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  1. Ks Toh
    Really 60 years? If so, those of us who use the real wood floors for a long time can still say we are more eco-friendly than those who use laminated wood but change every few years.
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    You guys buying from TB is it reliable? I have not bought from them before, but many times I find that products from China, looks really good on the website, but when you actually receive it, the quality is not quite there. Like when you buy some electronic item, it looks so good on the website but in actual fact the buttons look and feel plasticky. So, I dare not buy unless I have actually seen the item. And for taps, are the dimensions suitable for Singapore?
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    Actually, a ceiling fan is very useful. There will be many times when you just want some breeze without switching on the air-con. And there are many ceiling fans that are nice and suitable.
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    This fan looks a bit like the Vento Uragano which I installed. At RM 500, it is definitely a steal compared to the price I paid for my Uragano.
  5. Ks Toh
    Your glass balcony is nice indeed. Quite unlike the typical HDB balcony.
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    Nice view ! Just hope you don't get another high rise building coming up in between you and the view.
  7. Ks Toh
    How come the word "design" also got banned?
  8. Ks Toh
    I like this *****. Is the side nearest to us a fixed glass panel? And will the glass door accidentally hit the shower or tap head?
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    As I mentioned earlier, after the "wet works", we did not really involve the ID. We liaised directly with many contractors. This created some problems. If you contract everything through your ID or main contractor, then you have a single point of contact for everything. But when you liase directly with different contractors, you may get this "not my job" attitude. i had excluded fan installation from the electrician's job scope, contracting that to the fan supplier. The fan supplier's worker installed the fan but for the regulator, he left it at the switch position, saying that it is best for the electrician to install together with the switches. That made sense to me. But when the electrician installed his switches, he just left my regulator hanging there. I had to argue and persuade him to install that as well neatly next to the other switches. Unfortunately, not concealed (as in sunken) but at least in one straight line. No such problem with the carpenter who did my TV console, as seen below.
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    Can I confirm you are using granite tiles? What size? I am using 60 x 30 for toilet floors. I just took a ruler to measure and the gaps were mostly 1 to 2 mm. Not sure if you can see the photos from my blog. I also asked my ID. He said 5 mm gap is "too huge". Did you try going to a different shop yourself to see their granite tiles & also ask them about the gap? I suspect the tiles you are getting were irregularly cut. So, if you go back to the same supplier, he is going to give you more of the same.
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    I just moved into Kew Drive early this year.
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    I did not measure but I am quite sure my granite tiles (black galaxy) are not 5 mm. I just looked at the ruler, 5 mm is way too big a gap. One of the reasons why people choose granite or marble is the small gap, so I say you should reject the whole batch of tiles. Alternatively, ask him to lay a sample of 4 pieces for you to see before you decide. I think even ceramic tiles gap smaller than 5 mm. Why are the tiles not squarish? If factory cut, should be straight cut. I suspect maybe your batch of tiles are cut from bigger pieces, and the cutting was irregular.
  13. Ks Toh
    Normally, those big vertical pipes are common pipes serving the entire stack. You cannot do anything to them. It will affect the drainage of the building.
  14. Ks Toh
    Hi, it's not really that difficult to handle and transport. And the cost is not "very high". The wood tiles from my supplier is slightly more expensive than the other suppliers (Hafary etc) because it looks more real. But most of the bigger tiles shops like Hafary carry a wide range, and there is a range of prices.
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    And yes, if you touch it, it will not burn your hands.
  16. Ks Toh
    Mine is from Brandt, the poor cousin of De Dietrich. You need to go look at the options available coz the higher models require a separate 20A power source, and you need to factor in that cost.
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    Yup. I was told they are both in the same building.
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    Hi, the tiles are not delicate like porcelain. They look like homogeneous tiles. about 1 cm think. Packed in carton boxes of 5 or 6 pieces per box, like tiles. No backing or anything.
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    For the hall, we decided to save some money and simply re-polish the existing marble. This is where we learnt there are marble polishers and there are marble polishers. The first contractor had the standard marble polishing machine which he used to run over the floor a few times. He finished his job on Friday evening, just in time for our furniture to move in on Monday. However, my wife was not satisfied with the result. The grout lines were still a bit dark. The polisher said this is normal. They cannot be removed. This is when we checked with some friends, and was advised that some polishers will remove the grout lines, or least try to. We found one who finally agreed to come on Saturday and Sunday morning. His workers used a device to dig out the dirt along the grout lines. Then they polished the place.
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    Firstly, what you see at the warehouse is not what you will see when the marble pieces are installed. They just look very different. I don't think any one switched the pieces. (But you wouldn't know if someone did). It seems that once the marble tiles touch water or cement or whatever is used to stick them to the wall, they change colour. Perfectly white pieces turn dark. I don't know why. Secondly, the marble pieces were laid in a zig zag manner, which is common. It then transpired that at the dry lay, they were laid in a straight manner. Immediately, all the vein lines ran. It was a joke. Then, to make things worse, the ID calculated one column short. So, the tiler did not have enough tiles for each row. So, instead of laying A! to A6, B1 to B6, C1 to C6 etc he ended up laying A1 to B1, B2 to C2, C3 to D3 etc. Everything was messed up. If you need to do dry lay, don't be like us.
  21. Ks Toh
    [back to Table of Contents] Laying white marble, especially those with veins, is very challenging. A lot of contractors are reluctant to use white marble. For the toilet walls, we chose white Volakas marble. My wife specially asked for those with a bit of pattern, light veins which flowed diagonally from top right to bottom left. We paid $1 more per piece for "dry lay". This is a process whereby the marble supplier would lay out all the marble at his warehouse as per our installation plan, and we could arrange all the pieces such that the pieces all match, with veins flowing smoothly. We could reject pieces that were chipped or out of place or colour. The pieces would be individually labelled A1 to A6 for bottom row, B1 to B6 for 2nd row and so on. When delivered to site, the installer will lay the pieces according to their pre-selected location. In theory, it is perfect. In practice, it was a fiasco. I still don't know if it is worth it. Those of you who are considering dry lay should take note of our mistakes. As can be seen from the dry lay, the marble pieces looked perfect at the warehouse.
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    90 cm
  23. Ks Toh
    Can consider the Vento fans. I have the Vento Uragano and Vento Libellula. The first is good, the second not so good.
  24. Ks Toh
    I also have distorted images in one of my rooms. I bought one of those small signal boosters from the electrical store and it seems to work. Not exactly what you asked for but it may solve the problem.
  25. Ks Toh
    Toilet vanity tops are Silestone Quartz from http://www.builderss...tino-silestone/, same as my kitchen counter top. This material supposed to be extremely scratch proof, being the 4th hardest mineral found in nature, the only natural minerals harder than quartz being diamond, sapphire and topaz. I used underhung Toto wash basin. Wall hung cabinet below is from OPSH, the same contractor which did my kitchen and all other cabinets. [back to Table of Contents]
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