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  1. lala81
    Depends on whether u entertain often. I have the 24VA but i'm in a 5 room flat living room. If u have friends and family often over in the living room, i would say get the bigger FCU cos u have to account for the hallway space and body heat of everyone.
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    i agree with comment on side by side. 2 door is by far most logical for our small apartments. But i disagree about fridge size. If u do any sort of cooking at all, or have children which u intend to have home cooked meals for. buy big. My elders advice was that if u cook less, ironically u need a bigger fridge cos most of your stuff needs to be refrigerated. For them the frequent cooking and marketing means they need less space at any time cos food is always being consumed.
  3. lala81
    I guess so.
  4. lala81
    yes. after wet works done. Basic electrical work done. Then it's painting first. Light installation. then remove out everything. chemical wash. then carpentry comes in. After that then is touch up of paint etc especially over places u spot defects or kana some plaster, silicone or what not. Makes sense mah, ceiling and most of the walls painted when cardboard still there and chemical wash not done yet.
  5. lala81
    My ID also did it like this. I didn't like it actually. But already it was created inside my tv console so i LL accepted it. Made the mistake of not being explicit clear on what i wanted.
  6. lala81
    Painters will paint once usually especially the ceiling before the cardboard on the floor is removed. Then they will touch up at the last part again. At least that's how a good painter/ID will do it.
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    No, the hollow brick wall which i rebuilt for my half glass wall and to cover up my kitchen entrances needed to be repainted due to multiple cracks in the wall paint. Newly painted rebuilt walls are prone to paint cracks in our weather. So the chance of needing touchups of the paint cracks is very high according to my ID and painter. Whatever paint you use it will need one. It's cause paint cracking is caused by our high humidity in our ambient air. In other countries, they have the benefit of a temperate climate. So what's this about cant touch up? Easy wash should be roughly same as Dulux w&w. So unless it's a really glossy paint, this touchup part is bit ridiculous. Matt paints are usually used for toilets or really old unsmooth surfaces like old walls. I really don't see the rationale of using these on the nice smooth BTO walls. Cheers.
  8. lala81
    U post like bengologist.
  9. lala81
    So u mean you're making a light box? my living room ceiling only have downlights and a dining table hanging light. I don't think it's ugly. Can see my blog. Practically speaking, I'm anti-cove lights cos of dust/insect accumulation. BTO areas are bloody dusty... btw very likely your living room will come with standard 1 lighting point above the door entrance. 1 x 2-way lighting point only. Kitchen will only have 1 lighting point, service yard 1 lighting point.
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    Erm i only use Nippon Easywash for my house. I just had part of my wall repainted after 4mths + And the tone is exactly the same. So if it's just touch up post reno whats the big deal?
  11. lala81
    Personally unless u are an early adopter, forget about 4K screens for now. Also depends on what you watch.
  12. lala81
    My comments from some quick reading. 1. Lights definitely overkill in living room. 3 banks of 3 max (maybe even banks of 2 depending on what downlight you're using) 2. A very small L like what you're having will look not quite right. I suggest making do with just both top, bottom cabinets on the sink wall. If u really need more storage then, make use of the wall beside the bomb shelter. EDIT: ok you doing it for FS reason. But what my ID will say that this will make the kitchen look "wrong".
  13. lala81
    Karcher is an incredibly noisy vaccum cleaner. zero noise insulation. I regret buying mine. Cannot adjust the speed as well. Mine is a basic model. I think the noise is only tolerable as an outdoor use or a really big room. I'm already toying with the idea of buying another vaccum cleaner.
  14. lala81
    1150 for the whole house i think.
  15. lala81
    erm thought it's in my signature? Ok
  16. lala81
    Completely silent. Accurate time keeping. Good buy From a Tmall seller http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=3831898681
  17. lala81
    late reply. Sorry. No need for pictures. Everyone who've seen my house agrees changing the door position and the glass wall makes the kitchen much much better. Even with this, the kitchen is still a bit dark. I do switch on the light most of the time when i'm using the kitchen.
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    Came in to update regarding my ID's service. After i rebuilt the half wall for my kitchen, it developed cracks in the paint over the rebuilt area (hollow bricks). Whatsapped Byron before CNY, he asked me to wait another 1-2 months 1st to see if more cracks developed. It did. So last saturday, the painter came back to retouch up the wall. The painter also said that it often happens to new walls due to local weather. So if u guys are rebuilding walls, make sure your contractor/ID is those type that is willing to come back in few months time to touch up. Good service from Byron!
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    Curtains are partly up. Got this from Vincent who's quite well known in RT. Find him a friendly honest type of fella with his wife. Took about 3 weeks for delivery since it's peak period. Bedroom 3 short curtains MBR curtains Living room curtains (vincent in picture)
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    use photobucket, imgur, flickr to host.
  21. lala81
    Starmex is dam quiet. I've left the AC running on a few times after leaving the house in a hurry. I just didn't know it was running.
  22. lala81
    i only ngiao the grouting when theres really a big hole. or very deep hole. The small holes i think forget it really. If do too many, then they will need to chemical wash the area again... Cos these people when they do grouting, they just really just do one big smear for fast effect. Then end up tile getting stained -> chemical wash. Only when my ID doing touchup for me, he very careful apply the grouting cos its just minor minor touchup type.
  23. lala81
    I hope your reno progresses smoothly from here. Do check the tile grouting and carpentry as often as possible to make sure your delays are minimised. Especially carpentry sure have some areas need touch up. Grouting after chemical wash also ...
  24. lala81
    i changed mine to Macclaire cornelian. Seems good enough.
  25. lala81
    PM Sent. cheers.
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