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Intorduction of a very good tool. Cost $2 at Daiso. I used it to clean my kitchen window ledge of all cements, paints, small debris etc. Used w a penknife, brush and old toothbrush.. is also very good to scrape of painting from your tiles, skirtings and clear small lumps at corners etc.. Note that the corners of the skirting is quite sharp. Already got a few cuts..

Rectified base. Although not that straight, but better then before liao.. so hv to leave it loh.. what to do..

Crooked pipe at kitchen.. Feedbacked.. reply is nevermind 1.. got warranty if leaks (warranty for how long??) 1 holder lower part cracked off. Next to it, another 1 is pushed down til almost breaking. Pipes near the ceiling in toilet also crooked. filling for the hole in wall for pipe also cracked and looks like pushed upward. Cracked tiles covered by plaster.. discovered after cleaning of tiles.. Before painting starts, i asked if the painter can reach inside and wld it be better to remove grill since going replace. Answer is no nd, painter hv small brush. After painting and changing of grills, asked again but say cannot lah.. no 1 see it 1.. nevermind..

Holes that i need to patch myself.. asked boss.. said is normal after wash. every hsehold is the same.. end of story. Asked abt the yellowish of filling for the wall tiles, is like that.. if too serious use liquid paper.. Asked abt the black filling of floor tiles, is like that.. wash also same.. can use black perm marker loh.. Holes next to my main door and in plan sight. 1 spot on my homogenous floor tiles On Low wall at kitchen

Defects on main door. Have noticed this when they put on the hinges. I asked if y isit so, the door guys says wld be patched so can't see it before putting on protection coat. Not done after the protection coat was applied few days later.. i asked Boss.. and he said nevermind 1 lah.. no 1 wld notice.. I paid for a door with defects? Asked abt the viewer also. Coz centre got bone so put on left side.. which obviously is next to the windows.. got use for viewer?

My 2 misaligned mirrors. Common toilet mirror. Since mirror is next to pipe oledi, have asked if the sink can be shifted to left so be centred. Answer is no nd lah.. no1 can see the difference one.. dun tink can shift liao... Master bedrm mirror. Was slanted coz the bracket was drilled in crooked. Also it was too much to the left, end up not centred to the glass ledge. i asked it to be straightened and moved, and they just use some plaster to make the mirror stand straight. No move after almost 3 to 5 reminders. Til date, no move at all. Last sat answer is no diff mah.. cannot see any diff.. u see left or right is diff mah.. if wan, i measure and mark on the wall and they wld shift accordingly. I saided they dun know how to measure wat is centre meh and he said wld ask the guys to do it..

Yah.. i keep reminding myself his only a contractor, that's why i willing to be involved when i can. but things stil turn out not so good. And i can say my confidence in him dropped overtime.. The wiring, cupboards and kictchen cabinets are the only 3 items which i had no comments abt and is good work.. tiling good also.. but not the 1 who applied the plastering..

my furniture is coming in 4 weeks time.. so i don't hv time to wait for him to rectify things which i had mentioned a few times oledi.. as long he finish those big items can liao. I'll DIY myself the rest.. save my time.. Hmm.. i stil hv the last payment with me though..

Ha.. Yah.. give and take.. but got limit 1 mah.. e.g initially, the walls next to the windows are not painted properly. i told him and he suggested put curtains to hide the flaws??? Is not picking faults but certain level of quality nd to be there mah.. that's why i resigned to DIY myself.. as long big ones settle can liao.. Ha.. i tried loh.. last sat.. i tried talking to him and he keep walking around to see here and there.. got almost pissed off.. marks on the floor from masking tapes used on my homogenous tiles is stil there.. although not that visable.. i told him tink abt 3 times liao.. and he said easy to remove but stil not removed.. bo bian loh.. remove myself loh.. what to do..

Bro.. i can say this.. things could have move alot faster. and likely he got lots of projects at hand so nd to space out the workers.. i can say my hse, not everyday got ppl working.. wic i expected.. but things to be fixed, i expect to be paced faster but no leh.. so i can't keep waiting.

Yo Simon, have tried to tell him. But everytime would say is old flat problem or now cannot solve liao etc.. Some things i resigned to do it myself to save trouble loh. bo bian lah.. my furniture is coming liao.. i nd time to fix what i can before that.. e.g, The stainless steel piping portion in the kitchen is crooked at the joint. He said bo bian, can only each hold 1 side and push it up to be straight.. He said is ok 1, got warranty mah.. also the silicon patch at master bedrm window to stop the leaks. And huh, I just discover that piping guys cracked 1 or 2 tiles while drilling and kept quiet. I discover it only last sun coz i bought a ladder to clean the tiles.. was wondering y got a layer of plaster. cleaned it up and discover the tile is cracked. Some of the pipes is not sitting properly on the plastic catch also.. I changed the all the door frames. and the area round the door frame is patched by the worker. But the patching done outside my master bedrm, which my dowlight shine down to, is also not good. i told him before and he said old flat mah.. what can i say leh.. my kitchen window also mah.. is spend abt 3 to 4 hrs cleaning it.. and is i feeback 2 times before also liao.. he said cleaner can settle, they got bery powerful blower.. end up i saw cleaner use "blower" to blow dust out.. not cement or large chunks which is stuck.. of coz they use a brush also.. but is to replace what is loose..

