crazycar 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2008 hihi, can i check when you overlay kitchen wall tiles, what happen to your electrical swtiches? do you need an electrician to take it out or just lay over the tiles around the switches? your electrician needs to remove the switch first before the tilers lay the tiles. else they would have to cut the tiles and chances are they will not be able to cut exactly to size. for me it's simple bcos i'm changing my switches too. if you do not have an electrician, maybe you can ask your ID/contractor for help. it's not difficult to remove them. hai... not much progress for my reno. waiting for capentary to be in. !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linggie 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2008 your electrician needs to remove the switch first before the tilers lay the tiles. else they would have to cut the tiles and chances are they will not be able to cut exactly to size. for me it's simple bcos i'm changing my switches too. if you do not have an electrician, maybe you can ask your ID/contractor for help. it's not difficult to remove them. hai... not much progress for my reno. waiting for capentary to be in. haha I am an smart aleck...DIY everything by myself...no ID or contractor...in a dilemma as to overlay the kitchen wall tiles...very tempted.but I dont know where to find electrician now. would your electrician like to do freelance for me? haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazycar 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2008 haha I am an smart aleck...DIY everything by myself...no ID or contractor...in a dilemma as to overlay the kitchen wall tiles...very tempted.but I dont know where to find electrician now. would your electrician like to do freelance for me? hahasince if are a DIY type of person, then it should not be too difficult for you. you just need a screwdriver to pry open the face plate. then unscrew the 2 screws and your switch can be left dangling. no touching of wires required. after overlaying, you can fix it back. but please off the main circuit first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linggie 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2008 hehe my DIY means I buy my own tiles, hire own tiler, carpenter etc etcnot literally pry open the switch cover myself hahaha I asked the lighting electrician to help me but he said concealed switches are very dangerous and dont want to help me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazycar 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2008 hehe my DIY means I buy my own tiles, hire own tiler, carpenter etc etcnot literally pry open the switch cover myself hahaha I asked the lighting electrician to help me but he said concealed switches are very dangerous and dont want to help me hee hee.... i'll check with my electrician if you want to do this job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linggie 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2008 hee hee.... i'll check with my electrician if you want to do this job. yes yes pls...thank you very much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazycar 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2008 (edited) Let There Be LightsWhile waiting for the capentary to be fabricated. A few things were done, primarily electrical works. Air-con was installed. But I forgot to take pictures of the air-con. Anyway, nothing fanciful about the air-con. Still the same 2 rectangular box like everyone else. Lights were also install together with the switches. Now I can go there duing night time and admire the work done or find fault with the reno, depending on which angle you look at it. These are lights at our new home. Living room cove lights and down lights. Super bright and super energy wasting (and burning money) when all the lights are on. Bedroom. Same theme as the living room except that the cove lights are warm lights. (Pardon the patchy ceiling work as haven't touch up yet.)Lights (not turn on) at above the shoe cabinet, where normally people have their dinning area. My favorite light. Halogen spot lights at the foyer. Walk-in wardrobe lights. My WTB favorite. Kitchen light. Surprsing it's quite bright. Bomb shelter has the same light but smaller in size.Lights at both toilets. The "milk can" light. Also change the switches for the whole house. I like switches with big dolly. We even change the door bell switch. yes yes pls...thank you very much!Check with my ID, his electrician doesn't do freelance. (Not sure if he's hinting he doesn't do just a few points.) Sorry couldn't help. Edited March 17, 2008 by crazycar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h4happy 1 Report post Posted March 17, 2008 Hi Craz....dont mind telling me how much you pay for your lights?Where you get the lights?Btw...you mention 1 gang 1 switch....what is 'gang actually?Thanks!HAPPY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazycar 