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Hi Lauer, Nope, 24 this year. Yes, I think you've brought up a very good point about using the drawings, especially since we have spent 30k on them. It's a good start but we are back to the issue of finding a good and most importantly responsible contractor. Hmm, on the 3rd floor, there is actually water seepage on the floor, which means that water is surfacing or "floating" up to the floor. As the rooms are carpeted, we have no idea how bad the damage is. A contractor mentioned that it is because of leaking water pipes which are inside the walls. We have no idea how true that is and will be getting a second opinion. We are also puzzled as to why this is happening to our house because our neighbours do not face this issue. And from what we have heard, the developer of our estate is rather known for its quality. Understand your point about not sharing the contacts. Agree that owners do play a very important role. Thank you once again! Your reply do make me wonder about the need for rewiring and replumbing.

Hi Lauer, Thank you for your input! Actually I've stayed in this house for around 15 years, but the house itself is around 20. Appreciate your comment about doing a recce at a construction site. Will pass the message to my parents as we have already decided not to go ahead with the A&A. We wouldn't need the extra space and the hassle would not be worth it. However, we will probably be doing some hacking to the 3rd storey to even out the floor distribution between 2 ensuites. Do you happen to have any contacts for contractors doing rewiring and replumbing? Thank you once again!

hi nerrad, thank you for your reply. do you have any experience with rewiring and changing the pipes?

Hi all. I'm writing this post on behalf of my family/parents. We are currently staying in a Semi-D that is around 3500-4000 sqft in size. It is around 20 years old and the house isn't functioning as well as it did before ie. the ceilings are leaking, some plugs are not working and we suspect there are leaks in the internal pipes. We have consulted with architects and builders about doing an A&A for the house. It is a rather massive A&A, bordering onto reconstrunction. What we were planning to do is to add in another room (ensuite) and extending the back of the house. This will give us about 10% more in size. On top of that, we will be knocking down most of the walls. Please pardon me if I don't know the professional terms but from what I know, piling is required to strengthen the foundation. We opened the project up for tender and received quotes with the cheapest at 800k. Of course, this excludes furniture. We have also met other builders and we are very confused as to who to trust. We also find that it is a waste to discard all the sanitary ware that are still in very good condition. As you all may know, toilets do cost a bit and we have 6 of them now. Exploring another option, we are wondering if it is more cost efficient to just rewire and change the internal pipes. I've checked through the forums but couldn't find a topic on this. So I was wondering if anyone can share the process of rewiring and changing the pipes? Also, what do you guys think about going through the A&A if it is not that necessary? Will the extra 10% in size really make a difference in future if we were to sell the place? Last but not least, we welcome any recommendation of builders/contractors. Thank you in advance!