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I am also not sure whether we want to do... my unit is super super hot in the afternoon! with the full length mirrors, can get direct full force sunlight somemore! kriegs- do let us know once u have done on how it is! Angel

Hi Wishbone I have the same situation! my newly laid black galaxy top has some parts which are shiny and some which are not I was thinking whether i shld buy the granite sealer from DIY shop and do smthg abt it??? Angel

happy, were u confused with me? I was the one who came to your unit when the uncle was welding yr gate

pics time!! My dining table feature wall....ID said better leave the masking tape on for a while.... My HHS feature wall and shoe cabinet.. Kitchen door.. Black & Silver themed kitchen with my black galaxy granite top

Dear All Quick question, what type of padlock are you all using for the main gate? It seems as though the HDB given gate can only fit a certain type of padlock? I wanted to get the Duro padlock from DIY shop but not sure whether it will fit? Confused Angel

Hi Crazycar!! Just to check with you, did u have any issues with the height of the rain shower? We measured the length from the hdb given tap/mixer to the beam and it was abt 1.25m, but most of the rain showers we saw were abt 1.3m and above! how did u manage to install the rain shower in the MBR? From the pics, i can see that u even have space in between the beam and the shower head! If u dont mind saying where u got it fr and whats the height fr tap/mixer to showerhead? thanks!!!! !! Angel

Hi Everyone! Need your expertise on these.... 1. Storage Heater - for those who installed the 30L electrical storage heater, is it true that the switch for the heater can only be at the kitchen (outside the common toilet)? Does that mean every morning we have to walk to the kitchen to switch it on? 2. Rain Shower - For those who installed rain shower in the MBR toilet, did you face a prob with the height as we have a protruding beam hiding all the pipes...? Is it high enuf and does not hinder the rain shower?

hi xlan.... take yr time.....don stress so much....sigh....i also get stressed sometimes thinking abt all the things that need to be brought over. can check with u where is the toyogo warehouse and is it cheaper than the storage boxes at ntuc/carrefour etc? Angel.

Did anyone make their kitchen door to slide to the front? i.e infront of the DB? If yes can we still use a magnetic stopper? Will it hinder the door? My door slides to the front....so was wonderin which is better....

Hi Yang Guo Is the door stopper effective? Can tell us where u bought fr and for how much? Thanks!

Today we faced the first upset in our reno.....the washing machine base is too small for the washing machine we have bought originally the base width was supposed to be 65cm while the machine's width is 60cm. when we went to check today realise the base is only 61.5cm! moreover the machine's water outlet is at the side instead of the back...there was no way the machine could fit in. at first was very upset with my id for shortening the width and told her to change.....but then realise there is no way cos the concrete wall support has to be in line with the beam if not very ugly. sob sob. now we have to go back to gaincity and try to convince them to allow us to change the washing machine... sigh.... donno whether we can get another nice silver machine to match our black and silver kitchen theme.... just wondering, why is a concrete wall even necessary? cant the kitchen sink be done without the wall at the back? sighzzzz.....

Hi Rav yes yes! good fridge! my hubby loves the ice maker inside the fridge.....we also wanted a silver/stainless steel fridge as our kitchen is supposed to be black cabinets and silver electrical items to give a contrast i bought at Gaincity because I wanted the extended warranty la... actually Hong Liang at Alexandra offered $740 but they dun have extended warranty, i was abit worried as the fridge comes with the panel in front and am afraid it might spoil fast so decided to buy at gaincity so that can get the extended warranty.

Hi Happy/Raven I dont think its necessary for the wall to be 1m. My washing machine is quite big and tall (more than 1m) and including the base, it will be close to 1.1m. So I have asked my ID to make the height of the wall 1120mm (1.12m) which is exactly the height of the beige tiles on our kitchen wall. I am sure they can adjust to what we require since we are the home owners! Angel

Hi Kelvin! Your reno looks good so far. Good luck with it! Can I check with you on yr Alumix wardrobe....how much does it cost and for how many feet? I am planning to put a 4ft by 4ft (small WIW kind) in the guestroom but have not decide what kind exactly....abit confused actually. There's so many companies doing this nowadays! Angel

