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Hi kstoh, Are those wood-looking ceramic tiles? It's pretty!

Thanks drk1946, We decided to go for homogenous tiles in the end after all the troubles. We took samples of all the laminates we were considering and put them on water test, I would have to say that they all failed to different degrees. My husband and I decided to save ourselves the trouble over worrying about water all the time. Concluded that it is easier to manage the grout lines instead.

Hi battleangel, Thanks for the advice. We decided to go for homogenous tiles in the end after all the troubles. We took samples of all the laminates we were considering and put them on water test, I would have to say that they all failed to different degrees. My husband and I decided to save ourselves the trouble over worrying about water all the time. Concluded that it is easier to manage the grout lines instead.

Hi Everybody, this is an old thread but since that's the topic I wanna discuss abt is the same, shall not start a new thread. Basically I went to the interior design and living fair over the weekend and was pretty impressed with the BerryAlloc Hydroplus flooring. My husband and myself weren't considering laminate/parquet previously, this flooring made us change our mind but not without any concerns. Can anyone share their past experience with this flooring or any other similar waterproof laminate? Apparently this BerryAlloc Hydroplus is water, fire, scratch resistant. Comes with lifetime guarantee. Eco and health friendly (<o.o5ppm formaldehyde release. Not sure if this is the same as the phthalate?) Would appreciate if people can give us advice on this as we really like this flooring but we dun wish this to be our biggest regret if it is a health risk or non- waterproof. Planning to do the whole hose, excluding toilets and service yard only so it will be real painful if we are to change subsequently.

Not at all? Have u or ur friends installed it? Berryalloc does have other series of laminate.. >.< scary... Homogeneous tile the best way to go?

Does the Berry Floor Hydroplus falls under the category of being a health risk as well? It's a type of waterproof laminate too.

Hi Ivy or any other that have received the list, Can I have a copy of the good and bad list? Fengshuimastersingapore was one of my consideration until I found this thread while researching more about him. I've just bought my resale and would need to get a FSM soon so that reno can start early and hopefully completed before CNY. =)) Thanks!

Hi Donkeyyeo, How much did you do up your house for in the end? I also bought an EA recently. We need to hack all the false ceilings, flooring and cabinets. It will be full scale overhaul. Rough quote we have is about 60k-70k for the following: 1) Homogeneous tiling for entire house - 140sqm 2) Painting 3) Re-wiring of entire house 4) Window grilles replacement 5) Hack the kitchen wall for half window glass 6) Kitchen cabinets 7) Master bedroom wardrobe 8) Cupboard in living room 9) 2 toilets with solid surface sink (no shower glass, no kerb, no vanity top) Is it reasonable? Would appreciate if you can share some advice. Thanks.