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now i understand why tampines flats not very tall. because from view from my flat, i wonder why the rest of tampines flat is shorter. mine is 16th floor. further away from airport bah

mine also jessie from inside living. 4 room resale hdb. 25 k not including wiring and wardrobe. hacked the whole place. i did floor, toilets wall and floor, kitchen floor, kitchen cabinet, painting, plastering.

Just to check with you guys. My custom made curtain has arrived. But upon inspection, I realise that the night curtain is not one piece but two pieces joined together. I understand that day curtain can be a whole big piece. But night curtains, is it a norm for curtain pieces to be sewed together to form a bigger piece?

ximula black poles are the sexiest! and most ex

bacera around 200-300 forgetliao

haha thanks. now messy liao cannt take pic anymore

wedding end of this month. an chuan on 17th jan now sleepin on sofa haha

look at thread pattern, price, type of top, then go to diff shop to compare. you surely find somthing similar in a different name once you achieve that, you have bargaining power

bro no more update ah

LAST year’s unexpected property boom has delivered an unwanted side effect: a spike in complaints against renovation contractors. Already, the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) has charted a 20 per cent jump in the last year, and it says it expects the situation to worsen further this year. The rise in complaints came on the back of a spike in resale property purchases, which prop up the renovation business. Resale transactions for private homes more than quadrupled between the first and third quarters, while those for Housing Board flats went up by 80 per cent. The number of complaints against renovation contractors rose in tandem, going from 189 in the first quarter of last year to 226 in the third quarter. Although the final figure for the fourth quarter is not yet available, the number of complaints had hit 832 by the end of November. Mr Seah Seng Choon, Case’s executive director, said: ‘We expect the number of complaints to increase as the improving economy results in both the number of home purchases going up and more consumers embarking on renovations.’ He said some cases involved contractors who cheated their customers, while others delivered poor quality work. Whatever the reason, the results were the same: work that fell far short of customers’ expectations. Among last year’s complaints, a number arose out of contractors promising to use quality materials, but settling for inferior fittings instead. One complainant’s doors started warping after a week; another had flimsy wardrobe shelving that collapsed shortly after installation. Other complaints included long delays in renovation, failure to honour contract terms and, in a few cases, contractors making off with their clients’ money midway through the works. Mr Seah warned that as the renovation business hots up, contractors would stretch whatever resources they have, which may make matters worse. They will also find it hard to hire and keep their good workers. ‘Because of the high turnover in workers, the skills won’t be there,’ he added. Air-conditioner installer Brendan Tay said finding skilled workers was part of the problem. ‘The local ones don’t want to do this kind of work any more, and those from China want to go back after earning enough money,’ he said. But some homeowners feel that contractors are choosing to hire cheap labour rather than pay for skilled workers, with predictable results. One homeowner, who wanted to be known only as Mr Woo as he is planning legal action against his contractor over a botched job, said: ‘Comparing my latest renovation to the previous one 10 years ago, the quality has really dropped because of cheaper workers from China. Their work is not so good.’ One recent victim is marine manager Michael Chong, who bought a semi-detached house in Seletar Hills and had planned to move in by September last year. First, his contractor demolished more than what was agreed upon, causing a legal headache for Mr Chong as his permit allowed for only alterations and additions. Then the project was mired in delays, and the contractor became uncontactable. By then, Mr Chong had already paid out $55,000. The house remains unfinished. Mr Chong, 50, said he intends to take the contractor to the Small Claims Tribunal. ‘I shouldn’t have trusted him so much,’ he said. Case’s Mr Seah noted that the renovation business has consistently been among the industries attracting the most complaints. Hoodwinked homeowners interviewed by The Straits Times called for tighter legislation, such as requiring renovation contracts to follow a basic template and drawing up a blacklist of dishonest contractors. But Mr Seah said: ‘Regulation will not stop people from shutting down and popping up under another name. ‘At the end of the day, it must be the consumer who ensures the contractor complies with requirements.’ Source : Straits Times – 7 Jan 2010

actually the gap between shelfing is all determine by you when the uncle goes on site to assemble for you. you can change it yourself too. number of shelf also determine by yourself, more shelf more $$ of course. white more chio mah also smoother surface

yes i got it from them already its pretty good to me. transport plus installation. i did it all white. cost me around 140

i use harvey price to bargain at sealy boutique as well as courts and back to harvey norman. all willing to match each other. around 300 off the listed price:)

thats why i go for sealy. got free insurance

haha not so jialat lah. wireless broadband lo. you can always get them to do a individual trunking for the fibre. they only use your existing one to prevent more trunking being done

i notice what you type has been ***** by the forum. beware of such feature cos it means the company has been condemn by this forum.

erm means you need to cut another hole within your console? thats a big headache then. alternatively put it at a corner or the wall and till the day the point is going to be use then see how. or if its just a wire its not that bad also

I did mine already my Id suggest that the wiring goes into the false ceiling and then goes into the trunking down the wall to the centre of the wall near the other sockets. hole was cut into the false ceiling for the entry of the fiber cable after that the false ceiling was seal up again.

its expensive right? nt sure what the fuss about the pots are.... just metal pots. haha. used mine already cos its a gift from my ID. haha.

since you have quite a number of things to do, unless you have a lot of leave to take and love coordinating things (and waiting aimlessly at home) the cost savings is nt significant enough. one contractor work may affect another's and its not that easy to get them to retify things.

soon he can be forum ID consultant liao

my turbo one is still letting off strong smell after a few times of switching to max temp for 30 min to burn off the heating device protector

try hommage for furniture. mattress i went to harvey norman for fair comparison and advise. bought at centrepoint

joo chiat complex for deco may rust though

yah lah few hundreds here and there is a lot of money. my ceiling fan wire is inside the ceiling though. but glad i din do for the living as well cos you realise this when opennet start knocking on your door and wanna add a cable.