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rummi, its all thanks to everyone who talked in my blog.. i myself cannot have done that without such great friends in the forum .. welcome to chat anything in my blog !! ooo u do tender biddings for construction projects? ah.. i used to work for contruction site on one of my previous jobs.. i guess the profit margin is different for construction and reno... anyway, how did u get all the contractors to meet up on one day? is it tough to cooridnate that?

rummi, u really did ur homework.. no wonder u use contractors instead where u got the prices from? comparing alot of quotations? especially how they calculate all whole flooring base on the size per piece.. wow.. that is good info.. nice sharing.. really can learn alot from u

ahnah u follow ur teacher for few years already? didnt know ba zi also can tell... going off to sleep.. had a busy night.. have a good rest everyone.. chat tomorrow !! !!

This is usually FOC.. most of the ID will give u FOC.. if they charge u, just get rid of them.. Warranty - How many years? It will help quite abit if they are 3 years and above.. did they upgrade to solid surface top for you? usually would do... erh.. 20Ft for bottom only? Ur kitchen looks bit long.. might need to add more if u want to have top cabinets.. but lesser cabinets can save abit.. do ur wife have alot of clothing.. 6ft might not be enuff.. but depends on their design.. hee hee haha i love this part how many colours they will provide u? as many as u want? hee hee.. ask them how many colours they can give u... if i am not wrong, its usually six colours.. maybe 8... more might have to have additional cost.. how many sqft they giving u? $2.50 or $2.00 sqft? ask them for minimum $2.50 sqft.. for the dinning area and living area ask for $3.00 sqft tiles... kitchen cabinet extra 5ft? hmmm how much for additional items did they quote u outside the package? mind sharing? its quite a standard package.. the other rooms u are not going to do much for them? hope it helps abit... sorry was busy until now.. anyway.. good luck.. if going for Gplan - the famous Kelvin

GnM - thanks to all who talk in my blog~ heh heh heh hmmm i was wanting to get the ms office 07 as mine old 2000 is put to my dad laptop to use.. so getting the basic package for my own use... erh ok.. just look around for a good price then buy ba... thanks for the info~ i dont like acer.. the acer have a big problem with their power supply.. my pc died 3 times in 3 years because of the power supply until the service guy come along with power supply only when they got my call n fixed up my pc for me hahaha.. the motherboard also quite bad.. That is what the service guy told me..

erh.. check ur pm... hope not the same one... info 8 months ago so ..... maybe that guy not there liao..

jimmy from FutureHome? is it that guy quite old or young fellow? i pm u about it...

hmmm zen theme ? wood furnitures and black/brown dark theme? peaceful n water features... hahaha anyway, get ideas from mag or books and look around... u say u have ur ID? or still looking? it will take some time for HDB to get the keys for u.. its exciting process but dont worry, the time will come soon the blog is here.. is about the same but there is easier to see the process of ur blog.. http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?automodule=blog u staying which part of clementi?

hmm thanks for the info... at least i know what is OEM now... will go n source for the cheaper price for the MS Office.. really not worth buying the 2007 version?

well if u are looking for fengshui, u must let ur ID know, as there is some restrictions for the reno due to fengshui reasons.. what kind of idea or themes u both have in mind? this is t-blog chat.. blog is another link

hey hey so fast.. u all put on refresh speed button is it? ##############333 anyway welcome oooo wish u all the best for reno~

hi hi yeah the other side rummi u got ur own contractors.. how is the experience? maybe can advise on the rest and let them know

haha i remember some even call me back after 2 months... i totally forgotten those pple or just cancel off the list.. well depends on the ID.. during the CNY period usually quite slow but 2 weeks should be quite ok... more then that just look for others.. good luck in ur search for ID... Hey - GnM where have u been? how is ur CNY?

pros n cons... depends on budget, price and service they provide to you... contractor - time needed to spend cooridnation works, decision making on the spot, monitoring the reno works to prevent them from delaying works, decision on materials and colours themes and all follow by the book or design from mag or paper.. any problems with contractor have to deal everything alone... but cost can be cheaper in the beginning but they might charge later for additional works - advise for those who have done a lot of research and have time for reno progress to monitor works, those on budget can go for ID cum contractor type.. they dont give much design advise but they can do the cooridnation for you, just lesser hassle then fully contractor type... ID - can be competitive pricing and better advise on the design n cooridnation works mostly they handle, any problems with contractor, they will help the owners to solve... etc from what i learn is that depends really on how comfortable you feel with the person whether contractor or ID... the service they can provide that you will feel worth to pay and feel happy about.. problems tend to raise during reno but as long they know how to solve it professionally, things will be ok.. reno works is not cheap and always try to consider carefully.. material wise sometimes cheap quotation may not get good materials for the reno works, so some homework done will help very much.. anyway, welcome those living in sk or future in SK... N3C3 (Standard) oops around Block 300 area welcome neighbours!

oops $225... typo error.. sorry... erh... they write here OEM leh.. any difference or??

i believe every neighbourhood have their stories to tell whether its 3 room or 4 room or 5 room... etc... i live in clementi for 21 years also have cases of pple jumping down... students, maids, etc all sort of stories... most of the time is quite peaceful also.. anyway, side track abit... anyone knows the retail price for the MS office 07 Student / Home Edition - OEM? i saw one at $215, wondering anywhere selling cheaper...

good morning... 3 room flats are not bad.. small and easier to keep clean~ tend to keep less things to make the place neat n tidy... i hardly see my neighbours in the weekend too... at least i will have a new neighbour in a few months time... well, i learnt a lot through the experience of reno... first time was parents place but i didnt get involved much.. (much regretted not gaining much experience from there) if i can do again.. i will change some stuff and improve some designs of the place...(especially hacking of the ugly walls!! hee hee) homeowner - yeah lor... i can do more stuff nicer for my place... anyway, say only lar... i want to enjoy my sweet home right now... now can play games and watch any shows and fighting with roy with the remote.. heh heh.. that is a sweet life~