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yaya.. referring to soft-closing runner tracks. paisay... i am not very hands on and expert in this type of technical stuff. kekeke so ikea does sell them? i am thinking of buying for my kitchen drawers. but blum prices put me off.

wow bro, u and ur wife really very hands on. i saw that ikea metal pole system and thought that it can only be used in storeroom. hahaha.. u actually used it for ur WIW area. smart la. curious question. all ur purchase from ikea is paid delivery? or u transport the items back urself. my latio cannot fit more of the ikea items that i wanna buy leh.. pathetic.

Opps. This is the older quote. Latest wont have hackinf floor tiles for bedrooms. Anyway, i saw the skirting for all bedrooms for overlay lamini have been hacked off. Think my id know i am doing overlay, tt why he hacked away for me. =)

I am interested in this stolment pole thingy too. Ikea ones seem the cheapest as compared to alumix n ixmula. I saw ikea soft hinge for cabinets selling $9/pkt with 2 hinges. But i couldnt find the roller soft hinge for drawer leh.

Haha. No la. I am overlaying over the old exisiting tiles. Why wanna re do new tiles for overlaying?? Haha

Hi yeo, dropping by to see ur reno progress. Master bathroom is nice. I also bought an ikea toilet light. But mine is the big light bulb shaped. =) Ur temperes glass from ur contractor? I am also looking for afixed glass panel btw my shower area and vanity.

ohh.. ok. Thanks for the info. I will take note of that! =)

