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I tried contacting the ministry of door, the girl rachael gave me a quote for the bi-fold door and after that no more news from her, maybe mine only small deal so she don't bother. In the end my father helped me to install a pvc folding door which fits perfectly, he said the door only cost slightly over $100, he installed for me free. Lucky never install the bi-fold door, otherwise end up it's too wide when folded in, very ugly.

Sorry, my kitchen entrance is 192cm tall and 36cm wide.

Hmm, now that you mention, the dimensions does seem very odd, I myself is already 181 cm tall haha, will measure again.

Well aesthetics is secondary to me, most important is easy to use, durable and can separate the kitchen from my living room because I have aircon in living room, I want to watch tv and enjoy the cool air Of course try not to be too expensive, those glass doors are really pricy, seems to be at least $1000 or more.

Thanks, what kind of pricing should I expect? $200? $300? $400? By the way this ministry of door seems to have some very bad reviews here...

Yep, I used a measuring tape to measure from top to bottom, left to right.

Hello all. I am looking to install a door for my kitchen entrance. The entrance is about 92cm tall and 36 cm wide. I did some research and seems like either PD Door or Bi-fold Door is suitable, any better option? And also what kind of pricing should I expect?

Been living there for a while now, so far haven't detect the smell, I think maybe it is an old house and left vacant for a while hence there is the stench, so after cleaning, all seems okay now.

Yep, MUP done. Yesterday I moved in, so far never detect that smell, maybe the hot water worked, hope it doesn't come back, dining table for sure I'm going to put **** room lol, imagine having dinner and that smell comes lol.

Just to update my issue. Yesterday one HDB officer in my estate called me to arrange an inspection today, I was busy so I sent my wife there. My wife said he came and took a look around but said he did not smell anything, he then advised my wife to keep the windows open and he left, wow, like that also can, but I guess he can't do anything if he didn't smell that foul stench... Anyway I called my dad (he is renovating my house), he told me the smell comes from the drainage in the kitchen, he said the piping are all linked, even the feces pipe is linked there, furthermore the building is very old (1967) so I guess that's why there is feces smell... He said later on will flush the drainage with hot water and it should kill off the stench, I certainly hope that will work, will update later once it's all done. He also said for this kind of issue, no point looking for HDB, they can't do anything, unless it's crack in the ceiling or something like that.

Sounds scary right, totally didn't notice it when I first visited the flat and during inspection, only became aware when I was doing painting, there's this feces smell in the kitchen, it comes and goes, last for about 5-10 minutes and then disperse, maybe a while later it comes back again, I suspect when people on top do their "business", the smell will come, problem is I can't pinpoint where it came from but definitely in the kitchen. I have informed my HDB branch, I hope they will respond soon, but in the meantime just wondering if anyone have experience something like this. I tried air sprays but the smell can be quite overpowering. There's also this brown patch on the kitchen wall separating the toilet and kitchen, I tried covering with emulsion paint but later it will appear again, what is it? Feces?!? The unit is about 47 years old, mine is at the 3rd level, basically all the feces above will come down, lol.

Hey ace, thanks for the info, I'll go to their showroom and take a look then.

Hi all, I wish to buy system 2 Daikin aircon for my 2-room resale flat, just wondering which dealer is good. How about Passion Air? They are dealer for Daikin aircon, are they good in terms of workmanship? Personally I think that brand is secondary, installation is the most important step, because if never install properly, no matter how good the aircon also useless. I choose Daikin because I like the brand and they have their own servicing team, who else knows their aircon best. Please share if you know which dealer is good, thanks.

Haha, ok, thanks man.

Hi, mine is Resale HDB 2S (46SQM), the Balcony is actually part of the Kitchen, not sure why in floor plan put as Balcony... Anyway the quote 1 comes with "HDB permit submission FOC", quote 2 don't have... hidden cost! Thanks, learn something new. By the way I should get key in mid June if everything goes smoothly. Or possible when I get key I call you and you come my house look? My floor plan:

