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Hi jiayun I just signed up with OPSH last Sat at Expo. First 5ft is $1500 and subsequent is $200. For Closet Design, first 5ft is also $1500 but subsequent is $250. I agreed that the accessories are lesser in OPSH but the design of the door are much more than Closet Design. Service wise I thought, OPSH ones are more professional and service oriented. As I do not need lotsa accessories hence I went for OPSH.

Thanks! Have noted your point on how should I manage my buyer regarding the lighting. During my selling and buying processes, none of the agents mentioned on this issue at all. So we are not aware that I can actually make such request to my seller to remove all the fixtures. Now I will have to bear the cost of over $500 to remove the unwanted fixtures.

Anyone has installed gas heater for their HDB unit? Can share your experience? Do you have problem such as 1 toilet will suddenly recieve lesser hot water when both toilets are in use?

Hi there Do you mean we are able to get refund if we use cheaper tiles? Say contractor quote that we could use $3/psf tile but most of the tiles are only like $2.60 especially for toliets and kitchen. Then for the living area, we could use the $3.20 600X600 homogenous tiles. But hubby was attracted to the 800X800 homo at $4.20/psf and contractor said in total we have to top up $2/psf ($1 for the tile and $1 for the labour). I have read somewhere that usually is just top up for tiles and no such top up for labour. Have asked my contractor and she insisted that the labour is actually more expensive than the tile. =( Any similar experience?

Hi I have recently sold my 4R flat. First appointment will be in early May. I need to know if I can remove the Ceiling Hanging Light in my MBR. I bought it just less than 3 yrs ago for my bridal room. It is not really very expensive but I could not find it outside. Probably the design is obsolete le. I loved it very much and really hope I can bring it to my new place. I have ever thought of asking the seller's permission. But I guess the seller would probably want this ceiling light too since he has requested us to leave our furnitures to them if we do not need it anymore. Any thought on this? Another thing is my parents said buyer has the right to request seller to remove all the fixtures including built in furnitures, air-cons and hand over an empty house. In this case, buyer can save some on the demolish/dismantle portion when renovating the house. Is it true?

When a person has more ability to provide more, of course will tend to expect the best. Different living standard expectation for different era.

I was also quoted $300 for Clearing of debris, uplifting of goods and haulage of sand. Is it reasonable?

As in the head of the bed is directly in line with the doorway. So people walking pass my room can see our top body when we are lying down.

Any Teka Hob & Hood users?

Hi bro, can send me contact for KDK and fanco fan ? Many thanks!

If bed placed in the doorway of the MBR is not good in fengshui, will having a full height partition next to my bed (hence blocking the sight of the door) improve?

Hi emobebe I am not sure of the size of the anti slip homogenous we have selected. It is rectangle size hence I guess should be the 300X600 ones. I dislike the look and maintenance of the 'gap' between the tiles hence by using the larger ones, I minimise the sight of 'gap'. Fixing tiles in patterns might be nice in the initial stage but how about 2-3 yrs down the road? Will you get tired of the patterns especially if its a more complicated ones? We prefer to go in one colour for our kitchen flooring but leave the wall untiled. So that every few years, we can get to re-paint the wall of the kitchen in different themes. But of course the colour of my carpentry works will have to be neutral. =) So in the end, you choose to do homogenous for your living and rooms? I like laminates is bcos of the resistance to scratches and stains especially when there are children in the house. I have granite flooring in my current house and somemore is dark colour. But the way I see how my nephew played with his toys..... It is really a nightmare for the flooring. You cannot see the damage while standing but if you see from the floor angle, you will see all the holes and scratches caused by his toys.

