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Hi Titi, Indeed I've had enough of west sun. The house feels like an oven even late into the night in the hot months. Love the kitchen. Love having no sewage pipes to hide. Love not hearing above toilet being flushed. Love the winds. Simply hate the small mbr toilet. I will definitely be relocating the entrance of the toilet, and bringing the vanity basin out of the toilet. Thanks for the pointer of town council repairing spalling ceiling for free.

Hi Claypot, Yes indeed it is considered big for a 3-room. 2k cov was a bonus. But don't need to envy.. many units are going sub valuation nowadays..

Dear All, Welcome to my T-Blog. I am starting this T-Blog to chronicle my reno journey, in the quest of creating a cosy, liveable space that i can call home. After living in a 121sq.m 5room flat for the last 15 years with my wife and 2 kids, many of my friends are unbelieving when I mentioned my next flat is an 82sq.m 3 room unit. My decision on a 3 room is purely financial. Maximise profits, live loan-free. I sold my previous flat just before the HDB prices and COVs came a-tumbling (last May), and have been living with my parents since. Saw an opportunity to purchase a flat fully paid, and with a COV of $2k, I signed an OTP within 5 hours of viewing this flat. I took ownership of this flat 2 weeks ago, and I have been discussing my plans with various IDs and contractors. Details later. Now for the customary obligatory floor plan. What attracted me to this unit is (1) the location-Bedok, (lived here half my life) (2) the large kitchen (I love to cook), (3) top level in the block (well, technically I live on a more "atas" stratosphere than 90% of my neighbours. Right? Lol) (4) windy - at least it was windy when I first viewed at 3pm in the hot afternoon, and thankfully still very windy after I took over the keys 4 months later, (5) chance to create a study room where the "excess living room" sits (6) Corner unit (privacy) (7) North-South orientation, thus NO WEST SUN!! I suffered badly in my previous flat the dreaded west sun. I bought it when I was much younger and deemed the west sun as a minor factor in a flat selection. Clever me... (8) I can go on, but I think any further points would just me justifying to myself. Haha.. However, I certainly did miss a couple of shortcomings of this flat when I viewed, in the excitement of it all. Only in an empty flat do these defects show up. (1) Master toilet space is miserly. Utterly miserly, making me miserable.. (2) Ceilings are spalling badly. (Pictures in the next post). Being in the top floor, my upstairs neighbour is the space managed by the Town Council, the storage water tanks and its water proofing, and the weather elements. (3) The walls are not aligned right-angle. There is a slight 2-3degree (by my estimation) tilt, making the floor space a trapezium. Although 2-3 degrees do not seem much, running the 2-degree deviant over 4 metres show up the huge difference. Placing furniture will then also be a challenge. It shows as right angles on the floor plan though. Not funny, HDB... (4) Maybe there are more that I have not discovered yet. Okay, getting long-winded already. More pics coming up in the next posts.

Thanks bro. Sorry I didn't know I can edit past posts. But got it eventually. And I must remember to always preview my reply before posting.

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Yup agreed. The small toilets are really a pain. I'm cracking my brains on how to make dry/wet segregation incorporating the wash basin inside. It's looking likely for me to relocate the entrance for the mbr toilet tho.

Hi Marcel. I just bought a 3NG, and will be collecting keys early Feb. I'm really looking forward to your reno, as many of my ideas are similar to yours. I'm just relieved I first get to see how some of these ideas turn out at your place.. (I hope you wouldn't mind feeling like a guinea pig.. lol..) 1. My kitchen will be topless too, but looking at sleeker looking chimney hoods. 2. HERF floor other than for kitchen. Having to re-irrigate sewage for sink, washing machine, and the basin, I think it may be just as cheap to hack and retile the kitchen (with a peace of mind). 3. I have bought most of my furniture too, but not with any central theme coordinated. I'm starting to regret some of the purchases. I look forward to chatting more in due course. Will also be setting up my t blog soon too. Let's share more ideas ya. Enjoy your Reno journey. KK.

Hi Tangie, nice carpentry works there. The wood laminate on the interior of your cabinets looks really beautiful. Did you have to pay a lot more for this extra?

Hi drunkenchivas, Congrats on your newborn. I'm also looking for ways to cut my reno spending. Pls pm me the contacts for the granite top, curtains, and windows too. Thanks.

Your tempered glass back splash is absolutely beautiful!! Please pm me where you sourced for it send the price too? Thank you.

Hi all, Thanks for the reply and the various PMs that I've received. I will definitely study in detail the various offers received and update in real time. Thank you.

Hi Guys, I'm new here. And I am also about to make an offer for a 5-rm resale flat 125sqm. As I will not be taking a reno loan, I need an estimate of the reno cost that will be involved to work out my sums carefully. I know it's impossible to gauge a figure for a reno cost without looking into more details, but I just need an estimate. Honestly I do not want to overstretch my limited cash on hand. Based on your experience, please advise a rough, ball-park figure for the following (if this is possible in theory): 1. Floors. As the original floor (living + all bedrooms) are marble, I will not replace it, except to give it a new coat of polishing. 2. Replace kitchen cabinets (estimated 20-ft run) c/w a. L-shaped solid surface b. 3-burner hob only. No hood. c. Install large-sized frosted glass panels on wall side of cabinets. 3. Walls. New coat of paint. 4. Change 4 bedroom doors. The following are fine: 1. Wiring 2. Ceiling and lighting points 3. Windows and grills. I am also deciding if I want to hack and revamp the toilets. Current conditionas are acceptable though. Please also advies if I have missed out any important components. Thanks a million.