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    That's ALOT of savings! Your electrician seems quite reasonable to minus off $100 because it's not up to satisfaction! I heard my neighbour's case, they can't even be bothered to listen to what the homeowners say and just used silicon to cover whatever flaws and deem it as fixed. -__- Seems like you had to nego with them for a while haha
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    Hi Eileen, no problem I have already dropped you a pm
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    Yes! Ikr! I am not pissed at my contractor but kind of disgusted at the electrician's quote for per light point and installation point and whatnot. No doubt his workmanship is not bad and he's really quick but paying almost double of market rate is unfair. We have discussed with him to negotiate for a better overall quote, thanks for all your advice I really appreciate it! How did your negotiation went in the end with your parents' place?
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    Pm sent
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    I'm glad you are right about the HDB folks! I wasn't holding much hope to getting their reply anytime soon because I had a horrible experience dealing with the defects when we just got the keys to our place. However, I just received a call from them and they will be submitting my request in! Thank you for the compliment! Cannot wait to see the completion of your minimalist home.
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    Yea got to admit that their carpentry is amazing! we are currently pending the breakdown for the quote and also negotiating for a better price, fingers crossed!
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    No prob, sent!
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    The meeting was delayed and we haven't had the chance to review on the costs and such. We were given the unit price for per point/ 2way etc, which we found to be pretty pricey while comparing with the market rate. However, we were told that it will be negotiable if we were to have more electrical works done. We were not updated with the discount/ negotiations. There were no conceal points and we provided the downlight as well as tracklights and 2 pendant lights - therefore we were expecting a maximum of $2.5k. Your electrician seems pretty reasonable. Our electrician is charging is a 2way for $90 which is double of most electricians we have met with. Kinda ridiculous if you ask me..
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    I absolutely enjoyed reading your t-blog and love every idea of yours! However, I would have to agree with the mess problem once you have shifted and settled in - where to hide them etc. Cannot wait to see the progression of your lovely home. Would you be able to share the budget you have set aside for renovation works?
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    Hi intonewlife, dimensions: 2050mm width x 900mm depth And some additional pics
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    The carpenters came over a couple of days before and did some touchups around the house. They very kindly extended their help to hang most of our decor stuff up and drilled a couple of holes in the TV feature/ console area. Work as crisp and clean as always! Just like many of you homeowners here on renotalk, we have also purchased many of our furnitures/ lightings/ etc from taobao. I guess we are one of the unlucky few who have had misfortunes on purchasing from taobao. We have gotten LED strips that melted and burnt after it has been switched on for a couple of hours. Our dining chair also had poor workmanship and wasn't stable enough for sitting - once you lean back, the chair will start giving way. Very thankful that the carpenter helped us bond it back together. We just noticed that our main door from HDB is warped and it doesn't close properly/ doesn't shut tight now. Do any of you guys have the same problem? The BSC from our estate has already been taken down so now it's a long process of waiting from the HDB side. On the side note, we have purchased our sofa wayyyy back in Oct on an impulse in order to clinch a discount deal because jottergoods rarely does sale stuff. I am not sure to even call it an impulse because we have been shopping around for a sofa that we both like alot and tried many before getting this. However, during the entire process of choosing laminates and tiles etc, our design moved to a darker feel and the sofa would stick up like a sore thumb. Thankfully, we haven't gotten the sofa delivered and we heard that the fabric we chose will be discontinued so it's lucky that we have already made a deposit for it! Is anyone interested to take over the lovely 3-seater sofa/ is planning to get anything for star living? I'll attached a picture of the sofa below for reference but the one we got is a 3 seater, not 2.5 seater. It's really pretty and such a pity that we won't be able to use it at our place.
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    loving your kitchen top!
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    your living room looks great in both day and night time! love the mood your curtains are giving
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    Day ? (5/1/14) Works are mostly done and will be handover to us soon. Minor touch ups in progress now. So far, we are very pleased with the workmanship. Bought our bidet from tb and it's not working now.. Water spurting everywhere once the tap is switched on. Plumber says that there is no way to salvage it, we have to get a new bidet tap. sigh! Finally received the VO today and got an unexpected 'surprise'. I will appreciate if any homeowners can share their thoughts on this with me. Our electrician quoted us a whooping $3900++. We didn't do any hacking/ concealing point works, I seriously don't even know how was the sum derived from. Before we engaged him, we went around and compared quotes, the highest we have ever gotten didn't even exceed $2.4k. Please kindly provide your input in this! Plumbing costs added up to about $800++. We didn't do much.. Change of towel bowl came to be about $150 each. Is that considered overcharged? The plumbers we have met so far previously quoted us $80 each. We will be meeting on Wednesday probably to discuss on all these additional costs. Pray hard that we will come to an agreement. Meanwhile, some pics to share. Love it so much! Dining area leading to kitchen Living room Toilets vanity
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    Hi LSW, I've PMed you
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    Hi sulkoden, Thanks for the compliments! Happy with their workmanship too! I've pm-ed you
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    Hi! I've PMed you
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    wow i must say i absolutely LOVE all of your purchases!! they are so quirky and fun!
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    Hi vonvon! I've pm-ed you
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    Hi! Thank you for the compliment! I can't remember the exact cost for the kitchen works but if you are keen you can probably get him to give you a free quote based on your measurements so that you can get a better idea of how much it would cost for your kitchen. :D
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    Sure! PM you in a bit!
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    No problem!
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    Hahah thank you! Will pm you in a bit!
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    Hi! Thank you! It's quite roomy when a queen sized bed and placed with a lot of space at the sides. With side tables at each side, I think it would be too cramp. Unless you have really small side tables then IMO will look fine! Are you building a platform too? Cause I think having a platform is sufficient, don't need side tables!
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    Day 59 (3/12/14) Been really busy and didn't have time to update this T-Blog the last couple of weeks. Most of the carpentry work are up, toilet amenities are up, most of the lights are up and service yard windows are up too. We are currently waiting for the epoxy works to be done, painting works will be done next week as well as our cabinets. So far, the house is looking amazing and exactly what we had in mind! Cannot wait to start with home decor! TV feature wall with projector screen Kitchen Master Bedroom Bathroom - Yay for no more unsightly bulky heaters!
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