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I'm wondering if its the one with the bomb shelter in the study. ????

Congrats & welcome to the EM Owners Club. Oohh.... Woodlands. Not far from me (Bt Batok). Have you exercised your OTP already? How much was your valuation and COV?

Oic... Hah..... Totally understand. With the wide array of stuffs, its easy to become confused. No worries. P/s: It's still a Hansgrohe.

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I'm looking to do either fixed panel windows for my service balcony or roller shutters. Anyone has the latest pricing for such works? I also see some retail shops that have those transparent acrylic type of roller shutters. Wonder if possible to install this instead? Else the normal shutters, if we close up, the whole area there becomes very dark. Anyone with feedback or advises on this, please help..... Thanks lots.

I don't think this hilltop is related to the one at Jurong Hill. Cos this one only serves chinese food. No teppanyaki leh. This is from the CSC website. http://www.csc.gov.sg/html/bukitbatok/bb_restaurant.html

Wah.... I must also keep this for reference leh. My hub & older gal loves to eat and they are always looking for new places to try. After we shift to BB, will definitely try out these makan shops. The only place I know the food quite nice at BB is the Hilltop Chinese restaurant (@CSC). Their set lunch/dinner price also quite reasonable.

Hi Neighbour HappyAng, I used Soon Seng for the first part of my move too (condo to storage). Will use them again for part II. I find their price ok (not really cheap) but the movers are really professional. Fast & efficient too. Hope you have good experience with them too. My Reno will be starting on 11-Jun. The current owner has signed the indemnity form and my contractor has submitted. Now waiting for HDB approval. *pray that everything goes well and I get approval fast fast*

Congrats on your move-in and Reno completion!! Now is the tiring task of unpacking. But it is all so worth it - to finally have your own house, a place to really call 'Home'. Btw, love your Hansgrohe rain shower and your TV console looks really sleek. Awesome choices. And your use of burgundy for the kitchen. Very daring move. *thumbs up* I'm not so brave, so will stick with the traditional white.

That's good to hear. Wow! Just realized you got the Hansgrohe rain shower. That's is awesome!! Too bad that is off my budget, so I had to settle for the Grohe Bauloop instead.

Thanks so much for your reply Kooky. I was scared that 50L would be OTT. But then Joven storage only comes in 35L then jumps to 50L. Nothing in between. I also scared if the tank is too big, not enough space to mount it. So now you using the 56L tank right? How's your feedback? Is the water pressure good? Is it fast to heat up the water? Thanks.

Other stuffs we got but no pics to provide are: 2x undermount basin 1x wall hung basin 1x Joven 50L storage heater At first I tot of just getting a 35L Joven storage heater. But.... we need to factor in 5 people bathing at roughly the same time (morning rush hour & evening peak period) and using 2 rainshowers. Means the storage heater must provide sufficient warm water and water pressure. After much discussion, we decided to play it safe and get the 50L tank. LOL. Hope we are not too kiasu.

More photos of my sanitary wares...... GROHE BauLoop Rainshower set - (comes with 1 Rainshower, 1 Hand Shower, 1 Shower Mixer and 1 Basin Mixer) Toiletries shelves for shower area. Decided to get these instead of doing the more popular "hole in the wall" because we had used such shelves in our 1st house and found them relatively easy to maintain. Plus... we just have too many stuffs. Corner shelving is for Level 2 baths. Single tier shelf is for kitchen toilet on level 1, to be placed above the basin.

SANITARY WARES We finally settled on our WC. We decided to get the 1-piece TOTO CW868 Water Closet. And yes.... I got 20% discount!! I'm really happy with this purchase. Hub preferred to ge the 1-pc as we have been using the normal 2-pc types all these while and we've had to call in the plumber to repair leaks on several occasions. With a 1-pc wc, no more leaks to repair. *good* Since we were there, we decided to just get all our sanitary items (shower & bath accessories, storage heater, etc). Too lazy to go many places and lugging 3 kiddos, not an easy task. I must commend Serene from Adamas. Great customer service! Not pushy and gave us advise on what to buy. She even give us discounts where she could without us having to probe much. Overall was a really pleasant & happy shopping experience. Here are the photos of my stuffs.

Thanks for the TOTO vote Adidaem. Totally agree with you. Just spoke with the hub and showed him the reviews on Claytan. He said if really need to, then change to TOTO. Yippee! But now.... To decide if I should stick with the 1-pc WC design or the cheaper 2-pc types? Haiz.... Decisions decisions. Never know even WC need to think so much. Lol.

Thanks for your feedback. I'm now mulling over this and am spilt 50/50. On one hand, I'm thinking of saving the $$$ and just settling for the cheaper (but so called as good) Claytan brand. On the other hand, I'm thinking, maybe just bite the bullet now and get the TOTO one which is more established and has better reviews. After reading the negative reviews on the Claytan wc, I don't want to end up with a lemon. Cos I may save $$ now, but if the wc does not work out.... It will be more costly later on to rectify this 'mistake'. Think I should proceed and get the more established TOTO -- save me from headaches later on.