Thanks gimz. Understand what you mean. Contact wise, of course can share la. But frankly, i have never asked any renotalk peers for their whole quotation. Because i always think that it is quite confidential. Nevertheless, what i can do here probably i will list down my reno items and the total lump sum. Hope this will give good reference to readers. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 1 Design consultation & space planning 2 Design proposal & perspective drawings 3 Selection of colour, material & accessories 4 Site co-ordination & supervision 5 Decoration advice A DEMOLITION WORKS 1 Hack off existing floor & wall tiles at kitchen area 2 Hacking Permit (HDB) submission fee 3 Hack off existing floor & wall tiles at master toilet area 4 Hack off existing floor & wall tiles at common toilet area 5 Hack off existing floor tiles Living, Dining & Store room area 6 Hack off existing floor tiles at all Bedrooms area 7 Hack off & dispose existing Kitchen cabinets & 04 wardrobes at Bedrooms 8 Hack off existing Kitchen cabinet base, fridge base & washing machine base 9 Hack off existing W.C, basins & bathroom accessories at both toilets 10 Hack off existing Wall between bedroom 2 & 3 area (5.5ft L) 11 Hack off existing sliding door at Kitchen entrance (12ft L) 12 Hack off existing 02 Roman pillar partition wall at Balcony area 13 Dismantle existing toilet doors at both toilets 14 Supply & upload sand and materials to the house B MASONRY WORKS (Price of tiles up to $2.80PSF) 1 Supply & construct 01 no. of washing machine base 2 Supply & construct Kitchen cabinet base (20ft L) 3 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous non-slip floor tiles at master toilet 4 To apply 02 coats of water-proofing at master toilet floor 5 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous non-slip floor tiles at common toilet 6 To apply 02 coats of water-proofing at common toilet floor 7 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous non-slip floor tiles at Kitchen area (180sf) 8 To apply 02 coats of water-proofing at Kitchen floor 9 Supply materials & labour to level up Balcony with Living room area 10 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous polished floor tiles Living & Dining, store room & Balcony area (350sf) 11 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous polished floor tiles at 3 Bedrooms area (600sf) 12 Supply materials & labour to lay homogeneous tiles Skirtings Living & Dining, store room & 3 Bedrooms area 14 Supply materials & labour to lay ceramic wall tiles at master toilet area (200sf) 15 Supply materials & labour to lay ceramic wall tiles at common toilet area (200sf) 16 Supply materials & labour to lay ceramic wall tiles at kitchen area (230sf) 17 Supply materials & labour to construct new wall at store room area using 63mm hollow block (14ft L) 18 Supply materials & labour to construct new wall at study room area using 63mm hollow block (12ft L) 19 Supply materials & labour to construct new wall at Kitchen entrance using 63mm hollow block (8ft L) 20 Supply materials & labour to construct door frame at store room area (3ft L x 7ft H) 21 Supply materials & labour to construct door frame at study room area (3ft L x 7ft H) 22 Supply materials & labour to construct 01 shower kerb at master toilet 23 Supply materials & labour to replace existing rubbish chute to new stainless steel type C PLUMBING WORK (OWNER SUPPLY FITTING) 1 Supply & install new stainless steel pipings for whole house 2 Supply labour to install new kitchen sink at kitchen area 3 Supply & install new inlet and outlet pipe for Kitchen sink 4 Supply & install new inlet and outlet pipe for washing machine 5 Supply labour to install Kitchen sink & both toilet basin taps 6 Supply labour to install bathroom Accessories at master & common toilet 7 Supply labour to install 02 sets of W.Cs & wash basins at both toilets D SHOWER SCREEN 1 Supply & install 01 no. of Frameless tempered glass shower screen fixed panel at master toilet (3ft L x 6ft H) 2 Supply and install 3ft x 7ft 10mm clear tempered glass kitchen entrance swing glass door E PLASTERING WORKS 1 Supply labour & materials to plaster smooth wall & ceiling for whole house 2 Supply labour & materials to base coat F PAINTING WORKS 1 Supply & paint whole house with ICI Emulsion paint (6 colours + 1 ceiling white) a Supply & paint all timber door frame for whole house b Supply & paint all sewage & water pipelines for whole house c Colour will be proposed to match design 2 Supply & paint sealer for whole house after plastering job (To provide protective coat to prevent damage between wall & paint) H CUSTOM-MADE FURNITURE ( External: Selected Laminate with Internal : Carcass in White PVC Finish ) To supply Labour, Tools And Materials To Install : LIVING ROOM 1 Design & fabricate half height feature wall Living room area (8ft L x 4.5ft H) a Selected laminate finish b designer feature wall 2 Design & fabricate Low height TV console cum storage cabinet Living Room area (8ft L) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c drawer units/ flip down doors MASTER BEDROOM 3 Design & fabricate full height casement doors wardrobe at master bedroom area (8ft L) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c top storage shelvings d casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 06) e lockable drawer units BEDROOM 2 6 Design & fabricate full height casement doors wardrobe at Bedroom 2 area (5ft L) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c top storage shelvings & lockable drawers d casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 04) BEDROOM 3 7 Design & fabricate full height casement doors wardrobe at Bedroom 3 area (5ft L) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c top storage shelvings & lockable drawers d casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 04) KITCHEN 8 Design & fabricate tall unit storage cabinet for oven at Kitchen area (2ft L x 2ft D) a Selected laminate finish b internal carcass in PVC finish c casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 04) d center compartment open shelves with laminate finish 9 Design & fabricate kitchen cabinet complete with : a Top cabinet (13ft L) b Base cabinet (18ft L) c casement doors with ABS trimmings & BLUM anti-slam hinges (Qty: 20) d internal carcass in pvc finish e installation of hob, hood (item supply by owner) f 01 sandblasted glass c/w aluminium frame & hydraulic system g 01 stainless steel dish rack GRANITE SURFACE TOP 10 Supply & install 02 sets of Granite Surface c/w backsplash on base kitchen cabinets (18ft L) I CEILING WORKS 1 Supply labour & materials to construct L-box Living room area 2 Supply labour & materials to construct L-box at Master bedroom, Bedroom 2 & 3 area 3 Supply labour & materials to construct False ceiling at Dining area, passage way, masterbed room & both common bedrooms K LAMINATE FLOORING WORKS 1 Supply labour & materials to lay Pergo Family (Sumatra Teak) laminate flooring c/w timber skirting for 3 Bedrooms & Study area (600sf) L CLEANING WORK 1 Clearing & disposal of debris during renovation 2 Supply & lay corrugated paper for whole house flooring protection 3 Provide chemical washing for whole house flooring 4 Final cleaning for whole house upon job completion Total Amount: Approximate $35000

Hi rainforest, thanks for the advice. We will certainly do a formal introduction when we officially move in. Good turn-around thinking you have pointed there. Since mine is a corner unit, my neighbour dog will be like my guard dog!! kekeke.. must let him smell me more often.

