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Hi, for total reconstruction, do you know how long later do we need to do termite treatment? What about pest control? Thanks!

Hi can anyone advise if it is market practice to hold back a certain % of building cost till TOP/CSC is granted?

Hi you mentioned that you replanted your lawn with carpet grass. Is it just a matter of laying the carpet grass squares over the mixture of sand and compost? Can you share your replanting process cos I am thinking of a DIY carpet grass lawn.

Your experience with carpet grass worries me. We were going to have carpet grass too for our lawn and the cost is not small!! May I know what is the name of your carpet grass and who did you engage to plant the grass? The quotation I got to plant the grass for garden of 1000 sq ft is S$6k +, preparing the sand bedding S$2k+ etc. We are now thinking of DIY to save $$$. If anyone has done DIY lawn, would really appreciate your sharing. Thanks!

thanks for sharing. Ovens do break down and need servicing. Better make sure you have service support from local De Dietrich distributor. My current De Dietrich induction hob and oven broke down a few times I bought a sink in london and brought it back myself. Indeed it was S$1200 cheaper

hi pantieileen i have heard stories of neighbours asking for more...and after meeting their requests, no longer on talking terms cos feel neighbour has taken advantage of the situation. Can you share how much the flashing cost you? Just want to know if mine is reasonable at almost $3k.

'whoever is asking for it to be done is to bear full cost' - do you mean can dont build? what are the consequences? water seepage??

hi for all those who have renovated or built your landed homes, can you advise if it is practice to get the neighbour to pay fully or share equally the cost of flashing over the roof (i suppose it is to prevent water seepage). Or does the party renovating or building the house have to bear the full cost??

hi pantieileen I can fully understand your anxiety. I have been waiting for my roof to be up for the longest time and todate still roofless.. and I am expecting to take over house by nov/dec. Also, wondering if all will fall in place and magically happen in the coming months Anyway, notice that you are having marble flooring from your post so just want to caution you that you ought to get your builder to apply sealant otherwise it will be too absorbent and turn yellowish and then a nightmare.

One of the common walls has cracks and tilted slightly into my garden but our neighbour refuses to share in the cost of rebuilding a new wall. I tried calling the authorities but they say it is a case to be sorted out between the neighbours. Can anyone give some advice on how to resolve this issue?

My security system is about $4k-5k. My reason for installing it is for peace of mind, especially in the night. To save cost, I did away with intercom cos our house is not big so can easily walk to main door, look and open gate if necessary.

hi all, may i know if there is any industry practice to hold back a certain % of payment to builder, architect and designer after the project is completed? and what's the % and how long are we entitled to withhold payment?

Thanks for sharing. You know alot about plants! I like weeping tea tree and have asked the trainer at Hort park if its roots are intruding and hence may damage my turf and wall but he says it is not. However, my builder strongly advises against this tree as it has extremely intruding roots and creeps all over in search of water. What are your thoughts?

You may want to consider getting the book '1001 Garden Plants in Singapore' publised by Nparks. For every plant there is a key symbol on how much to water, amount of light requred, whether it attracts butterflies etc. Very informative.