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This is my main water inlet in to kitchen. And I actually wanted this to divide there and one goes one way (1) the other goes the other way(2). But my contractor say that he cannot divide, he can only do one way that is straight from the inlet all the way it loops the entire kitchen to the washing machine. Now I dont understand why this cnanot be divided. If it is to be looped then the pipe will be visible all through my kitchen. Any help ?

Ok. I will then keep updating regularly. As much as tile work is concerned, I am 70% happy. There are a few hick ups, two or three tiles in the living and bedroom is not even in the center. They catch the end points where the tiles are even , but in the center for these two or three of them, they are not even. When you wear socks and rub on the floor you will see a small elevation from one tile to the other. I am worried, because I am not too sure what to do here. Any help ? Any suggestion ? Also I see few minute holes in the joints. But I will ask my friendly contractor to patch up again with white cement and that should go away.

I am looking for a carpenter. Could any of you please pm me. Would be greafull. email : sarvakti@gmail.com Thanks

Guys, no body seems to be responding to this. I will keep posting more pictures. all the tiling work is done and my place is cleaned up. Today I will post some more pictures. Cheers

Thanks. Please check out some more of my reno pictures. I will upload the master bathroom , common bathroom , living room , parquet , kitchen floor pictures in two days. I am actually getting my parquet done from evergreen forest private limited, i am paying 1300 , for 2x11 inches 50mm thick burmese teak, at 6.5s$ for my master bedroom and 3.5$ for skirting. Also, I am getting timber door (walnut) colour for my bedrooms , I also replaced the frames with wooden ones ( i dismantled the metal frames and replaced them with wooden frames). Would you advise painting or varnishing the wooden frames ? I am getting my doors from Yontat, they charge 35$ for varnishing door frames (additional) Cheers,

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Hi Guys, I am renovating my flat with ID Note, and I want to start a T-blog with a full detailed renovation process of my home. How do I start a T-blog ? And how do i post pictures like you guys are been able to do ? It will be quiet helpful and I can start my blog. I just created a topic for now. http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47662&st=0&p=698847&fromsearch=1entry698847 Cheers

Thank you. And wish you the same. Do you know how to post pictures in renotalk ? And How do i start a T-blog ? I wish to write my experience. Thanks, SAravanan.K

Hi Guys, I am late with respect to posting my renovation details on this forum. I have gained a lot of useful information from this forum that I think I should share my experience and allow other members to take advantage of that. I got my possession on 16th of January 2012. But the owner occupied the house until Feb19th. My renovation started on Feb20th, so far the tiling has been done and I should say the work done so far is 80% satisfactory. I will post some pictures of my house renovation shortly. Going forward you can expect frequent postings from my side. My renovation contractor : ID Note, Tony (Henry's partner) 4rm apartment Budget : Around 35000, I still consider it as expensive, you know what for three days of hacking I am paying almost 3500 S$. Working out the fundamentals I think the ID easily can make almost 3000 S$ in just three days of labour. How ridiculous it is. This is one such place where owners like us have no control over the expenditure. Every contractor / ID would charge around the same. Shopping so far : WC from Royal Fanco, I got the Baron package (2WC + 2Basin) , after searching for a lot of designs I finally ended up choosing this one. First day of renovation : kitchen after tiling : Kitchen floor : Common bathroom : Will post more pictures in the next few days. Cheers

Hi Guys, I am late with respect to posting my renovation details on this forum. I have gained a lot of useful information from this forum that I think I should share my experience and allow other members to take advantage of that. I got my possession on 16th of January 2012. But the owner occupied the house until Feb19th. My renovation started on Feb20th, so far the tiling has been done and I should say the work done so far is 80% satisfactory. I will post some pictures of my house renovation shortly. Going forward you can expect frequent postings from my side. My renovation contractor : ID Note, Tony (Henry's partner) 4rm apartment Budget : Around 35000, I still consider it as expensive. But this would be the most reasonable quote that I got from all the ID's , contractors that I searched for. Shopping so far : WC from Royal Fanco, I got the Baron package (2WC + 2Basin) , after searching for a lot of designs I finally ended up choosing this one. First day of renovation : kitchen after tiling : Kitchen floor : Common bathroom : Will post more pictures in the next few days. Cheers

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Hi Aron, Recently got my HDB, 104sq mt. I am looking at system4 18kbtu + 9kbtu X3. Could you let me know your company name ? And the Mitshubhishi model number ? Thanks, Saravanan.K

Dear Nelly Nutt, How is your reno going ? Is everything fine ? What is your overall opinion ? Thanks, Sara.

