AlisaWu

are those pictures after the seller gave you the keys?? nice that they gave it to you 1 month earlier.... but.... left all the furniture for you to clear out??

wow.. i just realized, your layout very nice, walk through a balcony to reach the "main" house

haha.. different people different taste.. you are right, the whole combi didn't really work when the console was black, but i would have changed the speaker stands to black instead, because i dun like metal metal color.. but to each his own as long as getzski like can le

omg.. those are before pictures?!?!? the place looks beautiful very "move-in" condition..

hey!! same as my in-law's place.. once, i left some food on the table but feeling sick so left it there for like 2 hrs, when i woke up, the whole plate was infested thing is, other times, there's no ants at all!! maybe cause the house is old? my in-laws place, i think around 15 years old already.. but.... how they (ants) know when got food?!?!?!

hey.. can send me the contacts too?? thanks

not hacking the toilets (actually not allowed to, under HDB rule, new BTO can only hack after 3 years), might have to change the master toilet door to pd door though.. haha.. putting too much stuff dun think the door can open.. will upload homemade 3D of toilet to show you =x will start making tonite.. these are the selection of tiles provided by HDB, going to overlay the toilets as the glossy white seems abit strong for me.. going for something milder, like maybe matt peach.. and also the bedroom flooring, don't really like the parquet.. gonna overlay that with laminates.. though overall, i think these tile selection is pretty not bad (i've seen some pretty weird combinations HDB came up with).. well.. regarding the ID/contractor bit, there are some overpriced contractor that cost more than IDs and IDs that are more reasonably priced than contractors, so no harm comparing more quotes (precisely the reason why i start planning so early).. however, should i choose ID or contractor, i already have a very good idea of what i want.. and the plan for the kitchen.. not posting the actual 3D yet as not very nice, never add all the details.. will do that slowly.. question though, how did you guys choose whether to get the city gas heater or electric water heater tank? i heard that the gas heater is faster, but there is a flame, which my hubby not so keen on..

A reno-journey starts when you begin your brainstorming, our brainstorming is going to last more than a year (unfortunately), and we are going to take our own sweet time, adding and building on this thread until our whole reno is over.. I'm an avid stalker of renotalk since trying to get a BTO 2 and a half years ago, have been itching for a year and a half already, now finally decide to start by doing some homework first so will not be pressured, when get the house, and make the wrong decisions, also so that we can be prepared mentally and financially. First off, this home will be my 1st home away from my neighbourhood, I've moved 3 times, but never far away from each other. Jurong East, Jurong West and Bukit Batok, however, after 1 year and 7 tries in BTO (even though we were both 1st timers), me and hubby finally got our dream home, a 5rm unit in Sengkang.. I really don't regret the wait and missing on all the other 6 tries because I really like this location very much (but secretly wishing it was closer to my parent's home in Bukit Batok).. Below is my floorplan.. And the amount of works I would like done.. *moderators, if you find my post in reno works, can please help me delete that 1, I don't know how to or even if we are allowed to.. Thanks!! will post my homemade 3D pics when I get home though I'm only done with the kitchen. question to all the seniors here, with this amount of work, it is possible to keep under $20k (excluding lightings and furnishings, very reluctant to get a reno-loan )..

me and hubby is getting our first flat through the BTO exercise, actually in 2013.. but hoping to do some homework to better prepare ourselves mentally and financially.. this is the range of works we want done, is it possible/realistic to hit below $20k (excluding light fixtures, furnitures and electronics)? any advice from the seniors here and any ID/contractors to recommend, any creative ideas that can edit this cheaper and is there anything i'm missing?? my aunt owns a tile shop so maybe we can get the granite/quartz top and toilet wall tiles cheaper, if it will help..

Hi, Can send me your contact for the led as well? Thanks

hey ayukie, can pm me where (email or webbie) you buy the led downlight and led light strips? thanks

omg.. i absolutely love love love your floor plan, love the hhs door facing the kitchen =x like those cooking show on afc where they have a 2nd storage linked to the kitchen.. have been a silent reader here for awhile now but can't help it when i saw your floor plan i plan to use my hhs as a pantry but the door faces out instead of into the kitchen even though it is just beside the kitchen sharing the same wall