I dun mind helping out if things get done fast and sui sui.. and problem is i dun hv a schedule of how things wld move (which i asked before but was forgotten so lve it), so i keep asking Henry what is next, what is next. i try to premept when the workers are coming so i can go check immed after it was done. But things like painting and windows, was my mistake that i did not check immed.. MayLove, u tink he dun know meh? He has been in this line for so long.. i'm sure some things no nd say one loh.. Haa..

Ha.. dun rem leh.. Anyway.. some things i dun like to hear is coz old flat mah, is like that 1, other ppl cannot see 1 lah.. etc.. so end up what i can fix myself.. just leave it.. save the trouble.. And fyi, whatever need to be fixed, rectified, the phone is the only communication channel betwn contractor and workers huh...

Hmm.. tecnically is not killing the fan.. is the vapours wld corrode the metals.. in and out.. so says the fan man.. HA.. I bought some items to DIY, last started last sun loh.. HA.. scrapper, old toothbursh, brush, penknife, pain brushes, sandpaper, small hammer and some other small things.. let me try then let u know.. Haha.. also bought some plasters.. HA.. DIY plastering and sanding..

Thanks marshmallow.. HA.. esp if the wall have the rough spots where paint dripping down wld accumulate, it would even be more obvious.. Ha.. let me see if my DIY can remove some of the spots.. Ha.. at least minimize..

56in with Acrylic blades.. Note: Only install the fans a few days after acid wash.. the acid vapourising wld damage the fans..

Hi Bro.. point 1 : wall tiles.. be it toilet or kitchen tiles.. i suppose is the quality of the tiles.. the kitchen is still better then the toilets. Point 3: Yup.. Case 1: replacing new windows and grills. My rooms and kitchen is this case. Sequence is remove old grills, replace windows, paint, install grills. Case 2: retain windows but replace grills. My Living room and dining area is this case. my sequence is paint, remove old grills and install grills. I've asked if need to remove grills 1st and was told only installer of grills wld remove grills and pianters hv small brush.. end up some places not painted. i asked painters also and NO they do not hv fine brushes. The smallest brush they hv is abt 3-4cm wide.. tmy advice, ask the contractor to remove the old grills before paint. Case 3: retain both windows and grills. Good luck on the painting.. HA.. Painting wise, they are not that good at painting boundary of windows, and walls.. and grills of coz.. so sure kana.. and dun believe when contractor says if 1 pl patched/dirtied, they hv to paint the whole wall.. which is not going to happen.. and no painting in 1 direction etc huh.. painting is fast and furious one.. Ha.. point 5: they laminted the sides u see only.. top and bottom is nothing. same as painted doors. Also, please check the doors (from bottom to top) for defects after they mount onto the hinges and before installing the handles etc. I have 3 defects on my main door, 1 small hole facing inside and 2 defects in the laminate facing out. i asked the guys who installed the doors and said it would be patched before applying final coat of protection. end up is not patched. Solid wood to them means is not plywood/chipwood etc. is just cut to size wood. dun expect them to use oak wood etc right? Ha.. point 6: If you plan to have dowlights in living room etc, plaster the walls or at least that area. like Simon had said, plastering the whole unit cost $1.5 est.. Henry said is the fashion now.. w no handles loh.. the "handle" is top for bottom doors and bottom for top cabinates. Side for the box up of pipes. Ha.. i didn't say all the defects yet leh.. some 1 hv to leave with it.. some i wan make sure rectified. e.g my water pipes from crooked from kitchen to toilet. Not nice and is potential for leaks in future.. and they piping guys cracked 2 tiles while drilling and keep quiet.. they just "plaster" it up.. i saw last sun when i bought my own ladder and climb up to clean the tiles.. e.g the stupid grills guys rivet the grills to my windows causing leaks when raining. it was rectified by applying only silicion at the rivet, which i dun know can last how long, which is rectified after kana 5 days of rain!.. and shld know.. no preventive measure was taken to stop the water from reaching my white cupboards k.. The question now is did i pay $35k for such works.. which some is just patch job to get the handing over done?

