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Does anyone have a regular gardener contact to share? I just need someone to clean up my overgrown bamboo, till and change the soil, and put some potted plants into the ground. TIA.

Hi, sorry for the late reply. Did not check back for some time. We installed the manual weather blinds like those commonly seen on condo balconies. It doesn't shield off 100% of rain for my backyard, but at least 90-95%. Those cafeteria types are called awnings. We had the motorised one previously before we extended our kitchen. Ours was supplied by Moonlight Pte Ltd at Loyang Drive. It's like what you see in cafes and coffee shops, switch on to extend it out or retract back. That acts as a roof if you don't have a covered backyard. But do pick a darker colour as over time, the canvas will become very dirty and light coloured ones will look uglier than dark coloured ones. Hope that helps.

I agree with yoongf. If you're already contemplating adding points, cat 6 cables, etc etc, might as well rewire the whole house. Mine is a 16yo house, I also rewired the whole house. Don't wanna deal with the hassle when any points fail, etc.

From an aunty who has designed two of her own kitchens. Do you do a lot of cooking? Full, heavy cooking, not instant noodles or reheating of food. If you do, please have a concrete base. If not, you can opt for aesthetic sense and go with the cabinets with legs.

Hi there, anyone has recommended contractors for metal gates for inter-terrace? I only need the gates of the auto-gate system is still working fine. Please share if you have any ok? Thank you! Carol

Hi fellow forumers, anyone has recommended contractors for the above? My reno is in progress and I need to start contacting contractors for some add-on stuff already. Please share if you have any. Thank you! Carol

;)I am not an advertiser. And I've seen a few houses done by Mr Lee. Just that timeline wise he cant meet my request and so I had to go with the other ID.

Mr Lee of xxx has done many terraces in that area. You might wanna contact him at 9009xxxx

Hi Toh, Mind sending me the contact for your vertical garden? Am back settling the reno stuff and would like to arrange for them to come in and assess if it will work for my open airwell. Thanks in advance. Carol

Hi, Can you give me a quote for: Two daikin new condensers with one 24000 btu fan coil and one 12000 btu fan coil, plus reinstallation of 8 sets of copper piping for inter-terrace. Thanks.

KSToh, Thanks for your reply. As it is, my own plans are up and awaiting geomancer's approval. Then I'll be back in two weeks to meet up with few IDs/contracters, and hopefully finalise the designs and quotations within the period I'm back. And then it'll be the start of work. Rush rush rush! Wish me luck.

Hi KSToh, Your blog was like a god send! Was a little sad when I see so little sharing on landed property in the forum and scratching my head where else can I find first hand information when I chanced upon your blog. Took me two days to finish reading all the 13 pages of sharing and noting down information that's useful for my upcoming renovation. Mine is an inter-terrace and the reno is already easily 16-17yrs. Will need a major overhaul. The biggest problems are the water leakage from the roof and the open airwell. And my major challenge ahead is coordinating and monitoring the renovation from overseas. Anyway, it's gonna be loads of headaches. And I love your vertical garden! Will explore the possibility of doing that for my airwell too. Just a couple of questions, hope you don't mind sharing: 1. High end resilient flooring - did you do overlay over your old flooring? or did you strip and cement before laying? A few areas of my parquet flooring has water seepage problems, so I'm not sure if overlaying is still possible. Do you still remember how much you paid per sq ft? I read that it is even suitable for kitchen environment. Having used it for a couple of years, will you consider it for kitchen if you renovate again in future? 2. Pest control - How do you find your pest control contractor? When I bought my place in 2006, there were termite issues and we engaged Rentokill to do the job. They were ok, but subsequently never came back to do their annual checks after the first year. Does your contractor come back for yearly checks? Do they check the roof for bird/rat infestation? What's the warranty period? and if you remember how much you paid for their services? 3. Waterproofing contractor - How will you rate your contractor? Do you find them confident and know their expertise? I actually would prefer to give everything to an ID/Proj Mgr to coordinate everything since I won't be in Spore, but I'm afraid not many of them would have handled the complex leakage issues that my house is facing. arrrggghhhhh.....I wanna scream! Ok, hope you don't find me too longwinded. Old aunty, all my thoughts are all over the place now. Hope to hear from you and keep in touch. Will still need to learn and seek advice from your wealth of knowledge and experience. Cheers! Carol

Hello renotalkclaire, Wonder have you already started your renovation? Care to share which are the reno companies you've liaised with and which one you chose? I am in the process of sourcing for one for a major overhaul of my inter-terrace. If you're willing to share your experience, please message me privately. Thank you. Regards, Carol

Hi, I've an inter-terrace, about 2800sq ft, and need a full reno and exploring possibility of converting the second floor bay window into sliding door with small access area. Do you have any past landed reno that you've done before to share? I don't see any on your website gallery. Can you pm me some past work? Thanks

Chadil, did you manage to find any roofing contractor? I'm looking for one to mend my leaking roof. Care to share contact if you've found one? Thanks!