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After the success of my bathroom reno, I decided I should start another thread about Phase 2 of my reno to share ideas and experiences with other Renotalk kakis. This time, Phase 2 involves the overhaul of a 15yr old bedroom. The bedroom, that has not been lived in (except occasional visits on some weekends) for the last 6yrs, seemed to have been stuck in a time warp just like the bathroom previously was. It was a mishmash of nonsensical concepts that the room's original occupant neither liked nor wanted: - Parquet flooring - Purple/ psychadelic walls (omg) - Heavy solid wood European Da Vinci furniture - Peeling paint from roof leakage or something - Heavy solid wood wardrobe The decision to overhaul was conceived many years ago, but there had been simply no time nor resources before. Now that the opportunity has presented itself, the room is going to be turned into a chill out room for hanging out with friends over a movie or for working in. It will be designed with an underlying industrial concept, mixed with a bit of highbrow pop art concept (whatever that means LOL) The interior designer (me) is still in the process of making the furniture and buying whatever things that we are not making ourselves... so please bear with the slowness of the process. If you have any ideas or advice, please feel free to post them here! Kam sia..

Hi All This is my first time trying out a blog. I figured that we should document our journey of metamorphising our resale EM into our dream Sky Parlour. Kindly pardon if we get our formatting wrong. This is something very new to us. Just a bit of background. We have been married for many years, and have been living in a small 4-room HDB. Recently in the last few years, 2 little people suddenly appeared, and started running around in our house. There is a need for a bigger house for all our belongings now, as well as for the 2 little people to run around in. Hence we decided to move to a bigger house. But Singapore is so small, all our houses are merely pigeonholes, and getting private/ landed/ condo is definitely within the "Only in our dreams" category. So we decided to get an Executive Maisonette. This is only affordable after we sell our 4 room. But after taking all the financing / bank loan/ 20% down for the EM, we realised "Oh $#!Ϯ We forgot to budget in the renovation!!" Hence here we are, reading other people's experiences in their journey hoping to learn more. And now we're blogging our journey. Floor Plan Cheers!

Hi All! As I'm pretty new to this, hope to get your advice on whether my ID quotation has been overpriced. Some info: 5-room resale flat (27 Years) Requires full overhaul Quotation Hacking, Haulage & Preliminary Works Hack existing whole house wall & floor tiles Hack kitchen wall Dismantle & Dispose Balcony Aluminium Sliding Door Dismantle & Dispose Living/Dining Full Height Storage Cabinet Dismantle & Dispose Kitchen Cabinet & Stove Dismantle & Dispose 2 x bathroom fittings Dismantle & Dispose Simple cornies Dismantle & Dispose Main gates (Door & Frame) Dismantle & Dispose 3 x Bedroom Doors & Frames Dismantle & Dispose 2 x Toilet Doors & Frames Supply & Lay Corrugated Paper (Single Layer) for Floor Protection Haulage of New & Raw Materials Clearing of Debris TOTAL HACKING,HAULAGE & PRELIMINARY WORKS: $6,300 WET WORKS BALCONY Supply & Lay Homogeneous Floor Tiles : $800 LIVING/DINING Supply labour and material to cement screed living & dining, 3 x bedrooms : $4,770 KITCHEN Supply & Lay Homogeneous Floor Tiles : $2,500 Make Good Hacked Area at Kitchen: $300 COMMON TOILET Make good hacked door frame: $150 Supply & Lay homo wall tiles: $2,200 Supply & lay homo floor tiles (includes waterproofing): $720 MASTER TOILET Construct Tiled Cement Base for Shower Screen: $100 Make good hacked door frame: $150 Supply & Lay homo wall tiles: $2,300 Supply & lay homo floor tiles (includes waterproofing): $790 Make good hacked doorframe x 4 : $600 VINYL FLOORING Supply & Lay 5mm vinyl flooring w/skirting ****/DINING: $2,380 Supply & Lay 5mm vinyl flooring w/skirting at 3 x Bedrooms: $2,560 CEILING Construct False Ceiling ****/DINING (includes curtain palmet): $2,200 Construct False Ceiling at MASTER BEDROOM (includes curtain palmet): $700 CARPENTRY WORKS BALCONY Design& Fabricate half height suspended shoe cabinet w/ settee | 8 Feet: $1,440 LIVING/DINING TBA KITCHEN Design& Fabricate Top & Bottom Kitchen Cabinets | 39 Feet: $5,850 Includes: Hyadraulic Hinges for Flip Up Doors Includes: 1 x Wooden/Aluminium Frame w/ Frosted Film Glass w/ BLUM AVENTOS SYSTEM Includes: 1 set 304 stainless steel drip dry dish rack Includes: 1 set PVC Cutlery Tray Includes: 4 sets of 50kg soft closing BLUM DRAWER TRACK Supply & Install iQUARTZ Top as Kitchen Work Top | 15 Feet: $2,100 Supply & Install iQUARTZ Top as Bar Top Counter (w/wood base support for bar top) | 5 Feet: $900 MASTER BEDROOM Design& Fabricate Full Height Sliding Door Wardrobe w/ Dresser | 18 Feet: $5,075 MASTER TOILET Design& Fabricate suspended vanity cabinet/mirror | 3 Feet: $540 Supply & Install iQUARTZ Top for Vanity Cabinet | 3 Feet: $420 PLUMBING WORKS Supply & Connect Single Copper Piping for whole house ( 1 x Kitchen, 2 x Toilets) Labour to install kitchen sink & washing machine inlet/outlet piping Labour to install kitchen sink & tap mixer Labour to install 2 x bathroom wash basin & tap mixer Labour to install 2 x hot water point Labour to install 2 x instant heater Labour to install 2 x pedastal W.C. Labour to install 2 x bidet spray Labour to install 2 x shower head Labour to install 2 x bathroom accessories (7pcs) TOTAL PLUMBING COST: $1,850 PAINTING WORKS Painting Works for Whole House $1,850 Includes: Painting Net Note: Ceiling Emulsion Paint Only Note: Painting Works is Subject to max 2-3 coats Includes: Sealer for Whole House OTHER WORKS Supply & install 10mm clear tempererd glass shower screen at MASTER TOILET $760 Supply & Install Nyatoh Door Frame x 5: $750 Supply & install bedroom laminated doors x 4: $1,600 Supply & Install Laminated main door x 1: $600 Rubbish Chute: $220 Washing for whole house x 2: $350 *Windows, 2 toilet doors, aircon & electrical works not included yet* TOTAL COST: $50,655