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if i'm not wrong, it means that the pipes are expose i.e. u can see the pipes running along the surface of the wall. the worst part is that the U shape (hope u know what i'm talking abt) is at chest level whereas the heater is normally installed higher up. so u will have two long pipes exposed. some people do a box-up to cover the pipes. but i think it's still ugly.

u r welcome... hope u had fun going thru the quotes. i went 1 month getting qoutes, 1 month to decide on id and now working on the design. reckon will take 2 months. by the time, just nice collect keys and start reno immediately.

u r welcome... hope u had fun going thru the quotes. i went 1 month getting qoutes, 1 month to decide on id and now working on the design. reckon will take 2 months. by the time, just nice collect keys and start reno immediately.

have i send u? sorry too many to send and busy with work lately. if not, can pm your email? for those who has requested for my quotations and i have yet to send you, can buzz me. i probably miss u out accidentally.

2 emails with 1 zip files each. each zip is abt 10 mb. did u not receive both? if not, i'll break them down further and send in smaler chunk.

no good lah... loss yesterday... better dun divert from topic, wait kena hi jasch, i i have problem sending my quotations to you... think files too big.

for those who have pm me for quotations, i have sent them to you. total 16 of them... should take up some of your mailbox space. !! enjoy reading them. !! h4happy, onepostwonder & yun11.... dun have your email, so dunno how to sent to you.

hi, for those interested in some quotations, can pm your email so that i can send u the soft copy? i think i have about 8 quotations. the rest are hardcopy n too lazy to scan. !! wait till got more time than i scan n share ok?

hi, if i'm not mistaken, the lower grades of kronotex come from china. only the higher grades one are direct from germany. u may want to confirm with your id on this. i haven't start reno yet but have quite a few quotations. interested?

yap, just signed last weekend after 2 months of searching. my id is nixxxxas. (dunno consider advertising anot. so better mask out his name.)

BLK 25A - redbottle - loobhlinda - pert - scorpy - gadgetgal - elflinks BLK 25B - Linggie & KhooK - MsBean - h4happy - marksng12 - Dtkiddy & yun11 BLK 26A - crazycar & lovey BLK 26B - dunkmycar - noellechua - lynnnie - dorcas - Vacis + moonbell - owens_avenue & genevie BLK 26C - elaine1205 - ZLia - Cindy-Monkeybone - chewy BLK 26D - OnePostWonder - jj2 - Princess Momo - rommie - binzz - kriegs - wonsen - Velynn - Simpleboi - jazznpop - Peng*Ling BLK 27A - xlan - nemofc - bchew - Yang Guo - Seafaith - chaq - Jasch - glaminn - dashe - saeran - almatador - sparey - glaminn - osjusti BLK 27B - VinceDelfino Finally adding myself and my SO to the list. We are the only one staying in Blk 26A and we are staying in the smallest unit, 3 room nia.

yes, normally wiring is not included in the quotation bcos the exact cost depends on the no. of points. but your id/contractor will be able to give you the per unit cost e.g. per lighting point how much, per scv point how much, per light installation how much etc. i actually know how much the apppointed HDB contractor is charging for the uplift of sand bcos i was at one of the show flat and this contractor was complaining that the sand is so expensive. he charged the owner a fixed cost which happens to be lower than what is charged by the appointed HDB contractor. so he was complaining he lugi blah blah blah. !!

my 10 steps guide to looking for an id/contractor: 1) read this forum extensively. list down all the ids/contractors that have fairly good comments. i have compile such a list. if u need i can pm u. 2) study your floor plan. decide what u want and whether it is feasible. e.g. where u want the kitchen cabinet to be. of course u can leave it to id/contractor. but if u have a clear picture of what you want to do, you can ask for quotation for the same items. this way u can make comparision of the quotes better later. 3) send your floor plan and list of items u want to do to the list of ids/contractors compiled in 1). for me, i even do up a proposed layout plan i have in mind. 4) wait and wait.... some ids/contractors will call for clarification. some will invite to visit tthem instead. 5) tabulate all the quotes received. rank them according to your criteria. for me, cost is fairly important. so i rank all the quotes according to cost. (of course at this stage, u need to do some minor adjustment. e.g. some ids will leave out some items, some will give u a quote with a different dimemsion.) for me, i eliminated the 3 cheapest and 3 most expensive quotes. 6) make appointment to met those that you have shortlisted. during the meetup, clarify the quotes with the ids e.g. material used etc. at this stage, some ids will also give u new ideas. it's like hhmm... how come i neve think of this before. 7) go back home, discussed with your so. at this stage, the thing to look out for would be how comfortable u r with the ids. 8) shorten your list to about 3. ask for re-quote incorporating new ideas that u have etc. ask to visit their existing project too. 9) discuss with your so again. 10) *drumroll*..... id confirmed.