Day 06 - Masonry (PArt 3) Big progress for masonry work for Day 06. All hollow block walls for storeroom (14ft), studyroom (12ft) and kitchen (8ft) were completed. Wall tiles for both bathrooms and whole kitchen were done up too. Left only the waterproof membrance and floor tiles for kitchen, both bathrooms, storeroom and foyer. Apology that i don't have any photos to share because the place was too dark yesterday night when i went there. I also noted that all my bedrooms floor tiles which will be overlayed with Pergo Family laminate flooring are super muddy and dirty. Hairline cracks are more visible than before. I'm quite worried that this will affect my laminate flooring overlay quality. I hope the workers will clean up the floor tiles prior the overlaying. Day 07 - Masonry (Part 4) + Windows installation Masonry work continues to its 4th day. At the same time, Alex's team will come in to install the WPC casement and sliding windows for the whole house, including the bathrooms windows.

Hi peers. For those of you who have been asking me for my ID's contact and quotation, pls understand that i can only share the contact. It is not convenient for me to share my quotation as my reno is still ongoing and things can get complicated if people start asking him for the quotes that he gave me. Such things are relatively confidential especially on discounts and FOC stuff. As u can see, i have been sourcing for IDs /contractors for almost 2 months. I have seen, reviewed and compared close to 20 quotations. I am very anal over small details to ensure no hidden costs. So, if Eric from SDS can meet my requirement, i dun think it's hard to think if his quote is good right? But again, this is subjective. I have requested quotations from for some of the highly recommended IDs /contractors by renotalk peers. Their reverted quotations still scared the shyt out of me. I guess chemistry btw u and the ID can be a key factor too. If u can click with your ID /contractor, most of them (not mine only) will give u discounts or FOC items. Reason that i am pointing out this is because if you compare ID firms /contractors, Summit Design Studio may not be the cheapest. But it's the ID who makes the quote special at the end of the day. tt's my opinion. 630pm knock off time! can't wait to go and see the progress of my tiling wor later!!!

Hi bro, thanks for the advice. always so prompt and useful yea, will check out on the glass companies. My ID doing FOC for me either the kerb or drop-down. So, no difference. keke. Second look at my toilet, i am not very confident that i can do the way layout as thattrader's toilet. after putting aside 800mm the shower area, i am left with like less than 550mm to the WC. Unless i will get a 500mm sink and fabricate a vanity for it. ID charging $100/ft. Think it is reasonable than buying a off-the-shelf sink cabinet that cost $700. hope it fits well.

Yea, PMed you. good luck!

heyy kumi! sorry to hear about your series of unfortunate events. i hope you and ur family have a smooth reno journey after this. hopefully can make it before christmas. from ur incident, now i wont source for cheap contrators /sources like glass company le. **** scary man that the glass can just expored like this. somemore mine need to shower my 2 months old baby. u should call up the Glass Company to ask for compensation for the medical claims, personal injury claims and of course re-fix that bloody glass back. their company owner should apologise to you personnally. Show them those picutres. They wont have anything to say one. I am currently contacting this company called J&J Glass. Please let me know if this is the scary company that sold you the glass!! As for your contractor and electrican, i am really shocked that they can leave w/o completing their work? Didnt they have any contractual obligation to finish the job for the hard earned $$$ we paid them? terrible!

