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hey nolit! we're at 648! hehe maybe can pop by each other's reno to see see! who r u engaging for ur reno? wow u have a very tight deadline! hopefully can be done by ur target HO! eh.. i think we bought abt 1.9k from him leh.. faint.. yah actually its only the door handle.. so spending 1.5k for the door handle, abit too much for us.. see whether u wanna cut cost somewhere to hide that door handle or close one eye to that?

wahaha.. actually im the missus, the hubby has another nick in the forum but seldom post.. im ashamed to say i cant cook for nuts, but will love to try n my hubby's the guinea pig.. hehe, we're ikea fans too but will prob only get the little and smaller stuffs becus we've been warned by many the big things from them dun last, but hey, if u can diy to make it last den its worthwhile! hehe, there are actually many closet ikea fans in here.. worldangel being one of them i think.. which area is this Christmas Advent Daily offers at? we just went there last wed leh..

As we have a huge backing in our mbr, which is actually the back of the wardrobe facing our bed, we needed to be sure of what laminate we chose for that, so off we went to sungei kadut to the EDL and Lamitak factory one early morning.. the guys at both factories were very nice, showed and adviced which is better, which will turn from white to yellow so not advisable to take... they also showed us the big piece of laminates 8ft by 4ft.. practically all that we chose were shown in big pieces to us.. easier for us to visualise.. they also gave us A4 samples to take home! some of the laminates we chose, basically white and black throughout. we like this core laminate very much, every part of it is white, including the inside! so when its scratched, its still a white scratch.. but too ex.. i think abt 120/piece.. so we gave up on this..

Our toilet fittings were delivered yesterday! pearly kitchen sink that came with very cool drainer baskets to hold rubbish! all of it stacked nicely in the common room, away from all the false ceiling which is gonna happen next week! then, we headed down to our contractor's office with our chosen laminates jus to take pics of the colour combi with the solid top... kitchen colours, bottom pewter,grey solid top, upper white cabinets.. mbr toilet vanity cabinets and white with specks solid top..

why sigh? u only paid 8k, compared to 50k which is like... *faint* oh u noe that our blocks there the carpark only accessible by 1st and 4th floor right? true, if u have kids next time, easier for ur wife to push the pram on a straight ramp.. and i think we share the same carpark.. next time might bump into each other! hahah we're also doing reno with money saving and the least cleaning in mind, but we didnt hack floors and change the doors... doing lots of carpentry though..

hello nolit! oh wah, another fellow neighbour! which block are u at? no blog to share share your reno progress? hehe.. ^5! Uncle benny offers very good service and pricing hor? they just delivered the stuffs to us last week.. we are not going to hide the bomb shelter door, gonna cut cost and just repaint the door.. initially wanted to cover up, and also do up a small shoe cabinet just beside the bomb shelter, width just enough for 1 shoe size, but its about 1.2k for that entire feature, so decided to forgo it and get ikea shoe cabinets and drill on the wall opposite the bomb shelter instead.. we got the Joven 25litre heat elevation storage heater.. not sure if its powerful enough for our rain shower or not.. when will u be starting reno? if u start after end jan, we can better advice u then, cus we'll be moving in then..

Hey wakzool! hehe thanks! i think ure one of the earlier ones i read who also had Impress21.. hows ur twin girls?

thanks Reiki! uve been of great help! and erm.. our long study table actually not that long too.. haha maybe same as yours... but our carpenter says dat if we wanna do this design for the plugs, the depth of the study table will increase from the current 500mm.. was yours also increased with your wire management?

yes.. ure very lucky too! i heard from my agent that theres a flat in our plot sold for 50k COV.. which floor is ur flat on? ehh no leh, we're not enlarging the bathroom, we're only hacking the wall between mbr and the common room beside it.. ooh, so who have u engaged for your reno? will u be doing major changes to it? hehe, glad to be of some help!

hello thirdrock! yes! we have the exact same layout, just mirrored of each other which block are u at? we're at 648.. skali we're future neighbours! wah u managed to get a very good price for ur unit leh! any pics of the place u bought? post pics!

Hi Reiki, would like to check with you, does your study table have this kind of wire management for all the many plugs of laptops and computer peripherals? thinking if we can use this very helpful diagram of urs for our long study table... thankew!

congrats on getting a house which u like!

