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The code for the laminate is D 1237 Teak Select PR

Oops sorry... the quotation is with my bro. Will check it out and let you know once I get it.

I saw this (only one) at their warehouse in Mandai during the clearance sale last week. Not sure still have or not.

I'm sure you'll make a good interior designer. Your house look so cozy and homely I think BIG BIG thing coming your way leh

Been to: Malaysia - JB (Kluang, P Besar, P Tioman, P Aur, P Besar, P Apil, P Tinggi, P Pemanggil, P Rawa, P Dayang, Kukup) - KL of course - Terengganu (P Redang, P Perhentian, P Lang Tengah, Lake Kenyir) - Pahang - Melaka - Sarawak (Miri, Mulu) - Kelantan - Genting Highlands - Langkawi Indonesia - Batam - Bintan - BALI (my favorite) - Lombok Thailand - Phuket - Bangkok Philippines - Cebu Island Australia - Cairns Turkey Saudi Arabia Planning: Bali, Lombok, Sabah, Menado and dunno where else

One of the nicest and well decorated house I've seen from this site Sometimes when things keep going wrong, just hang on. Maybe the best is yet to come eh

Heh... yesterday was reading this post and getting worried about redeeming my HTS from Morris. I bought my 32 R81 lcd on 13 April and tv was only delivered on 28 April. So wasn't expecting much after reading all the bad post... some more today Saturday so was expecting super long queue. Reached Burlington at 11:50am, was the 3rd person in queue. Was expecting to be advised to come again to collect my HTS. But after signing here and there, I was ushered to counter 7 to collect my HTS woohoo The young guy who serviced me was also nice and pleasant. Lucky me.... Have to drag the 13kg box home

No more barricades for Blk 90 but playground still cannot play leh ehehehe...

Just sharing some pics... Laminate for all 3 bedrooms Foundations for wardrobe in bedroom 3 and master I intend to customize cushion on the low cabinet. Cornice will go over the top of the wardrobe later on... same goes to my kitchen cabinet And regarding the levelled bay window... my contractor confirm that its a combi of cement and plaster Note that there's a drop of 400mm from the base of the window.

Thanks... I guess I am lucky to get nice simple tiles from HDB. Yesterday, the foundation for my built in wardrobes in master and 3rd bedroom is in That's another last minute addition from me. Because I've never seen (or heard) about my contractor before, I purposely let him do other reno to other parts of my house first. Since I'm satisfied with the work and services so far... I let him do my wardrobe and feature wall for my tv. All these are expected to be completed by next week. After see see look look at the men setting up the wardrobe, I went home to take a nap. Hot maaa yesterday... dun feel like doing anything. Halfway through , my contractor called to ask me to come down to Picket&Rail warehouse in Mandai Road. He was there to make payment for an island unit for me. Apparently on Friday, I took half day to wait for delivery of my island unit from P&R but when its delivered... its the wrong color haiz... But the delivery guy is very nice and just took it back without arguing and tell me that they will arrange for delivery another day Since I can't take leave on this coming wednesday, my contractor is willing to wait at my place to accept the delivery of some appliances that will be delivered on the same day. So back to yesterday, I went to P&R to look at some display furnitures that they are clearing. Ended up with some purchase... 3 seater sofa + 2 seater + oak coffee table all for a cool price of $879 3 seater original price is $1299... got it for $350, 2 seater from $999 got it for $250 and coffee table (not under clearance) got it for $279. Thanks to my ever resourceful contractor for helping me bargain and for the fact that his friend is working there hah. But forgot to take pictures lah and I request that delivery to be in mid June only after I settled in Great great... some bad services along the way... but also get excellent service from my contractor and Picket&Rail

The last time I received my letter... the following week can collect keys already liao. Very cute leh seeing you all get excited. Although I'm already in the midst of renovating my place, I feel excited for you all too . Actually I did not expect to get my keys so soon. I thought will only get in June ehehe. So can you imagine how unprepared I am when I realised that I am getting my keys in March instead hee hee Will ask my neighbour if she get the letter already because they are moving to block 90 and update if I heard anything ok

dun have lah. I'm staying across the street only. My neighbours who are moving to block 90 due to enbloc scheme will only get their keys in June.

Just found out that Picket and Rail has a 3 month policy promotion. Which means if you can wait for delivery of their furniture for 3 months, they will sell it to you at a special price. Too bad besides their island table and stool set, I can't find anything of interest