no need to die lah... do all the preparation work now. start looking for a id/contractor now. give yourself about 3 months to decide on the id/contractor, design etc. once u get your keys, then u can start reno straight away.

the story is like that... i met up with this id after he prepared the quotation. when i saw the item "replace all water pipes to copper", i just casually mentioned that my new place will have conceled pipes. then he say even concealed also better to change bcos HDB likely to give pvc pipes only. dunno whether he is just trying to 'fu yan' me. the id is from quite a reputable one for that matter. if really interest can pm u.

u can actually negiotiate with the ids/contractors for the payment term. pretty standard is 10% upon confirmation 40% upon uplifting of materials 40% upon commencement of capentary 10% upon handover work out something that u r comfortable with and is fair to the ids/contractors.

yah maybe the security mixed up 27A and 27B... or mybe it's me who got it mixed up.

h4happy n starz... pm u both.

some ids/contractor will email/fax the quotation to you. some insist that you meet personally before giving you the quotation. yet some don't even let you keep the quotation after meetup. it all depends on the id/contractor. we as the consumer can decide whether to take the trouble to go down or not. for me, i would insist on the quotation first, then discuss and meetup. if cannot then sayonara. i have a list of ids/contractor during the course of my sourcing whom are willingly to give no obligation quotation readily. can pm you the list if you want.

this is what the security guy told me. don't hang me if not true. the dates have taken HDB inspection into consideration. the guy told me that the HDB has finished inspection of 27A. all doors are locked and keys already handed over to HDB. anyway just take his word with a pinch of salt and take the dates as just a guideline lor. oops... realised a typo... 25B - Jan 08

quite likely that the handover will be slightly delay. chit-chatted with the security guy the other day. the sequence of handover will be 25A, 27A, 27B, 26D, 26C, 26B, 26A, 25B. Tentative dates of handover will be 25A - Aug 27A - Sep 27B - Oct 26D, 26C - Nov 26B, 26A - Dec 25B - Dec

i know that the water pipes are concealed. but any idea whether it's copper or pvc? I also had this headache. some ids that i approached quoted me to replace all water pipes to copper although i told them the water pipes are concealed. one id even told me that HDB pipes are defintely pvc. so it is better to change else next time burst. dunno whether he is trying to pull a fast one.

i think i have a solution for you. i'm thinking of giving up my doors (1 from bedroom bcos I'm hacking the wall between the bedrooms and 2 from the toilets bcos I'm thinking of changing to bi-fold doors to save space.) but I won't be getting my keys anytime soon. Last heard was Dec at the earliest. So I'm sure if the timing can be met. ps: Don't ask why I opt for the doors previously. It's a long story.

I'm in Blk 26A. BTW these pictures were taken from a 4 room unit in Blk 25A. BTW I have removed the first picture as I din realised that the unit no. was displayed. The owner was kind enough to let me roamed around his place. So I shouldn't 'advertise' his unit no.

more pictures... Master Bathroom WC & Basin: Grey Color Common Bathroom WC & Basin: Peach Color Shower Head: Ugly. Got to change. Kitchen: This is a classic picture. I dunno why HDB install the water inlet and power socket on one side of the concrete block while the water outlet is on the other side. So likely you have to run a surface pipe from the water outlet point to where you would likely place your washing machine. (Like what you see in the picture.) No matter what, even after you construct the kitchen cabinet base, you will see the expose pipe. Anyone has any idea how to conceal it.