Dear Friends, I am new to renotalk. I recently bought a 4rm flat in Choa Chu Kang. I May i know how much will be the cost for doing the following for a 4rm resale unit ? I am looking for a cheap (reasonable), honest and reliable contractor to renovage my home though I do not have a big budget. In brevity I need my floorings, kitchen + 2 bath rooms (or just one) etc. to be done. Though I would prefer my reno to be cheap but I still want my home to be done up with good quality tangible materials. If anyone got such contractors to intro or you are a contractor yourself, please email me at sarvakti@gmail.com or drop me a pm. Thanks. I was quoted by a contractor previously but it was too expensive and I am posting here so that you might want to use this quotation as a reference. Hacking Work : 1. Hack existing floors with skirting **** / dining / walk way 2. Hack existing floors with skirting in all the bedrooms 3. Hack existing floor tiles in kictchen 4. Hack existing wall tiles in kitchen 5. Hack existing cabinets in the kitchen 6. Hack existing floor tiles in master bath room 7. Hack existing floor tiles in common bath room 8. Hack existing wall tiles in master bath room 9. Hack existing wall tiles in commo bath room Flooring work : Entire House 10. Homogeneous flooing c/w skirting for living, dining and walk way (wastage + skirting area to be added) : 335 sqf 11. Parque flooring c/w skirting for three bedrooms (wastage + skirting area to be added) : 460 sqf 12. Homogeneous tiles for floor in kitchen : (wastage to be added) : 115 sqf 13. Homogeneous tiles for walls in kitchen : (wastage to be added) : 307 sqf 14. Homogeneous tiles for floors in master bathroom (wastage to be added) : 33 sqf 15. Homogeneous tiles for walls in master bathroom (wastage to be added) :172 sqf 16. Homogeneous tiles for floors in common bathroom (wastage to be added) : 30 sqf 17. Homogeneous tiles for walls in common bathroom (wastage to be added) : 163 sqf Kitchen Work : 18. Homogeneous tiles for floors in common bathroom (wastage to be added) : 30 sqf 19. Mortor base for kitchen cabinets w skirting / fridge / washing machine 20. Kitchen cabinet of length 13ft bottom / 13ft top 21. Kitchen full length cabinet 4ft 22. Inlet & outlet pipes for washing machine 23. Inlet & outlet pipes for kitchen sink 24. Kitchen lighting 25. Install sink / hob / hood Living Room Work : 26. 7ft TV feature wall with console (need ideas) 27. L box for living / dining / walk way and master bedroom Master Bedroom Work : 28. 8ft full length casement cabinet Master Bathroom Work : 29. Shower screen 30. Install new toilet bowl / wash basin & accessories 31. Overhead heater 32. Re-run hot water piping from overhead heater to tap and shower 33. Bi-fold door Common Bathroom Work : 34. Install toilet accessories 35. Re-run hot water piping from overhead heater to tap and shower 36. Bi-fold door Painting : 37. Painting whole house / all doors / door frames etc. Miscelleneous things to do: 38. SCV points for TV 39. Few additional power points ? What are the different kinds of power points etc. 40. Main door change lock 41. Install 4 number of celing fans 42. Tea tinted coloured Mirror in dining area 43. Move two of the existing aircon units to another preferred location

Dear Nellynutt, Could you please pm me the following names ? Mr J ? Mr N, Mr L, Mr G ? Thanks, Sarva.

Dear friends, I recently bought a 4rm resale flat and having to do my renovation. Could you please suggest some genuine reasonable and accountable renovation contractors. I welcome renovation ideas. Will cover this entire renovation story as it goes along. Would greatly appreciate your feedback. Also, may i know how to attach picture in here? I would like to post my floorplan and all pictures going foward. Cheers, Sarava

Dear Friend, Me too looking to renovate my 4m flat. I would greatly appreciate if you can pm your contractors to me at 92455242. I would love to talk to you. Could you please send across your mobile number please ? I would greatly appreciate talking to you. Please do text me without fail. Best Regards, Sarva.