Hi all, I have 2 quotes, they do the same thing, mainly to remove the ugly stove and sink support, cover up with cement, remove the kitchen floor tiles and lay new tiles, the second quote looks a bit weird though, anyone can feedback on both quotes? Quote 1 - Total: $3940 Mansonry Works Max.tiles rate S$3.00 per sqft: - Hack off existing concreate sink support $320 - Plastering smooth with black cement for cover up the damage area $350 - Hack off existing floor tiles at Kitchen & Balcony $820 - Supply & lay water proofing membrane for kitchen $150 - Supply & lay 30x60cm homogeneous non-slip floor tiles for kitchen & balcony $1,450 - Haulage fee for delivery raw material & up lift $180 - Haulage fee for clean debris service during renovation works $290 - Chemical & general washing for whole unit $380 Quote 2 - Total: $4150 Demolition Works & General Services - Hacking of existing floor tiles at kitchen - Hacking of existing floor tiles at Balcony - Hacking of existing Stove and Sink Support at kitchen - Haulage services and Disposal of renovation debris LS $ 1,350.00 Masonry Works - Supplying of materials & labour to lay heavy duty ceramic or homogenous tiles $ 1,400.00 at Kitchen floor (≤$ 3.00/ sqft) - Supplying of materials & labour to lay heavy duty ceramic or homogenous tiles at $ 1,400.00 floor (≤$ 3.00/ sqft) Miscellaneous Works - Supplying of materials & labour to lay cardboard protection and ply wood at affected area. $ 350.00 FOC - Acid washing for the whole house to remove stains. $ 200.00 FOC - General Cleaning for the whole house upon completion. $ 150.00 FOC

Thanks and noted.

Sorry to hijack this thread but here very active so hoping can get some advise here. My floor plan I need quotes for following items: 1. Cost of changing only floor tiles for KITCHEN and BALCONY (exclude BALCONY EXTENSION because the tiles okay). 2. Remove the red parts and cover up, see following image. 3. Changes 2 toilet bowls and 2 bathroom taps. 4. Add 2.3 meters lower cabinet with gas stove and sink (no need top cabinet). 5. Reroute drainage and water pipe. 6. Change bedroom door knob. And just out of curiosity, let's say if I were to turn the BALCONY EXTENSION into a room i.e. remove the bathroom, is that allowed? Probably remove the wall separating the extension and bathroom, and add a sliding door for entrance. Wall and floor tiles no need to touch because looks ok. My budget is about $10k.

Hey, thanks for the tip and noted, I will probably paste an aluminium foil behind lol.

Well, at least you get to keep the $5K option and exercise fee, but of course screwing up your plan is a real headache, not so much about the money. Anyway you can PM me if you want my agent, he is a nice lad.

Sorry, have a few questions, I'm a newbie in renovation. Shower Kerbs (2) 200.00 - what is this for? Kitchen Cabinet, Washing Machine & Fridge Base 380.00 - is it a platform for the items to "sit"? what purpose does it serve? aesthetics? practical? Top and Bottom Kitchen Cabinet (28 ft) 3,360.00 - why is it so expensive? I saw at IKEA if do a really long cabinet top and bottom probably don't even need $1.5K. Quartz (13 ft) 1,690.00 - what is this item? Full height Cabinet (2 ft) 560.00 - I think can get cheaper deal at IKEA. TV Console(6 ft) 1,080.00 - how come so expensive? I saw TV table that cost so much less than that at courts and IKEA. Shoe Cabinet(4 ft) 1,040.00 - $1040 to store shoes?!? Display Cabinet (3ft) 600.00 - what is this? Wardrobe (9 ft) 2,385.00 - how come so expensive? Is it the built-in type? Glass Door 1,000.00 - waaaaa, $1000 for one glass door. Shower screen (casement tempered glass)i 550.00 - this concept very strange to me, why need to put a piece of glass? the purpose of a shower screen is to cover the user, but if it is transparent or still can see the shape, then what is the point? why not just do away with it and save $550? Paint 1,200.00 - heard from friend say if paint yourself can save $1000.

Don't buy, wait for their valuation report to expire. From 10 March 2014 onwards, all valuation report can only be applied by BUYER.

Don't worry, what's the worse that can happen? Don't renovate! Just save up and do only whatever necessary, most important is to stabilize your financials and play with "spare cash" and not "future money", don't get lured into trying to make your "dream home", it could turn out to be your worst nightmare. I know of people who took out more loan than they could handle, even maxed out their credit card for furnishing, end up in $50K-$80K total debts with outrageous interest rates, all for that "dream home", lucky for them there is CCS to help them negotiate repayment, some of these people even have children, how can they put their family at risk for that "dream home"? Think carefully before committing to any loan.

Hey, thanks for the info. Anyway my wife went to IKEA just now, she saw the exact same setup as in the picture, I think this weekend we'll drop by and ask, but any idea whether they do rerouting of pipes? Because currently our sink location is very awkward so we thinking of shifting, that means the drainage and water pipes need to be shifted too.

My original thread. Yesterday I read about this IKEA kitchen thing, found this Free Standing Kitchen concept, and we like it very much. In the end we think we might leave everything intact i.e. don't hack anything to save cost, leave kitchen tiles as it is, and we just want something like in the picture, any idea how much it can cost? I see the IKEA kitchen page but it doesn't show all the parts so very hard to estimate the cost. And also for installation, measurement and etc, how does it work? Go down to IKEA with this picture and tell them I want this? Or do I have to measure everything and buy the parts separately?