicely for him.

more updates and pics please....haha great stuff pal..

Hi Paloma, Great design and reno; Mr K did a fantastic job. If you don't mind, can you forward me his contact and company etc pls? thanks