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heartattack !!! ... my wf review my post .. she said we are going to be kick on mid Jun not mid Jul. Siaw liawww ...

Hi fellow renotalk Decided to start my t-blog as I am getting my 5room re-sale flat keys in 3 weeks from now. I felt kan cheong now but wf still slow & steady .... aiyo, if igloo not ready when we arrive, where to stay ... old flat already sold, going to be kick out soon in mid july june Here what happens so far, Start searching for flat in end 2009, finally found it after 20-30 viewing, all the way from tampines, pasir ris, sengkang and punggol. Initially, wanted tampines only, but agent convince us to at least view 1-2 flat in punggol. Then I got caught by the place with condo look landscaping. HDB appointment manage to reduce 1st appointing from 8 to 5 weeks via appealing and 2nd appointment from 6 to 5 weeks. Had to do this as I had sold my tampines flat at same timing ... so not going to appeal for my selling part, so that have time to reno. This meant I got around 1months for reno. I guess, the first post is to include the layout. So here it is Reno plan, as the flat is very new (owner is staying overseas) : 1. No hacking 2. overhaul for toilets 3. kitchen/livingroom/dining/rooms floor no redo. 4. kitchen cabinet with blum system, granite countertop 5. grilles - iron wrought for living room, alu for rest of windows 6. wardrobe 7. study room (room3) with hung cabinet 8. L box and false ceiling for living/dining room & MBR 9. Feature wall - living room, bombshelter 10. shoe rack 11. book shelve for living room est budget around $25-30k Still sourcing for IDs, got some help from supersimon, ahweewee, elephanttan & skywire. thnx u Following are my shortlist ID 1. CJ Ambience - Adrian Meet up at one of his project in sengkang anchorvale. Response & quotation is prompt. Quotation exceed budget, did 2nd review at his shop. Result promising. Easy to talk to. Looks like hairdresser - hair stylist 2. ID Note - Henry Sms & email him & reply will get back to me in 2 weeks time. I guess he is too busy. finally emailed me on may13, but mentioned cant accept any more project at this moment - business super good 3. Impress21 - Henry Sms & email him twice. Finally get back after 2nd sms Quotation sent as per promise timeline - close to my budget meetup with him today at shop to discuss on 1st quotation, show me a lot of sample. Quite pleasant guy to talk to as well Also looks like hairdresser - hair stylist 4. Ho Bee - Patrick Sms him and email him - No news 5. Tau Interior - kelvin Meetup at shop and show me 2 existing projects for worksmanship. Looks good & mentioned he had changed all his carpenter teams due to recent unpleasant report in renotalk. Able to provide good suggestion on the fly Easy to talk to & prompt in response. 6. Three-d conceptwerke - Terence (the one that appear as one of the judge in ch8 home makeover programme) Introduce by buddy Sms him and email him - No news Finally, we sign-up on May 03,2010. Will get 3D layout in a week time. Wish me luck folks :) Reno completed May21st, 2010 - Jul 2nd, 2010 (35days) Day 1 (may/21 - friday) - common/mbr toilet hacking, kitchen dismantling Day 2 (Saturday) - discussion on electrical points, air-con piping, solar-film Day 5 (Thursday) - wet works & finalize on carpentry design Day 10 (thursday) - electrical wiring, lbox, aircon piping, mbr tiling, kitchen base completion Day 12 (Saturday) - common washroom pipe boxup, painting/plaster patching, citygas gas pipe installation Day 14 (Tuesday) - low activities, waiting for fabrication of carpentry material & start on thursday Day 19 (Saturday) - songcho delivery & onsite solar film measurement, veneer door, lighting installation (except dining light), kitchen pipe boxup Day 20 (Sunday) - jb curtain maker on-site plus surprise wash Day 22 (Tuesday) - carpentry works 40% completed Day 23 (wednesday) - carpentry 80% & kdk ceiling fan installation Day 25 (Friday) - aircon installation Day 26 (Monday) - glass/mirror & carpentry work - 90% Day 27 (Wednesday) - fixing vanity, downlight, kitchen boxup gap plus solar film installation Day 28 (Thursday) - window grille, switches, t5 lights, bathroom bi-fold doors, granite countertop Day 29 (Friday) - bathroom wc, rainshower, taps, mixer, storage heater, towel racks, toilet paper holder, mbr vanity countertop installation Day 31 (Monday) - mbr wc leakage fixed, 2nd wall painting, 2nd wash Day 32 (Tuesday) - bronze tinted mirror fixed, 2nd painting, marble table delivery, dishrack installation, tv feature wall and study suspend cabling holes Day 33 (Wednesday) - kitchen glass backsplash, lshape glass wall, mbr sink & tap installation, repaint main door & door grille Move-in (Monday - Jul5th) Life @ punggol Day 3 3d design vs real comparison - Living room 3d design vs real comparison - Dining Room 3d design vs real comparison - Kitchen 3d design vs real comparison - MBR washroom & wardrobe Life @ punggol Day 5 - store rack installation So as promise, once my reno is 100% completed, I will reveal my ID who Adrian of CJ Ambience

hi To get blum pricing, u can always request via email to them. Their response is quite prompt. I purposely show it to my tobe ID, so that they wont charge me too much. . But one ID, I talk to mentioned they can get 10% discount off the price. Better still.

hi I would prefer those design with "knob" at the side. just worry I might burn my hairy hand one of this days :P

Hi I am currently sourcing for my bed frame and mattress, so come across www.sleeppost.com (SIN HUP) and www.beds.sg ? I saw some negative feedback on beds.sg bedframe here, so just wanna to know whether sleeppost is reliable ? thnx

