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Is the shop at people's park still there? I am also looking for one. Which brand is good? Diplomat? savco/bumil? yale? What brands are there in the market?

zhiz, yup. thats the problem. so u have to know the model and the brand that you want. Then you can call them up to check the prices. I have been hunting for electronics as well. Need a fridge and all and it is really difficult. oh well.. what to do...

zhiz - depends on what brand you want I guess. Teka warehouse sale the prices are even better than smaller shops. If not you can try parisilk, goh ah bee, hong liang i guess. Sometimes Harvey got special buy also not bad price.

Hi Sparkles, I also considered FE611XS1 before. In fact, I almost bought it. I thought it seems rather good. They were saying that Brandt is the sister company of De Detrich so the technology is quite good. They mentioned that the temperature in the brandt is more constant and more accurate. So i think Brandt is a better choice? Isn't it cheaper as well? I bought Teka as I like the Telescopic tray function.

I am using teka induction as well. I think induction is really good especially for cooking soup. 3 zones for 600. Hmm personally, I have not seen that price before. However, I understand from my friend that mayer had a warehouse sale and they were selling at that price. Maybe you can check it out. On Average - 3 zone cost about 1000ish.

Hi, I am thinking of getting a bed from avanni - customize bed. Just wanted to know how is the quality like.

Actually the tiles shop has pricing on the tiles already. It is like a rrp price. However, these tiles shop will sell the tiles to the contractor at contractor price. Which is where they make money from. So if you see that it is $20, it might be $17 and the contractor earn the $3 lo.

wow. that is rather pricey. The second quote you gotten seems better. Lower price and they allow you to pick more expensive marble. Sometimes they will select some marble to show you for you to decide if you want the marble they picked. Otherwise, they will bring you to 1-2 shop whereby you can choose the marble from the store yourself. Do they include ID work? Maybe that is why it is so expensive? They do 3-d design for you? selection of colour scheme etc? Does it include the toilet accessories? (wc, sink etc) Electrical points? The lights for the electrical points?

I am using Teka. It is not really the oven that spoilt. It is the previous electrician didnt place the wire properly and cause the wire to lie onto the oven so it burns and hence cannot work. So the teka guys took it out and fix it. Pretty easy i think. What is your budget? I had been looking for an oven for a while as i am going to shift to another place. I have settled for a teka oven again. I can try to help you. Many ovens come with fan nowadays. There are some in-house promotion that can be quite good. Brandt seems not bad as well. Since they say that it is the sister company of de detrich. Depends on your budget I guess. But to me, temperature control more important i guess and brandt has increase or decrease temperature by 5degrees so it is more precise. But different brand different function. depends on your demands.

I think it should be easy to replace. I am having a built in oven. Has been there for like 5 years. Broke down once. Had to get the guy to repair. I guess the only issue is that if you want to replace, you will have to get the same size.

Lumiere is near the famous bak kut teh there. Hmm.. balestier road.

The ground floor is build on top of concrete and soil. So when it rains the water flows into the garden outside then it water will floor below as well. So when it heats up, water vapour comes up. So will have water marks. BUT if you water proof it properly then it should be ok. As for the upstairs flooring, if your budget allows you, it is best to redo. I think it changes the outlook of the interior as well. So it is good. Usually staircase are made of metal and concrete. But load wise, hmmm i am not sure if it can hold the marble weight. I think can la. I think your contractor will be able to advise better ba. Most likely can la. Renovation is easier than A&A lo. A&A need to apply for alot of permits. So yours starting reno soon ar?

Migram - I think he mentioned his area earlier. It is 1817sq feet. hm..

I think you can shift the WC but short distance. 3m Seems far. You need to check with the plumber i guess. I use homogenous tiles for my car pouch as well. A little like granite. I think it is better. My current house uses REAL granite for the carpouch and it has loads to stains (grey turning to yellowish at the sides) since it is rather porous. I think tiles with pebble wash is the nicest. Provided they go a good job for the pebble wash. My current house pebble wash got some problems with it. Some of the pebbles come off when we wash the floor. Maybe it is at the roof garden which has direct sunlight or something. But my current contractor says that if it is properly done, there shouldn't be this problem. Marble probably has better resale value. BUT remember to ask them to do water proofing well for the areas that you wanna place marble. This resale place that I just bought used to have marble flooring. I thought that I can keep the marble flooring but i notice that there are some big black patches every now and then. At first I thought that they are just dust and dirt but apparently they are cause by water marks. Since Marble are porous and the previous contractors did not water proof the floor properly, the heat cause the water to rise up from below and hence, the water marks. As for the flooring, you can consider to redo or re-vanish I guess. I did not redo the flooring even though I find it awful as well. I am going to re-vanish. I think re-do will cost alot. As for the staircase support, you mean the railings or the floor support? To build a staircase, they need to use metal and concrete for the floor support followed by parquet on top of the concrete. If you mean railings, some people uses wood, metal, concrete or glass. Depends on your house concept I guess. Are you doing A&A or just renovating it?

