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1 month past the original TOP estimate and still some way to go. But looking nice now so have to be patient…

Marble dry lay today. Very satisfying exercise of moving some pieces around for better effect.

Snoozee, you are very sharp. We received approval to change the front access to the house so the tree will have to be moved.

Haha, no it’s the standard 7.5m setback, it’s just the angle of the photo. This one may be more accurate view.

After 8 months, can see the shape of the house now!

Hi ProDriver6, I am totally inexperienced in this, just thought it is good for the environment to harness renewable energy. Please could you elaborate on what I should be looking out for re TCO etc?

Hello all - I am planning to put solar panels on the rooftop (flat roof) of my new house. Please send me any good recommendation you have for supply and installation. And any tips/issues I should watch out for. Thank you.

Experienced homeowners/experts, I am looking for recommendations for sub-contractor to install ceiling speakers and wifi boosters. Please could you share names of any contacts you would recommend? Quote Edit

Experienced homeowners/experts, I am looking for recommendations for sub-contractor to install ceiling speakers and wifi boosters. Please could you share names of any contacts you would recommend?

Yes i am asked to choose items now because some bathroom items affect the piping. There is a PC sum in the contract for these items and if I exceed the sum then have to pay the difference. Until I was sent the quotations (by local suppliers) I didn’t realise how expensive imported European brand taps, sinks etc are!! Bath tub especially super expensive!!

The building work is currently at the basement but I have been asked to choose bathroom items, anyone has a good supplier / brand to recommend? For living room floor, architect has proposed Volakas white marble. Anyone has feedback on this material please?

Hi George/ anyone else who got the contact: May I get your contact for the marble flooring supplier? Thanks in advance!

Submitted online now, thanks so much snoozee!

Oh I didn’t know this, will look into it. Thanks!

Demolition finally done. After a lot of official paperwork with LTA, URA, BCA, PUB.

Thank you Snoozee and George for your sharing. I am also coming around to this view, that better to do a complete rebuild. Now just have to scrape up more cash for the project... I will continue to consult this forum as we embark on this project.

Dear experts and experienced homeowners, We are in the process of buying a small detached house. It’s an old house built in early 1990s with some internal renovations done in last 10 years. We kind of max out on our budget on the purchase and planned to do a reconstruction, to reconfigure the house and add an attic. The shell and shape of the house is suitable for what we need. Having spoken to a couple of architects it was suggested we should consider doing a rebuild so there is more freedom with the design, not constrained by existing structure/columns. Do people who have done reconstruction regretted doing that instead of complete rebuild? Anyone looked at both options and found good reasons to choose one over the other? A rebuild will cost more and take longer, and will need to fit in a household bomb shelter. i thought what we save on reconstruction we can use to buy furniture etc. Appreciate your views.

Hello George, thanks for your post. Could you share the contact of your main con / architect?

Thanks Alan for the contact info. I'll ask him about this and the other plumbing/electrical work I need done. Regards Estee

I plan to install a dishwasher in the kitchen. As there isn't one there before, I need a plumber with experience of fitting in all the piping required, including the waste water outflow. Since the kitchen is already fully fitted with cupboards, also need to hack out a cupboard space to put in the dishwasher. Does anyone have plumber to recommend for this work? Many thanks. Estee

Can anyone who received the carpenter's contact details please share them? Please PM me. Thanks!

Hello all, Am new to this forum and would appreciate any recommendations for contractors (not IDs). Please send contact details to me. Thanks!