Day 05 - Shopping with ID Wanna say a thank you to my ID if he is reading this. Spent whole afternoon with us shopping from Balestier to Geyland. We settled almost (90%) of the required items. These are the hoots: 1st stop - T.A.P.Z Gallery (@ Balestier road) Our reno package with my ID entitled to some shopping vouchers at the T.A.P.Z Gallery. We decided to use the vouchers on toliet accessories. Had a feeling that the prices sure higher than Poh Joo, Universeal Union and GR Link. True enough, thing selling at $8 at the formers can become $20 here. But since free vouchers, we just whack lor. We bought a kitchen sink tap, shower set, mixer and a sink tap for common bathroomand designer sink waste X2. Still gotta top up another $50 cause vouchers not enough. My master bathroom shower set, mixer and sink mixer all whacked Grohe products during the last warehouse sales. Total damage was $600, but they were really good buy. 2nd stop - Universal Union (@ Paya Lebar) Called up Steve before we went down. Glad that chap still remembers me. We purhcased: 1. Baron WC and Sink @ package price of $199 for common bathroom 2. Magnum WC and Sink @ package price of $288 for master bathroom 3. Rubine kitchen sink Steve managed to lower his prices to match Poh Joo prices for us. Thanks buddy. You guy can look for him if u going UU. 3rd stop - *spam (@ AMK) We went directly to Richard office and talked for 1 hour. That uncle really knows his stuff well. We asked him for recommendations for most of our electrical applicances. In the end, we spent $3500+ on the following hoots: 1. Toshiba fridge (GR-R66SDA3) - $985 2. Elba w/m (7kg) and dryer (6kg) - $599 + $379 3. KDK fan (A11YS) x3 @ $159 each 4. Champs storage heater (25L) - $195 5. Rinna hoob, hod and oven - $900 Tmr sunday. dunno if workers will be there or not. haha. Neighbour's dog Side track a bit. My neighbour who is corridor unit has a big dog. dunno what breed, cause i'm not into dog. Everytime we want to walk to our door, we will have to pass through his door. And his dog always like to bark at us out of sudden. I get very stressed out cause i hate been frightened like this all the time. Especially next time when i carry my baby boy with me. Is there anything i can do to resolve this? I havent spoken to the neighbour yet. Any advice?

Day 05 - Masonry (cont.) Masterbed room Compressor removed. Master bathroom False wall taking shape. Trying to use false wall and tiles to create shower racks. Kitchen wall tiles up Glad to see that they tiled up the entire wall with tiles. Never cheat me by omitting areas behind top n bottom cabinets. Good job! Store room

Day 05 - Masonry Work Tiling work is currently in progress. There were more than 6 workers working on site today (Saturday) from 9am till 5pm. Everyone assigned with each area. Glad to see my layout and rooms getting slowly into shape. Study room half built up with hollow block. Same for storeroom. The most anticipating area is my master bathroom as we did some special design to the wall. =) Air con team came down to dismantle the old unit as well. 2 thin fellows, but **** strong. I saw them carried the compressor by stairs (3 floors) to their van like no kick. Some tiling photos to share: Living room view - All the tiles and sand uploaded for use Kitchen view Small and cosy studyroom /maid room /utility room (still dunno what to use for this room ) Worker slowly building up the wall with hollow blocks.

wow... 6 years is ok lah. yea. when i told him doors and windows i find other contacts, he immediately said he wont supervise them. yea, i will take leave on those occasions. no choice. the carpentry i scare to outsource. cause most of carpentry work is from flooring to my false ceiling. i scare outside carpenters spoil it and no one will claim their fault. so i L L let my ID do my carpentry. Buuuuutttt, i still keep the option open for my TV console and feature wall @ living room. Thinking of inviting your recommended Ah Fatt over to my place next week once the tiles, electrical and ceiling work are done up. hope he can quote lower than my ID quote ($1800+ for a 8ft by 6ft feature wall c/w tv console). vomit blood here~

Day 04 - Masonry work ID called me few times today to confirm the dimensions of my kitchen applicances. Also brought me the bad news that both my bathrooms cannot do drop-down at the shower areas. Instead, we will do shower kerb. I have yet to see the progress of the wall erecting and tiling work. Can't wait to see our nice nice tiles lay sui sui in the living room. =)

