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You'll typically need one air-cond point (for HDB) which is that isolator switch, which your condenser unit will be connected to. The rest of the blower units would just be cabled up to your condenser. I'm not so sure about the pricing though.

Hmm...overlaying of tiles for wet areas i.e. bathrooms would not require a specific permit according to HDB guidelines. Have you asked the HDB officer exactly what he's referring to?

Haha...marshmallow, yaloh buying all of 'em in Shanghai. Cheaper and lotsa choices. Hope it's not gonna be that heavy

For my case, I just repainted over. It looked better and I was satisfied that it was even enough so left it that way. Looks fine now after it's dried up. Yes, the tiles in the shower area should be placed in such a way that water flows towards the floor-trap (kinda obvious there). You'll have to observe your floor-trap. Does it choke or overflows? If the floor-trap does overflow, you'll might have to do what I did ...lifted the cover up, reached my hand all the way in and see if there's anything trapped in there...or maybe the toilet monster's just hiding. I did that on all my floor-traps just to be sure...but so far haven't had any issues with over-flowing though. My original plan didn't include a shower screen so we went for a normal shower kerb which is normally alot higher to prevent water flowing to the dry area. A step-down is just about an inch plus (I haven't measured exactly) so water would most probably overflow easily without anything to screen. As for the kitchen floor, the smaller area nearer to the drainage hole should be steeped towards to allow water flow whenever you flood your kitchen floor. But it's not necessarily true for the entire kitchen floor space...that would be weird.

Wah...heavy or not ah? I'm lugging back my entire house's curtains back from Shanghai. 2 big trunks...

I find it's quite common that the new paint coat would start to crack (albeit hairlines) along the edge between door frame and wall in some of the newly renovated houses that I've seen. This is even more so when that area has been patched up with wall putty or something (coz door frame has been replaced) and as far as I understand it, it usually happens after the wall putty dries up. I simply just got it repainted and no more issues. As for your master washroom shower area, what's the depth of the step-down? No shower screen installed? It's pretty much a moot point without one installed to curb water splashing over to the dry area. Unless you don't see water flowing towards the floor-trap...that would of course be another concern on how steep your flooring is. Cheers!

Hey fencer, have you moved in yet? Mind showing us photos of your new home?

Hi infinitie, drop-down at shower area is approved. That's usually where the shower screen is placed. Cheers!

Wah bro...you volunteer ah? I don't have a good cam leh. When Henry HO liao, I invite you over you help me take nice pix loh!

Haha...in the progress of resizing photos lah. I always snap away whenever I'm onsite. But blurry photos from phone haha...no cam to use. Will post soon...

You can start your own t-blog now!

Hi xianee, PM sent

Hi aqua_bruin, PM sent. Cheers!

Yes, sir! I go backroom count money... ...just kidding

Haha...Henner Club Chairman away on vacation. I'm just the stand-in

Latest list of The Henner Club members and recent status updates: (Supersimon27) - North Woodlands - 4 Room - Completed - 100% (Jamieogh) - West bukit batok - 4 Room - Completed - 100% (Dannywmp) - Jurong West - 4 Room - Completed - 100% (lohwl2000) - Central Farrer Park (along serangoon road) - 4 Room Completed - 100% (Nirvana) - East - (pai seh forgot exact location) - Condo Completed - 100% (momo13) - central AMK - 3 room - Completed - 100% (dmay) - west (or consider north) bukit panjang - 4 Room - Completed - 100% (crimsonred) west (or consider north) (bukit panjang) - Completed - 100% (kiven78) - North Yishun - Completed - 100% (wenxiong)- not from forum – 4room woodland - Completed - 100% (Smallcarrot) - Central 4 Room - Completed -100% (eugela) - Shunfu 5rm - central - Completed - 100% (tweetie74) - Completed - 100 % (pink_clover) - North Woodlands 4 Room (aosis) - north woodlands (pipiko) - Telok Blangah (niken) - Pasir Ris - East (fencer) - Simei - 4rm - East - 95% (mix361001) - 3rm Serangoon North - 80% (sixela13) - Woodlands EA - 50% (hcbing) - 5rm resale @ Punggol - 50% (loveandfaithandgrace) - Pasir Ris East - Starting (fuzzybrain)- Jurong West - Selecting tile stage (aerial) - Sengkang - Starting (england) - shin min ave - central ? - May starting (marshmallow) - Jurong east - Starting

