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Defects list! 1) Paint works 2) Poorly aligned Kitchen floor spring 3) Mixer taps to be swopped between MBR and common bathroom 4) Poorly aligned window locking mechanism 5) Scratches on floor tiles (observation to continue) 6) Poor alignment of bathroom glass door 7) Badly maintained taps 8) Badly laid tiles (see video to differentiate) Video to illustrate the sounds of badly laid tiles and well laid tiles (1-4 seconds is well laid tile, 5-8 second is poorly laid tile and is lower pitched) See link:

Renovation Day 26 (Glass doors in kitchen and toilets up) Renovation Day 27 (Paintings and Lights)

Reno Day 24 (painting - base coat) Base coating of painting done up for the whole house has been done over the weekend. Holes for downlights are also created. Cooker hob and sinks from Teka are finally delivered for kitchen carpentry in the next 1-2 weeks.

Renovation Day 19-22 (Re-wiring, Aircon, False ceiling) It was more re-wiring, installation of aircon and false ceiling for the past few days.

Reno Day 18: New Living Hall Windows Reno Day 18: Re-Wiring Continues ...

Today we went to Plaza Singapura to get this ... Bye bye for now ...

Reno Day 17 (Toilet bowl,basin, shower mixer,new kerb) The *forgetten kerb is now up. Toilet bowls, shower mixers and basins in the toilets are also done up. We are especially pleased with the workmanship of the stroage heater guy because he did the copper pipping so well that it's hidden from view as it's being blocked by a pipe! (See pics below)

Renovation Day 16 (Plastering done) Today we met up with our electrician and ID. Most tiling have been done up. Plastering really made with walls and ceilings smoother! Tata for now....

Renovation Day 12 (New windows installed in kitchen and dining hall-no grills yet!) More updates soon!

Renovation Day 10-11 (More tiles up and piping works) The tiles we chose for the recess area is finally laid. Also water outlet and inlet in the toilets are up. Skirting also almost done in most bedrooms. Tiles @ recess area (no gate yet) Living hall (Skirting all done up) Dining Hall Kitchen (Fridge and washer base done) Bedrooms Toilets Toilet bowls and basins delivered Bye bye for now....

Renovation Day 12 (Handing over of taps and stuffs) Met up with our ID today to hand over the taps and stuffs. The water pipes people also came in today to determine the positions of the pipes. Pretty busy day today! According to our ID, toilet bowls and basins should be installed by Wed! Yipeee! Delivery of taps and stuffs Skirting done for Living hall More tiles laid in the bedrooms Toilets tiles 80% laid Kerb between Kitchen and common toilet Kitchen Floor tiles Laying of water drainage pipes for kitchen sink

Renovation Day 10 No electricity .. no lights. Sorry for the bad pics. More tiles laid in the living room and dining hall Kitchen tiles laid Wetworks still ongoing in the toilets Hey Yeah... can't wait til completion. Cheers Sam

Renovation Day 8 - 9 Gate removed (Recess area now exposed) More kitchen wall tiles laid Rubbish Chute removed Wetworks in Kitchen Kitchen old entrance sealed by cement Wetworks in Toilets Homogeneous tiles laid in Living hall

Renovation Day 7 (Easter Sunday) We went back to see how the wall tiling in the kitchen goes.. all workers are resting today. Wall tiling is 60% done. Soaking of tiles in water Our white kitchen!

Hey applefeak, Thank you. Now I am really excited to see the overall effect Cheers! Samantha

Renovation Day 6 - More Tiling and wet works Tiles and wet works continue in the kitchen and the toilets... Wall tiling in Kitchen Note that paper are being place in between tiles to maintain the gap between the tiles (See macro shots below) Toilet wet works continues MBR toilet now has cement screedings up to the ceiling. New kitchen entrance sealed now with cement screeding ... Found: Floor tiles for hall and bedrooms Bedrooms A huge pile of sand now occupies each bedroom Old Aircon removed Aircon has been removed by the Gain City guys on day 3 of hacking. Free of charge service only if they are informed before actually installation of the new aircon unit. That's all for now folks....

Reno Day 5 Hacking done. Wet works now. Living Hall Dining Hall Kitchen Kitchen new and old entrance Common Toilet Bedrooms Master Bedroom MBR Toilet

Day 2 of Hacking! Destroy everything!! The Hacking starts ... A container full of debris from our house found downstairs! Entrance w/ Recess area Living Hall Dining Hall Kitchen New Entrance to Kitchen (old entrance seen here too) Bedrooms Master Bedrooms Common Toilet MBR Toilet Tiles!

