froggy

i just went back to read the older posts ... thanks ... but don't think i can use them wah, few floors down cannot flood lah - if not, the in between will be jia lat liao

ya lor, super sian. before reno - see other people's reno want to lau niaow - recee for appliances etc - recee of contractor, repeat same story over and over - buy tonnes of ID magazines in search for ideas when collect keys - elation! finally my turn beginning of reno - full steam, anything can be done - visit site a few times in a day, hungry to see each step in the progress middle of reno - neck getting a bit long from waiting and anticipating - sian factor building up, but for the sake of the future swee swee house, just keep the spirit up - more recee and more bleeding of the pockets last week of reno - the worst part so far - joining long neck tribe - out of budget - out of time - out of steam - lots of arguments on "if... then..." what's to follow ... dunno yet? But this seems like a never-ending journey ... after HO still got worries about defects, ...

wah like that aircon all day? but I believe it's true - bc construction still on-going in the neighbourhood, no matter how much u clean, u cannot get rid of the dust - must tahan dust for the next couple of yrs

u got any contacts for cleaners? what's their rates like?

think for yr case, it's very justifiable bc some scope of work not even done yet right?

so on HO day, u just returned lock, then byebye and off he goes? Did he ask about payment? Or did you have to tell him that you will check defects then pay him? I am still not sure how to approach it on that day - kinda pai seh to say need to hold bc have not fully checked ...

the chair is acrylic? can bring the whole chair and run under tap and scrub right? Much more pratical than the fabric type which you can only clean if stained, imo

hi think this is first time i visit yr blog .. usu log in only update and read fellow FV neighbours' blog only.. think u made the right decision about the floor - love the marble colours!

Joseng need to ask u again .. when house HO, is it really move in condition? ie no need any further cleaning? Bc that's what edmund told me and i gan gan arrange mover following day. Now I read Flamedav and company mop floor until mop broken, am a bit scared ..

just spoke to my contractor. He said after HO can straight away move in - no need to clean liao - hope he's correct - bc i arrange delivery the verynext day! wait .. i go over my blog and ask joseng

alamak .. miss this lei? $500 voucher serious? Bc we committed 2 TV from mega but only made partial payment. So stll can cancel the second TV and get fr yr side - what company?

that's all for HO ? - handing over keys (which I don't have) and taking back lock? Joseng, did u walk through w him on HO day to point out defects? Do u really mean it - "till yr satisfaction"? Bc some things cannot be rectified one right? So was he quick in rectifying defects ? In the end, how long did u hold the last payment?

sounds good .. let's see what surprises he brings end of the month!

for us, bulk payment is made when carpentry work going on. Actually he did not ask for it, but we just thought sooner or later must give, just give to make him happy and do fast fast for us lor ... so how long you plan to make final %? you already moved in quite a while right?

ooo .. yesterday buy liao .. now only short of sound system which have to kiv for now .. thanks

Hello everyone thanks so much for your replies. so I reckon there is no fixed rule on when the final is to be made - on HO day or after - all depends on ID/contractor and on nego skills right? Personally, though my contractor is quite trustworthy, I would still prefer to hold a certain % of payment till all done. After all, the contract states last payment upon completion of work. So if HO but still got things to rectify, still considered not complete right? But how much longer can we hold? I mean, on a fair note, things sure to pop up here and there. Also don't want to be too guo fen, later he think we try to default payment.

wah, got free pillows ah? I did not ask, now too late liao ..

Final Payment?? Now that we are at the last week of reno, can I ask a stupid question? Is the last payment to be paid on HO day? Then after that, if got anything else to rectify, or got something else to install (which requires drilling etc) - how? Or is last payment to be held till, say, after a week or so to "test out" the house? What happens on or before HO day? Does the contractor kind of walk you through the house to check everything ok? Or what?

ya, I thought so too ... scared overpower then glass and mirror break bearlyn's system up already ah? bearlyn, when can i come over to feel the power??

hubby wants high end at low price .. haha .. got such thing meh?? !! ?? anyway, now recee only, maybe will get poison after we recuperate from this round of financial crisis ..

ok thanks ... will prepare antidote before heading down ...

2k?!?! faint liao

wah, jin chim lei .. u sound like those salesman throwing jargon at me now! xiam xiam xiam ... dunno how much is each component, bc he said give bundle price. See, I said we noob right, did not even ask for individual price do u mean if ours not 3D, then this 608 is overkill? what is satellite speakers? those mounted on ceiling is it?

budget ah .. don't know what is realistic? 1k can get reasonably good one or not?