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dont like flakes .... dont know why ang mohs like to put flakes into their epoxy. cuz of the glitter? will check out the places recommended since we like to just hang around that area. i dont know if the steel strips will help with the cracks. maybe only jaskel can help out with this info.

so your bf also got some of your taste/like? surely got something similar with u.... interesting... dont know whois Dita von teese but visited the link. eccentric and parisian. take away the flowery flowery items, i can appreciate her style and taste. unique items. leopard rug from louboutin. wuhuuu :dancingqueen:

haven32--> can feel your "shiokness". i think not many contractors who do up homes have experience in it. its very viscous and dries fast. and if not done well, you will get bubbles. u must make sure your contractor acknowledges that he has done it before. epoxy has 2 parts...the resin and the hardener. its colourless but u can add any colour. you can find pomelo here... http://www.facebook.com/PomeloHome

YES definitely. there was a forumer here that had a handheld buffing tool and he was willing to lend it (last yr). I didnt want to spend money to buy it for a one off occasion. having it would have saved a lot of time. but we did enjoy chatting while working our own floor. to be more detailed for others- we had to use medium grit to remove bigger bumps in the cement and then fine grit to polish it. we didnt embed any metal strips into the cement. er, it helps?

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thanks for the salute aargh! yes can earn side money. can easily mark up the price and it will still be cheaper than the professionals. but i wont want to do it again man. S H A G . like it argh! sweee swee! we also do like luxurious theme. but its not cheap to achieve the whole look. will need money like adidaem then only can. but luxurious also got different categories. we definitely are not on the baroque-side. we like these too but can we afford?

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yah we did get grey feet everyday too but after the sanding and mopping, no such issue already. the cracks can go even bigger the 3mm too so like what taichipanda has shared, cement screed enthusiast have to calm down and think twice. for me, i wouldnt lacquer at all because i think it will darken the grey by a bit. would it?

i remembered i read this last year on your t-blog and got really worried :D if we didnt get such shifus. yah, remembered i quickly closed the post (self-denial) ! they just knew what % composition to add the sand and cement. but i think now you can tell your friends that as long as they sand it down well, the cement will not be dusty. we can vouch for it. really nice pic. yes, i agree with u. epoxy white is also another great option. super durable option; that's why factories have it as their flooring too. we never thought about tiles because of the grout lines. just felt that without those lines, the room will seem bigger. although high on our priority options, we chose not to do it because cement can hide the dirt/dust/hair better. the readers here will really benefit from this discussion. all these pros/cons thoughts were going through our heads during reno but it was just thrown away after the reno.

omgawd...weird to the max. even i am think u are the 1 or 2 ppl in sg who will keep that. my wife smiled when u recognize the Tribute sandals. think u made her day. lol

wife's limited edition baby blue golden half camera jacqui the sailor. other detailings

industrial rack. (powerpt will be hidden later!) rare stones silver pitcher picked up from our travels

study table lamp rubbish bin

adieu wine crates for storage

haven--> yah... i understand. i couldnt find any info about the cement screed issue. everyone just say "it will settle down after a while" so i know how you would have felt. if the sanding didnt work, i would have either gotten the contractor to re-lay another layer of smooth cement. There are different grades of cement. OR i would have paid extra for those marble polishers to come in. should be about 1-2k. Ah! yes we did consider painting the floor man. we did, we did. but while touring around, we saw that once the paint is scratched off by eg table legs, its going to be really scratchy with parts of it scratched off. if u do like this effect, then paint is definitely great solution. adidaem--> thanks for the info and spending time finding it. totally forgotten about this. my contractor did tell me about this option but he said this one can be scrapped off too. its like an in between option of either sanding the cement (natural) or epoxy which is a thick and durable layer.

our coffee table. carpet hasnt arrived. cement slab with rusted legs and uneven edges. brass magazine rack table deco. sharkie.

close up of the dining chairs studs behind view of the tv arm

yah sprayed the fan switch...the fan switch got some crappy logo that i didnt want to see. was Fanco if i rem........ yes the light switches are given by Alan. there is no need for u to go buy. He will provide MK or Scheider switches. good!

hi haven...thanks for your comments. yes we do like the cement screed floor. it has those unpredictable patterns and it hides my wife's hair very well. u are right about the dusty feeling on the feet. before we did the cement screed we were trying to research and the only answer we got was to let the dust settle down over the YEARS. i am sure a lot of the reno ppl who did cement floor had dusty feet, cuz we did. we also asked our tilers and they mentioned that we have to mop everyday for a yr before the cement will become smooth n shiny. of course all these info were like discouraging us to go ahead with the cement floor. but we still took the decision to try it out because we prefer to have such flooring. there still was 2 ideas that we were banking upon; that was to either mop everyday and sand the floor. we tried the first idea but were utterly disappointed. every day we will mop but the feet will be grey powdered. so we went to the 2nd idea. we asked our contractor to help sand it down because we had an idea that if the surface was smooth enough, all the fine cement will be removed. it was very nice of him to hire a worker (for free. it wasnt included in the quotation)to sand buff the floor with those sanding machines. so what is the final result? it still was dusty. the floor wasnt smooth enough. we didnt give up and went to buy the finest sand grid paper, sat down on the floor and manually sand the whole floor from the kitchen to the mbr. now i can tell you that the floor is very smooth, as shiny as your grandma's cement floor and also not dusty at all. so if u want to do the cement floor, get ready a few nights to do hard labour. there will surely be hairline cracks. there is no way to escape it. if you cant accept it now, must not do it. i have no idea about this vinyl flooring. never seen it before so cant comment about it. there is a way to just skip the sanding part and that is to put epoxy on the floor. it will give u the shiny look, non-dusty and glossy look. BUT the drawback is you wont get the random raw look because its going to look even and the colour is going to be much darker. valuation of the flat? i think it will affect..by how much? i dont know. remember that we are saving money by not doing tiling so valuation will be lower.

part of her shoes. ignore the phone. it will be used at my study desk later. part of my shoes.

our shoe cabinet. tall unit. shoe cabinet. horizontal unit. wooden drawer to keep notes and waste letters. vintage german letter weighing balance. to put pen or impt notes.

wah, i also suffered. neighbours just came in . walked in and even stayed there to see and ask for quotation. then take pictures when i not around. no lock = can come in?

light + fan switches dining pendant lights living room. diy black sprayed fan + dining lights + track lights + antelope horn 2.0m dining table + different styled chairs + black chalkboard dining wall

after reno pics. how to make your place look good/better than it actually is? just use/borrow a DSL camera. simple black grills + white door diy spray painted window panes diy white painted bricks for potted plants

before pics.