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Well, perhaps washing the floor of the corridor more often would help. Afterall, having a clean corridor is for the good of everyone. Unfortunately, you probably can't guarantee that the 'water' wouldn't be splashed on the laundry.

FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, is a marketing or political strategy that has been 'created' by IBM many years ago but often recently associated with Microsoft. It has been used as a method of "disseminating negative (and vague) information on a competitor's product." In this case, FUD probably refers to the approach of the agent giving you specific information in order to sway your opinion and decision in the purchase of the property.

For resale flats, HDB will only ensure that the HDB rules are not flouted. The flat is sold to you 'as-is' and unfortunately, it is your responsibility to ensure that the flat is in order before you take over. If I remember correctly, I receive a letter from HDB stating this. If you've already taken over your house, see if your ID can help you fix some of the issues that you encounter. If you're on good terms with the ID, he might be able to fix it and absorb the cost of the smaller items.

Hey MaCe, Nice clock you have there. Can you let us know the address of the shop that you got your clock from? thanks!

Seems like the GF has taken a bank loan. In this case, it might be possible to instruct the bank to deduct from a specific bank account instead of the CPF account.

I just got http://www.ikea.com.sg/products/product_display.asp?id=2487 Quite sturdy and its one piece plastic chair with non-slip texture on the seat and back. Best of all, not very heavy but just enough so that it doesn't shift around. Check it out at IKEA loh. comes in white, green and ORANGE

Wow.. the 'more people' trick. I thought that only happens during gang fights or angry meetings Anyway, oonik grl, there is no harm in listening to what your ID has to say and giving him an opportunity to explain how things are done. But do stand firm on what was agreed upon. If you need to be flexible, do ensure that the ID is also flexible to you as well (such things have to go both ways)

Yeah. Time is $$$ and its not like just 1 botched delivery. Talk to them to see if they can make some compensation for you

Had the same experience recently. My sofa fabric was torn on the way to my unit and they had to make a new cover. So now I have to wait again Realized you've been facing alot of sofa issue. Hope things get better! I was so tired that I didn't pay attention to the earlier post. At first I thought it was ICBC. I think I'm dealing too much with Chinese bank

Yeah. Perhaps raincole can consider looking at the course outline as well as to provide more details to the kind of jobs (maybe from recruitment ads or job databases). Like ARCHer mentioned, there are many kinds of analysis work. Some have very specific requirements on the domain or skillsets which may not be acquired just by getting a paper qualification.

Depending on how you want to do it, it may not causes new trunking. For example, if you currently have 1-2 at the preparation area, you can add 1-2 more points directly next to the current block. The electrician can drill a hole and extend the wire across. However, if you want to add points where there are no existing trunking, then its very likely you will have to create new trunking. I think contractor from electrical shops can do sufficiently well. Its your choice. I would typically base this on cost, but your contractor might know your house better. Alternatively, if your contractor don't mind, you can try dealing directly with the electrician that he uses. Might get you a better rate.

I wonder if the 3M picture hangers would work or not. Might be worth a try on a similar weight frame to experiment. Then at least you can re-position your portraits every now and then without drilling and filling up the holes

Maybe to save cost, his ID can just buy some fake ones. Then he can re-use Those plastic ones can look very nice when the picture is taken from far. hehe

Cantona7's toilet look like 5 star hotel toilet. Don't spend so much time inside lei

I live in the area for quite a long time What gave it away was the boarding up of the empty space. Anyway, nice reno Cantona7. I wonder if your Id brought the veg for the photoshoot

My guess: Jurong East. Somewhere near the MRT station facing Akira + Chew Interiors.

Everything have pros and cons. Small means less effort to maintain and you get more time to enjoy your nice house.

Some of these have got 'sensors' that you can place around the house to demarcate the cleaning area. I believe there should be more than 1 set of these markers in the package. Other uses for these markers include marking out the part of the house/room to avoid but do not have an in-built barrier.

See if you can request for other things to run in parallel. I suppose carpentry is one of the last few items to be done and then the solid surface will be up while the toilet and kitchen fittings are installed. For example, to speed things up a little, you could 1) Decide and mark with your ID where your fittings will be installed 2) If the general acid wash + cleaning is done, clean up the areas that does not contain carpentry. 3) Check on the rest of the renovation and let your ID know what are the things you want them to rectify. Basically the last part of the renovation can be hectic and time consuming, so that may affect when you move. For example, I spent the last few days just cleaning the house to prepare for all the furniture etc.

Unfortunately, any external structures are not under your control. That include any form of windows. In fact, anything that affects the whole block in terms of functionality and look can't be modified by you.

Haha.. yeah loh. Easywash. Seems like a good choice so far. Anyway, I'm at defects fixing. Waiting for furniture to come in on Sat and I can take pics.

Yeah I agree. Can be young in body as well. My coach who is 10 years my seniors can beat me any day in the sports that I play. Its all in the mind

I know how you guys get your post count so high. All post inside your own blog Anyway, alot of property change hands recently. I guess alot of people are considering renovation which explains why the surge in people in the forum

I like this view. Makes your hall + kitchen look really sleek

I think keeping it white should be fine. White is easy to touch up and repaint whereas darker colours like green may require more effort. At least thats what our ID told me. Is your wall painted using Easy Wash or similar type of paint? The mosaic look really nice! My wife will definitely love it.