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hi mickey, where did you get your lightings from, other than the IKEA one and the crystal one? LV

hi doremon, yours is a 5 room i guess? mind sharing which contractor/ID quoted you? you can PM me if you dont wish to publish the name here. coz i am also in the midst of finalising the contractor/ID. here's my personal take on it: 1 To supply & lay Living, Dining & homogeneous floor tiles (up to $3.40 psf tiles)$3,000.00 2 To supply & lay Kitchen homogeneous floor tiles incl. waterproofing $1,200.00 maybe you would like to check out which tile shop is the contractor/ID using? then check out the tiles there and see if the price range is to your liking. for all you know, the tiles you like cost below $3.00. i am assuming that the tile range for the kitchen is the same. 13 Additional storage option for kitchen $960.00 what is additional storage option? 35 Double electrical point - $60 per pt this is kinda vague. the electrical part may cost more, esp if the no. of points is larger. also depends on whether you have false ceilings, L-box and the wiring for all these may need to be done. maybe you can get them to quote based on a fixed no. of points and for each additional point thereafter. another way is to do site visit and do more planning as to the no. of points. What about installation of lights and electrical fixtures? installation of bathroom wares and accessories? installation of kitchen wares and accessories? I am assuming that they have come to do measurement in your home before giving you this quote? If not, perhaps you should get them down and do detailed measurement. The pricing might change after that. LV

Granite Tops Just checking with those who have used Granite tops. How thick should it be? Other than China and/or Europe, any other possible source? Kitchen Cabinets Do I need to let the contractor know I intend to use Blum drawers? If I use the Blum drawers that can take a heavier load, does it mean the contractor need to ensure the cabinet can hold the load? Thanks ! LV

Anyone has contractors to recommend? Workmanship need to be good. Henry from ID Note: No reply...presumably busy Yeak: Not taking anymore for the time being Jason: Dunno if I should consider......he seems overloaded.... Have gotten a few contacts via PM and are exploring them. Still need a few more to compare. Thanks ! LV

nope...learnt something new today

wah...u hv lobang for painting ah?

just to add to what ossify said....if u are really concerned, u can buy the paint and just ask u contractor to paint for u. or you can get ICI or Nippon to supply u with paint n paint ur house for u. sometimes i get brochures or catalogues (from ICI or Nippon) in the mailbox with promotions for painting the entire HDB flat. just my thoughts. LV

Thanks ! Thanks ! Err...but wats a 707?

We dont like the big water tank Any recommendations for models for instant heaters or storage heaters? Price range?

Water Heater Am considering rain shower for the bathroom. Any problems if it is used with instant water heater? anything to look out for? LV

hmm..thats what i thought too....15x600....pple wont know its not laminate...until they see it up close....hahaahah.... so now i hv 2 choices...homogenous or ceramic....any ideas on the cost of per 15x600 tile?

hihi, thanks for the explanation....sigh...looks like hv to rethink the plans.... the initial thought was that a cassette in the centre of the living room will have equal distribution of the cold air, since there are 4 directions, rather than from only one direction. LV

hi mickey, will check SBH out...thanks for the tip LV

Tiles Just wondering if anyone has used floor tiles that look like laminate/wood. Are they ceramic tiles or other type? Any tiling shops to recommend for that type of tiles? Thanx in advance !

thanks....will check it out.... Thanks for the tip....just wondering why cassette not allowed in HDB. Is it coz of its weight and HDB worried that false ceilings cant hold its weight? or is it coz after installing the cassette, the ceiling height would be quite low.......

actually, the cassette type i was referring to is like the one below:

Wah....he can meet your budget ah? nice...... care to PM me the quote you got from Impress21? Do include his email too Thanx !

Air-con I've got a question on air-con. Am planning to do a system 3 for the bedrooms and a system 1 for the living room. But not sure if system 1 can cater to my living room. Had a headache figuring out where to place the fan coil for the living room. Was considering using a cassette system instead of a wall system for living room, but was told that HDB does not allow that. Is it true? Anyone use a cassette system for HDB before? Current owner dont have aircon in living room....just a ceiling fan.

wch blk series are you at? no major reno......just simple stuff....no hacking of walls....just change of tiles....kitchen+cabinets.....toilets.......some false ceiling and L-box ...........aircon......doors.......lighting.......maybe plastering (will check it out during inspection)....tats abt it...unless there other things that crop up later..... wat abt u?

hihi from what i know, there are more 5-room than 4-room in punggol. the price then was about 20-30k difference between 4-room and some 5-room...so might as well get 5-room..... i'm in the 1xx series....many in this series hv bedrooms clustered together...

Punggol

Thats what I'm afraid of.....year-end...CNY coming after that..... Would just do simple stuff.....hope to finish reno in 1 month...... Pics coming.....

Hahahaha....thanx thanx

Still doing research. About 4-5 in consideration. Planning to meet some of them soon.