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Can you PM me the contact of the ID and his company? Thank you very much in advance.

Sorry to hear about your ordeals. Your contractor is sounding very much like the 'Ah Soon' who turned from a popular contractor into a con-man. In the case of Ah Soon, he also kept asking his clients to pay him more so that the works could move on. In the end, he ran away with all the money and many people suffered. So I will advise that you don't pay him anymore until he has delivered his work. Who knows, your contractor might have squandered all your earlier payments in casinos. Not sure how much you have lost, but with your high qualifications you will be able to recoup the losses over a short period of time. So don't be too upset about it.

bepgof, it is quite mean of you to deride nat0206 instead of saying something more constructive. Don't over-estimate your own wisdom. Looking at your accounts of your experience with SPF, I can tell that you are not that smart yourself.

If i am not wrong, you can still apply for a second air con system from HDB. They will approve as long as not too many other units of your block have a second system and the overall electrical load does not exceed what the main cables can take. For my case, I would really like to have more air cons, but I only found out from my ID that I could have applied to HDB for permission after the renovation process was completed.

Mine is at Tampines. You can click access my t-blog thru my signature at the end of my post.

Hi hock, chanced upon your blog. Your floorplan is quite similar to mine. Congrats on getting your new flat, and happy reno.

I like your WIW. Is the chest of drawers necessary? It seems to take up a lot of space. Maybe you can construct a smaller one at the MBR wall between the bedside table and the door to the WIW. This will make the WIW very comfortable. Contrary to other bloggers, I would like to have a larger study. My wife and I spent a lot of time in the study. So two seats is necessary. Anyway, happy reno.

no problem with the workmanship. Everything is still in good condition.

Nice 3-D drawings! But I am not sure why you want to add an extra wall just outside your store room, or are you extending the store room? Also the shoes cabinet may be a little small in my opinion. Maybe you can consider changing the 'vertical' wooden beams nearer to the wall to storage space as well? I am one who always worry about insufficient storgae space .

Can't remember the exact name of my paint. All I can remember is some kind of white. White makes the whole place looks clean, at least for now. But it won't be suitable if you have small kids at home. For the clock, I get from hourstyle.com. Tell them in your email that you are from renotalk and they will give 10% discount. The clocks come in 3 sizes and mine is medium size (36.5cm by 36.5cm) and costs $75 before discount. The clock has been working very well since it is put up.

I got it from best denki I think. The brand is TDK, size 12 inch (very rare, most wall mounted fans are 16 inch), and cost is $107. We saw some much cheaper ones earlier and we thought there was no urgency to buy. But when we needed to buy it for the workers to install, all the cheap ones were sold out and we had no choice but to go for this rather expensive model.

Hi Webbit, are you referring to Zen Tradition Living Pte. Ltd? I found from the internet that they have a branch at IMM. Will go there to take a look one of these days. The low Japanese table was meant for my balcony because I thought it will be a good, cosy spot for board games. But I am not sure where to put my existing balcony tables and chairs after that. They are still very new.... Never thought I would get a reply after the long silence. Thanks to everyone who responded. April_luv, I think the website is not working anymore. Eurypylus, I am clumsy with my hands, so your suggestion is quite beyond me .

Hi, my original floorplan is 90% similar to yours, except that I am luckier and do not have any slanted walls. I reconfigured my house quite a bit during the reno so now the house looks quite different. If you haven't firmed up what to do with your house, you can take a look at mine for reference. All the best for your reno .

Hi Kennedy, It is good that you have come forward to give everyone a full picture of what has happened. As we appreciate Peter’s and your dedicated service in renovating our house, my wife and I thought that we should put up this post to vouch for your professionalism and good service. I have probably told you through an email that the delivery men from McDonald, Hoi Kee flower shop (where we bought our artificial tree), and Fossil Collections (where we bought our water feature) were all very impressed by the design of the house. The list has since extended to include all our family members, friends and colleagues who visited our house and some of them have even asked for your contact number because they are planning to move house next year. (And the ex-owners of the house too, who were completely amazed by the transformation you have given to the house when they came back to collect their letters). When we look back at our renovation experience, we are really thankful for your sincerity and your effort in ensuring that everything turns out well. We are particularly impressed by Peter’s and your resourcefulness in coming up with solutions when we encountered unforeseen problems. The raised floor of the dry kitchen and the display cabinet outside the common bathrooms have more than served their function of concealing ugly pipes – they have greatly enhanced the design of the house. We also want to thank you and your workers for the good ‘after sale’ service. Michael and his colleague came twice to help us pull the TV cables through the feature wall, spending more than two hours in the second trip. We feel quite bad about it because the second trip would not have been necessary had we gotten the correct cables at the start. When we read about the complaints posted by your customer, we found it difficult to believe and my wife urged me to put up a post to share about our pleasant experience. We thought that the complaints on the pricing would appear seriously flawed even to someone who does not know either party because anyone renovating a house will only sign a contract when he/she has compared prices between different companies and is happy with the selected one. We felt sorry for Peter and you to have such a bad experience. But we want you to know that there are customers like us who really appreciate you and respect your professionalism. Hope you have gotten over the whole saga and moved forward. $13000 is really a huge, huge, huge discount! If we engage you to renovate our house again next time, will you give us a $5000 discount? (Just joking ).

From my experience with them, you must hold back as much payment as possible. They are likely to use tactics like " we have placed at deposit to order your furniture, hence we need you to make your payment first.' Once you have made most of your payment, their attitude will become worse. So pay only when you have received all the items and you are happy with the quality. Hope you get all your furniture eventually and no more hiccups.