Yesterday I drop by my new place and my Kronotex laminate flooring for all 3 bedrooms are up I'm getting one of my kitchen cabinet door changed because one white door between 2 brown doors look too odd to my liking. Tomorrow my wall feature will be up and Saturday my tv will be delivered... woohoo. !! Anyway, I had another upsetting experience ever since I started with my reno. Not with my current contractor but with some bad service encountered along the way. The first one is with one big renovation company which I shall not mention their name. I went to their huge showroom with my brother. Service has been very cold to a point that when I went in alone initially (my bro went to the gents) a staff greet me but never looked up from his computer and just ignored me. Only later on when my bro came, he asked whether we would like to look around the showroom. Hhhmm maybe we look like we are looking for McDonalds. Later on he joined us and proposed a promotion reno package. The package started at 12K but after going through our floorplan, it shoots up to 17K har har Ah well... the most disturbing part came when we are about to leave. I think this must be worst than haggling. This guy has the cheek to tell me that when I first walked in he thought I am Philippino Told him blankly whether he don't serve Philippino customer Shortly we just left... obviously we won't engage them. Yesterday, I had another of such encounter. This time its with a curtain shop . Such experience is very upsetting and disturbing. So I have at many times being mistaken as Philippino or 'not local', but what right have some people to judge that just because a person don't dress well, don't look like a 'typical' customer, that they are not financially stable. No wonder Singapore has such bad record for service. Ah well... no love lost. I guess I'll just take my business elsewhere then...

I didn't use Homeway but they are the first company I approached for quotation. Actually they gave one of the cheapest quotation. What I dun like and is uncomfortable with is the hard sell of the guy (forgot his name). They keep pushing us and said that the quote is valid for 3 days only. FYI they quoted 10K for my new 4-room 90sqm flat... and there are accessories, cooker & hood thrown in. I just wasn't comfortable partly because I'd rather get certain things myself which is to my liking/taste and also I dun like to be pushed around. I also suspect hidden cost I never engage ID for my house and my contractor is not FAMOUS at all. He is recommended by word of mouth. So far no problem and he is very helpful to the extent of driving me around to shop for stuff not related to my house renovation. He has become like a personal friend. ID is not necessary if you are not planning on doing anything too fanciful and is tight on budget. Even upon site inspection, my current contractor still tell me that there is no obligation to his quotation and I should take my time. That is why I finally engage him. Sorry for those who had bad experience with Homeway... but as you can see, there are also people who are satisfied with their workmanship. So its really hard to tell sometimes

Hi TYM and thanks I've already answered about the levelling of the slope in my T-reno blog. Actually never thought of levelling the slope myself. It is my contractor's idea and he suggested it to me. Before I knew it, the next time I walk into my place, it is already levelled and I like it as we can utilize the window now to put plants (artificial ones) or my nieces dolls or any small decorative items. Just make sense this way or it will be such a waste of space. I can't believe there is a community already formed here. This is so cool Have always love this neighborhood where I grow up in.... fondly called Tanglin Halt 10-Storey or "chap lao".... but in this case... 40-storey eehehehe

yuuhuuu... reporting from blk 89 renovation almost completed already

Thanks Initially I was worried that I'd get a pink, blue or green tiles... but fortunately the tiles and design is something very simple, light and earthy. Suits the concept that I have in mind to a tee. Honestly I love the tiles and fixtures that comes with the bathrooms the moment we got the keys cos its really something that I can live with Maybe I'm just a really easy to please and contented person cheers = =

Helloooo neighbour. Actually the best place to check on the bay window or hacking if required is your contractor. They should know better. Also if HDB won't allow you to do anything to your flat... early early they will already issue a warning right !! Anyway lots of people with move into their flats with lots and loads of stuff which already will add on to some weight or another. Get what I mean... I think my ID uses cement... but will let you know if its otherwise. Quote wise... if you are referring to whole house renovation, I guess its really difficult to state because everybody does their place differently. Just a matter of taste. Mine started with basic then I keep adding more and more... but at the same time must keep track not to overflow my budget. I'm a sucker for natural, woody thingy and is a big fan of Bali, my favorite holiday destination. So you can guess what's my "feel" of the new place will likely transform to be (hopefully lah). Good luck with your renovation neighbour, maybe will peep by your place sometime eh... ker ker ker...

My place is at Tanglin Halt hee... so fast you reply to my post. I'm just getting the "high" of sharing my story....hee hee. My bathroom not so big... but big enough to squeeze in my ego har har. Jeng jeng jeng... so we finally come to the present day lah (cut story short). My reno not simple anymore lah. I add this and that... last week just confirmed I wanted built-in wardrobe for my masterbedroom, a low shelf under the bay window that can also be used to relax... will custom-made a pretty cushion to put on the low shelf. Later once ready will post picture so that ppl can get better ideas. Hope it turns out well. Also need another built-in wardrobe for father's room because of the pillar that makes it impossible for me to get ready ones. I also ended up with an additional custom built pull-out bed for my niece. I wanted a sturdy white ones but can't fit it anywhere. Its either the wrong color or looks so flimsy like my sexy night gown... hah! Just kidding... Alamak... forgot to update lah. HDB managed to complete the screed in 2 weeks time (that's a week ago) because I keep harrassing them I also get gas heater from PUB... but quite unsightly leh in my kitchen. Need to do some shelving from entrance side to hide it a bit lah. Since now we are sort of more updated with my renovation (phewwwww)... yesterday my window grill is up. Woooaahhhh love it man. They even do it up in both bathrooms woohoo. This one in the masterbedroom (the bay window) The cute one in the masterbathroom... mine mine mine.... This is the fan with lights (and remote seeehhh) that I installed for all rooms Progress on the kitchen cabinet So tadaaaa... next week, they'll work on the laminate floorings for bedrooms, start on the wardrobe if possible, put up timber skirting (ooops forgot to mention this earlier on ), tampered glass to the masterbath shower area and also feature wall for my lcd (eeerrr... ok I added some more it seems So my simple renovation dun go as simple already lor ehehehe. But I'm enjoying the progress so far. No hick ups yet and Mr W A is very helpful and patient with me. He is always ready to help me with my request. I think he pity me lah because I have to handle all the reno by myself hee hee. Right now he is helping me to source for cushions for the bay window and curtain rods for all rooms