Day 02 and 03 - Hacking (Part II) Not much to share about during these hacking phase. The house was too dark to take any photos as i always drop by after 8pm. Yesterday night i saw all the hacking work was completed. Sand and tiles were also delivered to the flat for Day04 Tiling work. Variation Order My ID prepares a variation order for me to confirm whenever i decide to make changes to my initial reno task lists. So far, the variations are: 1. Wardrobe @ master room We decided to change the location of the 8ft casement wardrobe from outside the bathroom area to a 7ft sliding wardrobe beside my bed. I was quite shocked to see the sliding wardrobe was $1855, as compared to the 8ft casement wardrobe of $1520. The break down is $220/ft, plus a ALUMIX sliding door system ($315). Not sure about this ALUMIX thingy so i did some research. Apparently, it's a recommended wardrobe mechanism in the market. I even called up the sole distributor (Zhaplin Work Pte Ltd). I asked the salesperson to quote me the 2 panel sliding doors for my 7ft wardrobe. He said $790. WTF!? I asked if i only want the sliding mechanism and will ask my carpenter to install for me. He said they don't sell like this. Hmmm... Puzzled. i dunno how my ID came out with this $315 figure. Just hope that i am paying this crazy $$$ for a worthy mechanism. Anyone using this ALUMIX for their sliding wardrobe currently? Please feel free to comment. Thanks! Sidetrack: I saw from this website (www.closetdesign.com.sg) quite a few samples of wardrobe internal design. These drawings will be very handy when we meet our carpenter on 20-Dec-10. Cost: Add $335 2. Locking latch for kitchen glass swing door ID told me that if I dun install this locking latch, my glass swing door will swing freely when been pushed. This is be dangerous for my child next time. Not sure about this thingy seriously, but I hope it does the job for the $$$ paid. Cost: Add $60 So far, I have been very calculative over every single line items in my quote. Not sure if you guys are like this too. As and when I found cheaper sources, I will ask my ID to match. If not, I will tell him to remove from his quote and I self source. Things that I have self-sourced so far: 1. Windows, 2. Doors, 3. Glass panel for master bathroom; and 4. Gate. Every time I told him that, he sianz ½. But so far, he has been very accommodating and giving in. Appreciate that. Until yesterday he emailed me saying that I have squeezed him too dry. Hehehe. But I told him from the very start, we very low budget one. But I decided to give in a bit. If not, I worried that he will anyhow do my house. So, no choice bah. I guess this type of expensive coffee $$$ cannot save de. T.T

i am going to request aron to put sam on site for my installation sessions for piping and the air con units. Luckygo u r lucky. Probably Sam didnt go onsite for guppybell's case.

hey guppybell, sorry to hear abt your bad experience. installation hiccup is terrible experience. I have also signed up with Aron recently. Installation of piping will commence on 20-Dec-10. Maybe i should specifically request Sam to perform the work. Did Aron explained the hiccup?

YEa, agreed. u have nice colour combi for kitchen cabinets. can check with whether those internal dish tray /racks were provided by ur ID, or purchased urself and ask the carpenter to install?

hi donal5, you are welcomed. just sharing experience with you only. =) yea, hacking is a good start. hope later evening when i go over, everything will be cleared so that i can walk ard freely to take measurement. now busying sourcing for cheaper electrian. i realised my current electric quote is a bit high as compared to peers here in renotalk. these are my current quote from Ah Soon: 1. 10A lighting point X30 ($32/each) 13A double point X 21 ($55/each) 13A single point X1 ($45/each) 20A water heater point (cum 2-way switch) - $150 Data point X4 (6cat) - $60/each Cooker hood /hob point - $40 Installation of lighting ($8/each) Installation of fan fixture X4 ($40/each) 1 set of MCB - $320 Door bell point with bell push button ($35) SCV point X4 ($90/each) Telephone point X2 ($45/each) - $80 Anyone here can recommend reliable and cheap electrian? I need him urgently cause my reno schedule for electrical work starts 16-Dec-10.

Hi kumi, can share your electrician contact? Your electric work is really cheap!