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Thanks for all the advices! I have a big living area after I removed my balcony border. Moreover, my dining, living and balcony area add up to a rectangle layout. My contractors said she will lay a stainless steel strip to differentiate the different tiles at the room entrances. I have actually paid a deposit of $500 to do laminate with Krono Original but am reconsidering this option now. If do for 3 bedrooms, I am thinking whether should I 'hack' the existing flooring for laminate too since other floor areas in house will be hacked. For Kitchen, the tiles used will be rectangle homogenous tile with a rougher surface. For laying 800X800, I have to pay additonal $1 for tiles and $1 for workmanship hence $2 more. One thing I dun understand is that the contractor quote me $3000 for the tiles and $800 for removing the existing ceramic tiles in my living/dining area. Price of tiles are capped at $3/psf. In such case, do I still need to worry about the wastage? Or in the event if the tiles used are lesser, will they 'rebate' the cost to us? We tried asking her before but she said the quote is based on the measurement in the floorplan. For my laminate package, the quotation is based on the measurement from the layout plan but they said actual cost will be lesser as the actual measurement after deducting the areas of the walls of the house will be smaller.

Hi Anyone do 800X800 Homogenous Tiles in living room and 600X600 in bedrooms? The price difference is $2/psf. If I lay the whole house in 800X800, the cost will be additional $2K and above. 600X600 are the most common ones. But 800X800 looks even nicer with the lesser grouts. Can anyone advise me? Thank you.

Thanks, Soichiro! I went to read your T blog and noted that your contractor have hidden ur ceiling fan wire in the wall rather than using a trunking or false ceiling. I checked with my contractor and she told me that it is not approved by HDB and will need to fix back in future if selling the house. But is it safe? Will the structure of the ceiling be affected? I really like the look of ur ceiling... So clean cut.

I have previously paid a deposit for the laminate at the fair in Feb/Mar. But now all the contractors I encountered discouraged the use of laminate. They keep saying the scratch and water resistant are all bluff! I told them maybe those laminates they are using are mainly for China and Malaysia hence have poorer quality as compared to this german brand. But to them, it's all gimmick. I am now worried that the quality of the actual products might differ greatly from the samples that they used to demostrate. Any comments regarding my concern?

Yes!! I am getting this for my new house too. Its one of the brightest available in the market. . I was quoted $33/set. How much did u guys paid for? Was initially planning to get LED ones but was told by the lighting specialist that they are not bright enough to use a main light source. Will need to go with ceiling lights hence we find it not practical. I intend to put a ceiling fan in the middle like yours too.

Hihi Went to some lighting shops last Friday and the sales person still recommend PLC lightings. LED ones does not have sufficient brightness and we will need more lighting points if installed. It will be more suitable for display purposes rather than using them as main lighting source. Though LED bulbs use lesser watt but the 'balast' using more watt (i.e 3 leds bulbs uses 3W but the balast uses 7W). I am from a private developer company and my project managers advised the same too. PLC is still more practical and if we are using reputable energy saver ones like Philip, we can also achieve brighter and less energy lights.

My contractor quite good and is recommended by many here. If you are interested, u can contact her at 9329 9934. Tell her Serene recommend one, k. Her price is the most reasonable ones among the quote I got and I have seen her sample work last Thursday. Sometimes, lowest quote doesnt mean equal comparison as some may give less quality stuff.

Hi Johnathan I seriously think u should seek other quote. Yours seems very high to me. Mine is a resale flat which I am going to do an overhaul but the quote I get seems much lower. Do PM me if u interested in my contractor. She is a nice lady that is quite highly recommended by other forumners here. =)

Thanks, Soichiro!

Hi I am exploring LED downlights for my house. Understand that they consume less electricity as compared to the normal ones. Can anyone share with me what is the price range of 1 set? Are there any difference that I need to take note when shopping for them? Any recommended type? Thank you.

Storage heater has much stronger water pressure as compared to instant heater hence if installing rain shower, storage is a must else defeat the purpose. =) It doesnt matter if it is a gas or electric connection.

Hihi You can check out my contactor, Lina at 9329 9934. She is the nicest contractor I ever seen. Say recommended by Serene. =)