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Fifteenmay, punch hole at corner of ur sink so u can put ur tap there...unless u have intentiona to put ur tap via ur solidtop or granitetop...u may have to check wif ur iD for tat but usually they won't recommend...they rather u get te shops to do it... Oh ya for ur kdk fans, u getting ur ID to install for u or the jb comp whom u purchased frm?

Painting of kitchen ceiling n 2 toilets for $600???? Ridiculous...my whole house (4 rm) painting less than 1k

Oh ya, fifteenmay....dun forget to ask aldecco if they punch hole for u...i had tat prob wif them...they were unable to drill hole at the side cos of space constraints...in the end, we got our kitchen sink n tap frm hoe kee cos they have the size we wanted n also able to drill hole comfortably for us...btw the sink size we were able to get also same as urs...only 600mm

Hi fifteenmay!!!! Glad to hear tat u have bought stuff frm fancy lightings n aldecco...their stuff nt too bad...so far quite gd for us... Yeah if u want to get cheaper priced stuff like kitchen/toilet accessories etc can get frm jb...furniturewise if u find branded ones ok n those frm furniture shops will b the pretty std n some old skool kind...for stuff like electricals, definitely s'pore is cheaper anytime

hey El Nino!! Yeah long time no see....busy at work n at hm unpacking n cleaning like siao...hahaha yeah i have!!! Got tis nice roast chicken recipe to share...v simple but yet tasty...need to dig the recipe out though...wil do tat real soon ok? When's mr yeak's handover date for u?

froggy!!! ehehhee....u just reminded me....not yet....tis wkend going to clean my baby properly then start her working on a roast chicken set my mind on tat liao....hehhehe to be honest, brandt is pretty gd....else, if u do have budget, bosch would be great too

btw, must comment tat we r very happy wif our frosted windows in the bedrooms and kitchen....perfectly done!!! none of those air bubbles as forewarned by Edmund earlier

hey froggy!!! just happ to log in today then realised u wrote....hahahhaa.... yeah, life's been busy wif new jobscope and new home....finally we r living in it for abt close to a wk nw.... still loads of cleaning, unpacking to be done....hopefully it can be done tis wkend.... till then, will have no pics for nw....will take the pics when everything's done up properly....

just wondering if we need to pay stamp duty on our lease agreement with the tenant??

joseeng - sorry for late reply...just checked my contract...he quoted a price for both cleaning up of unit n varnishing together so i'm nt too sure hw much is the breakdown...paiseh leh...perhaps u can check wif him directly

yeah....we already did the varnishing before reno....yup, it's included in the quotation...since he alrd charged us n we paying for it, so just leave it loh.... hahahaha....thks....nw Edmund's focus is all on urs when's ur carpentry up?

joseeng!!! Yeah generally my reno ended wif wed being the final touches to main bulk of reno...Edmund did mention for us not to go down ytd as he's doing the varnishing to the bedrooms...today he's going to clean up our place n yes more or less done... Still have a few things like the suspended wall shelf frm ikea to drill but tat has to wait till his carpenter is able to come down but no hurry for us so ok...also we r going to have the drinking system input to our sink n under the sink so will need his plumber to come down...since our drinking system hasn't arrived frm US, can't do anything abt it yet...else, all shd b done liao... Official moving in date is next fri...can't wait!!! decided nt to go in tonite since they just did varnishing ytd...had a bad experience on tat when the BSC came n did it previously...totally unbearable!!! will go in on sat n take pics...of cos will sum up our experience wif Edmund too

was just checking out the calendar today then realised it's 13 May already....really v v fast...was just toking abt reno starting n all then time passes by....reno almost completed liao.... will only be checking out our new place tis sat.....i guess when furniture n fittings all come in, then it will be a more complete and cozy 'loft' for us....n hopefully little kiddos too.... hopefully, the loose ends of the reno will tie up soon so we can stay in our complete home

hi theanswer03!! welcome to renotalk....i'm also from ur neighbourhood... enjoy ur reno process

window8, it would be good to ask around for quotations from contractors....tat would be a gd gauge.... however, as per ur list below and dependent on the material cost (according to wat kind of material u choose), on a safe bet, u need to set aside at least about 25k to 30k....

Finally the solidtop is up!!

yeah....at first hb also tot it was including the full coverage of the glass door....beats me if it's going to be done tat way....but nah, it's just as per the pic i put above.... hmm....i guess if u r saying abt tat, then those ppl who do sliding door for their mbr wardrobe n even common room wardrobe....same issue will arise too....not concerning the pelmet of cos but definitely concerning the sliding track...i guess, we always got to use alot of care when opening and closing the door....nothing too rough i guess... kudos!! finally finished ur carpentry selection... anyway, latest updates on the reno....for tis wk, just last min touches.... we are awaiting for the following to be done before we can start the cleaning....tis fri would be Edmund's turn to clean up then ours will be on sat....happy scrubbing frosting of windows/doorbomb shelter racksutility box wooden plankskitchen backsplashbomb shelter glass panelsdoor bellcan't wait for end of tis wk to see the full completion of the reno

joseeng - i believe tis is the box up or pelmet u r toking abt for the kitchen sliding door...tat's hw mine is going to b done oh ya, so how r u going to do ur bomb shelter feature wall?

ur cabinets interior isn't of woody finish? if so, then y r there fingerprints? or did u mean from the outside?

joseeng - yeah, bomb shelter feature wall still awaiting the glass panels so hence, din post up the 'raw' pics yet....hehehhe....shd be able to see it either tis wkend or early next wk bah anyhow, i must say tat i didn't even realise tat the chimney hood is white or creamy white till i saw it ytd....when i received it from Courts, i've only checked to see tat it's the correct model but din open the box to check....well, happen to fit in the theme i guess.... looks like i'm going to need to do alot of grime cleaning n stuff too....well, tat's if i have energy during the wkends....work is so hectic alrd.... latest news is tat the day we've decided to move over is just a day before a deal completes.....so for me, moving day might have to be only half day in the morning nia....

joseeng - yeah...cos we want alot of segmented parts for our wardrobe and on top of tat, we told Edmund that we really want alot of storage space so henceforth, he mentioned tat if we were to do tat, the mirror can only be put on the back of the wardrobe to allow maximum space....i guess, no choice bah....didn't even remember that till we saw the actual wardrobe ytd.... KSJL - clean every wkend? u cook alot ar?

oic....then i guess it's not done yet....need to check with Edmund later if he's going to get it done....dun want to pressure him too much lah just a bit sad though....cos tat time we were saying want to do a mirror tat can be pulled out from the mbr wardrobe but didn't do it in the end cos we wanted more space for the wardrobe anyhow, ytd after seeing the kitchen cabinets as well as the mbr wardrobe, they didn't feel as humongous as we expected....kinda looked small though...i guess no choice lah since tat's all the space we have anyway...

Thks fifteenmay...ur turn coming liao...can't wait for ur pics Joseeng, yeah hope it will b shun shun all the way...ytd called Edmund then realised forgot to ask him abt the kitchen sliding door pelmet But then ar was checking out my contract...it says 'box up sliding door runner wif laminate finish'...is tat the pelmet u r toking abt? The hb says it's to cover the whole sliding door??

then when i bought it, only pistachio n tangerine for $599 nett...the rest $899...it was during the robinsons sales... Unless it's during the robinsons private sales, i tik can use other cards anyhow i understand tat once in a while meyer will have tis kind of promo...nw is tis 2 colours...previously was pink or sth just nice tangerine will brighten up our kitchen so we bought it

Guess nw it's to await for the glass panels, backsplash n misc touchups...let's see wat other pleasant surprises we get next wk