And now we move on to chapter three ehehehe... Was sharing to my mom about the progress when she reminded me of the window grill. I like the window as it is (stubborn me) but eventually gave in to mom's demand because I don't want to rot in **** for being disobedient to my parent Told FIC that I wanted to add on window grill. He quoted aluminium but I insist on wrought iron. I WANT WROUGHT IRON! I demanded hee Its expensive says he... but if I wanted something, I must have it... says I So he added wrought iron window grills to my "simple" renovation list. I choose a design similar to my gate. I love leaves... says I heee Wait a minute... I wanted to change something again. I told him I must have solid surface top for my kitchen cabinet. Thats more $$$ says he... I want I WANT ... I insist. My consultant... ah well lets name him Mr W A is getting worried. But he obliged anyway. While discussing some stuff at Mr W A showroom, I fell in love with some stuff in his showroom. Ended up, ordering the following stuff from him too. - Fisher & Paykel Fridge - Fisher & Paykel Washer - Fisher & Paykel Dryer - Delizia cooker - Delizia cooker hood - Ariston oven - Ariston sink & tap Mr W A is also kind enough to bring me to Courts and some big superstore to check on the prices of the above to ensure that I get better deal if I purchese the items through him But I still bought some stuff on my own (yeah so much for being resourceful). Bought a bench and stool set from Picket and Rail to put in my kitchen. It is way too small for dining set but I need an area where we can sit and eat in the kitchen hee Also got myself a Samsung 32" lcd from Alexandra Village. Its the latest model and its so much cheaper getting electronic stuff from there compared to big stores (do you know that ) I save more than S$300 *hint hint*

A ha... here's a view of my front door. I love the design on the door and gates. I have to take a pic a bit further away to avoid stalkers ... and here's our front garden ok just kidding there ehehhee... So to continue the journey... I was given a comfortable quote by FIC and on the 24 March, is THE day. Jeng jeng jeng... the day my consultant brought me out SHOPPING!! woohoo.... We choose homogenous tiles (forgot lah the name of the co), went to Sim Siang Choon to buy bathroom accessories bcos he can get discount for me check prices of light fans from IMM and later went to his friend's shop in Jalan Besar to get lights and the same fans that I saw from IMM... only so so so much cheaper. I ended up buying a jacuzzi from SSC (so much for my tight budget) Few days later, went down to FIC showroom in Tristar Building to choose materials for laminate floorings (Kronotex) for bedrooms, color for walls, material for kitchen cabinet and countertop and etc etc. Renovation supposedly start on 2 April, but since I'm getting HDB to do cement screed for my bedrooms (HDB told me they will do it within 3-4 weeks ), the contractor have to work slooooowly and start with simple renovation while waiting for the screed. They started with relaying some wiring, laying the homogenous tiles, setting up the jacuzzi and putting up base tiles for my L-shape kitchen cabinet.

Thot I'd share some progress of my renovation here. Actually I'm already halfway through renovation, but I'll just start from the very beginning. My block was chosen under the en bloc scheme, and so after 5years... jeng jeng jeng... on 12 March 2007, I'm officially a proud home owner of a new flat which is just across the street from my current place. I'll be moving with my parents and a niece (pri 2). Once we got the house keys, its time to source for contractors to spruce up the place. I thought I'd just do a simple renovation since I'm on a tight budget and just do the basic like kitchen cabinet, simple cornice and floorings. That should be it... or so I thot It took about a week of sourcing around and few extensive and frustrating discussions with some reno companies before I finally settled on one. Its a small company which is highly recommended by my eldest bro's friendsssss (a few of them it seems). I'm quite comfortable with the "consultant" and feel that I can work with him on my needs. And so this is how it all started. The fate of my new abode is entrusted to Fifth Interior Concepts... jeng jeng jeng... 19th March, I had an onsite appointment with the consultant as he needed to get a "feel" of my new place kui kui kui . This is how my place looks like in its raw state... with compliments from HDB A view to a kill (its a 40 storey flat... but bcos I've been living on ground floor all my lives... partly due to the fact that I hated lifts ehehehe... we chose the 2nd floor) Living room Common bathroom Masterbedroom bath And posing by the masterbedroom window is my cowboy dad ekekekeke... Hhhmmm... I think I missed out the kitchen and other pics. But ah well... I'll get it posted later hee .

I custom-made a bed for my mom. Looking for a pull-out but can't find a suitable one. My ID custom-made the bed for me with storage area on the headboard.