crazycar

mine is 4.5 inche +- a bit. should be about the same for u. by right u should measure from the centre of the wc hole to the wall, but that's provided u dismantle the wc first. however you can do a quick n simple check. there are pipes in the box-up area above the wc area. use a measuring tape and measure the distance from the centre of the pipe to the wall. this is roughly the wc s-trap distance.

me no HDB rules expert. just that i was also in a unique situation before (though not the same as yours) and had to have many dealings with them. so read up a lot on these HDB rulings. since you have include your MIL as an occupier to qualify for the married child priority scheme which indirectly gave u a higher chance of getting the new flat, HDB is not likely to allow your MIL to be remove as an occupier.

hhmm... your situation is a bit tricky here. pardon to ask, why did you include your MIL as an occupier in the first place? was it to qualify for some scheme? or were your bf and MIL the original owners and you were added in later? if it is the former, i guess you have to prove that you did not gain any unfair advantages in doing so. if it is the later, then more tricky as HDB rule states that the original owner i.e. your MIL cannot be remove from the list. as linggie has stated, HDB is quite strict on this.

Hi, Do not quite understand your situation. Maybe you would like to elaborate more. 1) Are you married? Bcos you mentioned your bf and MIL, so I'm a bit confused. Assuming you and your bf are not married yet.... 2) Who are the owner of the flat? Your bf and MIL? And what you are trying to achieve is... 3) Your MIL wants to remove her name as one of the occupier? If you and your bf are not married, and the current owners are your bf and MIL, then HDB will not allow your MIL to be removed as an occupier/owner bcos HDB will not allow single to own a new HDB flat. The only solution then would be to get married, add your name, then remove your MIL name.

don't know leh. u can call sph to check. they are friendly n efficient. defintely not like karin.

thanks.... called them up. i'll be receiving my ST daily tomorrow. very efficient i must say.

Hi, u should be able to get it from most DIY shops. BTW, anyone subscribe to daily delivery of newspaper? how to subscribe har?

just came back from our 3 weeks honeymoon. after reading all the stuff about break-ins, toilet problem etc, we were so glad that our home is still in one piece after we came back. hope that those who had problems would be able to resolve them soon. cheers.

it's actually not a hole but a small pipe protruding out from the wall. sorry couldn't find any picture to show. perhaps those who have not started reno can show. not everyone will be able to find this hole now bcos if it's low enough originally, it will be seal off by the kitchen cabinet base. since the officer admitted it's a design flaw, then ask him to resolve the problem. hope that the MP is able to assist you.

welcome to the black white n grey family.

hi, there's one more way to make them work faster. expose your case to the media. you can either write to the forum or call up the papers. sin min, wan bao, newpaper etc etc. each has some hotline to call. u can tell them about the sub-standard work, resulting in water leaking, then afraid about dengue, didn't the gov ask us to be diligent with dengue etc etc.

hi, that's quite bad. u need to press HDB for compensation. this is defintely a design flaw. not everyone will have this problem depending on the height of this pipe. if it's low enough, it will be sealed off by the kitchen cabinet base. for your case, it is higher than 50 mm off the floor and hence part of it is exposed and water will leak to your cabinet. be firm with HDB.

hi, this hole is different from what msbean mentioned. it's a small little pipe protruding out from the wall near the bottom on the same side as the washing machine tap (if you have not re-locate the tap).

hi, no, that is not the washing machine outlet pipe. that small hole is, to be honest, i also dunno what is it for. the thing is i dun want any water flowing out from this hole and hence damage my carpentry. so seal it off which the HDB guy say i can.

hi, i think i have posted this before and u may have missed it. i was also puzzled by the small water outlet pipe at the bottom near the washing machine area. according to HDB, it is for water to flow when there is leakage or overflow of the internal pipes. for whatever reason, it has to flow into our unit, i have no bloody idea. so i asked if i can seal in up and they said it's ok. so for those what has not done up your reno, please seal this hole. else when water flows it may damage your kitchen capentry. i think u can make a big hoo ha with HDB. this is defintely a design flaw and they don't have the bloody courtesy to inform all home owners what this wate pipe is for.