Help...... Need advise on the toilet bowl. So we went to Adamas earlier today to settle on our sanitary ware for the bathrooms. Initially, I was quite set on getting TOTO after reading all the positive feedback. I even budgeted about $600 per toilet bowl. But after we started talking to the salesperson, she was highly recommending the Claytan brand. She says its as good as TOTO, only that it is made in Malaysia that's why cheaper. Hub and me after looking at the toilet bowls, realized that we preferred those one piece type. The Claytan brand one is only about $300+ whilst TOTO is $900+. This costs excludes the p-trap/ bend collar thing. Hub is more keen on Claytan mainly for the price point. Design wise, the TOTO one is abit more comfy. But hub says he not keen to spend so much on just a toilet bowl (nearly $1k). So we confirmed on the Claytan brand. Problem: I've been looking for reviews after this purchase and realize many people are commenting that the Claytan brand flushing no good, not strong enough, got poo fly outside (apologies for the graphic description). Anyone has other feedback on Claytan? Or... Should I pay more and just buy the TOTO toilet bowl instead? The salesperson at Adamas said I can still change the toilet bowl if I want, so long as they hv not delivered yet. Please help..... All advises appreciated.

Congrats on your move-in and the soon-to arrival of your precious little one. So nice to see your wife enjoying herself in her new home. She must be very proud of you for doing a great job overseeing the whole Reno. Happy moving in HappyAng.

Yippee! Thanks to the sharing by Kim76 on his t-blog, I finally made my first purchase via Amazon. Special delivery by DHL last night! Grohe Bath Accessories...! The quality is really good. Material is solid and heavy. Even my hub commented is a good buy. So happy. Link: http://www.amazon.com/Grohe-Essentials-Accessory-StarLight-Chrome/dp/B001TVBETU/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1367288608&sr=1-1&keywords=grohe'>Grohe Bath accessories

Thank you for all the wonderful advise. Am learning ssoo much. Hahah... Yah. Me is typical IT goondu. So when come to such things, usually don't bother to compare much. Especially when come to the specs. Sure become lagi blur with all the jargon. So far, the hubs is more set on getting LED. Cos recently when we shifted out from our old home, we were shocked when the movers removed my wall mounted LCD. There was a patch of black where the TV once hung. Apparently, the heat from the TV was so bad, it causes the wall paper to turn black. Looked like the dirt accumulated got heated into the wall paper. Couldn't believe it. But when we went to my SIL place, we felt her LED TV and it was definitely not giving out so much heat compared to how our LCD TV felt after being switched on for a few hours. Another point for LED, hubs loves the clarity. He finds the image sharper. More defined. But think we will definitely give your comparison test a try out at the stores the next time we go TV hunting. Will love to try and 'spot the diff' between plasma & LED. Then make a more informed decision.

Yah... My hubs said we already hv 2 lappies, 3 iPhones (oldest gal has her own too) and 1 iPad. He reckons that is enough tech stuffs already. If even our TV has Internet, then our gals will be on it full time watching you tube. *faintz* Cannot hv this since #1 will be doing PSLE next yr. Too much distraction is a "no-no". Oohh... Another supporter for jap brands. Hah! Our current LCD TV is a Panasonic (made in Japan). But it's getting old now... Time to let it retire. Never had any issues with it for the past 5-yrs. Initially, I tot just go to Mega Discount & just grab whatever is on offer. Cos was aiming for another jap brand LED TV. But many people were advising that Samsung is market leader for LED. That set off a whole thought process. Already the downlights has got me cracking and now to add on the TV stuff. Lol. How come Reno nowadays ssoo headache one leh. Last time was more straightaway cos not much choices. Now we r ssoo spoilt by the variety that we become confused.

Nothing special for my TV requirements. Just a basic 46" - 50" LED HD TV for the main living room and a smaller 32" LED HD TV for my gals mini living area. Both will be connected to SCV box. No need 3D, no need Internet. It's just for watching normal TV programs and a couple of DVD's whenever we hv the time. Our family not so high tech. So no need special gizmos or sound system attached to it. My budget for both TV is about $3k only.

@ongcs, Thanks for all the advise. It sure is helpful especially for a newbie like me. Heheh... If I find any good lobangs, sure will post on my t-blog to share share with everyone. (see siggy below). So feel free to check-in there for updates yah.

Oh goody... A review on Phillips LED downlights. So coincidence, I was just searching the forum and saw a few recommending lightings.com. So I may pop by over the weekend to check out their range of Phillips lights. Agree with you. At least with Phillips brand, we can be assured of some QC. I'm most afraid of those in-house brand by the electrical shop. Worse are those without safety mark. Dunno where they get the lights from. I scared cos dunno these lights safe or not. Cheap is one thing, just dun want fire hazard from short circuit.

Wow!! $15 for the LED lights. That is super duper cheap wor. Even cheaper then those 2 tube PLC downlights. I'll go search your postings for the light shop. Thanks.