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2008 Hi Craz....dont mind telling me how much you pay for your lights?Where you get the lights?Btw...you mention 1 gang 1 switch....what is 'gang actually?Thanks!HAPPYSpend a total of $994 that includes14 x PLC downlighs1 x Halogen spot light (with 3 light holders)9 x flourescene lights4 x T5 lights1 x kitchen light1 x bomb shelter light2 x toilet lights1 x crystal light for walk-in wardrobeBought them at Pantech in Jurong East opp Chinese Garden MRT. Did not shop a lot for our lights as we know that our requirement is very simple. So just pop by Pantech as recommended by a lot of forumers here, pick our lights and pay. 1 gang switch means a face plate with 1 on-off "button". Here you see a 1 gang siwtch and a 3 gang switch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h4happy 1 Report post Posted March 17, 2008 Hi CRAMany thanks....the prima lighting salesgirls..say gang gang gang...unti my head spins.....$994 for lights is a good price.After own calculation, mine should be around $1k instead of $2270 (Prima lightings) charge me!!Our JM hdn swtich is those small button, if 1 button means 1 gang? Tio Bo?Thanks!!HAPPY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazycar 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2008 Hi CRAMany thanks....the prima lighting salesgirls..say gang gang gang...unti my head spins.....$994 for lights is a good price.After own calculation, mine should be around $1k instead of $2270 (Prima lightings) charge me!!Our JM hdn swtich is those small button, if 1 button means 1 gang? Tio Bo?Thanks!!HAPPYtio lah. heard about your lightings experience. good that you can get back your money. don't be too stress up. sometimes **** (or ****ty people) does happen. learn thru it. most importantly, enjoy the reno process. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazycar 0 Report post Posted March 26, 2008 Wow! It has been a exactly a week since I last update. Almost couldn't find my t-blog as it has gone so far bottom. During the past one week, we had our laminate flooring installed for our bedroom and walk-in wardrobe area. Originally chose PowerDekor but as advised by my ID, China had some serious flooding and the last batch of PowerDekor laminate were having some problem. So in the end had to re-choose. Finally, select Supreme but had to top up some money to upgrade to AC5 and select the colour that we like. Laminated uploaded to our house. Confirm it's Supreme. The installer was pretty hardworking. He was still working when we went up to our place at 10 pm. So the laminate flooring was completed within a day. This is the bedroom. Love the colour that we have chosen. This will be the walk-in wardrobe.We also had our WC installed finally. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazycar 0 Report post Posted March 26, 2008 (edited) Today I went up to my place and got a shock of my life. Our place is in a mess...with all these capentary. I guess it would be more messy if they had not installed our walk-in wardrobe, which is total 19 feet worth of capentary, when I went up there. Our TV console and feature wall is also not ready as there is some changes to design as need to accommodate my home theatre system. Our walk-in wardrobe. Dunno why it look orangy in the photo. Couldn't really get a good angle to take the pictures as the place is very cramp. And stupid me forgot to take the other row of the wardrobe.Our suspended book shelves, 1/4 way done.So finally my reno has officially resume. Now eagerly waiting for the capentary to be assembled piece by piece. Can't wait to see the final outcome which should be in 1 1/2 weeks time. Edited March 26, 2008 by crazycar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
terazzo 0 Report post Posted March 26, 2008 Wow! It has been a exactly a week since I last update. Almost couldn't find my t-blog as it has gone so far bottom. During the past one week, we had our laminate flooring installed for our bedroom and walk-in wardrobe area. Originally chose PowerDekor but as advised by my ID, China had some serious flooding and the last batch of PowerDekor laminate were having some problem. So in the end had to re-choose. Finally, select Supreme but had to top up some money to upgrade to AC5 and select the colour that we like. Laminated uploaded to our house. Confirm it's Supreme. The installer was pretty hardworking. He was still working when we went up to our place at 10 pm. So the laminate flooring was completed within a day. This is the bedroom. Love the colour that we have chosen. Wow!....very nice Supreme laminates . Is it LS123 African Black? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazycar 0 Report post Posted March 26, 2008 Wow!....very nice Supreme laminates . Is it LS123 African Black?Ha Ha! You have very sharp eyes. It is indeed African Black. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