Hi, I think it is difficult to shift the toilet 3 m away due to sewage pipe. Water pipes are no problem at all. They have alot of regulations on sewage pipe i think. I think laminates are not good. It tend to spoil easily i think. I am also doing up my place now. Some A&A works. Almost done. I think they are laying the carpouch tiles today. Wind 30 - why not change your living room flooring to homogenous tiles? Looks like marble and cheap and easier to maintain. Hmm. Peg - I think wood parquet is better. Hmm.. Some of them are also using tiles which looks like wood. But I still prefer Parquet. I am polishing my house parquet. I think it should be fine.

Berg - They have pretty nice items. The dinning table that i was looking at was longer which was why it cost so much i guess. It is a 2m x 1m table with stainless steel legs. 2.7k leh. Without chairs. Anyway, I manage to find a dinning table at xzqt but more plain table at a lower price. Now still searching for bed frame, console set, etc...

Hi, Thanks for all your replies! I went down to hommage and evolvlivibg over the weekend. I find hommage items quite reasonably priced but their finishings are a little rough. I can see the screws for the bed frame etc. As for evovliving, i must have seen the wrong things! I asked for the price of the lounge chair and it cost like 1.4k. The Dinning table alone cost like 2.7k and the 2 seater cloth sofa cost like 2k. I think too ex liao ba...Hmm... beef - it is hard to find furniture! I really thought of importing myself.. but it seems very impossible. sigh. What to do... have to source locally and they are all pretty ex...

Hey Charles - I have seen a few that i like but they are very expensive. Urban foundry - I can't seem to copy the photo. It is called Linear coffee table. Sofa - L shaped sofa at Inch ( Sugei Kadut) Bed - haven't found any. Saw one at Avanni but quite ex leh. I need bed frame to stand on its own. Coz i Not placing it by the wall. Hmm.. where is good to find this kind of bed frame? Sam - Star Furniture group - Mondi and Om under star? I have seen mondi. Some nice pieces there. I will go to Om and Lucano to check out the rest. Thanks!!

Hi, I have been to many furniture shops and can't seem to find what I am looking for. Either that or they are really expensive. I am looking more for modern/contemporary design with some interesting/different design. Any nice shops to recommend? I have seen Lorenzo, xzqt, air, space, harvey norman, IFC, novena group, HTL, Domicil, winter, xtra, mode studio, molecule, lifestorey, Furniture mall, ikea, lush, marquis, silver river, proof living, avanni, castilla, comfort design. Any other places that you guys think is nice? Maybe some furniture shop that has some singaporean designer or somethng? Might be cheaper than the imported ones?

thx guys... Is there a standard price on this? Anyone knows the market rate?

Hi, I wanted a 10mm thick glass sliding door. However, I understand from a glass contractor that there is only 8mm thick glass sliding door. Is this true? I am afraid that if it is too thin, it might break when someone knock into it. Help!

Hi, I understand from some people that tiles for bathroom should use 30x30 tiles so that the water can flow properly to the drainage. However, I am considering putting 30x60 tiles. Is it alright? Anyone done it and has trouble with the water flow? Please help!

Hi all, I am also looking at silestone. It seems to be pretty good and it is seamless if length is less than 3000mm i think. (can't remember the lenght). Unlike granite whereby there are obvious jointlines. However, they are really expensive. PFR is about 160-250. it depends on whether you want a thickness of 12mm or 20mm or add a profile of 40mm. They have the standard colour which are cheaper (12mm pfr is 160) and the premium colour that is more expensive (180 pfr) Island top is also more expensive. Each "hole" they open for the sink and hob will also cost about 80-120 per hole. That is their recommended retail. They include installation. Anyone's contractor gives a better price? Can share? I would like to know how much is will cost me for the kitchen. Hoping to get a cheaper price.