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but think will have loads of dust. so you really cut the scope?? how many days leave did you take to clean up and pack up and then unpack? siong siong..nvm jia you to you too!!!

ya granite should be very nice!!! i agree on getting the contractor's or ID's electrician if the price is similar for the ease of coordination. otherwise more stress for us! wow so are you taking leave to clean up??? hmmm scary schedule for the next 2 weeks. have arranged for my appliances to deliver on 2nd sept, wallpaper installation on 5th sept and bed installation on 6th sept. anyway, i dun have much time to clean up also! but contractor sd he has hired maid to clean up for us so we dun hv to worry.

Hi JonsMom, Thanks for the compliment! Not really well planned. We dun hv ID. Just hope everything turns out nice. Ya i love the Indian Black Galaxy granite top! Can see the sparkles inside! We will be moving in on sept 7. Thus hope can handover by early next week so that we can start cleaning. Wow your reno is quite fast! Great to hear of your good reno experience with your ID. Hope your reno can finish soon too!! Looking forward to see your furnished place!!

how big is your house??? some items are expensive.. 2 Supply & install 02 sets shower sceen $1,400.00 - dun think the glass screens are so big right? 1 Design and construct new false ceiling light box cum cove lighting @ living $900.00 2 Design and construct new false ceiling light box cum cove lighting @ dining $900.00 these 2 also ex...mine is EM is about this price.... - your hacking quoted is very expensive! at $5390? maybe you want to check around with others. - Your flooring seems expensive. I am not sure of the size of your living room. I know Berry flooring also not cheap too. 2 Supply & install 03 nos. new designer timber doors $900.00 - what kind of timber doors are they giving you? veneer?? comes with lockset? mine is at $270 per set for veneer doors and comes with lockset. 3 Provide HDB debris container from relevant department & disposal off site $800.00 4 Haulage Of sand and material $680.00 - def overcharge on this!!! 3 Supply & install kitchen solid surface work top with intergrated sink base on 15ft $1,800.00 Wash Area - they are charging you at $120 per foot run for solid surface top which is expensive. Usually contractor price is $80 per foot run. If you go direct to granite supplier, you can also get $80 per foot run for Indian black granite. Payment Terms 30% of Contract Sum upon Signing & Confirmation 40% of Contract Sum upon Commencement of works 25% of Contract Sum upon Commencement of Carpentry works at Factory 05% of Contract Sum upon Completion - Payment terms is def not to your favour!

if not how they stick??? hmmm i also dunno..

nice layout!! love your 3Ds too in white, black and grey! i agree the old cornices are not so nice! at first my contractor wanna include the toilet for me inside the reno price but i insist on taking it out as i wan to find my own toilet bowl! all the best for your reno!!

ha it's wrapping an extremely big ipad 2!! haha....if not done properly will have 'bubbles'!

oh ya understand..if we had not extended our reno progress, we would face the same problem too. i tend to be distracted too at work. ask him to speed things up. no choice. ya no sleeep no energy to work also. no choice then. drink some redbull or what to help you through. after reno, it will be more relaxing for you!

i saw the 42" at around $2499 and the 50" at $4499.

great progress!! yours is fast too! ha u no need zzz ah?? so late le..

over the weekend we bought: using my $300 philips voucher! cake mixer blender iphone docking station we also went to Courts and bought this vacuum cleaner!

hope so ah..but seems like very difficult to find matching marble skirting as my pink marble!! yup official date is sept 7! congrats!! you can start packing too!

updates on my lights and other stuff! the lights have arrived. but some are too bulky and lazy to bring out to take pics..will do so when electrician has fixed up! Anyway still short of 1 island light and standing light. 1 logico glass cover has broken. Thus has ordered another cover! Hope they reach here soon! some photos first. artemide float L ceiling light artemide logico for bedroom essey bins and tissue box tissue box and remote control box

Hi Lady_R, yes coming to an end soon. by next week, should be done and handover to us!! still pending some works such as lights, paint touch ups, fixing of toilet accessories, washing, changing of windows at kitchen area, marble skirting (neo having a headache as cannot find similar ones to my existing tiles), toilet at mbr (coz one contractor used the toilet bowl and neo says he will replace for us foc..oops mine is kohler one, not cheap also), minor alteration to tv console and mbr door touch ups. ha i agree with you...bring them up...comment here comment there....anyway it's our house..most imptly we like it. we have erected a spare room near the staircase..not very big but bigger than the utility room in the 1st gen. enough to put a super single bed and wardrobe..as guest room and when mil to move in with us in the later part when the sisters in law are married...then the sis in law said waa the room so small ah..but well, not that we dun wan to give her a proper room upstairs but felt it's convenient for her at level 1 for ease of movement. anyway cannot b bothered by their comments. have learnt not to take it to heart. yeah thanks!! it's nice..looking forward to shifting!! still need to get some chairs for my island...heeee have not started the search for the chairs yet! hmm what colour should i get for the chairs?

hope will turn out nice!! excited! ha adi, they nv ask you on the progress of your reno??? i've PM your the contact just in case. hope you dun hv to waste extra money to change it! Thanks!!! first batch of lights have arrived..now see when to collect from them! thanks..actually your reno very fast leh......so fast nearing completion also!!! hope to see your pics soon too! a picture says a thousand words..just scared forum overloaded! all orh orh ah??? take pics and show us ok!! your reno coming along well too!! PM you leh...similar to yours! but mine is black galaxy with shiny particles inside though..so not total black.

Oh me too dun want any Teflon coated pans or woks! Using WMF stainless steel frying pans and got myself an anodized Chinese wok! Bakeware.... Robinsons, tangs all have also. Or order online!! Haha amazon or what.

thanks JonsMom! We appreciate the space! And 5room pricing is not that cheap too! Well ultimately the ones living in it matters and you are the ones paying for the reno! Elderly dun like dark dark stuff! well it's a matter of preference. Different generation! For us, we just do what we thinks is good with the advice of the contractor too! In fact, my contractor recommends me full black toilet but we cannot take it! hahaha... So during the reno process, we din mention much to our folks. Just try to ignore the remarks and enjoy the reno process! We cannot please everyone! Oh someone?? heeee anyway take a look! Will comment when I get to see the top later. So far, service is good though!

updates: Granite Installation! As we are both working, we leave it to the coordination of both the granite contractor and our contractor. They came this morning to install the granite! The installer even took pictures and emailed me to show me the completion of the installation. Kudos to the great service by them! Later after work, we shall go down and take a look ourselves! Here are the pictures which they have sent us.

Glass tables are like that. Mine is black glass even worse!! Oh he sd not fully arrive yet. He will inform when the items are ready!

i agree the marble table is nicer! for my case, my floor is marble so i also din wan to have marble table. anyway the marble table is too heavy to shift too if the position needs to be changed. how much issit??

same here..my move in date will be on 7 sept! hmm but seems like more logistics to do after handover...

having a fan at the balcony will be very nice..but when it comes to cleaning...hmm seems scary coz the height is so high! heee

oh your move in date is earlier than mine! mine is on 7 sept!! one question, do you unpack your things b4 you move in or do you unpack your things after move in?? my house will be ready b4 my move in date. so i am not sure about it.

cool...after this will be very fast le!!

the light and the dining table is so beautiful! i also like this light but hubby dun like..hahaha anyway waiting for the lights to arrive!! haha getting anxious le!