Wah kopi, I luv your stair ways! Cosy and the lighting's just right!

Good luck, calgin! Haha. Simon's been asking too. Reno's going well so far. Painting's starting next week. Tons of photos actually. But I was thinking of putting up my t-blog after moving in at the end of the month. Be patient There's nothing fanciful really. Both me and missus have decided for an all-white, immaculate home with practicality in mind Good luck, zinedane!

Oppss..2nd PM sent, calgin. Cheers!

Yes, you're right. You're the houseowner. You're the one who's gotta know what goes on in the house and how things are gonna turn out. You're the one who has to find out what's the allowance to provide on the left/right/top/back side of the fridge. You're the one who has to imagine how exactly it would look like when you open that fridge door and hence tell Henry how big the base should be. Yes, you could say that you could have imagined this better if there were some 3D drawings or something, but you didn't engage an ID. I joined renotalk.com and read through countless t-blogs and posts with one reason in mind. To know exactly what to and not to buy, who to engage and who I should avoid, what software to help me design my floorplan, furniture arrangements etc. It's gonna be my house. I'm the one who's gonna live in it. I don't want any surprises. At the end of the day, when it comes to the renovation, I constantly tell myself to be at least a few steps ahead of Henry. I'd like to refer back to danny's post. The two words..."coordinates contractors". Do ponder on this point when you've got the time. Anyway, I bid you the best of luck. Cheers!

Hi calgin, PM sent. Cheers!

When you say cost...have you thanked Henry for the stuff he FOC-ed for you? Or did you not think that it has made your cost worth your while?

Every homeowner especially first-time homeowners would of course want to call their home "Mi Casa" at the end of the day. Sure, we have our expectations as to how it all should turn out...with our creativity and imaginations running wild before, during and even after the renovation's over. But my question is how do you really gauge your own expectation really? How do you express your expectation in words as accurately as it can be in order to be fully understood by another? Isn't this subjective then? Would the end result meet your expectation even when all items stated in the finalized and signed quotation have been fulfilled and delivered? Yes, there would surely be defects here and there prior to handover. What I see as a defect might not matter to another. What if my ID tells me that he doesn't see it as a defect and it's all perfect to him/her. To me, the question that matters is...how tolerable would it be? i.e. would that hairline crack get bigger in the near future? would it be as bad as those hairline cracks, but nothing you can do about that I see on most HDB walls everywhere? if it's not gonna cause any injuries or a major catastrophe in my home in the future, would it really matter when I don't even notice it most of the time? Now I might begin to wonder if my guests would use a ladder to climb up and stare at that hairline crack I have on the wall. Now, what happens if that expectation changes over time i.e. "Oh I've originally wanted to place my fridge on the left, but now I want it on the right. So could you please tear down my partition wall and build it again?" I don't think fencer's wrong to share his story. Neither is it wrong to share the pros and cons or even the good and bad throughout the course of the renovation. But the nagging question at the back of my mind is if it's really true, really justified or critically matter...IF I'm in fencer's shoes. Again...the outcome and what would transpire in my own t-blog would perhaps paint a totally different picture altogether. Do bear in mind, we've only heard one side of the story to make any intelligent judgement. Just my two cents worth. Cheers!

Yeap! Painting's next week. Have PM-ed you dude!

I'm wondering 'bout the PH level then. I have a feeling it's kinda much stronger than the ones you find at the mart.