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never mind lah, we can always organise another how about going to seletar for dinner on a friday? val, which friday you can make it? don't have to be everybody loh, those can make it will join if not always got next time mah

spam chop yes there aren't many landed property t-blog around the two you mentioned are the only two i've seen too so yours will make it three waiting around to over the pix

it's not the age of the tiles but the workmanship / condition that is important badly laid tiles might cause the overlaid tiles to be uneven or worse, require more cement which will affect the structural integrity badly prepped tiles will pop after tens of years e.g. certain ceramic tiles need to be soaked overnight before laying. if not soaked, it'd become too dry overtime and the cement won't be able to hold it down my previous flat's ceramic tiles popped after 20 years and believe me, it's not something anyone wants to go through what will splinters flying all around :bangwall:

spam chop looking forward to your before pix i used to live in a 3-rm flat too and i used to dream about how i would like the flat to be if i'm staying alone

hmm looking at your quotation i find the price pretty reasonable leh as for the overlay part, the original tile condition is very important patrick might have advised you to hack and relay because he feel that the condition is not too good it'll be much worse if you overlay and the original tile popped five years down the road also, haulage is more expensive because yours is not a new flat for new flat, there's an appointed contractor by HDB/TC so it's a flat rate for old flat, the contractor got to engage all the necessary container/truck/worker etc thus the higher cost

love your kitchen cabinets very classic yet modern look and your common bathroom's colour is matching

oops but as long as it's something you like, it's good enough the chengai wood decking sounds really nice love the grains on chengai :wub:

eagerly waiting out :dribble:

hmm... your ID is not very creative leh sorry to say but it looks like a lot of the 3D around on this forum with such a lovely balcony, it can be made the focus of the unit or use the bay window as a seat for the dining :wub:

love your shower curtain makes taking a shower a very happy occasion

spam chop beautiful place you've got there

spam chop very nice squarish layout so much better compared to the new flats

actually $7,100 for all those carpentry sounds really reasonable maybe you can share your quotation here so that we can give you some suggestions ho bee was my main contractor too personally find that his charges are really reasonable

spam chop love your layout i'd go for each boy having his own room good to learn independence since young

i can only make it on 6 feb 7 feb got family gathering

tv licence is the same for all housing type as for property tax, it's based on the AV IRAS will send you the amt to pay near the end of the year or when you take over ownership

spam chop beautiful layout you've got there an overhaul will definitely make it into your dream home to work within your budget, you might want to consider 'needs' first things like flooring, kitchen cabinet etc for 'wants' like build in carpentry, those can be added with less hassle at a later date

how about next sunday, 08 Feb 09? it's the last second day of CNY

you might want to consider working out a payment plan with your contractor check with your bank if it's possible for the money to be paid to you instead pay him for work that's done, so that even if he run away you are still safe

great! will msg you to arrange to pass them to you at least it won't go to waste

i need quite a few wires the power cord, the normal tv cable, the STB wire, the dvd player and the dvi output guess i'll have to think again how best to do it thanks for the ideas

to see pics better to go my blog it's the first link in my signature wah lau where got so kua zhang i also wish i got money renovate so often :lol: anyway now got to stop buying things liao my home is turning into a garang guni place happy niu year to all too :dancingqueen: hey compassvale, wonder if fifi can fit into size 2 clothes bought 2 pcs of clothes for kitty but she couldn't fit into them the only 'person' i know who is smaller is fifi

spam chop your reno begins in spring, great day to start a new project

spam chop very nice and squarish layout best thing is the household shelter opens into the kitchen

spam chop you might want to consider not limiting the feature wall space for tv to 42" just in case you want to upgrade to a bigger tv next time based on your list of to-dos think $20k should suffice