Had carpentry discussion with our contractor and carpenter till midnight last night.. shag! Now we were given a few things to think about and gotta get back to them soon.. 1. Stainless steel kitchen pull out basket to fit lower kitchen cabinet of 900mm The chicken brand sells about $280 for 1 layer.. dats about $560 for one cabinet.. I think its useful cus in my mum's place, we dun have those, so I have to reach beyond all those that are nearer the door for those deep inside.. And I also dont need to bend too much to take stuff.. not good for back.. 2. Shelving or cabinets with doors above the washing machine area? I wanna go for shelving, just plain simple shelves so dat i can store some washing powder and cloths above that area. will not be getting any dryer, so dat space gotta be utilised by shelving and cabinets.. but carpenter says, shelving with all the barang barang will be visible the moment we step into the kitchen.. not very nice la.. but shelving is cheaper.. some more things we have to consider, but notes all with hubby... more thinking for me later...

hahaha, life is never fair! anw, u can always take over his remaining space if u still not enough...

OM, Hommage, S&C?

hehe post up YOUR toilet to show us then! btw, u got ur ventilation fan from where? they cut the window hole for u or ur contractor?

hey nirvana, read thru ur half asleep post , and i think most of us will experience what u did. lucky u have ur hubby who's so optimistic.. cus im like u.. cheer up, when u move in, all these small blunders will become insignificant when ur furnishings come in... looking forward to ur ikea blum hinges tips.. cus we also thinking of using that, can cut cost and hopefully hold up the weight..

hehe thanks thanks! went to see ur tblog posted by ur hubby/wifey.. u must add more pics! then next time easier for us to refer to! share your buys! =p btw, i see ur other half's signature, u bought so much things for less than 1k? very cheap leh! and we have different WC (mine's casanova), but same master and common toilet taps!

hello! we also got our aircon installed by gain city yesterday.. and toshiba too.. i think the gap between your aircon and the wall is due to the uneven-ness of the wall... even in our mbr, where our aircon is only 16kbtu same size as 9kbtu, also got a small gap... and yah... im also baffled by all the thickness of the insulation... the salesman never say they will use thinner copper wire based on btu size hor?

Hey Mickey! Ya seems like progressing well, but I'd rather not count my eggs bef they hatch.. anw, it's also becus I'm not doing any hacking of floor tiles,keeping all the existing ones n only overlaying toilet floor tiles.. The siong one is the carpentry.. We have quite alot.. So when dat time comes I also gan chiong liao.. your reno progress also ok ah! Very daring and unique changes!

Hey Rasp! Long time no see ya? How's the wedding preps? Yup I saw dat we had lotsa similar stuff when I referred back to ur tblog for reference! Hehe.. Thanks for ur advice.. I can only depend on hubby to communicate with henry now cus I'm stuck at work rescuing database while they're at the new house discussing carpentry..

ossify, cus u let ur owner stay 1 month more ma.. ours also delayed by 1 month but its cus we agreed beforehand that we'll exercise the otp or wadever 1 month later from the day we actually signed otp.. ahh.. my house's s/s drainer still ok so far, no rust.. my hubby's house pvc house one also still ok after > 10 yrs.. maybe will ask the contractor tonight.. but very looking forward to ur house reno.. heh cus ure so much more prepared than lots of us! very gd lobangs and effort!

wow.. your ID's design house ceiling looks stunning with the bling bling lights.. u can also use urs as a showroom when its done!

hey kopi.. ya! hopefully can HO bef our big day end of jan.. hmm, for ceiling fans, we're intending to go for KDK A11YS, small blade but powerful enough for living room and bedroom.. we experienced the power in our neighbour's flat... so far lowest price of tis is 160 at hong liang.. we also considered fanco fan FF9 56" $165, FM2000 52" $98, FM3000 48" $75 at lightings.com.sg... but if u see all these models, u realise they are all plain plain ones... we like plain and simple..

had our aircon installed by gain city today.. the msian guys were earlier than the appt time, we were still on the way in mrt! haha the installers were very nice, answered us even though we really asked them alot of questions... after watching them work, i think i peifu them for their detailed work and skills.. bending and measurement of the copper pipe has to be very precise else they gotta redo again.. skilled! they even brought their own dust pan to clear some of the dust they created! our 16k btu unit in the mbr.. no trunking visible here.. trunking all in the walkway.. however, im a little afraid if the painter will be able to do a nice cover up of the blue paint if the aircon is installed already.. but, it doesnt seem like theres any better time for the installation... the compressor which was just short enough to go thru the aircon ledge window.. else gotta do balancing act from kitchen window to ledge! armed with a camera with nothing to do, take photos lor.. can see that tiny little bit of water way..