Of taps and shower sets ... We finally bought taps and shower sets today. We chose Grohe because of its quality and design. Although Hansgrohe is currently the leading designer brand in the market and slightly more affordable than Grohe, we are still quite decided on getting Grohe. After 'trying out' many Hansgrohe taps at Park Mall, many of the display pieces are faulty. Moving parts like the handles are very jerky and not smooth when lifted or when pushed to close. Also, most Hansgrohe stuffs which are higher end feels similar to Grohe's lower end stuffs. You have got to experience it by moving/twisting the tap handles. Prices of Grohe just increased on 1st March 08. !! . We regreted buying it now though .. Well, quality stuffs do come with a price!

More toilet accessories and aircon bought today @IMM Bidet washer, Angle valve (to control the water supply to bidet washer), Tap for hose, and most expensive of all is the AIR-CON System 4 by Mitsubishi Electric w/22gauge copper piping, 1/2 inch armaflex insulation and 16mm PVC piping.

Removal of Cabinets before Hacking starts on Mon 17/03/2008 Bye bye window grills and cabinets! Living Hall Dining Hall ] Kitchen Bedrooms Master Bedroom Toilets

2nd Proposal of 3D Drawings Bedroom Master Bedroom Dining Area We found this design on a magazine and liked it See 1st pic for original design. So we decided to do the same for our storeroom/dining area. Kitchen

Hi! Sorry for the late reply. We have recommended by our ID to use WH that's why never use SBH. Cheers Samantha Keys collected on 08 03 2008 Yippie! We just collected our keys on 08032008. Had asked our contractor to have a look at the place. Hacking will start on coming Thursday/Friday! Our Door step! Seaview from our top storey (We took a lift up... heehee) A unit at this level will cost us $150k more! Teka Sale Purchase on 09 03 3008 We bought a hob and a sink at Teka Sale today. Got quite a good deal with free delivery! Teka Sink According to the sales ppl, this sink is 20cm in depth and a hole for the kitchen mixer can be drilled by the plumber. Thus, it fits all our requirements: 1. A bottom mount sink 2. Kitchen mixer have to be mounted inside (minimum water leakage to outside of sink when turing on/off the tap) 3. A good depth for washing dishes and especially wok 4. A the additional space at the side will serve as a place to put dirty dishes before washing or to defreeze stuffs (Drainage) 5. Chose the traditonal shiny one instead of the matt one as it requires less maintenance. Shiny ones are more prone to scratches and the matt ones will be harder to clean in the future due to the surface. 6. Only $144!! Teka Hob Decided on this Kitchen hob due to many factors: 1. All fires will be away from the glass backing (my contractor advise so)when I cook as I do not intend to use the small centre burner. 2. Although there was a similar model with no centre small burner, I chose this one as it was CHEAPER at 35% off! 3. The knobs for switching on the fire are angled away from the burners to avoid any accidental spills. Knobs are also noted to be more well made and of good quality when I turn them. 4. Easy to clean 5. Only at $355 (from $500)! Claytan WC ,Toto Basins and Pong Pong Cabinet Mirrors After our trip down to Teka Sales at UE, we left for Adamas at TradeHub 21 and got the following items: Claytan WC This WC has water saving and soft closing features for the toilet seats. Very popular among their customers. Now, the reasons why I chose this model at $270 compared to a $180 model is because: 1. The inside of the toilet bowl is easier to brush as there are no ridges around the opening 2. The bottom mounting of the toilet bowl allow easy washing and cleaning. (See bottom pic) 3. I changed the cover of the water tank as it's also easy to clean in the future. 4. The toilet sits is easy to purchase anyway if it is cracked or spoilt in the long run. Common Toilet Basin We chose Toto basin for its history and quality. According to the uncle at Adamas, he claimed that Toto basin will still maintain it's shine and colour after many years of usage. Also some Toto Basins have splash-proof features, ie, the inner edge of the basin ,opposite the tap is carved inwards. The MBR Basin has this feature. Master Bedroom Basin Due to the size of our MBR toilet we can only choose basins that are 450mm across and this was the one we chose. Cabinet Mirrors (No brand) We decided to buy cabinet mirrors as we do not have any storage space in our toilets. So we bought 2 of them for each toilet.

Yeah... it's hard to make decisions sometimes Do look out for more updates soon! Samantha

We changed out minds about Kitchen/Toilet Wall and floor tiles ... OUCH! We discussed in the morning and agreed that we didn't like the choice of the kitchen tiles. Also we also think that we should reconsider the choice made for the toilets' as well. So we headed down today to White horse Ceramic World to make a final selection. Final Kitchen Floor Tile Final Kitchen Wall Tile Final Toilet Final Receipt!! ...... PHEW!