My Nice Gun Metal colored fanco fan. My Solid top Has just arrived..

Pics of my crooked kitchen base against the cabinets.. Hmm.. I hope only the base tiles is crooked.. not all the tiles!.. "Pray!".. better go take a closer look 2morow or wed.. This pics not that clear.. Need to see it on ground then is very obvious..

Ha.. no prob.. makes it easier for everyone mah.. didn't know got diff last tm.. i shld include steps on how to use flickr also so every wld start using.. HAhah..

Ha.. Thanks huh.. i'll try add in more as i write my review for the reno and change the format so can see easily from 1 glance.. feel free to pm me to suggest.. and i will compile.. hope be useful reference for all.. BUt slowly huh.. need time.. Hahah..

Some info that might be useful to some of you.. 1) Alot of the wall tiles's "white powder" had turned abit yellowish (Some seriously decolored). Was told is from the tiles itself.. Henry said bo bian.. is like that 1. So choose your tiles properly.. the tiler once said "China made" ones is very prone to this problem... Can't believe it! Before move in change color oledi.. sigh... bo bian loh.. if you see this, feedback asap for it to be repatched coz was told cannot patch anymore, the new powder cannot "hold" onto the old powder. 2) For old flats, if you choose to replace the windows, please know new windows is not as "thick" as the walls.. And guys putting up windows dun patch nice nice the walls to window parts 1 hor.. at least for my case lah.. mayb i special.. ahhaha.. Also, for me only, when raining, water do not flow out of the "vents". Water accumulate at the centre of the window.. only those reaching the vent at the side goes out.. coz old flat? Ha.. mayb is me.. feedback but was forgotten. 3) For old flats, new window grills will cover the new windows.. sui sui one.. but can see the bad patching skills outside of the grills/windows.. also.. MAJOR ADVICE.. ask contractor to remove all window grills well before painting, so can paint PROPERLY around the windows surrounding.. window guys come after painting mah.. and dun believe when some1 says sure can one.. the painters hv small brush, can paint the small gaps etc.. even corridor units, who will break in to steal paints, tiles? fyi. freaking grill guys punched holes into the windows to secure the grills. Caused 2 leaks which lasted for new days before it was patched up only with silicone. wonder how long it would last.. sigh... 4) After having Kitchen's windows replaced, tell contractor to tell everyone working near the area to cover the ledge of the windows with something before work. I had a bad time cleaning out all the bits and pieces of cements and dirt and paints from the window ledges.. now the windows do not open smoothly like new ones.. work done above the ledge, includes piping guys, grill installations, painting and patch work if any.. and dun believe that the cleaners got blower to blow the bits out.. 5) Wood use for all doors and door frames is the same.. cheap wood.. is just the design. Most important abt this, they would bring in the doors, fix up 1st. After then paint the doors without removing it from the hinges. So know this, the top and bottom of the doors is not painted at all.. so for me, my main door wic is prone to kana rain.. hv to protect it myself with towels etc.. Also door frame, kana water would hv yellowish color come out.. cheap wood mah.. how to waterproof? just paint loh.. 6) Have dowlight? plaster the walls.. at least the walls having dowlights.. HAhahah.. 7) Last.. small prob lah.. electrician just applied silicon to seal the trunking. But that day the grill guys was working also.. so he drilled the walls.. end up the flakes got "caught" in the silicon.. today spend 1 hr to take out the whole row and apply again.. Rem you have the rights to tell the workers to be careful for certain things like cover the ledge when working above etc.. if not, feedback to contractor immed. Is your own responsibilty to do your own checks.. Ha.. of coz you nd to be there before they start to warn them.. Which i try to be there most of the times but no use coz dun know the consequence.. so i hope friends dun kana like me.. Hahah.. or i special again.. Hahha..

Ha.. Yah loh.. to me is to save the effort of correcting what had been done.. sometimes, do wrong liao.. cannot change loh.. so dun always assume.. u really nd to be on the ball.. keep 2 or 3 steps ahead of what to be done.. go check regularly and know what is going on.. takes alot of effort but wld be better in the long run.. Ha.. All the best to your reno also.. HA..

Haahh... i also no meet henry that often.. i try to arrange but he always not free to meet.. unless "pay" day or **** serious problem liao.. Ha.. He tend to be forgetful sometimes.. but lucky some times i prempt 1st liao.. Ha.. To me, Ah Liang is quite good.. u just tell him what and where.. he will settle.. minor changes, u can call him and ask him.. he wld suggest also..

Wha say.... so good.. Last time, Henry just arrange a time to meet Ah Liang by myself to settle w him my electrical plans leh.. and all the time, i contact Ah Liang myself and settle whatever is needed leh.. Ha.. "pian xing"..