Hi Linggie If I am not wrong, when it comes to heaters these are the options we have: Option 1. Instant Heaters - These are the traditional heaters that are placed inside the bathroom connected directly to the showhead. Good: Hot water is almost instant and its hidden from public view since its inside the bathrooms Bad: Downside is that they are not EXTREMELY HOT compared to options 2/3 and you can't get hot water at the toilet sink taps or the kitchen sink tap. Option 2. GAS Storage heater (e.g Rinnai) - I called city gas, they dont have the free gas heater anymore The new batch of heaters (apparently bigger than the old ones) will be coming in April and from what I gather they are not gonna be free. i believe it does store water since they have different capacity?? Not sure.... Good: Hot water is instantaneous and you can get hot water at the toilet sink taps or the kitchen sink tap. Gd for washing face on cold days and washing oily utensils! Bad: These have to be placed at the designated place outside the common toilet as the piping has been done by HDB. Heard that the "pop" sound that can be heard when its turned on is pretty loud, not sure how true. Also some ppl feel that having gas heat up the water is kinda dangerous (e.g leakage etc). Option 3. ELECTRICITY Storage Heaters (e.g Ariston - 30litres) - Storage tanks which store water (duh!) and are run by electricty (again duh!) Good: Hot water is extremely hot, you can get hot water at the toilet sink taps or the kitchen sink tap like option 2. Also no worries of gas leakage. Bad: Hot water is stored in the big tank and thus it takes abt 10 mins for the water to heat. Believe these also have to be placed at the designated place outside the common toilet as the piping has been done by HDB. Heard that if more than 2 persons shower, the water in the tank runs out and have to wait another 10 mins before water to heat up. This is what i gather from having read the forums.....Others pls feel free to correct me if i am wrong! i am planning to go for option 3. angel afternote -- haha just realised many ppl have replied to the post on heaters while i was typing the long story above!

Hi melting_starz.... We have not decided on the contractor yet....almost decided...hopefully we will decide and sign the contract by this weekend. i agree with you! Travelling does make ppl buy things on impluse! Hubby and I ended up buying paintings, toiletries sets, mugs etc etc from Cambodia and Phillipines! Having difficulty storing everything at my in-laws place....so need to move in to JM fast! hahah

I have to agree on the LUCKY part...still cant believe that I got a flat at Membina through Balloting. When I read the papers on the difficulty some couples have in getting a new flat and hear from my friends that their queue number is in the thousands range... , still cant believe my first time applying for a Ballot and my queue number was smaller than 100!

Hi melting starz.... are u from 25B also? dont worry...me have not started reno too...still sourcing for IDs... so undecided... this afternoon me and hubby went on the "See and Feel Exercursion" organised by Hbay. So we will be speaking to another 2 IDs i guess.... hopefully we can decide on an ID by mid march and start reno. looks like I will be one of the later ones to move in. But we bought a 32 inch Samsung LCD TV today! haha...was an impulse buy...hopefully was not a wrong decision!! Not sure when they plan to turn on the lights...but totally agree with u. Was ard there at abt 12.30pm this afternoon and it looked abit dim in the middle of the day! - Angel

hi bbgaps! Welcome to renotalk! I am from blk 25b too. collected keys on 14 Feb and have not reported the defects. prob go down and do that tom. how has yr experience with Weiken been? Angel

Hi Happy My appt is in the afternoon at 4.10pm. So we have to take half day in the afternoon. We will rush over to JM after collecting the keys! For morning appts, HDB may not call to ask whether you can come earlier. When we went the last time, our appt was in the afternoon but they called us to ask whether we can come earlier....guess they want to all go home early! Try to rush down after your work la... its the moment we have all been waiting for! Angel

Hi Happy! Congrats! Guess what?? My keys collections is also on the 14th Feb!! Hubby and I were jumping up and down when we got the letter...haha. Its quite cool to be getting the keys on Valentine's day! !! !! Angel

Hi Happy No we got our flat through balloting exercise....I am like so impatient and cant wait to get my keys, but you guys have been waiting for years!! Hats off to you guys! haha will let you know if we plan to venture into our blk25B at nite again....hubby says we shld not go too often as it will get boring by the time we get the keys, but i dont think so. Its still all so exciting!

Hi linggie! oh no...I did not get any letters asking me to re-apply HLE! Should I have gotten a letter? mine is 4-room, applied through the balloting exercise.....how abt yourself?

Hi Happy! oh no.... do you really think the other units will have dark kitchens? Mine is a unit 110....i so hope it wont have a dark kitchen! I had planned to only put one ceiling light in the kitchen...may have to rethink this now. Hubby and I sneaked into Blk 25B last Friday nite. Everything looked abit scary especially at nite! Our unit grills were locked so we only managed to peep through the grills. We took the lift up but on the way down it was not working! we had to climb all the way down! was quite exciting! Even at 10pm at night there were ppl doing work....hopefully we can get our keys by mid Jan!

Hi Kittyng! I am new to this thread as well. I am at Blk 25B and this is the last blk to be completed i think. So depressing to see so many of you almost completing your reno when I have yet to get the keys! sob sob