Hi hcbing/henner members I managed to contact via hp & email, Henry but he informed can only get back to me in 2 weeks time ... "sheng leee" very good I guess. anyway, my key collection is in mid May, so I was hoping someone could sent me a sample quotation to dbkungfu@yahoo.com for me to studies in advance & compare against other ID. I know the price may varies, but at least I can compare the common one. Sorry a bit kan cheong here. thnx

Can anyone let me know exactly where is their showroom ? I went to sg kadut today, At 74 Sungei Kadut Street 1, Singapore 729374 Found the place, but the factory name doesnt even mentioned J&S. It was old and dark, so didnt when in

Hi Just bought a resale flat, due to the fact owner is always overseas, her stainless steel countertop kitchen (2x5ft) very new. But the design is not to my liking, so now hoping to find company that buy in 2nd hand stainless steel. Lot of ppl said kalang guni ... but definitely will not get good price. my tobe ID mentioned I could at least get a few hundred for it, so better dont ask him to throw away. saw in newspaper to www.ahseng.com.sg, plan to ask them. anyone know any? :( thnx in advance

Hi elephanttan/ahweewee/skywire Meet up with Adrian today at one of his project in sengkang compassvale. Go through briefly my reno list, even shown him some 3d design I created using sweethome3d, he mentioned will get back to me next week. Quite a pleasant chap to talk to. the friendly owner even gave us some drinks during our discussion, quite pai sehhh 'cos today is their 1st day move in. btw, he is quite prompt when I contact him. Other than him, I am still waiting for ID Note, impress21 and ho bee. Ho Bee no response so far. just hoping his quotation is within my budget ... thnx for the help

no problem, thnx

Hi worldangel Can sent a copy to me as well at dbkungfu@yahoo.com ? going to start my reno in mid may, still sourcing for ID. thnx

Hi Mctan can PM me Kelvin contact as well ? thnx

hi elephanttan can PM me adrian contact ? thnx

yup, u need to do that, meaning decide on where exactly where to put them. Those ID I talked to so far, remind me several times on this needs. Some even advise me to make thing easier, simply have the backsplash covers until below the socket & the remains just laminate. But I find it will look ugly. Still in planning stage.

hi all visited silestone yesterday, the salesman gave one idea that I never thought off, using marble/tiles as feature wall. I know it going to be expensive. Just wonder anyone did it before ? I am currently planning for my house, so just wanna to do something non woody for my tv feature wall. thnx

Hi For blum/hettich look & feel, u can also drop by Classic Furniture showroom at Tg Katong Mall (I think level 3). They got the hinges, runner, tray, pull-up etc. Pricing wise definitely more expensive than u source it yourself.

Hi Lumeira at Furniture mall, qoute me around $200+ (mirror + one drawer) yesterday. But mirror is not slide-out, just like a typical cover for the internal "pigeon hole", in other word it is always facing u when u open the wardrobe door. Hope u can visualize.

Hi Based on my understanding as long as the tempered glass is around 6mm thickess, it should not cause any problem with heat. Classic furniture quote me with 6mm tempered glass. Unless someone knock it with hammer Do take note those power socket need to be cut in advance by the factory before installation.

When down to silestone today, didnt manage to find to Jessica (on-leave) but got entertain by her colleague named CK. He did a good service of guiding me & wf around their showroom (4th level). Gave free sample of the selected silestone. Quite patience, even initiate to show us around on tiles+marble+limestone+granite, plus some tip on what the latest "in" design nowaday wow silestone quartz is really different. standard (plain) around $150 pfr / 20mm thick, premium $190 (with shining/polished), leather look (230++), platinum (260++). Total countertop (10ft) alone already cost me (with installation, silicon etc) around $2700. btw, silestone is from spain & max length is around 3m, so extra will have to join then u get extra line on your countertop. why 'cos cant get into hdb lift unless u owned landed property. FOC 80mm - backsplash cut hole - $80 cut hole for undermount sink - $100 'cos need to mould edge No discount. Granite around $2000+/-. Earlier visited classic furniture at tg katong mall, served by Patrick. Not pushy. Did some recommendation on 10ft. carpentry (Wall 7ft + Base 10ft) with shining laminate - $2750 countertop granite (145pfr X 10ft) - $1450 glass backsplash (6mm tempered, $50pfr x 10) - $500 , other than white/black color add $5pfr FOC item - 3 hettich drawers + 1 cutlury tray + handles + hinges blum motion Total = $4700 (before 6/7% discount - but i guess that is to cover the GST) Does this sound like a reasonable deal ? but classic dont carries silestone :( pfr = per foot run

u may wanna to try this http://www.thehelpinghand.org.sg/contact.php

Hi Skywire/Ahweewee, Can PM me Adrian / Lewis contact ? thnx

thnx you .. will do.

thnx. Just count mine (3 power sockets) based on picture taken during OTP signing. Owner is quite nice to allow me to take pictures & video for my planning. 1st appointment is next monday, getting excited. lot of stuff to do. I do apologies if I did ask Qns that already answer elsewhere. I tried to read all thread but I dont think I can finish all, so only read latest posting. will be visiting JB next week to source for marble dining table & curtain. My JB friend bring me & wf. :P hope to start my t-blog soon.

thnx. Kind of attracted to quartz (from silestone) recently after reading more forum threads. Will visit builders design centre soon at changi south to compare. Someone mentioned the price between granite and quartz is almost the same.

Hi Misc Sorry had not engage/contact them. I am still on planning stage. So, u got to contact them to get those info. Another one, I found from this forum Sen Glass Specialist 30 Kaki Bukit Rd 3 #07-12, 417819, Singapore p: 68618948 f: 68623205 Someone mentioned this company did most of the Changi T3 mirror, so quality wise should be good. I assume price as well :P