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  2. Posted

    Best to suit your height especially at the hob and hood cooking area.

    For bottom cabinet, should be of comfortable height when it comes to cooking. You will not want your arms to be swinging in the air and not able to see the food when cooking. Which is why some designs incorporated a higher height at the sink area and lower height at the cooking area.

    For overhead cabinets, should take into account of the thickness of the hood. I got a slightly thicker slim hood and ended up knocking my head against it.

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    I suggest that we do not get into micro-managing to the point that owner wants a say as to "how" to paint. Shd just focus on the end result. Usually is messy roller paint and then do minor touchup just before handover.

    Is expect every works to be perfect first time, the contractor sure run road, or it will never finish.

    in fact, i went to view a few other units which are also under-going renovation. mine was the worse. Anyway, the problems were rectified after we voiced out the untidiness. apparently, if we dun voice out, that was the final 'accepted' state. urgh...

  11. Posted

    My contractor is doing a lousy job.

    http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=7693

    I need to know what are the steps involved (besides painting from top to bottom) so that I will not vomit blood again. As mine is a resale unit that is >10 years old, is there a need to do plastering first? Current walls and ceilings are not even/smooth and there are hairlines, holes to be patched. I suppose afterwhich will be sealer and 2-3 coats of paints?

    Is it too harsh a requirement if I request for straight paint line at edge of walls? I thought a masking tape will do a great job so that the wall joints and ceiling joints will look neat. Is this a normal request?

    For main door frame, how to smoothen/even the surface?

    TIA for all advices.

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    like to elaborate on the extent of bad painting workmanship by tong hong -

    1) cracks, holes on walls are not touched up

    2) ceilings in kitchen, kitchen toilet, MBR toilet insufficient plastering

    3) painting of main door frame is 'out' of the frame and very uneven coating. shdn't the frame be smoothened before painting?

    4) painting between 2 edges of wall not 'straight'. very obvious between 2 walls whereby 1 wall is a dark colour against a light colour. shdn't a masking tape be used?

    5) bedroom door frames not painted with sufficient coats of paints. painting is 'out' of door frame too.

    6) very badly paintings done on trunkings, pipes. uneven coating. some are like dried drippings of paints, others are just lines of paints due to insufficient paint used.

    7) paintings did not cover the whiteboard markers' ink on the wall.

    8) painter did not bother to use a smaller brush to paint hard to reach area. there are lots of pockets of unpainted wall!

    the list is still on-going. already vomit blood.

  17. Posted

    hi, my house is in the midst of renovation by tong hong. it started off ok with the wet works. until now.

    their workmanship for painting is ridiculous! totally unacceptable and not up to standard. engaged them cos they did a great job for my relatives' place. n yes, i agree their price is not on the low side either. now waiting for them to do rectifications to the painting of the whole house.

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