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Hi WhiteKnight Here's the link http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.9.274.R9Tz96&id=27498584242&_u=d223cjni6e5f

Hi lobo76 I have another contractor where I will be getting the iron grill gate from. They do customization of grilles and doors to fit digital locks. So I guess in a way it is covered. They sell digital lock as well as installation. Of cos if you already bought a digital lock from somewhere, they will still help you install but at a higher price. I'm getting the grille from them so in a way it's nicely package together with lock installation at a reasonable price.

Photos of some of the things i bought on TB

Day 17 of renovation House is still going thru the long process of water-proofing and cement screeding. It really takes a long time as they need to be dried and processed and adding more waterproofing and waiting for it to dry again. So is the cement screed process. They need to smoothen the walls and floors and then let it dry and do touch up. It shd be done by this week where they will lay the kitchen and toilet floor tiles. Hopefully all will be in schedule. In the mean time, we went to another phrase of renovation. Shopping at TaoBao. Finally the long awaited shopping for sanitary fittings and lightings. I spend almost 2 months going thru many shops almost in the whole of Singapore. IMM, geylang, jalan besear, balestier. And honestly the prices are about the same throughout the shops but quite atrociously priced above TB. So we took the leap of faith of maybe poor quality and bad service. But what the heck, I save almost 60-70% so who cares. The most I chhange my lightings and fittings every 1-2 years since its so cheap. Haha. Below are my list of items I bought. - kitchen sink with tap (free gift of stainless steel dish drainer, wooden chopping board and a 6 set knive set. - master bath toilet bowl ( free gift of toilet paper holder and toilet brush) - master bath wash basin with tap - 2 towel rail - toilet paper holder - 3 stainless steel floor trap - 2 rain shower sets - washing machine tap - 4 ceiling lights with remote control - 2 tracks with 10 track lights - set of 3 pendant lights. - 2 toilet lights - chalk wall wallpaper - doorbell - and a box of Lego for the kids. Total damage - $1380. I bought them if wed night, and according to the tracking numbers, all have been delivered to my shipping warehouse. Only left the kitchen sink as they will only deliver next wed. So keeping fingers cross and all that will be delivered smoothly. For those that are interested to buy from Taobao, here's a good news. They have open up to Singapore market. They actually accept NETs and credit card payments now. Don't need to go thru agents anymore if u know how to do it. They also have shipping to Singapore as well but I figured they won't be cheap. Just need to arrange your own shipping if you have one. I'm using Amcon as most of the forummers here are doing. Good luck to all that are considering shopping at Taobao.

Day 13 of renovation Andy and ganged came and changed the aluminiums windows. All nice and white. Took a little more than half the day to complete the job. The grilles will be up nearer the completion of the house.

Weekend shopping Went to Kong Tai to buy electrical appliances after comparing prices with most of the major shops like Harvey Norman, Courts and Best Denki. Bought the following and probably have saved closed to $400-500 overall. On first look, Kong Tai (located at Jurong East) look like a shop that doesn't carry much stuff. But the sales staff are very friendly and helpful and I would say even patience to find out what you want and even give recommendations. Very friendly staff and also have no problems even if you are only enquiring on prices without buying. You don't need to pay the full amount upon ordering, just a deposit of about $100 and pay the rest upon delivery. So we decided to buy the following, Hob and hood Fridge Oven Ceiling Fan Would go to them for more electrical appliances if necessary.

I bought from eBay, seller name ajfactory. I bought about $370 after exchange rate. Took 6 days to reach. I bought the P717 model

Hi Woods you have the same layout and location as me. Just that mine is mirror image. So did you manage to buy the digital lock? I got my package last week but haven't test yet

Day 4 Renovation All sewage pipes have been changed to new ones. As our place will be having HIP next year, we opt out of the program and do up all the items ourselves. Even though after subsidy it is only a fraction of the cost, however we hear many complaints about the workmanship of the HDB appointed contractors and also the quality of the materials being used. Workers only took half a day to complete. Yet another efficient team. By the time I got to the house after lunch, there was only one worker who was working on the cement screeding of the whole kitchen.

hi RLB Thanks. Actually my permit was pretty fast. The permit to hack all the exisiting wall and floor tiles took 1 day (ID said 3 days). To hack the walls took 4 days (ID said 7 days). So I guess everything came pretty smooth i say. Actually hacking works, took only 1 and a half days to complete.

Arrival of the 2nd digital lock This digital lock took a week longer than the first one that arrived. Nevertheless, package was recieved in good conditions complete with manual (Korean though) and 4 key tags. Will only be installing it when the door is up. Will be doing a test though once I can get hold of the English manual.

Day 3 of renovation The hacking guys have hacked down the wall between the kitchen and the living room. They also took down the walls of the store-room. All these were down within half a day. When i went over to check during lunch, they were already packing up to go home. Super efficient in clearing the debris too. They even help to handle the complaints and enquiry from the neighbours and told them that they will be done with the hacking within 3 days. My ID manage to get some panaromic views of the hacking too.

Day 1 All the floor tiles and wall tiles have been hacked. Didnt manage to witness the opening hack as was recalled back for work. Pretty fast job as all the toilet and kitchen fittings were all taken down too. Mon will be hacking the walls between the kitchen and living as well as the walls of the store-room

Hi peeps the first of the 2 locks has arrived. The Samsung 717 model. Ordered on the 16th Sept, arrived 24th Sept. Took about 8 days. Its in a nice and good condition. Comes with accessories and 2 key tags and even batteries. But it also comes with all full Korean manual. Thankfully the seller emailed a fully english translated one. Will be doing a testing when the other lock arrives as I can only install 2 months later.

Renovation permit has been approved. Works to commence on 26th. Pending approval for wall hacking in kitchen and storeroom.